NanoString Technologies Appoints Robert Hershberg, M.D., Ph.D. to Its Board of Directors

SEATTLE -- NanoString Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:NSTG), a provider of life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products, today announced that Robert Hershberg, M.D., Ph.D. has been appointed to its Board of Directors, effective March 2, 2015. The Board now consists of six members. Dr. Hershberg brings to the Board extensive executive and board [...]

Amyris & Genome Compiler Partner to Commercialize DNA Construction Software Services for the Pharma and Biotech Industries

EMERYVILLE and LOS ALTOS, Calif. -- Amyris, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMRS), an industrial bioscience company, andGenome Compiler Corp., a synthetic biology platform company, have entered into a collaboration agreement to integrate Amyris’s automated lab services with Genome Compiler’s online design tools and e-commerce platform to enable users to design and order DNA or other biological products seamlessly. [...]

PerkinElmer Collaborates with Johnson & Johnson Innovation to Provide Resources and Expertise to JLABS @South San Francisco

WALTHAM, Mass. -- PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and the environment, today announced a collaboration with Johnson & Johnson Innovation to provide JLABS @South San Francisco (JLABS @SSF), a newly-opened life science incubator, with instruments and lab services to address the research needs of resident startups. [...]

Crown Bioscience Launches Life Science Product Catalog

Santa Clara, California -- Crown Bioscience, Inc., a leading global drug discovery and development service company, has launched a new Life Science division specializing in in vivo and in vitro research reagents for preclinical research. The first products released include in vivo grade human and mouse monoclonal antibody isotype controls, and soon to be released [...]

MA-5000 Series Application-Specific Spectroscopic Sensors

TUSTIN, Calif. -– Symbion Systems, Inc., a leading provider of analytical instrument control, analysis, and connectivity software for both laboratory and real-time chemical process analysis, today announced the introduction of its MA-5000 Series Application-Specific Spectroscopic Sensors. These sensors bring together diverse capabilities in the areas of spectral analysis, sample interfacing, robust packaging, chemometrics, and instrumentation [...]

New SPECTRO xSORT Handheld EDXRF Spectrometers Deliver Reliable On-Site Identification, Elemental Analysis And Screening

Kleve, Germany —- SPECTRO Analytical Instruments today announced the introduction of the new SPECTRO xSORT family of handheld EDXRF spectrometers for onsite elemental analysis and spectrochemical testing in the plant or in challenging field locations. Each of the three versions of the SPECTRO xSORT energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometers delivers repeatable, laboratory-quality results in a [...]

VWR Announces Expansion of Distribution Agreement with New England Biolabs

RADNOR, Pa. -- VWR (NASDAQ: VWR), a leading, independent provider of laboratory products, services and solutions, announced today the expansion of its distribution agreement with New England Biolabs®, Inc. (NEB®). This agreement allows VWR increased access to NEB's growing product portfolio and renowned technical support in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. In addition, customers will [...]

Leica Microsystems Launches FRAP Device for Widefield Microscopy

Wetzlar, Germany -- Leica Microsystems launches the Fluorescence Recovery After Photobleaching (FRAP) device for widefield microscopy, Leica WF FRAP. The device is made for the investigation of cellular dynamics and provides users the flexibility to define their bleaching area using masks of various sizes and shapes. An addition to the inverted research microscope Leica DMi8, [...]

Genedata Biologics Licensed by Pfizer Inc.

Basel, Switzerland -- Genedata, a leading provider of advanced software solutions for drug discovery and life science research, today announced that Pfizer Inc. has licensed the Genedata BiologicsTM enterprise platform for use at Pfizer biopharma research and development sites in the US and Europe. Genedata is supporting Pfizer's global deployment and roll out project at [...]

New Probes and Fixtures Provide for User-Configurable Spectroscopic Sampling Systems

Tustin, CA -– Axiom Analytical, Inc., a leading supplier of sampling equipment, software, and integrated systems for all forms of vibrational spectroscopy, today announced the introduction of its FC Series components for user-configurable spectroscopic transmission sampling systems. The key elements of the new series are the FCP-300 Optical Probes. These probes can be combined with [...]

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