October 8, 2015
Seattle, and Indianapolis – Cyrus Biotechnology has signed a software licensing agreement with Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation (IURTC) at Indiana University (IU) to commercialize the SparksX software package developed at the lab of former IU professor Yaoqi Zhou at the Indianapolis campus. Cyrus offers a highly automated protein structure prediction and design software-as-a-service [...]
Luminex Corporation Receives FDA Clearance for ARIES® System and ARIES® HSV 1&2 Assay
October 7, 2015
AUSTIN, Texas -- Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ: LMNX) today announced that it has received FDA clearance for the company's ARIES® System and ARIES® HSV 1&2 Assay. ARIES® is a sample to answer system designed to increase laboratory efficiency, ensure result accuracy, and fit seamlessly into today's lean laboratory environment. ARIES® uses internal barcode scanning and other [...]
UC San Diego Researchers Team Up with Illumina to Speed-Read Your Microbiome
October 7, 2015
The human microbiome — the total collection of bacteria, viruses and other microorganisms living in and on your body — has been linked to a variety of health and disease states, including obesity, allergies, asthma, and a rapidly growing list of other conditions. But as researchers try to sort out the complex relationship between microbial [...]
Illumina Introduces Genomics Solutions to Advance Clinical Research
October 7, 2015
SAN DIEGO -- Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced the launch of new TruSeq® library preparation kits and Infinium® arrays that enable researchers to explore genetic variation on a more comprehensive scale. The new additions to the application-driven portfolio address a broad range of genetic studies from whole exome to population and disease specific genotyping, leveraging [...]
New support and actuator system also works in ultra-high vacuum
October 7, 2015
CHELMSFORD, Massachusetts USA -- Strut your stuff! McPherson introduces a new line of mechanical positioning systems with high load capacity and stiffness. This strut based mounting system minimizes vibration, and allows easy and precise position adjustment of a wide variety of hardware. It can even work inside high vacuum or ultra-high vacuum (UHV) systems. The [...]
Morpho Approaches 900 Itemiser 4DX Trace Detectors Shipped to meet Enhanced EU Screening Mandates
October 7, 2015
ANDOVER, Mass. – Morpho (Safran), through its subsidiary Morpho Detection, today announced it is approaching 900 Itemiser® 4DX explosives trace detectors (ETD) shipped to airports throughout Europe in 2015. Supplied with 100 percent delivery success to meet the September 2015 requirements of new EU legislation for enhanced explosives screening of passengers, Morpho has shipped Itemiser [...]
Horizon Discovery Group plc In-licenses Oncology Programme from Servier and Enters Option Agreement
October 7, 2015
Cambridge, UK: Horizon Discovery Group plc (LSE: HZD) ("Horizon" or "the Company”), the international life science company supplying research tools and services that power genomics research and the development of personalised medicines, announces today that its leveraged business unit has signed a programme in-licensing and option agreement with Servier, the independent French research-based pharmaceutical company [...]
October 7, 2015
HILDEN, Germany & MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- DNAnexus Inc., the leader in cloud-based genome informatics and data management, today announced that QIAGEN, a leading global provider of Sample to Insight solutions to transform biological materials into valuable molecular insights, has integrated the DNAnexus cloud genomics platform with Ingenuity Variant Analysis, QIAGEN’s leading variant interpretation solution. [...]
RBCC Ally n3D Inks Major Global Partnership Deal for Bioprinting Technology
October 7, 2015
Rainbow Coral Corp. (OTCBB:RBCC) partner Nano3D Biosciences (n3D) has signed a major worldwide agreement with leading biotech supplier Greiner Bio-One, continuing the innovative company’s steady march to the marketplace. This partnership paves the way for n3D and Greiner to jointly market n3D’s ground-breaking BioAssembler and Magnetic 3D Bioprinting products in key new markets. Both would [...]
VWR Acquires Purification Technologies
October 7, 2015
RADNOR, Pa. -- VWR (NASDAQ: VWR), a leading, global, independent provider of laboratory products, services and solutions, announced today that it has acquired Purification Technologies Inc. (PTI), a specialty solvent company that performs high volume purification of selected high purity solvents. This acquisition will enhance VWR's growing laboratory and production chemical manufacturing portfolio to better [...]
