OPHIUS BIOSCIENCES EXPANDS MANAGEMENT TEAM TO DRIVE MARKETING AND SALES ACTIVITIES

Regensburg, Germany - Lophius Biosciences GmbH, a privately held biotech company focusing on the development and marketing of innovative T cell based research tools and diagnostics for functional assessment of pathogen/disease-reactive T cells, today announced the expansion of the management team. Bernd Merkl, former site and product management leader of the GeneArt Centre of Excellence [...]

GENOMICS PLC SIGNS COLLABORATION AGREEMENT WITH OXFORD UNIVERSITY AND THE OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

Oxford, UK: Genomics plc (“Genomics”), a leading analysis company developing algorithms and software solutions to uncover the relationships between genetic variation and human disease, today announced that it has entered into a collaboration agreement with Oxford University and the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in a research project focused on the translation of whole [...]

Adi Mohanty Joins Michael D. West, PhD, as Co-CEO of BioTime, Inc.

ALAMEDA, Calif. -- BioTime, Inc. (NYSE MKT and TASE: BTX), a clinical-stage regenerative medicine company with a focus on pluripotent stem cell technology, reported today that its Board of Directors has appointed Adi Mohanty to serve with Michael D. West, PhD, as co-Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Mohanty has served as BioTime’s Chief Operating Officer since [...]

Olympus Launches US-Based R&D Group Dedicated to Microscope Customization and Modification for Special Research Needs

Waltham, Mass. – Olympus has launched a U.S.-based research and development (R&D) organization dedicated to helping meet the needs of researchers in the U.S. and Canada whose studies require customized technology solutions to meet advanced microscopy and imaging needs. The Olympus Scientific Solutions Americas R&D group, based in Waltham, Mass., works with individuals and laboratories [...]

Agilent Technologies Introduces 4200 TapeStation System for Next-Generation Sequencing

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) introduced the 4200 TapeStation system, a fully automated instrument that enables scientists to rapidly analyze up to 96 DNA samples at a time. “We designed the new instrument —the successor to our popular 2200 TapeStation system—to address the need for both higher throughput and higher quality [...]

Nikon Instruments Inc. Debuts Latest Cutting-Edge Imaging Solutions at Neuroscience 2015

Nikon Instruments Inc., innovator of advanced optical instruments, is today introducing a collection of the latest cutting-edge imaging solutions at the Society for Neuroscience’s annual Neuroscience 2015 meeting in Chicago. All new solutions will be on display along with a number of favored, flagship products at Nikon’s booth #1033. Attendees can get a first-hand look [...]

University of Muenster Using Obitrap-based GC-MS to Advance Lithium-Ion Battery Research

SAN JOSE, Calif. - The first installation of a new Orbitrap-based GC-MS/MS instrument, designed to bring the highest levels of detection and identification capabilities to GC-MS studies, has taken place at the Muenster Electrochemical Energy Technology (MEET) Battery Research Center, University of Muenster, Germany. Under the direction of Prof. Dr. Martin Winter, MEET focuses on [...]

Axsun Technologies announces acquisition and growth capital investment by Anzu Partners

Billerica MA - Axsun Technologies announced that it has been successfully divested from Volcano Corporation, a subsidiary of Royal Philips, and acquired by Anzu Partners, an investment firm based in Washington DC. As part of the transaction, Axsun received a significant infusion of growth capital and an affiliate of Anzu Partners purchased the 65,000 square [...]

IO INFORMATICS, INC. JOINS THE tranSMART FOUNDATION

Berkeley, CA, Boston, MA, Amsterdam, Netherlands – Robert Stanley, CEO of IO Informatics, Inc. (“IOI”, www.io-informatics.com), announced IOI’s membership in The tranSMART Foundation and Mr. Stanley’s election to the Foundation’s Board of Directors. “We are delighted to be a part of the tranSMART community. Many of our customers in the pharmaceutical and clinical / translational [...]

Sigma-Aldrich Partners with Sanger Institute on First Arrayed Whole Genome Lentiviral CRISPR Libraries

ST. LOUIS -- Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (NASDAQ: SIAL) today announced it has entered into an exclusive agreement with the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute to manufacture and distribute the Sanger Institute's arrayed lentiviral CRISPR library. The library will be the first of its kind, providing researchers with a collection of individual clones designed to knock out every [...]

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