CVC Fund “Shimadzu Future Innovation Fund” has Investment in Basetwo AI Inc. to enhance Manufacturing Productivity through Innovative Process Informatics Tools

Shimadzu Corporation has invested in Basetwo Artificial Intelligence, Inc. (Basetwo), through its Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) fund, "Shimadzu Future Innovation Fund" (Shimadzu FIF). Basetwo is developing process informatics (PI) ※1 tools that optimize manufacturing conditions and predict failures through simulation of pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturing processes. Traditional production management systems face challenges in addressing productivity declines and [...]

Agilent Automated Workflows at SLAS2025: Connecting with Confidence

Building the lab of the future today by enhancing lab productivity with robust and reliable automation technology SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) announced today that it will feature new automated laboratory workflow solutions at the SLAS2025 International Conference & Exhibition being held January 25-29, at the San Diego Convention Center in California. Agilent is a [...]

Curiox Biosystems Launches Curiox C- Free Pluto ALPHA: Affordable, Hassle-Free Cell Washing Automation

WOBURN, Mass. -- Curiox Biosystems, a global leader in providing innovative and automated sample preparation solutions for accurate and reproducible cell analysis, is pleased to announce the launch of the Curiox C- Free Pluto ALPHA, the latest addition to the Pluto line of products. This compact and intuitive device redefines cell washing automation, bringing simplicity, reliability, [...]

PacBio Names Global Institute for Food Security as Canada’s First Revio Certified Service Provider

MENLO PARK, Calif. -- PacBio (NASDAQ: PACB), a leading developer of high-quality, highly accurate sequencing solutions, today announced the Global Institute for Food Security (GIFS) at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) as the first Revio PacBio Certified Service Provider (CSP) in Canada. Known for its leadership in animal, microbial and plant genomics, GIFS offers PacBio’s [...]

Merck Partners with Opentrons Labworks, Inc., supporting Lab of the Future 

Custom robotic workstation automates company’s broad portfolio of biology assays for academia, biotech, and pharma. Custom robotic workstation automates company’s broad portfolio of biology assays for academia, biotech, and pharma Meets growing need for autonomous tools that boost throughput and reproducibility Provides customers with verified and automated workflows Darmstadt, Germany -- Merck, a leading science [...]

Keith Hale appointed as Group CEO to Unite Titian Software & Labguru (BioData)

London – Keith Hale has been appointed as Group CEO of Titian Software and Labguru (BioData Inc.), two leading providers of laboratory data management solutions, as part of the goal to accelerate the future of digital lab operations.  A well-known fintech executive, Keith brings 33 years of growth-focused software and technology leadership. He previously co-founded Netik and was CEO [...]

Suite to Facilitate SPR Integration Into High-Throughput Biologics Discovery Workflows

KITCHENER, Ontario -- #automation--Nicoya®, a pioneering life science instrument company specializing in innovative biosensor technologies, announces the launch of the Alto Automation Suite™ for its flagship Alto™ Digital SPR™ system. This makes Alto the world’s first SPR platform that is fully compatible with standard lab automation, enabling thousands of samples per week to be run [...]

BD and Biosero Collaborate to Enable Robotic Integration with Flow Cytometers Used in Drug Discovery and Development

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. and SAN DIEGO -- BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, and Biosero, a developer of laboratory automation solutions to orchestrate scientific discoveries, today announced a framework collaboration agreement to enable and facilitate robotic arm integration with BD flow cytometry instruments to accelerate drug discovery and development. Together, [...]

Veeva and Zifo Partner to Accelerate Quality Control Modernization

Integration will reduce the burden of master lab data configuration, lowering costs and speeding Veeva LIMS implementation PLEASANTON, Calif. and DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Veeva Systems (NYSE: VEEV) and Zifo today announced a product partnership to help biopharmas modernize quality control (QC) operations. By bringing together Veeva LIMS with Zifo's data integration and management platform, qcKen, companies can import data directly from any source document or [...]

UK Biocentre Selects the Azenta Life Sciences BioArc Ultra Automated Storage System to Advance Research Excellence

BURLINGTON, Mass. -- Azenta, Inc. (Nasdaq: AZTA) today announced that it has been selected as the technology provider by UK Biocentre as they expand their large-scale sample storage in support of the preservation of internationally significant sample collections. This new system is in addition to the seven Azenta BioArc™ Flex™ automated sample store systems already in [...]

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