Bio-systems’ High-Throughput Genomics Technology

FREMONT, Calif.-- WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:WGBS) announced today an important industrial partnership with Procter & Gamble whereby Procter & Gamble will utilize WaferGen's SmartChip MyDesign™ quantitative PCR System to conduct various gene expression and other studies. "We are very pleased that, following a thorough evaluation of multiple technologies, Procter & Gamble has selected our SmartChip [...]

Sage Science Launches Proteomics Early Access Program for SageELF Instrument

BEVERLY, Mass. — — Sage Science, a developer of products for improving sample preparation processes in life science applications, today announced the launch of a proteomics early access program for its SageELF technology. SageELF is a protein sample prep tool useful for biomarker discovery, protein profiling, shotgun proteomics, quality control of biotherapeutics, and more. With [...]

BioNano Genomics Appoints Terry Salyer as Chief Commercial Officer

SAN DIEGO -- BioNano Genomics, Inc., the leader in genome mapping, announced today the appointment of Terry Salyer as chief commercial officer. Salyer has more than 20 years of experience building highly effective, worldwide sales teams in life sciences. At BioNano, Salyer will oversee the commercialization of BioNano's Irys® System, a genome-mapping platform to assemble [...]

Particulate Systems Acquires the Subsieve Autosizer (SAS) from H.E.L. Limited

Particulate Systems, a brand of Micromeritics Instrument Corporation, has completed the full acquisition of the H.E.L. Limited Subsieve Autosizer. The agreement was finalized on March 18, 2015. Capitalizing on H.E.L.’s extensive knowledge and experience in laboratory automation, the SAS has taken the well-established air-permeability particle sizing technique and brought it into the 21st century. The [...]

Cobalt Light Systems Launches New US Company

Cobalt Light Systems, Ltd announces the formation of a US subsidiary company to support increasing demand for its novel pharmaceutical products. The new Cobalt Light Systems, Inc. office, based in Reston, VA, opened in November 2014 and has appointed Dr Matthew Bloomfield, an experienced, long-standing Cobalt employee, to oversee operations. Since forming in 2008, Cobalt [...]

Xylem Inc. names Steven Leung Senior Vice President and President, Emerging Markets

RYE BROOK, N.Y. -- Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL), a leading global water technology company dedicated to solving the world’s most challenging water issues, today announced that Steven Leung will join the company as Senior Vice President and President, Emerging Markets, effective April 1, 2015. In this newly created position, Leung will lead the company’s commercial operations [...]

Analytik Jena AG Leaves the Stock Exchange

Jena -– Analytik Jena AG is leaving the stock exchange after almost 15 years. The shares of the Jena-based manufacturer of analytical measuring technology and life science products will no longer be listed on the regulated market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in the Prime Standard segment after today. “We would like to offer our [...]

ibidi GmbH Announces the µ-Slide Membrane ibiPore Flow

Munich, Germany -– ibidi GmbH, a leading supplier of cell-based assay and imaging tools, announces their latest innovation, the µ-Slide Membrane ibiPore Flow. This new product will enable researchers to culture single or multiple cell types on a porous glass membrane and then analyze the cells using high resolution microscopy—something that is not currently possible [...]

ACONIC BIOSCIENCES AND CELLARIA BIOSCIENCES AGREE TO SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATION TO FACILITATE XENOGRAFT USE IN ONCOLOGY RESEARCH

HUDSON, NY –- Taconic Biosciences and Cellaria Biosciences announced that the two companies have entered into a scientific collaboration designed to facilitate and improve the utility of patient-derived xenografts (PDXs) in animal models for oncology and immuno-oncology research. Cellaria’s novel methodologies for generating cells from patient tumors will complement Taconic’s industry-leading portfolio of tissue humanized [...]

Ayasdi Accelerates with $55M Investment led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers joined by Institutional Venture Partners (IVP) and Khosla Ventures

Palo Alto, CA — — Ayasdi, the leader in Machine Intelligence software, announced more than 400 percent bookings growth for fiscal year ended Jan 30th, 2015, and a new $55M round of Series C funding, led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB), and joined by existing investors, Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), Khosla Ventures, FLOODGATE, [...]

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