Cambridge, UK -- Horizon Discovery Group plc (LSE:HZD) (Horizon), a leading provider of research tools to support translational genomics and the development of personalized medicines, today announced that its Bioproduction division has shipped its first commercially available engineered CHO cell line for use in manufacturing of therapeutic antibodies. Horizon’s innovative licensing model brings these cutting [...]

WILMINGTON, Mass.–– Kapa Biosystems, Inc. today announced that they have expanded their partnership with Roche NimbleGen to include new, optimized, RNA sample-preparation methods for targeted RNA next-generation sequencing (NGS) applications. Kapa Biosystems will custom manufacture versions of its KAPA Stranded RNA-Seq Kits for Roche NimbleGen to distribute with its recently launched SeqCap RNA Target Enrichment [...]

ST. LOUIS -- Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (Nasdaq: SIAL) was named today to The Civic 50, an annual initiative that recognizes leading community-minded companies in the U.S. Conducted by Points of Light, the largest organization in the world dedicated to volunteer service, and supported by Bloomberg LP, The Civic 50 honors forward-thinking businesses that are strengthening their [...]

Hiden Analytical present the HPR-40 mass spectrometer series, engineered specifically for monitoring dissolved gaseous content in aqueous solutions. All systems feature a media interface with semi-permeable membrane to enrich the transition of gases and vapours and simultaneously inhibit the transfer of water vapour. Applications include diverse areas of microbiological study including fermentation culture analysis, biofuel [...]

Madrid, Spain and Heidelberg, Germany -– SYGNIS AG (Frankfurt: LIO1; ISIN: DE000A1RFM03; Prime Standard) today announced that it has signed an initial distribution agreement for its first proprietary product with German BioCat GmbH. With this agreement, SYGNIS grants BioCat non-exclusive rights to promote, market, sell, and support TruePrime™ Single Cell WGA kit for the DNA [...]

LANSING, Mich. -— Neogen Corporation (Nasdaq: NEOG) announced today that it has acquired the food safety and veterinary genomic assets of its Chinese distributor, Beijing Anapure BioScientific Co., Ltd. (Anapure). Anapure has been a distributor of Neogen’s food safety products for more than 10 years, and has also offered Neogen’s veterinary genomic services in recent [...]

SAN DIEGO -- Organovo Holdings, Inc. (NYSE MKT: ONVO) ("Organovo"), a three-dimensional biology company focused on delivering breakthrough 3D bioprinting technology, announced today Kirk D. Malloy, Ph.D. has been appointed to the Company's Board of Directors. Dr. Malloy has held management and executive leadership positions in rapidly growing life science and diagnostics companies for 18 [...]

Oxford Instruments, the leading supplier of SEM-based particle analysis systems, has introduced its next generation particle analysis platform, AZtecFeature. AZtecFeature can automatically detect and characterise particles present in a sample, reporting on each particle’s position, morphology and chemical composition with nanometre resolution. Typical applications of AZtecFeature include the analysis of particles trapped in filters to [...]

Nikon Instruments Inc. is pleased to introduce the new Ti-diSPIM, an evolution in light-sheet imaging. The Ti-diSPIM combines selective plane illumination (aka light-sheet) with Nikon’s inverted research microscope to enable cell-friendly, high-speed 4D imaging while maintaining all of the applications available on the Nikon Ti. This includes applications such as photostimulation and FRAP, as well [...]

SEATTLE -- NanoString Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSTG), a provider of life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared a labeling update for the Prosigna® Breast Cancer Gene Signature Assay. The labeling update is derived from the analysis of data by researchers from [...]