OHAUS Announces the Launch of Scout® Portable Balances

Parsippany, N.J. -- Thirty-five years ago OHAUS created the portable electronic balance market with the introduction of the Port-O-Gram balance. In 1996, OHAUS pushed the boundaries of portable weighing even further with the introduction of the Scout series. Since its introduction, the Scout has evolved with faster readability, higher capacities, new features, and more applications. [...]

Affymetrix Expands Agrigenomics Genotyping Portfolio with New Targeted Sequencing Solution and Array Formats

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Affymetrix, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFFX) is introducing several new agrigenomic genotyping solutions this week at the annual Plant and Animal Genome Conference (PAG XXIV). Following the company’s acquisition of Eureka Genomics in mid-2015, Affymetrix is introducing Eureka™ Genotyping Solution for low-cost, low-plex genotyping by sequencing (GBS). The company is also introducing two new [...]

NanoString Technologies Enters Into Collaboration Agreement With Medivation and Astellas to Develop Novel Companion Diagnostic Test

SAN FRANCISCO, CA and SEATTLE, WA - Medivation, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDVN) and NanoString Technologies, Inc., (NASDAQ: NSTG) today announced they have entered into a collaboration, together with Astellas Pharma Inc., to pursue the translation of a novel gene expression signature algorithm from Medivation into a companion diagnostic assay using NanoString's nCounter® Dx Analysis System. Under [...]

NRGene Inks Co-marketing Agreement with Illumina

NESS ZIONA, Israel -- NRGene has signed a co-marketing agreement with Illumina to promote NRGene's proprietary de novo assembly informatics solution exclusively using Illumina sequencing technology. Under this agreement, Illumina's global sales channel will promote NRGene's DeNovoMAGICTM assembly technology. Together, Illumina's sequencing technology and NRGene's DeNovoMAGIC deliver the most practical, rapid, and cost-effective solution for [...]

VWR Appoints Dr. Nils Clausnitzer as Senior Vice President and President of EMEA-APAC Lab Business

RADNOR, Pa. -- VWR (NASDAQ: VWR), a leading, global, independent provider of laboratory products, services and solutions, has appointed Dr. Nils Clausnitzer as its Senior Vice President and President of EMEA-APAC Lab Business. "We are delighted to have Nils join our team," said Manuel Brocke-Benz, President and CEO of VWR. "He brings invaluable industry experience [...]

BGI Expands Investment in SMRT Sequencing Technology for Its Global Service Business

MENLO PARK, Calif. -- Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc., (Nasdaq:PACB) a pioneer and leader in long-read sequencing using its Single Molecule, Real-Time (SMRT®) Technology, and BGI, one of the world's largest genomics organizations, today announced that BGI has ordered its first Sequel System and plans to purchase additional units in order to further integrate SMRT [...]

New CEO at TESCAN USA, Inc.

TESCAN, a leading world manufacturer of charge particle technology, has appointed Dr. Michal Rabara as President & CEO of TESCAN USA Inc. with effect from January 1st 2016. TESCAN USA is a subsidiary of TESCAN ORSAY HOLDING, a.s. operating in the North America market. Dr. Rabara has over sixteen years of experience in charged particle [...]

OriGene Technologies Awarded Phase II SBIR Contract to Develop High-Affinity, Anti-Peptide Monoclonal Antibodies for SISCAPA Assays

Rockville, MD -- OriGene Technologies, Inc. (OriGene), a leading manufacturer of high quality antibodies and gene-centric tools, announced today that they have been awarded a Phase II SBIR contract from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to develop high-affinity, anti-peptide antibodies for mass-spectrometry-based serum biomarker detection/ quantification assays. OriGene’s winning of this grant is rooted in [...]

PierianDx Closes Series A Financing Led by Health Catalyst Capital Management; Company Poised for Next Stage of Growth

PierianDx, the leading provider of genomic software and services to enable data-driven personalized medicine, announced that it closed $9.25 million in Series A financing led by New York-based Health Catalyst Capital Management (HCCM). Joining HCCM in the investment round is a venture investing affiliate of Ocean Road Advisors, Inova Translational Medicine Institute (ITMI), and ARUP [...]

Exciting New Cuvette Washer Product by FireflySci

Brooklyn NY -- FireflySci, Inc (FFS), is a world-class cuvette and calibration standard manufacturer. They are on the cutting edge of all the latest cuvette discoveries and are happy to be making positive changes in the spectroscopy industry. FFS believes in providing people with helpful, top-notch products and most importantly tools that make a scientist’s [...]

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