PacBio, A*STAR, and Macrogen Unveil State-of-the-Art Lab to Accelerate Genomics Innovation in Singapore

The new lab will leverage PacBio’s HiFi sequencing technology to broaden access to highly accurate long-read sequencing and multi-omics solutions in Southeast Asia SINGAPORE -- PacBio (NASDAQ: PACB), a leading developer of high-quality, highly accurate sequencing solutions, in collaboration with the Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR), and Macrogen, today announced the opening of a [...]

Promega Unveils GloMax® Galaxy Bioluminescence Imager for Illuminating Protein Dynamics in Real Time

New microscope enables researchers to use NanoLuc® Luciferase to observe protein dynamics and cellular physiology in live cells, in real time Bioluminescence imaging allows for use of a single luminescent reporter throughout workflow Instrument will be demonstrated at Society for Neuroscience (SFN) 2024 meeting in Chicago, October 5-9 Madison, WI USA. -- Promega Corporation, a [...]

CRAIC Technologies Unveils Apollo M Confocal Raman Microscope: Empowering Advanced Materials Research and Nanoscale Analysis

San Dimas, CA — CRAIC Technologies, a leading innovator in scientific instrumentation, proudly announces the launch of the Apollo M Confocal Raman Microscope, a groundbreaking solution designed to revolutionize materials research, nanotechnology, and semiconductor analysis. The Apollo M Confocal Raman Microscope represents the pinnacle of spectroscopic imaging technology, offering unprecedented capabilities for characterizing the composition, [...]

Waud Capital Partners Acquires Science Exchange to Fuel Innovation in Life Sciences Supplier Orchestration Technology

Science Exchange poised for transformative growth with backing from private equity firm CHICAGO – Waud Capital Partners (“Waud Capital”), a growth-oriented middle-market private equity firm specializing in the software & technology and healthcare sectors, today announced the acquisition of Science Exchange, a leading provider of life sciences procurement and supplier management SaaS solutions. This acquisition [...]

Cytiva opens its first Innovation Hub in Korea

The Innovation Hub located in Songdo, Incheon will encompass a manufacturing facility and customer experience lab. Operations of the manufacturing facility are anticipated to begin in 2026, with a focus on producing high-quality filtration products. Cytiva, a global life sciences leader, has opened its first Innovation Hub in Korea, located in the Songdo Bio-cluster in [...]

Oxford Nanopore Technologies and UMC Utrecht collaborate on 1,000 human genome sequencing project

The nanopore sequencing pilot programme aims to expand our understanding of the causes of rare genetic disease and cancer and evaluate potential for future routine clinical use. Oxford Nanopore Technologies is entering into a strategic collaboration with UMC Utrecht, one of the leading academic medical centres in the Netherlands, that will aim to explore the [...]

Scilutions Unveils Pulp Fixin, the First Ever Biodegradable Automation Rack for Clinical Laboratories

CARLISLE, Ohio -- Scientific instrument manufacturer Scilutions has released 100% biodegradable and recyclable automation racks made from paper pulp. The Pulp Fixin AutoRacks were developed with Zenpack, the San Jose-based packaging design and manufacturing company. The lab equipment industry relies on various single-use plastics, including the plastic trays designed to hold specimen tubes. These trays must [...]

ACD/Labs Releases v2024 of Modeling Platform Percepta® to Support Pharmaceutical and Chemical R&D at the PhysChem Forum

Version 2024 of Percepta delivers substantial expansions to the training sets and algorithms, improving prediction accuracy for pKa and logP calculators, and a range of ADME and toxicity endpoints. This update also increases coverage of chemical space occupied by new therapeutic modalities such as proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs). Bracknell, UK -- ACD/Labs, an informatics company that develops and [...]

Illumina Is the genomic sequencing partner for Otsuka Pharmaceutical Japan’s blood cancer assay

Illumina Is the genomic sequencing partner for Otsuka Pharmaceutical Japan’s blood cancer assay HemeSight®, the first-in-Japan comprehensive genomic profiling assay for blood cancer, recently received its first regulatory approval. 'We are very pleased with the approval of HemeSight in Japan. As Otsuka Pharmaceutical’s technology partner for genomic sequencing, we are proud to support Otsuka and [...]

Quanterix Announces Commercialization of p-Tau 217 Test Kit

BILLERICA, Mass. – Quanterix Corporation (NASDAQ: QTRX), a company fueling scientific discovery and breakthrough diagnostics through ultrasensitive biomarker detection, today announced it is making its Simoa® p-Tau 217 Planar Kit commercially available as part of the next phase of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) test development. The kit uses p-Tau 217 antibody technology licensed from Eli Lilly and [...]

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