DataPhysics Instruments announces Representative Office in the United States

DataPhysics Instruments GmbH, a world leader in the measurement of contact angle, surface tension and interfacial tension has opened an office in Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA. “Our aim is to enhance the presence within the North-American region. Supporting the expert center in Germany, this new office will further augment DataPhysics pre- and after-sales service [...]

BioBam and Biomatters offer Functional Annotation Tools for Geneious Bioinformatics Platform

VALENCIA, Spain and AUCKLAND, New Zealand -- BioBam and Biomatters are very happy to announce the release of an integrated plugin on the Geneious platform for molecular biologists to comprehensively functionally annotate and interpret novel sequences. The Blast2GO PRO plugin covers an entire workflow for the functional analysis of transcriptomic data and present a solution [...]

Shimadzu Establishes an Innovation Center at its U.S. Subsidiary to Promote Joint Research and Development

To further promote joint research and development projects with leading academic and research institutions in the United States, Shimadzu Corporation has established the SSI Innovation Center at Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc. (SSI), its wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary based in Colombia, Maryland. In North America, Shimadzu Corporation has been participating in joint research projects in such areas [...]

B&W Tek, Inc. Involved with Community Engagement Initiative in Kenya

Newark, Delaware – B&W Tek, Inc., an advanced instrumentation company that delivers lab quality Raman spectroscopy solutions through user-friendly mobile platforms, is pleased to announce its involvement in a community engagement initiative offered by the collaboration between the Convention on Pharmaceutical Ingredients (CPhI) and the Global Angels Foundation. Everett Samuel, Quality Control Technician, will visit [...]

IDEX Corporation Acquires CIDRA Precision Services

LAKE FOREST, Ill. - IDEX CORPORATION (NYSE:IEX) announced today the acquisition of CIDRA Precision Services, LLC a leader in the design, manufacture and sale of microfluidic components serving the life science, health and industrial markets. Located in Wallingford, CT, CIDRA has revenues of approximately $9 million and will operate in our Scientific Fluidics platform, and [...]

Breakthrough proves efficacy of new sample preparation method that could accelerate cancer research and development of treatments and diagnostic tests as reported in peer-reviewed PLOS One

San Carlos, CA - Scientists at NuGEN Technologies, Inc. have simultaneously surveyed RNA of more than 400 targeted genes in a single assay, using next generation sequencing (NGS) to detect fusions known to be key drivers of tumor growth in several cancer types. The scientists, who employed an innovative method of targeted sequence library preparation, [...]

TRANSGENOMIC ANNOUNCES PRIVATE PLACEMENT FINANCING

OMAHA, Neb. - Transgenomic, Inc. (NASDAQ: TBIO), a global biotechnology company advancing precision medicine through advanced diagnostic tests and clinical and research services, today announced that it has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to raise gross proceeds of approximately $3.0 million in a private placement financing. Crede Capital Group, LLC, a Los Angeles-based family [...]

TRANSGENOMIC LAUNCHES ULTRA-HIGH SENSITIVE ICEme™ MUTATION ENRICHMENT KITS ENABLING TURBOCHARGED CANCER RESEARCH ON EXISTING PLATFORMS

OMAHA, Neb. -- Transgenomic, Inc. (NASDAQ: TBIO), a global biotechnology company advancing precision medicine through advanced diagnostic tests and clinical and research services, today announced that its ICEme™ Mutation Enrichment Kits for cancer research are now commercially available to researchers worldwide. The kits, which were launched on June 30, 2015, are based on Transgenomic’s Multiplexed [...]

ADDTECH ACQUIRES FENNO MEDICAL OY

Stockholm -- Addtech Life Science, a business area in the Addtech Group, has acquired all the shares in Fenno Medical Oy via Mediplast AB. Fenno Medical is a leading medtech actor in the Finnish market, marketing a broad range of medical equipment and consumables from world-leading suppliers. The company also sells a selected range of [...]

Strand Life Sciences Names Scott A. Storrer CEO as Company Continues Global Expansion with Focus on Precision Medicine Product

AURORA, Colo. and BANGALORE, India -- Strand Life Sciences, a global genomic profiling company that uses next generation sequencing technology to empower cancer care, today announced the appointment of Scott A. Storrer as chief executive officer. In his expanded role as now president and CEO, he will be responsible for all strategy, business expansion and [...]

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