February 8, 2016
Ann Arbor, MI – Rubicon Genomics, Inc. announced a new agreement with Beckman Coulter Life Sciences for distribution of its ThruPLEX® Plasma-seq kits for research applications. ThruPLEX Plasma-seq prepares DNA next-generation sequencing (NGS) libraries for the analysis of cell-free DNA circulating in plasma. The non-exclusive agreement covers the U.S. and Canada. It follows an announcement [...]
Volpi Group partners with QIAGEN to manufacture the imaging module for the GeneReader NGS platform
February 8, 2016
SCHLIEREN, Switzerland, - The Volpi Group, a 60-year-old optical electronics firm based in Schlieren, Switzerland, announced that it is collaborating with QIAGEN Instruments AG on the manufacture of the automated fluorescence imaging module used in QIAGEN’s GeneReaderTM next-generation sequencing (NGS) instrument. The benchtop GeneReader combines with other QIAGEN NGS products to provide the first seamless, [...]
NanoCellect Closes $1.75M Series A Financing Round to Begin Production of the WOLF Cell Sorter
February 8, 2016
San Diego, CA, - The WOLF Cell Sorter enables easy-to-use cell sorting of specific cells from mixed populations. The technology uses a unique microfluidic cartridge that eliminates sample contamination between runs and increases cell viability with low pressure sorting. Plus, the WOLF Cell Sorter is aerosol-free and eliminates containment systems. In addition to having many [...]
Bio-Rad Expands its Cell Biology Portfolio with High Performance Flow Cytometer
February 8, 2016
Hercules, Calif. and Fort Collins, Colo. — Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb) and Propel Labs today announced that Bio-Rad has acquired a high performance analytical flow cytometer platform from Propel Labs that will enable advanced and novice users to perform basic and multi-parameter cytometry for a wide range of applications and chemistries. Bio-Rad [...]
February 8, 2016
FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. - BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, announced the launch of the BD FACSymphony™ system, a novel cell analyzer enabling the simultaneous measurement of up to 50 different characteristics of a single cell. The BD FACSymphony concept was the result of an ongoing collaboration between [...]
Scalable Protocol to Differentiate Skeletal Muscle Cells from Stem Cells
February 6, 2016
AMSBIO announces the availability of the world's first kit to differentiate human pluripotent stem cells into functional myotubes. The new kit utilizes a highly efficient media based protocol to produce skeletal muscle cells from stem cells in a simple, scalable manner. The potential to differentiate stem cells into specific cell types is revolutionizing life sciences, [...]
New and Unique: Automated Sample Preparation for Water Analysis
February 5, 2016
The new robotic system FREESTYLE XANA of LCTech GmbH enables the reliable and unattended sample preparation of water samples with a volume of 1 L up to 10 L from the raw sample up to the filling into GC vials. FREESTYLE XANA has been specifically developed for the automated sample preparation of large-volume water samples [...]
February 5, 2016
GE Healthcare’s Life Sciences business and Zenith Technologies, a global enterprise integrator with worldwide operating locations, today announced an agreement by which Zenith Technologies’ methodologies, systems and libraries will be offered as a service to GE Healthcare’s clients in bioprocessing. The two companies will integrate Process Control Systems, Manufacturing Execution Systems and other supporting technologies [...]
AMETEK Announces Two Acquisitions
February 5, 2016
BERWYN, Pa. - AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE: AME) announced that it has completed two acquisitions: Brookfield Engineering Laboratories, the world's leading manufacturer of viscometers and rheometers, and ESP/SurgeX, a leader in energy intelligence and power protection solutions. "Brookfield Engineering and ESP/SurgeX are excellent acquisitions and strong additions to our Electronic Instruments Group. These businesses will allow [...]
High-Pressure Ion Chromatography System Delivers New Levels of Simplicity and Flexibility
February 5, 2016
SUNNYVALE, Calif. - Now scientists in environmental, food safety, pharmaceutical and industrial/petrochemical laboratories can rely on a new flexible and configurable high-pressure ion chromatography system designed to deliver exceptional performance, productivity and efficiency. The Thermo Scientific Dionex Integrion High-Pressure Ion Chromatography (HPIC) system, the newest addition to the Thermo Fisher Scientific ion chromatography portfolio, is [...]
