Swift Biosciences Announces Early Access Program for Accel-NGS™ DNA Library Kit for Illumina

Swift Biosciences, Inc. today announced an Early Access Program for the Accel-NGS™ DNA Library Kit for Illumina Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) systems. This program follows the successful launch earlier this year of a similar product for use on Ion Torrent platforms. Swift’s new kit is designed to bring the same benefits - low input requirement, [...]

Roche launches cOmplete His-Tag Purification Column for convenient one-step protein purification

Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced the launch of its new cOmplete His-Tag Purification Column for researchers performing histidine-tagged protein purification from lysates. The new column uses Roche’s proprietary nickel-chelate chemistry and is compatible with commonly used reducing agents (DTT), metalloproteinase inhibiting reagents such as EDTA, and different buffer and salt environments. This [...]

Rapid Micro Biosystems Secures $32.6 Million in Series B Financing

Bedford, MA –– Rapid Micro Biosystems, a leading provider of automated, non-destructive, rapid microbial detection for quality control testing within the pharmaceutical and personal care products market segments, today announced that it has raised $32.6 million in series B financing. The funding will be used to expand the commercial and manufacturing operations in support of [...]

VWR International, LLC Appoints Peter Schüle as Senior Vice President and President of European Lab Business

RADNOR, PA, - VWR International, LLC, a global solutions provider of laboratory supplies, equipment and services, announced today that Peter Schüle has joined VWR as the Company's Senior Vice President and President, European Lab Business. Mr. Schüle joins VWR from Sigma Aldrich Corporation where he served as Vice President, Supply Chain Europe, Middle East and [...]

Thermo Fisher Scientific Significantly Expands R&D Capabilities in China

WALTHAM, Mass -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO), the world leader in serving science, today announced that it has established the China Innovation Center in Shanghai, significantly expanding its research, development and training capabilities to support high-growth markets in the Asia-Pacific region. Thermo Fisher has invested $9.5 million in the new China Innovation Center to [...]

NEW Safety Enchanced Laboratory Gas Burners!

The innovative Fuego SCS Series from WLD-TEC GmbH provides maximum safety and highest convenience for all flame-related applications in the laboratory. The Fuego SCS offers more convenience through the new graphic display and comfort functions. The animated, self-explanatory and wordless symbol display facilitates a rapid and easy selection of all functions. To assist the user [...]

Finesse Solutions Launches Next Generation SmartRocker/SmartBag Platform Fully Integrated Single-Use pH and pO2 Sensors

Santa Clara, California – Finesse Solutions, Inc, Santa Clara, CA, a manufacturer of measurement and control solutions for life sciences process applications, announced the launch of its new SmartRocker™ and SmartBag™ products for upstream cell culture. A SmartBag can either be retrofitted on the most commonly utilized rocker platform trays or used with a SmartRocker. [...]

PathoGenetix and Applied Maths to Integrate Rapid Strain Typing and Bioinformatics Tools

WOBURN, MA (USA) and SINT-MARTENS-LATEM (BELGIUM) -- PathoGenetix, Inc., developer of an automated system for rapid bacterial identification, and Applied Maths, NV, a leader in bioinformatics and analytical solutions for public health and research laboratories, have signed a collaborative agreement to integrate the RESOLUTION™ Microbial Genotyping System with the BioNumerics™ software suite. The end-to-end automated [...]

Leading Japanese CRO Standardizes on Thermo Scientific Watson LIMS

PHILADELPHIA -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that JCL Bioassay USA, Inc. has implemented Thermo Scientific Watson LIMS, the industry’s leading bioanalytical LIMS (laboratory information management system). JCL, one of the largest contract research organizations (CRO) in Japan specializing in preclinical and clinical bioanalysis, recently expanded its small [...]

Pfeiffer Vacuum Introduces the New ASM 340 Leak Detector

The new ASM 340 is a high-performance and durable leak detector for reliable quality assurance. The wide scope of application ranges from industrial and analytical applications to research & development all the way to the coating market. The compact leak detector can be used in both serial production as well as for maintenance tasks. It [...]

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