SYGNIS signs distribution agreement with Chinese Nanodigmbio Co. Ltd.

Madrid, Spain and Heidelberg, Germany – SYGNIS AG (Frankfurt: LIO1; ISIN: DE000A1RFM03; Prime Standard) today announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with Nanodigmbio Co. Ltd. for the commercialization of SYGNIS’ proprietary product portfolio in China. China is set to become a crucial player in the healthcare and life sciences industry and is expected [...]

Kerafast Partners with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) – Enables Sharing of NCI Research Materials through Kerafast platform

Boston, Mass -- Kerafast Inc., developers of an online platform to facilitate accessibility to unique bioresearch materials from academic and government laboratories across the globe, today announced an agreement to make important research materials from the National Cancer Institute available through Kerafast’s platform. With this agreement, Kerafast has now partnered with 122 institutes. “Kerafast helps [...]

New Process Chemistry Technology from METTLER TOLEDO Allows Automated Lab Reactor Control

METTLER TOLEDO is pleased to announce that the RX-10 Automated Lab Reactor Control is now available. RX-10 controls jacketed lab reactors with third party heating and cooling systems, liquid addition, stirrers and Process Analytical Technology (PAT) tools. Operating with a touchscreen walk-up interface allows scientists to consistently control reactors on any scale from milliliters to [...]

AIT Introduces New ANALECT RefinIR Analyzer

Upland, CA – Applied Instrument Technologies, Inc. (AIT), a leading manufacturer of multi-component process analyzers, has announced the introduction of the all new ANALECT® RefinIR™ system. This system represents the next generation in lab automation and process development for the refining industry. The RefinIR is a fully integrated laboratory auto-sampler and FTIR instrument. It delivers [...]

Transgenomic Launches New MX-ICP Panel for Lung Cancer that Accurately Detects Key EGFR Mutations in Blood

OMAHA, Neb. — Transgenomic, Inc. (NASDAQ: TBIO) today announced the launch of its MX-ICP EGFR Analysis lung cancer panel that covers key actionable mutations while providing precision detection levels down to as low as 0.01%. The panel uses Transgenomic’s Multiplexed ICE COLD-PCR™ (MX-ICP) technology, which generates highly accurate results from small amounts of blood or [...]

SpectraGenetics Joins IntelliCyt’s Technology Alliance Partner Program

Albuquerque, NM -- IntelliCyt Corporation, the leading provider of innovative, high-throughput, high-content cell and bead-based screening solutions today announced its latest TAP awardee and partner, Dr. G. Reid Asbury, CEO of SpectraGenetics, Inc. The IntelliCyt TAP Program was created to collaborate with pioneering scientists and commercial partners to advance the frontier of cell- and bead-based [...]

Roche to acquire Kapa Biosystems to strengthen next-generation sequencing product offerings

Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Kapa Biosystems, Inc. (Kapa) a privately-held company headquartered in Wilmington, Massachusetts, US. Kapa Biosystems is a provider of genomic tools in the life sciences sector that employs proprietary technologies to optimize enzymes for next-generation sequencing (NGS), as well as [...]

Synthorx Advances Its Synthetic DNA Technology To Make Its First Full-Length Proteins Incorporating Novel Amino Acids

SAN DIEGO - Synthorx Inc. announced today that the company has employed its proprietary protein expression system to successfully produce proteins containing novel amino acids. Using a semi-synthetic DNA template (containing the synthetic base pair X and Y), Synthorx scientists were able to produce RNA containing X and Y, which was used with an otherwise [...]

Appistry’s GenomePilot Now Available on Microsoft Azure

ST LOUIS, MO – Appistry, Inc., a leading provider of software and services that enable healthcare institutions to practice genomically enhanced medicine, announced today the availability of GenomePilot on Microsoft’s Azure Marketplace. Through a new collaboration, Appistry will actively participate with Microsoft and other partners in the development of a complete set of cloud-based services [...]

U.S. Defense Forensic Science Center to Use New Genetics Technology to Aid Investigations Battelle’s ExactID is first tool to help investigators pinpoint genetic makeup of persons of interest

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Battelle’s revolutionary new software, ExactID®, will be engaged by investigators at the U.S. Defense Forensic Science Center under a new agreement. ExactID is the first commercial forensic genomics software system that lets forensic investigators harvest the power of next-generation sequencing data in a format suited for routine laboratory analysis. ExactID provides the [...]

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