Avantor® Announces CFO Transition
April 1, 2026
RADNOR, Pa. -- Avantor, Inc. (NYSE: AVTR), a leading global provider of mission-critical products and services to customers in the life sciences and advanced technology industries, today announced that Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), R. Brent Jones, will leave the Company on or before June 24, 2026. Avantor has initiated a search to [...]
Agilent Announces the BioTek Cytation 9 Cell Imaging Multimode Reader
April 1, 2026
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced the launch of the BioTek Cytation 9 cell imaging multimode reader, the newest addition to the Cytation portfolio combining multimode microplate reading and high-content cell imaging in a single platform. Building on a decade of Cytation innovation and shaped by continuous customer feedback, the [...]
Bruker Announces Appointment of Thierry Bernard to its Board of Directors
April 1, 2026
BILLERICA, Mass. -- Bruker Corporation (Nasdaq: BRKR) announces the appointment of Mr. Thierry L. Bernard to serve on its Board of Directors, effective as of today. Mr. Bernard is an international life-science tools and diagnostics industry executive with decades of relevant leadership, strategic and operational experience. Thierry Bernard Frank H. Laukien, the Chairman, President and CEO [...]
Synthego Welcomes Supreme Court Order Finalizing Invalidation of Agilent CRISPR Patents
April 1, 2026
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Synthego, a pioneering leader in genome engineering solutions, today announced that the Supreme Court of the United States has denied a petition for a writ of certiorari from Agilent Technologies, Inc., effectively concluding a multi-year legal challenge and solidifying the invalidation of two Agilent CRISPR-related patents that claimed a widely used [...]
March 31, 2026
San Jose, CA, -- Rtec Instruments, a global leader in surface characterization and tribology solutions, announces the acquisition of Micro Materials Ltd., a UK-based pioneer in micro- and nanoindentation technologies. This strategic partnership represents a major step forward for both companies, combining complementary expertise to accelerate growth in the field of mechanical surface testing—particularly in [...]
PRISM ALS: New stem cell models could transform research into treatments for MND/ALS
March 31, 2026
PRISM ALS is a new global initiative designed to accelerate the discovery of effective treatments for ALS/MND by improving access to specially grown, patient-derived stem cell models that better reflect the biological diversity of the disease. The collaboration brings together ALS Therapy Development Institute (ALS TDI), LifeArc, and Axol Bioscience to develop high-quality induced pluripotent [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches Thermo Scientific Glacios 3 Cryo-TEM
March 31, 2026
Equipped with the READY System to make structural biology research accessible to more labs News: Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, today introduces a next-generation cryogenic transmission electron microscope (cryo-TEM) designed to help scientists understand structural biology with greater clarity — now accessible in more lab environments than ever before. The Thermo Scientific™ Glacios™ [...]
March 31, 2026
Funding supports expansion of manufacturing and commercial capacity for SemaCyte microcarrier platform Cambridge, UK: Semarion, a University of Cambridge spin-out company from the Cavendish Laboratory combining materials engineering and cell biology to tackle unmet drug screening needs, today announced it has raised $3.8 million USD (£2.9 million GBP). The fundraise was led by Parkwalk, and [...]
New ZEISS Crossbeam 750 FIB-SEM for high-accuracy sample preparation workflows
March 31, 2026
Advances in simultaneous SEM imaging while FIB milling provide unmatched feedback for precision endpointing New ZEISS Gemini 4 electron optics offer superior resolution and signal-to-noise ratio Live SEM imaging extended to monitor rapid FIB milling down to ultrafine lamella polishing Largest undistorted field-of-view supports the best outcomes in 3D tomography and APT workflows Jena, Germany [...]
March 31, 2026
Rebrand follows appointment of new leadership as company drives commercialization of INDUCE-seq platform to address regulatory gaps in off-target reporting for gene editing programs Cambridge, UK – Broken String Biosciences, a biotechnology company enabling gene editing teams to accelerate development of safer, more effective genetic medicines, today introduced new branding and comprehensive website as part of [...]

