November 12, 2015
COLUMBUS, Ohio – GenomeNext, LLC, a leader in genomic data management and integrated analysis, announced today that it’s genomic analysis pipeline delivered the bioinformatics and genomic sequence analysis capability supporting Nationwide Children’s efforts to win the CLARITY Undiagnosed Challenge. An estimated 25-30 million Americans suffer from a rare disorder in the United States alone, according [...]
Sterile Workspace for Preparation of RNA & DNA Samples
November 12, 2015
Cleaver Scientific has supplied a UV Sterilization Cabinet to Touchlight Genetics (Hampton, UK) who had sought a sterile workspace for the preparation of their RNA and DNA samples and templates. Touchlight Genetics Ltd. (www.touchlightgenetics.com) is a rapidly expanding UK biotech company that has developed an entirely enzymatic process of DNA synthesis that is fast, efficient [...]
Sartorius AG Implements IFS Field Service Management for Customer Service
November 11, 2015
Stockholm - IFS, the global enterprise applications company, announces that Sartorius AG — a leading pharmaceutical and laboratory equipment supplier—will implement IFS Field Service Management™ at 50 sites worldwide. The software is a core part of the Enterprise Service Management offering. The agreement includes licenses and services worth more than 1.5 million euros. Following a [...]
Roka Bioscience Announces CFO Transition
November 11, 2015
WARREN, N.J. -- Roka Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROKA), a molecular diagnostics company focused on providing advanced testing solutions for the detection of foodborne pathogens, announced today the appointment of Lars Boesgaard as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Boesgaard, who joined Roka in 2009 and currently serves as Vice President, Finance and Controller, succeeds [...]
Sage Analytics On-Site Cannabis Potency System Gives California Dispensary their Best Day Ever
November 11, 2015
LOS ANGELES -- Sage Analytics (www.sageanalytics.com), the developers of a new generation of portable, laboratory-quality cannabis potency measurement systems, announced that their recent day of free potency testing at the 1841 El Camino Ave Dispensary in Sacramento was a resounding success. The dispensary received a record number of overall patients, most new patients, and highest [...]
Abcam acquires AxioMx to access new growth opportunities and extend antibody leadership
November 11, 2015
Cambridge, UK: Abcam plc (AIM: ABC), a global leader in the supply of life science research tools, today announces that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the entire issued share capital of AxioMx, Inc. ("AxioMx") ("Acquisition") on a cash-free/debt-free basis for $20m upfront with further performance-based payments totalling $25m. These performance payments [...]
Next-Generation Heroin Identification for TacticID®
November 11, 2015
Newark, Delaware – B&W Tek, an advanced mobile instrumentation company that delivers lab quality Raman spectroscopy solutions through user-friendly mobile platforms, is proud to announce that their award-winning TacticID handheld spectrometer now has the proven capability to identify street heroin samples. The TacticID system has the industry’s largest on-board library of narcotics, pharmaceutical materials and [...]
Sapio Announces Exemplar NGS LIMS 2.0 with Hosted Option
November 10, 2015
Sapio Sciences has announced the release of Exemplar Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) LIMS 2.0. Exemplar NGS LIMS 2.0 was designed and built from valuable lessons learned working with Sapio’s industry leading NGS customers in both the clinical and research space. Exemplar NGS LIMS 2.0 is also now optionally able to be deployed in a cloud [...]
The LabGard ES (Energy Saver) NU-540 Biosafety Cabinet
November 10, 2015
PLYMOUTH, Minn.-- The LabGard ES is designed as a Class II, Type A2 Biological Safety Cabinet to provide personal, product, and environmental protection used for work with minute quantities of non-flammable or explosive volatile toxic chemicals and trace amounts of radionuclides required as an adjunct to microbiological studies must be exhausted through properly functioning exhaust [...]
November 10, 2015
ST. LOUIS -- Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (NASDAQ: SIAL) today announced it has secured final approval from the European Commission (EC) on the planned acquisition of Sigma-Aldrich by Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. The EC provided conditional approval of the acquisition on June 15, 2015, subject to approval of the divestment of certain Sigma-Aldrich assets. On October 20, [...]
