Novaseek Research Launches Clinical Data Network for Research (CDNR) Platform
October 1, 2015
Boston, MA - Novaseek Research unveiled the Clinical Data Network for Research (CDNR) platform, the industry's first comprehensive platform providing researchers in the life science industry and academia with access to real-world real-time clinical patient data and human biospecimens in compliance with HIPAA. Access to data and biospecimens is essential to understanding diseases and developing [...]
Analytik Jena AG Expands Executive Management Board
October 1, 2015
Jena, Germany — At a meeting in September, the Supervisory Board of Analytik Jena AG made the decision to expand the Company’s Executive Board. In this way, the Company is responding to its growth and the ever-increasing challenges associated with its operational business. The management body of the Jena-based technology Company will be expanded to [...]
October 1, 2015
TOKYO, Japan — Leading semiconductor test equipment supplier Advantest Corporation (TSE: 6857, NYSE: ATE) announced that it has developed a new photoacoustic microscope that enables non-invasive imaging of blood vessels in the dermis to a depth of 3mm. Researchers in regenerative medicine and dermatology currently rely on biopsies to gain information about blood vessels in [...]
SDL acquires majority stake in Kore
October 1, 2015
The Chinese company, Beijing SDL Technology Co Ltd., is a leading supplier of environmental monitoring and analysis products in China, and has recently sought to add mass spectrometry products and expertise to its already impressive portfolio. Consequently, we are pleased to announce that SDL has now acquired a majority shareholding in Kore. SDL will sell [...]
BioTek Donates to University of Vermont Regenerative Medicine Research
October 1, 2015
WINOOSKI VT, USA — BioTek Instruments recently donated $10,000 to the Pulmonary and Critical Care Division at the University of Vermont (UVM) College of Medicine, in Burlington, Vermont to support the program's research into lung health and disease. A multi-disciplinary team of UVM engineers, physicians, researchers and senior engineering students will use the funds to [...]
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 [...]
