Porvair Launches Electronic Mat Capper
November 18, 2014
The new E-capper from Porvair Sciences produces top quality seals and minimises the risk of repetitive strain injuries (RSI) in operators tasked with sealing deep well microplates or storage tube racks with re-useable cap mats. The fully electronic E-capper applies firm even pressure simultaneously across the whole cap mat, ensuring a tight even fit across [...]
Caribou Biosciences Announces Co-Founding of Intellia Therapeutics
November 18, 2014
BERKELEY, Calif.-- Caribou Biosciences, a developer of technology-based solutions for cellular engineering, today announced the launch of Intellia Therapeutics, a new company created by Caribou and Atlas Venture. Intellia will utilize Caribou’s proprietary CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing and repair technology platform in the development of new therapies targeting a variety of genetic-based diseases. “Our strategic focus [...]
McCrone Associates Scientist Appointed to National Forensic Science Standards Committee
November 18, 2014
Westmont, IL -- The Organization for Scientific Area Committee (OSAC) appointed Wayne Niemeyer to its Subcommittee on Gunshot Residue, one of five Scientific Area Committee areas focusing on Chemistry/Instrumental Analysis. Niemeyer is a senior research scientist for McCrone Associates, Inc., the analytical service division of The McCrone Group. OSAC is part of an initiative by [...]
Astrotechs 1st Detect Announces European CE Certification for MMS-1000
November 18, 2014
Austin, Texas -– 1st Detect Corporation, a subsidiary of Astrotech Corporation (Nasdaq:ASTC), announced today that the MMS-1000 mass spectrometer has met the regulatory requirements for CE certification. The CE testing process ensures the safety and performance of the MMS-1000 according to standard testing methodologies published by the European Commission as IEC 61010-1:2010 (3rd Edition) and [...]
Module transforms Raman microscopes into high throughput chemical analyzers
November 18, 2014
HORIBA Scientific, global leader in Raman spectroscopy systems, announces the release of a new MultiWell module for its acclaimed LabSpec 6 Spectroscopy Suite. The module transforms HORIBA’s Raman microscopes into high throughput chemical analyzers, coupling non-destructive, chemically rich analysis, with high sample turn around and fast return on investment. The MultiWell module is an add-on [...]
November 18, 2014
Marcy l’Etoile, France – San Diego, California, United States –– bioMérieux, a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics, and Illumina, a world leader in genomics, announced they have signed an exclusive agreement to launch a next-generation sequencing (NGS) epidemiology solution for service labs. The two companies will jointly develop applications for microbiology [...]
November 18, 2014
SOUTH EASTON, Mass. -- Pressure BioSciences, Inc. (OTCQB: PBIO) ("PBI" or the "Company") today announced the installation of its first two Barozyme HT-48 high throughput systems for independent evaluation and subsequent potential sale. One system was placed in the laboratory of Dr. Radoslav Goldman of Georgetown University while the other was placed in the laboratory [...]
Genetic Signatures Prepares for IPO: Prospectus now available
November 18, 2014
Sydney, Australia –- Genetic Signatures Ltd has launched its prospectus offering institutional and retail investors the opportunity to invest in the exciting growing global molecular diagnostics market prior to the Company’s listing on the Australian Stock Exchange on 23 December 2014. Molecular diagnostics (MDx) is a modern technique increasingly used by hospitals and pathology labs [...]
luidigm Announces New High Throughput Workflow for Single-Cell mRNA Sequencing
November 18, 2014
WASHINGTON -- Fluidigm Corporation (NASDAQ: FLDM) announced a new workflow that enables high throughput single-cell mRNA sequencing. This workflow, which was presented today at the Society for Neuroscience Conference, outlines significant advances in integrated fluidic circuit (IFC) design and chemistry to massively increase throughput and ease-of-use while simultaneously decreasing the cost of single-cell preparation. A [...]
Organovo Announces Commercial Release of the exVive3D™ Human Liver Tissue
November 18, 2014
SAN DIEGO -- Organovo Holdings, Inc. (NYSE MKT: ONVO) ("Organovo"), a three-dimensional biology company focused on delivering breakthrough 3D bioprinting technology, today announced the full commercial release of the exVive3DTM Human Liver Tissue for preclinical drug discovery testing. Initially, clients will be able to access the technology through Organovo's contract research services program. This model [...]

