Thermo Fisher Scientific Receives IVDD CE Mark for its Thermo Scientific Prelude MD HPLC, Endura MD Mass Spectrometer and ClinQuan MD Software

SALZBURG, Austria -- MSACL 2015 –– Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, today announced that it received the in vitro diagnostics device (IVDD) CE mark for its Thermo Scientific Prelude MD HPLC, Endura MD mass spectrometer and ClinQuan MD software. Available for general in vitro diagnostic use in Europe, clinical laboratories now [...]

Phenomenex and Tecan to Co-Market Automated Sample Preparation Solutions

Torrance, Calif. and Männedorf, Switzerland – Phenomenex, Inc. and the Tecan Group (SIX Swiss Exchange: TECN) today announced a collaboration to co-market automated solid phase extraction (SPE) sample preparation solutions. The two companies will jointly market Phenomenex Strata™ and Strata-X SPE sorbents adapted to Tecan’s Freedom EVO® series of robotics workstations. The solution is especially [...]

Sniffing out product development opportunities

New technology that can identify the chemicals we sense by smell, at the moment we sense them, has been installed at RSSL. New technology that can identify the chemicals we sense by smell, at the moment we sense them, has been installed at RSSL. Researchers there say it will have a massive impact on developing [...]

Diadexus, Inc. and OriGene Technologies Sign Exclusive License Agreement for the Development and Commercialization of PLAC(R) ELISA in Asia

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- Diadexus, Inc. (OTCQB: DDXS), a diagnostics company developing and commercializing products that aid in the prediction of cardiac disease risk, today announced that it has entered into an exclusive, license and supply agreement granting OriGene Technologies, Inc. ("OriGene") rights to develop and commercialize Diadexus' proprietary PLAC® ELISA in certain Asian [...]

HudsonAlpha and Macrogen to Provide Services on 10X Genomics’ GemCode™ Platform Adoption Increases Accessibility of Linked-Read Data

PLEASANTON, Calif. -- 10X Genomics today announced that HudsonAlpha Institute of Biotechnology and Macrogen have now adopted the GemCode platform as part of their service offerings. “We are excited to be able to offer services on the GemCode platform to both the HudsonAlpha and wider research communities who will benefit from improved structural variation detection [...]

Lumora Acquired by ERBA Diagnostics Mannheim

Cambridgeshire, UK: Lumora, a provider of state-of-the-art molecular diagnostic products for the clinical and industrial markets, has been acquired by ERBA Diagnostics Mannheim, a leading global player in the in-vitro diagnostics market. The acquisition will see Lumora’s molecular diagnostics technology for the clinical and industrial sectors merged with ERBA Diagnostics Mannheim’s existing businesses for in-vitro [...]

HORIBA Scientific Announces New Ultra Fast Plasma Profiling TOFMS

New high density, low energy sputtering plasma enables depth profiling and fast analysis HORIBA Scientific, global leader in plasma profiling, announces the release of their new Ultra Fast Depth Profiling TOFMS. This unique Plasma Profiling TOFMS (PP-TOFMS) instrument is compact and provides chemical composition as a function of depth of solid materials. The depth profiling [...]

Fujifilm Kyowa Kirin Biologics selects GE’s innovative MabSelect SuRe LX media for biomanufacturing process

Tokyo, Japan and Chalfont St Giles, UK –– GE Healthcare today announced that Fujifilm Kyowa Kirin Biologics has selected GE Healthcare’s innovative MabSelect SuRe™ LX high-affinity chromatography media for the manufacture of monoclonal antibodies. Hideaki Nomura, President and CEO, Fujifilm Kyowa Kirin Biologics, commented: “We are excited to be working with GE Healthcare’s Life Sciences [...]

BIOTECHNICA 2015: Analytik Jena AG Launches Biometra TAdvanced Thermal Cycler with Quick Block Exchange Technology

Jena/Hanover (Germany) — The Biometra TAdvanced thermal cycler is available now with Quick Block Exchange (QBE) technology now. “By the Quick Block Exchange technology sample blocks can be exchanged within a few seconds. That enables our customers to further optimize their validation processes,” said Alexander Berka, General Manager of the Life Science business unit at [...]

Peak Serum, Inc., Supplier of Life Science Laboratory Products, Joins Massachusetts Biotechnology Council

MASSACHUSETTS -- Peak Serum, Inc. is proud to announce its recent membership to the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council (MassBio), joining esteemed members such as AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Boston Medical Center, GE Healthcare Life Sciences and NsGene. MassBio aims to advance Massachusetts’ leadership in the life sciences in order to grow the industry, add value to the [...]

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