October 1, 2015
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- BioTime, Inc. (NYSE MKT and TASE: BTX), a clinical-stage regenerative medicine company with a focus on pluripotent stem cell technology, today announced that BioTime completed a registered direct offering of 6,530,612 shares to a select group of TASE Indexes and mutual funds. The total proceeds from the share sale were NIS 80 [...]
September 30, 2015
XIAMEN, China & SAN DIEGO -- Amoy Diagnostics Co. Ltd. (ADx) and Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) today announced a strategic collaboration to accelerate the adoption of precision medicine and targeted therapies in China. Under the collaboration, Amoy will develop and commercialize a series of oncology-related tests based on Illumina's next-generation sequencing (NGS) platforms, including the [...]
Pacific Biosciences Launches New Sequencing Platform Based on Its SMRT Technology
September 30, 2015
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, announced it has launched a new nucleic acid sequencing platform. The Sequel™ System provides higher throughput, more scalability, a reduced footprint and lower sequencing project costs compared to the PacBio® RS II [...]
RANSGENOMIC SIGNS BINDING TERM SHEET TO DIVEST GENETIC ASSAYS & PLATFORMS BUSINESS UNIT
September 30, 2015
OMAHA, Neb. -- Transgenomic, Inc. (NASDAQ: TBIO)announced that it has entered into a definitive and binding term sheet to divest its Genetic Assays & Platforms (GAP) Business Unit to ADSTEC Corporation, a privately held Japanese company that manufactures and sells specialized instruments and reagents for the biotechnology industry. Pursuant to the term sheet, Transgenomic agreed [...]
Yokogawa Releases CellActivision Software for Analysis of Images of Label-free Live Cells
September 30, 2015
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces the release of CellActivision, an application program for the analysis and evaluation of images of label-free cells taken using cell imaging systems or conventional microscopes. This software is also useful for controlling cell quality in regenerative medicine and iPS cell-related research. Background of Development In basic research, live cells are usually [...]
CBC new Agilent Technologies Certified Service Provider
September 30, 2015
NEW YORK – German firm Comprehensive Biomarker Center today said that Agilent Technologies has named it a certified service provider for microRNA profiling. As an Agilent CSP, CBC will leverage the firm's technologies for its analysis services. "Having CBC as a new provider for custom microRNA array solutions and a leading expert in the field [...]
September 30, 2015
WILMINGTON, Mass. -- Implant Sciences Corporation(OTCQB: IMSC), a leading manufacturer of explosives trace detection (ETD) and drugs trace detection solutions for homeland security applications, today announced that it has shipped a follow-on order for additional QS-B220 desktop explosives trace detectors to Incheon International Airport, the largest airport in South Korea. The order, valued at over [...]
RURO Announces FreezerPro Cloud
September 30, 2015
Frederick, MD -- RURO, Inc., a leading LIMS and other sample management solutions provider, announced that its best-selling system, FreezerPro®, is now available as a subscription-based, cloud-hosted software service. FreezerPro® software for sample management, is the first cloud-based system of its kind FreezerPro® Cloud eliminates the need for your own IT resources to support a [...]
Genomics England announces Congenica as an interpretation partner as it expands industry engagement
September 30, 2015
Genomics England announces that Congenica has won a contract to provide genome interpretation for 8000 patients participating in the 100,000 Genomes Project. Tom Weaver, CEO of Cambridge-based Congenica, is delighted that its technology is reaching patients and says: “One of the aims of Genomics England is to enable NHS patients to gain early benefit from [...]
September 30, 2015
SUNNYVALE, CA and WILMINGTON, NC -- Freeslate, Inc., the leading provider of high throughput research solutions for biopharmaceutical development, today announced that AAIPharma Services Corp. / Cambridge Major Laboratories, Inc. (AAI/CML) has acquired a CM Protégé Powder Dispense System to support its existing Freeslate Core Module system for solid state screening and characterization. As Contract [...]

