December 17, 2014
CULVER CITY, CA — Indi Molecular, the maker of a synthetic replacement for monoclonal antibodies, today announced that it has entered into a co-development agreement with Sigma-Aldrich to explore the use of Indi Molecular’s PCC technology with Sigma-Aldrich’s line of biological tools. PCC (protein catalyzed capture) agent technology is a breakthrough process that produces synthetic [...]
December 17, 2014
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., HINXTON, U.K. -- A formal collaboration was announced today between the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, the European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) and Fluidigm Corporation (NASDAQ:FLDM) to accelerate the development of new methods for the analysis of single-cell genomics data. The Single Cell Genomics Centre (SCGC) on the Wellcome Trust Genome Campus will [...]
December 17, 2014
WALTHAM, Mass. -- PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and the environment, today announced the first commercially available screening test in the United States and Canada for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID), also known more commonly as "Bubble Boy" disease. PerkinElmer has received market authorization from the FDA [...]
December 16, 2014
Lexington, Mass -- Quanterix, a leader in high definition diagnostics, delivering ultrasensitive single molecule measurement for the benefit of human health, today announced the opening of The Simoa Accelerator, a dedicated laboratory environment for custom assay development and clinical sample testing. Designed to provide access to the revolutionary Single Molecule Array (Simoa) HD-1 Analyzer, this [...]
December 16, 2014
HYDERABAD, India -— Daicel Corporation, the global leader in chiral chromatography, today announced the results of a successful technical collaboration between its Indian subsidiary Daicel Chiral Technologies India (DCTI) and Laurus Labs, a leading API manufacturer in India. DCTI has successfully developed a cost-effective commercial-scale SMB separation process for a chiral generic drug. The separation [...]
VACUUM PUMP INLET TRAP FILTERS CARBON SOOT DOWN TO 0.2 MICRONS
December 16, 2014
A line of vacuum inlet traps used to protect vacuum pumps on research and production CVD (chemical vapor deposition) processes for the manufacture of graphene, carbon nanotubes, nano crystals, and molybdenum disulfide atomic layers is being introduced by MV Products of North Billerica, Massachusetts. MV Products Vacuum Pump Inlet Traps are sized to the high-vacuum [...]
Seahorse Bioscience Ships XFp Extracellular Flux Analyzers to First 50 Customers
December 16, 2014
Billerica, MA -– Seahorse Bioscience, the industry leader in metabolic analyzers and assay kits for measuring real time cell metabolism, has announced that the XFp Extracellular Flux Analyzer is now shipping. U.S. customers include the University of North Carolina, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Stanford University and Alexion Pharmaceuticals. European customers include the Karolinska Institute [...]
New Covaris Process Enables Accurate, NGSGrade RNA Extraction from FFPE Tissue Samples
December 16, 2014
WOBURN, Mass. -- Covaris, Inc. has introduced the truXTRAC FFPE RNA Kit. This newest innovation from Covaris extracts high quality RNA, suitable for Next Gen Sequencing (NGS), from FFPE tissue samples. NGS-quality is achieved by the use of Covaris' patented Adaptive Focused Acoustics((R)) (AFA) Technology matched with an optimized reagent system. The truXTRAC FFPE RNA [...]
December 16, 2014
Astrotech Corporation (NASDAQ: ASTC) a company that specializes in the commercialization of valuable space and defense technologies for uses in industrial process control, explosives detection, research and healthcare markets, today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase program authorizing the company to repurchase up to $5.0 million of its common stock [...]
December 16, 2014
CHELMSFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, USA -— Brooks Life Science Systems, the global leader in automated sample management for drug discovery and biostorage applications and a division of Brooks Automation, Inc. (Nasdaq: BRKS), has announced the introduction of the Brooks Tube AuditorTM 2.0. Tube Auditor is a next-generation system for high-speed, non-contact sample volume and precipitate measurement of [...]
