New Eppendorf epMotion® 5070 & 5075 automated pipetting systems

Eppendorf has launched seven new models to its successful epMotion range of automated pipetting systems. Designed for effective, automated liquid handling applications, the new epMotion 5070 and epMotion 5075 systems provide a precise, accurate alternative to time-consuming manual pipetting and liquid handling tasks. The combination of accelerated operational speed, new software & hardware features and [...]

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences Expands Particle Characterization Group, Adds Hach Company’s Particle Counting Division

INDIANAPOLIS –– Beckman Coulter Life Sciences announces it is combining its Particle Characterization business with the Particle Counting business from Hach Company. This move brings together Beckman Coulter’s expertise in cell viability, particle sizing and particle analysis with Hach’s prominence in air and liquid particle counting, and will enable deeper particle characterization solutions, world-class customer [...]

Clontech Laboratories, Inc. Releases the SMARTer® Stranded RNA-Seq Kit

Mountain View, CA — Clontech Laboratories, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Takara Bio Inc., today announced the launch of the SMARTer Stranded RNA-Seq Kit for strand-specific RNA-Seq from low-input RNA samples. This kit integrates Illumina® library preparation with SMART™ cDNA amplification to create indexed libraries in less than four hours and provides high-quality stranded data, [...]

QIAGEN announces partnership with Clovis Oncology to co-develop companion diagnostic targeting drug-resistant EGFR mutations

GERMANTOWN, Maryland, and HILDEN, Germany — QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced a partnership with Clovis Oncology (NASDAQ: CLVS) to co-develop and co-commercialize a companion diagnostic test to guide the use of CO-1686, a novel Clovis Oncology product candidate currently in clinical development. The Clovis drug candidate will initially target an [...]

University of Cambridge, Genomics England Ltd., and Illumina Collaborate to Sequence 10,000 Whole Human Genomes for National Health Service Patients

CAMBRIDGE, England --- University of Cambridge, Genomics England Ltd., and Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced the start of a three-year project that will sequence 10,000 whole genomes of children and adults with rare genetic diseases. The project represents a pilot for Genomics England Ltd., which will provide 2,000 samples, and marks the beginning of the [...]

Rigaku Raman Technologies Introduces Integral Fiber Optic Probe Accessories for Handheld Raman Analyzers

Burlington, Massachusetts –– Rigaku Raman Technologies, a leading pioneer of handheld and truly portable Raman spectrometers, today announced the addition of two compact and easy-to-use fiber optic probe accessories for its Xantus-2™ 785nm and 532nm portable Raman analyzers. Designed for pharmaceutical, research, analytical and industrial applications, the new Raman Probe II and Economy Probe will [...]

Eppendorf Announces It Has Received Connecticut State Approval to Conduct Biosafety Level 2 Infectious Disease Related Research

ENFIELD, Conn. -- Eppendorf is proud to announce they have received Connecticut State approval to conduct Biosafety Level 2 (BL2) infectious disease related research. This greatly expands the capabilities of the Eppendorf Research and Development Laboratory located at their Enfield facility, and enhances research plans and activities for customers. “We plan to further our research [...]

Hamilton Expands Products and Applications for Process Measurement Analytics

RENO, Nev. – Hamilton Company announces the availability of its new process analytics catalog offering the latest in intelligent and robust sensor technologies. For more than 50 years Hamilton has been a leader in process monitoring solutions, manufacturing sensors that are used wherever accurate process analytics are required to ensure high-quality results including pharmaceutical and [...]

Xylem and Mekorot’s WaTech finalize cooperation agreement

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - Xylem Inc. (NYSE: XYL), a leading global water technology company focused on addressing the world’s most challenging water issues, announced today that it has signed a cooperation agreement with WaTech®, the technological development center of Mekorot, Israel’s national water company, to evaluate new water technologies and accelerate commercialization of innovative products [...]

Harvard Bioscience Appoints Yoav Sibony as VP Global Sales

HOLLISTON, Mass. -- Harvard Bioscience, Inc. (Nasdaq:HBIO), a global developer, manufacturer, and marketer of a broad range of tools to advance life science research and regenerative medicine, announced that it has hired Yoav Sibony, a veteran sales manager, as Harvard Bioscience's Vice President of Global Sales, a newly created position, effective October 21. Jeffrey A. [...]

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