Persomics granted core patents in USA protecting novel phenotypic screening technology
May 20, 2015
Waltham, MA -- “Persomics continues to build a portfolio of intellectual property around its core technology, and the grant of our first patents in the USA is a significant and potent milestone” says Neil Emans Ph.D., the CEO of Persomics USA Inc. and inventor of Persomics technology. “This is a secure foundation upon which to [...]
QIAGEN opens new office in Kuala Lumpur as business expands in Malaysia
May 20, 2015
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -— QIAGEN today announced the opening of its new principal office in Malaysia to serve its growing base of customers for Sample to Insight solutions, enabling them to help fight diseases using molecular diagnostics, break new ground in research for the life sciences and pharmaceutical industry, and protect the public through food [...]
Agilent Technologies Advances Solutions to Drive Better Outcomes for Customers
May 19, 2015
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that it is formalizing its decades-long approach to improving scientific and business outcomes for laboratories by delivering insights based on the team’s industry-leading knowledge and backed by Agilent’s broad and expanding solutions portfolio. Through the company’s Agilent CrossLab program, its products, services and employees [...]
May 19, 2015
Singapore — SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, and the Protein and Proteomics Centre (PPC) under the Department of Biological Sciences of the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) Faculty of Science, announced they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote joint research and development activities in oncology biomarker discovery and [...]
DiATOME enables surface preparation for AFM and FIB
May 19, 2015
DiATOME have partnered with EM Resolutions, a Saffron Walden-based consumables and accessories supplier for electron microscopy, to supply their range of high quality diamond knives in the UK. Whilst diamond knives are best known for producing high quality sections on an ultramicrotome, their use for surface preparation is less accepted. DiATOME diamond knives are used [...]
Reichert Life Sciences Introduces Reichert4SPR 4-Channel Surface Plasmon Resonance System
May 19, 2015
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Reichert Technologies, a business unit of AMETEK Ultra Precision Technologies, today launched the Reichert4SPR, its new 4-channel surface plasmon resonance (SPR) system for label-free, real-time investigation of biomolecular interactions. By combining four channels with improved industry-leading sensitivity and baseline stability, Reichert4SPR enables drug discovery researchers to maximize their efficiency, flexibility and throughput. [...]
Tecan’s Infinite® M1000 PRO reader used to develop portable testing platform for the oil industr
May 19, 2015
Männedorf, Switzerland -– Tecan’s Infinite® M1000 PRO multimode reader has helped liquid analysis specialist Aqsens to develop a portable testing platform for on-site quantitative monitoring of polymeric scale inhibitors in oil field-produced waters. Joonas Siivonen, Application Scientist at Aqsens, explained: “Polymeric scale inhibitors are used to prevent scale build-up during oil production, and the residual [...]
SCIEX Accelerates Method Development to Screen for Poisons in Milk and Infant Formula
May 19, 2015
Framingham, MA —- SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies and solutions, today announced that their application team is actively developing a new method for screening of monofluoroacetic acid (MFA), also known as ‘1080’. In 2008, a melamine milk scandal posed new challenges for the China dairy industry, to which SCIEX responded with [...]
Labscoop Welcomes Tonbo Biosciences as its Newest Marketplace Partner
May 19, 2015
Little Rock, AR --Labscoop is pleased to welcome Tonbo Biosciences as its newest marketplace partner. Now entering its third year, Tonbo Biosciences has quickly become the fastest growing company in the field of life sciences. Tonbo deploys a lean business approach that provides researchers in the field of immunology with access to a focused line [...]
May 19, 2015
Denali Therapeutics Inc. (“Denali”), a new biotechnology company focused on developing effective therapies for neurodegenerative diseases, announced today that it has launched with an initial investment commitment of $217 million. Denali is based on the collaboration of world-class scientists, industry experts and investors. Recent scientific insights into the genetic causes and biological processes underlying neurodegenerative [...]

