Merger of CyBio AG into Analytik Jena AG Completed
July 8, 2014
Jena, Germany -– The merger of CyBio AG into Analytik Jena AG became effective upon entry into the commercial register of Analytik Jena AG (commercial register of the Registry Court of Jena, HRB 200027). As a result, CyBio AG is dissolved as an independent company. In the future, the Life Science business unit of Analytik [...]
BioTek Launches Enhanced SiLA Compliant Software for Washers/Dispensers
July 7, 2014
WINOOSKI VT, USA — LHC™ SiLA is a Liquid Handling Control Software that allows any BioTek LHC-controlled washer or dispenser to be integrated into a robotic system with SiLA compliance, equipping users with more flexibility in system configuration compared to conventional instrument drivers. Compatible instruments include EL406, 405 Touch, 405 LS, ELx405 Select Deep Well, [...]
METTLER TOLEDO announces a new Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC) 2
July 7, 2014
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- METTLER TOLEDO celebrates 50 years of providing Swiss quality in Thermal Analysis products. We are pleased to introduce the DSC 2 with the new FRS 6 sensor, delivering better durability and reproducibility of results, even in the most demanding application environments. This 6th generation bottom-bonded, surface-stabilized sensor represents more than two decades [...]
StemCells, Inc. Appoints Dr. Alan Trounson to Board of Directors
July 7, 2014
NEWARK, Calif.-- StemCells, Inc. (Nasdaq:STEM) announced today the appointment of Alan Trounson, Ph.D. to its Board of Directors. Dr. Trounson most recently served as President of The California Institute of Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), the largest scientific funding body for stem cell research in the world. "We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Trounson to our Board," [...]
July 7, 2014
Redwood Shores, Calif.-- As an institute at the forefront of patient-centered care and medical research, Netherlands-based Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam (Erasmus MC) seeks to accelerate genomic research and advance personalized medicine. The academic medical center selected Oracle Health Sciences Translational Research Center running on Oracle Exadata Database Machine as the foundation for its next-generation genomics [...]
SAGE Labs Launches CRISPR/Cas9 Reagents for Genetic Engineering
July 7, 2014
ST. LOUIS, MO. –– SAGE Labs Inc., a leading provider of in vivo products, services and technologies in the field of genome engineering, today launched its SAGEspeed CRISPR/Cas9 reagents. These reagents enable researchers to quickly and easily perform genetic engineering in animal models, such as mice and rats, as well as cell lines. Since 2009, [...]
Markes International and its mass spectrometry division ALMSCO merge
July 7, 2014
Llantrisant, UK -- Markes International has announced it has fully integrated its mass spectrometry division, ALMSCO International, into its core business operations. This process, which was initiated in September 2013, is now complete, with all ALMSCO-branded products now fully under the Markes International banner. Markes’ time-of-flight mass spectrometry (the BenchTOF™ range) and software products were [...]
BioTek Launches Enhanced SiLA Compliant Software for Washers/Dispensers
July 7, 2014
LHC™ SiLA is a Liquid Handling Control Software that allows any BioTek LHC-controlled washer or dispenser to be integrated into a robotic system with SiLA compliance, equipping users with more flexibility in system configuration compared to conventional instrument drivers. Compatible instruments include EL406, 405 Touch, 405 LS, ELx405 Select Deep Well, MultiFlo and MultiFlo FX. [...]
Scott Storrer to Join Strand Life Sciences as President of North America
July 7, 2014
Philadelphia, PA -- Storrer will oversee strategy, expansion and operation of Strand Genomics Inc., the wholly owned subsidiary of Strand Life Sciences in North America. Strand is a leader in technology innovations for personalized medicine using genomics in over 2,000 clinical and research institutions worldwide. By enhancing sequence-based diagnostics and clinical genomic data interpretation using [...]
NextCODE, University College Dublin’s ACoRD Take Aim at Genetic Causes of Autism and Rare Diseases
July 7, 2014
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- NextCODE Health, which puts whole-genome analysis in the hands of clinicians and researchers worldwide, today announced the start of a partnership with the Academic Centre on Rare Diseases (ACoRD) at University College Dublin. ACoRD will use NextCODE solutions to take full advantage of the latest sequencing technologies to improve the diagnosis and [...]

