Anton Paar Celebrates Opening of New Subsidiary in Argentina

F.l.t.r.: Tim Weissensteiner (project manager for the foundation of Anton Paar Argentina), Katharina Christopoulos (Chief Sales Officer), Evaldo Carmo Jr. (General Manager Anton Paar Argentina), Isabel Schmiedbauer (economic delegate for Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay), Reinhard Eberl (Regional Director of The AMERICAS) At the beginning of January, Anton Paar celebrated the opening of its subsidiary in [...]

Expanding automation into reagent dispensing with SiLA-2 integration

Incorporating automation into daily lab tasks is becoming increasingly important in today's rapidly advancing scientific landscape. INTEGRA is dedicated to meeting the evolving needs of its customers, and this is why our WELLJET reagent dispenser now supports API commands based on SiLA-2, an open-source communication protocol for lab automation. This new functionality will make it [...]

Sphere Fluidics launches Cyto-Mine Chroma and announces Early Access Program

Researchers invited to gain early access to next-generation platform to optimize functional single-cell analysis workflows across expanded applications in life science R&D Cambridge, UK, 27th January 2025: Sphere Fluidics, a leading provider of innovative picodroplet-based microfluidics solutions for functional single cell analysis and isolation, today announced the launch of Cyto-Mine® Chroma and the opening of its Early Access [...]

bit.bio Launches ioTracker Cells Range at SLAS 2025, Adding New Visualisation Functionality to Human iPSC-derived Cell Types

Researchers can easily track and isolate bit.bio’s consistent, defined, and scalable human iPSC-derived cells for the first time, opening up new applications in neurodegenerative drug discovery. ioTracker Cells, the new range within bit.bio’s ioCells portfolio, deliver added visualisation capabilities that enhance the portfolio of deterministically-programmed human iPSC-derived cells powered by opti-ox™. The first product in [...]

Opentrons Makes Cost-effective, Hands-free Genomics Workflows a Reality with Flex High-Throughput NGS Workstation

New modular Opentrons Flex® Stacker offers benchtop workstation even more flexibility for all throughput needs Opentrons Labworks, Inc., a leader in lab automation and accessible robotics, today announced the launch of its Opentrons Flex High-Throughput NGS Workstation. The only high-throughput benchtop instrument of its kind available at less than $100K, it allows the most in-demand [...]

Hudson Announces Rebranding as Hudson Lab Automation

Springfield, New Jersey – Hudson, a global laboratory automation solutions provider, is pleased to announce that, effective January 26, 2025, the company will operate under the unified name Hudson Lab Automation. This rebranding signifies a major step forward, uniting our legacy brands—Hudson Robotics, Art Robbins Instruments, and Tomtec—into one cohesive organization dedicated to redefining laboratory [...]

ABB and Agilent Technologies enter collaboration to advance laboratory automation

ABB Robotics and Agilent Technologies collaborate to produce automated laboratory solutions Solutions will help lab staff find new ways to improve workflows, making operations more efficient and flexible  Zurich, Switzerland -- ABB Robotics and Agilent Technologies, a global leader in analytical and laboratory technology and software, have signed a collaboration agreement to deliver automated laboratory [...]

Qkine and Tolemy Bio partner to advance media and protein optimization for cell therapy manufacturing

Joint research projects to identify and develop novel recombinant protein combinations for cell and gene therapy media Cambridge, UK – Qkine, a leading recombinant protein manufacturer, and Tolemy Bio, a pioneer in custom cell culture media design using AI, are excited to announce a collaborative partnership to drive innovation in cell and gene therapy (CGT) manufacturing. [...]

Astrotech Chief Financial Officer Jaime Hinojosa to Retire

AUSTIN, Texas — Astrotech Corporation (NASDAQ: ASTC) announced the resignation of its Chief Financial Officer, Jaime Hinojosa, effective February 14, 2025.   Mr. Hinojosa will continue to serve in the CFO role until February 14, 2025, and after that time will provide transition services to the Company on a consulting basis through June 30, 2025. In connection with [...]

Basepair and Sciencewerke Ink Distribution Agreement to Bring Cutting-Edge Bioinformatics Solutions to Southeast Asia

Partnership aims to accelerate genomic research and precision medicine initiatives across the region NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES -- Basepair Inc., a pioneer in point-and-click bioinformatics today announced that it has entered into a distribution agreement with Sciencewerke, a leading provider of innovative life sciences solutions in Southeast Asia. This partnership will enhance access to Basepair’s federated [...]

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