Change of management at abberior instruments

Parting and future CEO of abberior instruments: Dr. Gerald Donnert (top) und Dr. Thorsten Staudt Göttingen, Germany -- abberior instruments GmbH CEO Dr. Gerald Donnert will hand over his position to Dr. Thorsten Staudt on January 1, 2025. “I am delighted to be returning to microscopy, to further develop abberior instruments as a team and to [...]

GT Molecular Wins CDC’s National Wastewater Surveillance System Multi-Pathogen Assay Development Contract

GT Molecular, Inc., a company providing ultrasensitive PCR assays for wastewater-based epidemiology, cancer research, and pathogen detection, was awarded the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS), Multi-Pathogen Assay Development Optimization, Validation, and Support contract. This work will build upon previously successful contracts with the CDC and incorporate emerging public health threat [...]

CVC Fund “Shimadzu Future Innovation Fund” has Investment in Symbiobe Inc. carbon and nitrogen fixation solutions using photosynthetic organisms

Shimadzu Corporation has invested in Symbiobe Inc. (Symbiobe), through its Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) fund, "Shimadzu Future Innovation Fund" (Shimadzu FIF). Symbiobe is a startup originating from Kyoto University that develops carbon dioxide and nitrogen fixation technology using photosynthetic organisms*. Founded in 2021, Symbiobe aims to solve social issues such as climate change and resource [...]

Twist Bioscience Achieves LEED Certification for Sustainable Operations and Maintenance

Wilsonville, OR facility LEED v4.1 Operations + Maintenance certified SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. --  Twist Bioscience Corporation (NASDAQ: TWST), a company enabling customers to succeed through its offering of high-quality synthetic DNA using its silicon platform, today announced that the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) awarded the company’s Wilsonville, OR facility LEED certification, meeting sustainability standards for its building, operations and [...]

Avantor® Achieves Bronze Medal from EcoVadis for Sustainability Performance

EcoVadis Rating validates Avantor's business sustainability commitments and performance RADNOR, Pa. -- Avantor, Inc. (NYSE: AVTR), a leading global provider of mission-critical products and services to customers in the life sciences and advanced technologies industries, announced today, for the second year in a row, that the Company has been awarded a Bronze Medal from EcoVadis, a global [...]

SOPHiA GENETICS Announces Updates on SOPHiA UNITY at ESMO 2024

The global collective intelligence network aims to accelerate precision oncology research and care. Boston, US, and Rolle, Switzerland – SOPHiA GENETICS (Nasdaq: SOPH), a cloud-native healthcare technology company and a global leader in data-driven medicine, today announced an update that several world-renowned healthcare organizations have joined SOPHiA UNITY. SOPHiA UNITY is the global consortium announced at ASCO by SOPHiA [...]

GenScript Appoints New Board Members to Drive Global Growth

PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- GenScript Biotech Corporation ("GenScript"), a global leader in life sciences products and services, announced the appointment of Dr. Ross Allen Grossman as a Non-Executive Director and Dr. Alphonse Galdes as an Independent Non-Executive Director. These appointments not only further diversify the Group's Board but also highlight GenScript's commitment to building an international, diverse, and highly specialized corporate [...]

Cellares and Sony Announce a Joint Development Collaboration to Integrate Flow Cytometry-Based Sorting and Online Analysis into an Automated, High-Throughput Cell Therapy Manufacturing Platform

Cellares and Sony will collaborate on integrating Sony’s cell sorting and analytical technologies into the Cell Shuttle, Cellares’ automated cell therapy manufacturing platform Integration of this technology will enable the Cell Shuttle to efficiently automate the manufacture of sorting-dependent modalities such as regulatory T cell therapies (Tregs) and hematopoietic stem cell therapies (HSCs) Additionally, this [...]

Opentrons introduces Flex Prep: A no-code robot offering the simplicity of a pipette with the versatility of a liquid handler

New hardware and software combination utilizes intuitive touchscreen controls, allowing scientists to easily program pipetting tasks in less than a minute Long Island City, NY – Opentrons Labworks Inc, a leader in lab automation and accessible robotics, today announced the launch of the Opentrons Flex™ Prep robot, paired with new no-code software that allows users [...]

ATCC Receives Grant from Commonwealth’s Development Opportunity Fund to Apply Toward Its New Biomanufacturing Suite in Virginia

New facility to be located at ATCC’s Manassas headquarters further expands Prince William County’s growing life sciences ecosystem ATCC will add 75 new positions over the next three years as part of this incentive award Manassas, VA, United States -- ATCC, the world’s premier biological materials management and standards organization, today announced that it has [...]

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