JPK reports on the use of AFM and advanced fluorescence microscopy at the University of Freiburg
August 12, 2014
JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, reports on how researchers at the University of Freiburg is combining the use of AFM and advanced fluorescence microscopy to characterize the local mechanical properties of cells. The research team of Junior Professor Dr Winfried Römer is located at [...]
GENOSPACE ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC INVESTMENT BY THOMSON REUTERS
August 12, 2014
CAMBRIDGE, MA — GenoSpace, a precision medicine software company that has developed a comprehensive suite of tools to enable the broad use of genomic data in research and clinical care, today announced that it completed a financing with Thomson Reuters, the world leader in providing intelligent information for businesses and professionals. GenoSpace will use the [...]
BioNano Genomics Announces The Purchase Of The Irys System By The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
August 12, 2014
SAN DIEGO -- BioNano Genomics announced today the purchase of an IrysTM System by the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, one of the world's leading genome centers, located near Cambridge, UK. The Sanger Institute made the largest single contribution to the gold standard sequence for the Human Genome Project and today is focused on the role [...]
GENOSPACE ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC INVESTMENT BY THOMSON REUTERS
August 12, 2014
CAMBRIDGE, MA — GenoSpace, a precision medicine software company that has developed a comprehensive suite of tools to enable the broad use of genomic data in research and clinical care, today announced that it completed a financing with Thomson Reuters, the world leader in providing intelligent information for businesses and professionals. GenoSpace will use the [...]
IP Group plc – Portfolio company Oxford Nanopore announces £35m fundraising
August 12, 2014
IP Group plc (LSE: IPO) (“IP Group” or “the Company” or “the Group”), the developer of intellectual property based businesses, is pleased to note that portfolio company Oxford Nanopore Technologies Limited ("Oxford Nanopore") has raised £35 million in new funding via a private placement of ordinary shares. Oxford Nanopore, a spin-out company from the University [...]
Additional NTEP Approval for Perten Instruments’ IM 9500 Whole Grain NIR Analyzer
August 12, 2014
The IM 9500 from Perten Instruments is now NTEP approved for the measurements of moisture and test weight in Medium Grain Rough Rice (MGR), Long Grain Rough Rice, Oats, and Sorghum. The IM 9500 is Perten’s Whole Grain Near-infrared instrument widely used at elevators, grain traders, and grain processors. It’s a modern instrument based on [...]
Covaris Introduces microTUBE™ LV for Ultra-Low Volume DNA Shearing
August 12, 2014
WOBURN, Mass.-- Covaris, Inc. announced the introduction of the patent-pending microTUBE LV, its latest product designed for low volume, high performance DNA Shearing for Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) applications. The Covaris microTUBE LV allows researchers to process samples as small as 15 microliters using Adaptive Focused Acoustics (AFA™) which has become the "gold standard" in [...]
August 12, 2014
San Francisco, CA –- Station X today announced that it has added DNAnexus integration to its cloud-based genome analysis platform GenePool®, providing customers with an end-to-end analytical solution. Subscribers to Station X’s GenePool genome management and analysis platform who have stored and processed their genomics data on DNAnexus’ platform can now access that data directly [...]
August 11, 2014
LA JOLLA, CA -- Human Longevity, Inc. (HLI), a genomics and cell therapy-based diagnostic and therapeutic company focused on extending the healthy, high performance human life span, today announced it has signed an agreement with Celgene Cellular Therapeutics (CCT) to license, develop, and co-promote Celgene’s proprietary placental cell population, PSC-100. HLI has the option to [...]
Optibrium Launches SentiraTM: New Software for Compound Data Visualisation
August 11, 2014
CAMBRIDGE, UK -- Optibrium™, a developer of software for drug discovery, today announced the launch of Sentira™, a new desktop application that provides dynamic data visualisation and analysis of compound data. Applicable across all fields of chemistry, Sentira enables users to quickly find patterns in compound data, visualise structure-activity relationships (SAR) and elegantly present and [...]

