University of Leeds Expands Structural Biology with Purchase of Multiple Titan Krios TEMs from FEI

Hillsboro, Ore. — FEI announced the receipt of a significant order for two Titan Krios™ cryo transmission electron microscopes (cryo-TEMs) from the University of Leeds, based in the United Kingdom. The Titan Krios is the most powerful high-resolution electron microscope for two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) characterization of protein structures and protein complexes. “The Titan [...]

Advanced Biological Laboratories (ABL) Launches HIV and HCV DeepChek® SingleRound Genotyping and Sequencing Assays

LUXEMBOURG -- Advanced Biological Laboratories (ABL) announced the launch of the DeepChek® SingleRound HIV and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Genotyping and Sequencing assays. These two assays are the first in its virology reagents portfolio. The DeepChek® SingleRound assays are currently available for Research Use Only. The DeepChek® SingleRound HIV RT-PCR and Sequencing Assay detects all [...]

CEA Biosciences Announces the Successful Completion of 30 Million USD in Venture Funding

San Diego, CA -- ACEA Biosciences, Inc., a privately held drug discovery and scientific instrumentation company, announced today that it has closed a new round of venture funding in the amount of $30 million. The funding was provided by Lilly Asia Ventures and Qiming Venture Partners. Over the past few years, ACEA has developed a [...]

New England Biolabs® Launches NEBNext® Product Selector

IPSWICH, Mass. -- New England Biolabs (NEB®) today launched the NEBNext Selector, an online, interactive tool that helps researchers easily determine the optimal NEBNext product for every step in their next generation sequencing (NGS) sample preparation workflow. "The rapid evolution of NGS technologies can make it difficult for users to keep abreast of the latest [...]

ACEA Biosciences Announces the Successful Completion of 30 Million USD in Venture Funding

San Diego, CA -- ACEA Biosciences, Inc., a privately held drug discovery and scientific instrumentation company, announced today that it has closed a new round of venture funding in the amount of $30 million. The funding was provided by Lilly Asia Ventures and Qiming Venture Partners. Over the past few years, ACEA has developed a [...]

New version of the EasyTau software released

PicoQuant GmbH has released a new version of the system software EasyTau for the FluoTime 300. The EasyTau software has been expanded to fully integrate the Solea or SoleaR super-continuum laser into the excitation measurement wizards. The broad wavelength range, variable repetition rates, and tunable light intensity make these lasers a flexible alternative to Xenon [...]

BioTime, Inc. and Hepregen Corporation Form Ascendance Biotechnology, Inc. to Address the In Vitro Cell Biology Market

ALAMEDA, Calif. & MEDFORD, Mass.-- BioTime, Inc. (NYSE MKT and TASE: BTX), a clinical-stage regenerative medicine company, and Hepregen Corporation, a privately held company engaged in the development and marketing of proprietary drug screening products, today announced the formation of Ascendance Biotechnology, Inc. (“Ascendance”). Ascendance combines Hepregen’s application-directed, cellular micro-patterning drug and chemical screening technologies [...]

NanoString Technologies Expands 3D Biology Portfolio With the Commercial Launch of Seven New nCounter PanCancer Profiles to Deeply Probe Cancer Biology

SEATTLE -- NanoString Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSTG), a provider of life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products, today announced the expansion of its 3D BiologyTM portfolio with the commercial launch of the nCounter® PanCancer Profiles, seven new gene expression panels each designed to interrogate a focused area of cancer biology including immuno-oncology. The [...]

JUMO Opens New Site in China

The new company headquarters of the Chinese JUMO subsidiary "JUMO Automation Dalian Co. Ltd" was opened a few days ago with a celebratory ceremony. Among the invited guests were 230 JUMO customers from all over China. The opening of this site allows the Fulda-based specialist in measurement and control technology to lay the foundations for [...]

DAVE HERMANCE NAMED VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER, MEASUREMENT AND CALIBRATION TECHNOLOGIES DIVISION

BERWYN, Pa.-- AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE: AME) today announced the appointment of Dave Hermance as Vice President and General Manager of AMETEK's Measurement & Calibration Technologies (M&CT) Division. He replaces Preben Caroe, who retires after 15 years with the Company. "I am very pleased to announce Dave's promotion. He has done an excellent job leading our [...]

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