OGT announces commercial and financial highlights for FY 2015
December 10, 2015
Oxford and Cambridge, UK – Oxford Gene Technology (OGT), the molecular genetics company, has continued its impressive sales performance and has refocused its business to take advantage of the significant growth potential in the global genomics market. Commercial and financial highlights for the year ended 30 September show the company delivering £14.3m sales revenues on [...]
December 10, 2015
FREMONT, Calif. -- WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:WGBS) today announced the first commercial sale of WaferGen's ICELL8™ Single-Cell System to a major global pharmaceutical company. The system will enable greater single-cell throughput, and provide key insights to be used in important cancer-related research initiatives. "The first commercial sale of our ICELL8 Single-Cell System is a significant [...]
December 10, 2015
Darmstadt, Germany – Merck, a leading science and technology company, today informed analysts and investors at its 2015 Capital Market Day about the strategic priorities that will influence its operating result in 2016. The integration of Sigma-Aldrich as well as the further development of the pharmaceutical pipeline are at the top of the list. Apart [...]
47 mm Sample Holder from Prior Scientific
December 10, 2015
Prior Scientific has announced a new 47 mm filter sample holder for its H101A microscope stage. Inspection of filters is critical in many industrial processes. This process is vital for fulfilling the requirements of regulations, such as ISO 16232, which covers the characterisation and measurement of particulate contamination of the parts, components and assemblies which [...]
Rapid & Efficient Microscope Inspection of Engine Wear
December 10, 2015
Prior Scientific has announced a new 47 mm filter sample holder for its H101A microscope stage. Inspection of filters is critical in many industrial processes. This process is vital for fulfilling the requirements of regulations, such as ISO 16232, which covers the characterisation and measurement of particulate contamination of the parts, components and assemblies which [...]
December 9, 2015
The latest software release along with an expansion of the global technical specialist team, highlight Malvern Instruments’ ongoing commitment to extending and supporting the application of NanoSight, a nanoparticle characterization technology with unique capabilities. The Malvern NanoSight range enables the visualization, sizing and counting of nanoparticles, exosomes, protein aggregates, and is increasingly being used in [...]
Illumina Accelerator Announces Third Funding Cycle of Genomics Startups
December 9, 2015
SAN FRANCISCO -- Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) announced today that Illumina Accelerator--the world's first business accelerator focused solely on creating an innovation ecosystem for the genomics industry--has selected four new investments from a competitive pool of highly qualified applicants to be a part of its third funding cycle. "Illumina Accelerator is pleased to have such a [...]
BIOLINE LAUNCHES NEW JetSeq™ DNA LIBRARY PREPARATION KIT
December 9, 2015
Bioline, The PCR Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Meridian Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIVO), is proud to announce the worldwide release of the JetSeq™ DNA Library Preparation Kit, the first product in a new line of kits from Bioline for Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) sample preparation. Developed in collaboration with Oxford Gene Technology (OGT), the JetSeq DNA [...]
Neogen’s ANSR® for E. coli O157:H7 receives AOAC approval
December 9, 2015
LANSING, Mich. — Neogen has received approval from the AOAC Research Institute for its new rapid and accurate test to definitively detect E. coli O157:H7 DNA. Neogen’s newly approved ANSR® for E. coli O157:H7 detects the bacteria after only 10 minutes of reaction time following sample preparation. Neogen’s ANSR is an isothermal amplification reaction test [...]
December 9, 2015
LONDON & SAN DIEGO -- Desktop Genetics Ltd ("DTG" or "the Company"), a software company revolutionizing the way biologists use CRISPR gene editing technology, announced today that it has received investment funding fromIllumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN), the global leader in next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology. The investment will be used to fund the continued development and [...]
