Cambridge, UK -- Syngene, a world-leading manufacturer of image analysis sol- utions is delighted to announce the appointment of Matthew Dunne, as its new International Sales Manager. The firm has appointed Matthew at this time to capitalise on the increasing demand for quality assured gel imaging systems, especially in the Middle East and Asia Pacific [...]

SUNNYVALE, CALIF –- Labcyte Inc., a company revolutionizing life science research with its patented acoustic liquid handling technology, today announced expanded capabilities for the Echo® 525 liquid handler with the introduction of the Echo qualified reservoir, a liquid handler source plate designed to enable convenient assay assembly and efficient large volume reagent transfers. The reservoir [...]

Shimadzu, one of the world's fastest growing mass spectrometry companies, today announced the introduction of the Shimadzu LCMS-8060 triple quadrupole mass spectrometer. The new LCMS-8060 is designed to push the limits of LC/MS/MS quantitation for applications requiring the highest sensitivity and robustness delivering a meaningful solution for routine LC/MS/MS analyses. Making its debut at the [...]

SAN DIEGO –- Cypher Genomics, Inc., the leading genome informatics company, and the Clinic for Special Children today announced a collaboration in which Cypher’s automated genomic interpretation tools will be utilized for the diagnosis of rare genetic diseases among a unique population. Located in Strasburg, Pennsylvania, the Clinic for Special Children (CSC) serves many Amish [...]

KENILWORTH, N.J. & SEATTLE -- Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, andNanoString Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSTG) today announced a clinical research collaboration to develop an assay that will optimize immune-related gene expression signatures and evaluate the potential to predict benefit from Merck's anti-PD-1 therapy, KEYTRUDA®(pembrolizumab), in multiple tumor types. The collaboration [...]

BARCELONA, Spain-- ESACT 2015--Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, will debut cutting-edge technologies designed to accelerate life science research and increase productivity for biosciences and bioprocessing at this year’s European Society for Animal Cell Technology (ESACT) meeting in Barcelona, Spain (May 31 - June 3, 2015). The new solutions will be showcased [...]

The unique Q-PHASE microscope is based on the principle of incoherent holography. Where other available solutions make use of a laser or laser diode, which may cause adverse or undesirable effects, mainly in terms of imaging quality, Q-PHASE uses white light for illumination, thus producing high quality imaging. The TESCAN solution enables the monitoring of [...]

SAN DIEGO –– Triton Technology Fund (TTF) announces their seed round investment in MANTA Instruments (MANTA), a seed stage technology company with breakthrough technology for characterizing nanoparticles. Funds from the seed round are enabling MANTA to accelerate commercialization of scientific instruments that measure nanoparticles more effectively than any currently available product. Since closing its seed [...]

BILLERICA, Mass.-- Bruker Corporation (NASDAQ: BRKR) today announced the release of its new Contour Elite 3D Optical Microscopes, which for the first time fully integrate high-definition microscopy imaging with industry-leading three-dimensional (3D) optical metrology functionality. This latest generation of Bruker interferometric optical technology delivers the high-speed operation, accuracy, and repeatability that top-level R&D and production [...]

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Fluidigm Corporation (NASDAQ:FLDM) will disclose details of its new automated library preparation application for targeted sequencing, optimized for its Juno™ system, at the upcoming European Human Genetics Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, June 6-9. The new library preparation application will expand genomic coverage capacity by an order of magnitude over current [...]