Why Truth Feels Better: New DMA Generation M Density Meters
July 9, 2015
Ashland, Virginia -- Density and concentration meters have been a point of pride at Anton Paar ever since the company produced the world’s first digital density meter in 1967. Decades of development later, Anton Paar now offers the world’s most accurate density meter, DMA 5000 M. Building on this, the focus in developing the latest [...]
July 9, 2015
Uric Acid, the body's most abundant antioxidant to combat oxidative stress, has emerged as a recognized marker for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Decades of epidemiological and clinical evidence have shown correlation between elevated serum uric acid concentrations and cardiovascular disease risk (1-8), as well as in association with hypertension, diabetes, obesity, preeclampsia, gout, metabolic syndrome and [...]
NanoString Technologies Names Alessandra Cesano, M.D., Ph.D. as Chief Medical Officer
July 8, 2015
SEATTLE -- NanoString Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:NSTG), a provider of life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products, today announced that Alessandra Cesano, M.D., Ph.D. has been named Chief Medical Officer, effective July 6, 2015. Dr. Cesano brings more than 25 years of experience in drug development, diagnostics, and cancer immunology to NanoString. She [...]
MTS SYSTEMS PURCHASES INSTRUMENT AND CALIBRATION SWEDEN AB
July 8, 2015
Eden Prairie, Minn. –– MTS Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: MTSC), a leading global supplier of high-performance test systems and position sensors, today announced that it has acquired Instrument and Calibration Sweden AB (ICS), a supplier of testing equipment and calibration services located in Sweden. MTS purchased ICS for approximately $0.7 million, representing an EBITDA multiple of [...]
LGC and the AOCC expand co-operation to accelerate Marker-Assisted Selection
July 8, 2015
LGC and the African Orphan Crop Consortium (AOCC) expand their partnership, using LGC’s proprietary genomic technologies to accelerate crop breeding for members of the AOCC. The AOCC is an international effort to improve the nutrition, productivity and climatic adaptability of Africa’s most important food crops, helping to decrease the malnutrition and stunting rife among the [...]
ACD/Labs and IDBS Partnership Delivers Live Analytical Data to ELN Interface
July 8, 2015
Toronto, Canada & London, United Kingdom — ACD/Labs, a Toronto-based chemistry software company, and IDBS, a leading global provider of advanced software for R&D organizations, today announced a new partnership to deliver an enhanced analytical sciences environment for IDBS Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN) users in the chemistry and biology space. The collaborative effort has begun [...]
SomaLogic announces commercial availability of individual SOMAmer reagents
July 8, 2015
SomaLogic, Inc., announced today that it is making its proprietary SOMAmer® (Slow Off-rate Modified Aptamers) reagents commercially available as individual molecules to the life science and biopharma scientific communities for their specific protein-affinity research needs. The initial library available today includes 244 different SOMAmer reagents (and protein targets), and that number is expected to grow [...]
July 8, 2015
MILFORD, Mass.-- SeraCare Life Sciences, a leading partner to global in vitro diagnostics manufacturers, today announced that the company's new precision medicine business unit has launched its first product, theSeraseq™ Solid Tumor Mutation Mix—I (AF20); a biosynthetic reference material designed to evaluate the performance of next generation sequencing (NGS)-based tumor profiling assays. This product contains [...]
InSphero AG Secures CHF 20 Million Series C Financing
July 8, 2015
Schlieren, Switzerland -- InSphero AG, the world’s leading developer of easy-to-use solutions for organotypic 3D cell culture models and body-on-a-chip systems, has secured CHF 20 million in financing from the family investment office of a globally active entrepreneur represented through HP WILD HOLDING AG based in Zug, Switzerland. InSphero is using the Series C financing [...]
MyDx Announces the Release of Its First Chemical Analyzer for Consumers
July 8, 2015
SAN DIEGO, CA -- MyDx, Inc. (OTCQB: MYDX), creator of MyDx™ (My Diagnostic), the first battery operated, handheld, chemical analyzer for consumers, has begun the nationwide roll-out of its initial product containing the CannaDx™ sensor and App, designed to help consumers test and find a Cannabis strain that works for them. The MyDx Analyzer is [...]
