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 [...]
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 [...]
