X-Rite Acquires Colorware B.V., Creators of MeasureColor, Expanding Comprehensive Color Management Solutions for the Printing and Packaging Industries

Grand Rapids, Mich. – X-Rite Incorporated, a global leader in color science and technology, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Colorware B.V., a leader in converter-friendly color management software solutions for the production of printed goods and packaging. Colorware's flagship product, MeasureColor, has built a strong reputation in serving print production needs for both [...]

Speeding up Stem Cell Research: Genome BC, STEMCELL Technologies and UBC Partner to Accelerate the Ability to Develop Stem Cells

HIGHLIGHTS This initiative aims to accelerate the generation of specific cell types from stem cells, potentially advancing new disease treatments. By identifying combinations of transcription factors, the team aims to reduce the time and complexity required to produce heart, brain and other cell types from stem cells for research and potential therapies. This collaboration highlights [...]

Seta AvCount Particle Counters included in the New EN 590 Diesel Fuel Specification Update

The EN 590 Diesel Fuel Specification has been successfully balloted in response to concerns over poor fuel quality with a new particle limit of 10,000 particles per millilitre (<4 microns) now mandated. A new test method IP 630 will be included in EN 590 to be published in early 2025. All automotive diesel fuel sold [...]

HPLC Pump Qualification Pack

TESTA Analytical has launched the HPLC Pump Qualification Pack - an efficient, fast, and reliable tool for regulated laboratories looking to qualify the operation and performance of their HPLC systems. Flow rate is one of the most important parameters in any liquid chromatography system, it determines retention time or volume and therefore has a major influence on reproducibility. The [...]

Waters Corporation Opens State-of-the-Art Precision Manufacturing Facility in Longbridge, UK

News summary: Newly built 45,000 sq ft facility houses engineering and skilled manufacturing employees at Longbridge Business Park, a specialized hub for science and technology. Waters triples manufacturing footprint while increasing precision machining and metrology capacity to support future growth. New facility was constructed to BREEAM Very Good standard and achieved the highest Energy Performance [...]

TileDB Powers Multiomics Research: Now Trusted by Half of Top Global Pharma Giants

Multimodal Data Management Company Strengthens Leadership with New Board Members and Executive Appointments CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- TileDB, the database designed for scientific discovery, announced today it is now utilized by 50% of the top 20 global pharmaceutical companies, including industry giant Boehringer Ingelheim. This adoption underscores TileDB's foundational role in advancing precision medicine through drug discovery pipelines [...]

CELLTREAT® SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTS ACQUIRES BREWSTER PLASTICS

Acquisition Drives Company's Continued Expansion of Lab Consumables Plastics Production AYER, Mass. and PATTERSON, N.Y. -- CELLTREAT® Scientific Products ("CELLTREAT") today is excited to welcome Brewster Plastics into the CELLTREAT portfolio. Brewster Plastics is a leading US-based injection molding manufacturer of precision plastics. This addition strengthens CELLTREAT's commitment to expanding its domestic production capabilities, expediting delivery times, and improving product quality for its [...]

ChromaTwist Wins Innovate UK Smart Award for £0.5M project Novel UV Excitable Molecular Dyes For Flow Cytometry Which Fluoresce Blue Through Red

ChromaTwist recently won a prestigious Innovate UK Smart Award to co-fund a £0.5m project. Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency’s co-funding represents 70% of the project’s costs. ChromaTwist is developing 70+ innovative patented UV excitable dyes which emit blue through to red (and potentially into the Near IR) for use in flow cytometry, and biomedical imaging applications. ChromaTwist [...]

Promega and QuantumCyte Sign Co-Marketing Agreement, Present Joint Poster at Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) 2024 Meeting

MADISON, Wis. -- Promega Corporation and QuantumCyte today announced a strategic joint marketing agreement aimed at enhancing the workflow solutions available to clinical laboratories. The collaboration will focus on the joint promotion of the QuantumCyte QCPRECISE!™ precision tissue enrichment platform alongside manual and automated nucleic acid purification chemistry from Promega. The two companies will present a joint poster [...]

Zymo Research Fights Back Against Qiagen’s Lawsuit, Asserts Antitrust Violations and Attempts to Stifle Innovation

IRVINE, Calif. -- Zymo Research Corporation (Zymo Research), a leader in innovative life science solutions, announced today that it has filed claims in the United District Court for the Central District of California against Qiagen GmbH (Qiagen) alleging that Qiagen has engaged in antitrust violations and improperly interfered with Zymo Research's contractual relations.  These claims were filed as [...]

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