August 3, 2024
Singapore’s National Precision Medicine (NPM) programme will sequence 10,000 genomes to improve understanding of genetic architecture and diversity in Singapore’s multi-ethnic Asia population through advanced, nanopore-based sequencing technology Oxford Nanopore Technologies (Oxford Nanopore) has announced a landmark project with Singapore's National Precision Medicine (NPM) programme , led by Precision Health Research, Singapore (PRECISE), aimed at [...]
August 2, 2024
Cambridge, UK – Cresset, an innovative provider of integrated in silico solutions for drug discovery, announces an extension of the global collaboration with Enamine, the world’s leading chemical and biological contract research organization and producer of novel building blocks for drug design, in the area of targeted protein degradation (TPD). TPD is an exciting research [...]
Merck Closes Mirus Bio Acquisition, Bolstering Viral Vector Bioprocessing Offering
August 1, 2024
Merck today announced the closing of the transaction to acquire Mirus Bio for approximately US$ 600 million. Advances Merck’s ambition to provide fully integrated and comprehensive solution for viral vector manufacturing Mirus Bio’s leading GMP transfection reagents complement Merck’s upstream bioprocessing portfolio Combined portfolio meets customer needs as demand for novel modalities grows Darmstadt, Germany [...]
Picarro Signs Master Agreement with Italgas, Extending Through 2031
August 1, 2024
Santa Clara, CA – Picarro Inc., a global leader in methane emission measurement, quantification, and reduction solutions, today announced the signing of a milestone Master Agreement with Italgas. Effective from 2024 through 2031, this strategic partnership demonstrates Italgas’ continued trust in Picarro’s technology and its commitment to sustainability, safety, and digitizing the gas network. The Master [...]
August 1, 2024
Phenomenex broadens its "Designed for PFAS" Portfolio with the expansion of the Strata PFAS Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) offerings for Enhanced PFAS Sample Preparation Single and dual formats quickly remove matrix interferences, ensuring better recoveries and detection limits with fewer errors, less solvent use, and cost savings TORRANCE, Calif. -- Phenomenex Inc., a global leader in [...]
Hitachi High-Tech Acquires Majority Interest in Nabsys
August 1, 2024
Tokyo and Providence, RI – Hitachi High-Tech Corporation (Hitachi High-Tech) and Nabsys 2.0 LLC (Nabsys) announced today that Hitachi High-Tech has acquired a majority interest in Nabsys, a developer and manufacturer of instrumentation and consumables for the analysis of genomic structural variation. This transaction will make Nabsys a consolidated subsidiary of Hitachi High-Tech Group. Hitachi [...]
August 1, 2024
A genetic sequencing project involving 1,500 alpacas from Puno aims to refine the quality and fineness of their fiber. The adoption of genomics in the alpaca industry offers many advantages, such as enhancing the quality of alpaca fiber and promoting the growth of thousands of producers in the highlands. Lima, Peru – In Peru, alpaca fiber [...]
Novo Holdings Invests in UK-Listed Oxford Nanopore Technologies
August 1, 2024
Investment in Oxford Nanopore, innovators of a transformational new generation of sensing technology that today specialises in DNA/RNA sequencing £50m to be invested by Novo Holdings as part of an equity issue Novo Holdings intends to make further share purchases over time in the secondary market, subject to availability and price (among other factors) [...]
TECHCOMP ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF NEW GROUP CEO
August 1, 2024
Mr. Field Bian has been appointed as the new Group CEO of TECHCOMP Instrument Limited, effective August 1, 2024. Mr. Bian will be responsible for managing all TECHCOMP companies globally, including subsidiaries in Europe such as Edinburgh Instruments, Scion Instruments, Precisa, Froilabo, Isotopx, and all Techcomp operations in Americans and Asia. Mr. Bian previously held [...]
New state-of-the-art applications laboratory at Hitachi High-Tech Europe’s German head office
August 1, 2024
Oxford, UK – Hitachi High-Tech Analytical Science, a Hitachi High-Tech Corporation wholly owned subsidiary engaged in the manufacture and sales of analysis and measuring instruments, has opened a new state-of-the-art applications laboratory in Krefeld, Germany. The new applications laboratory located at the Hitachi High-Tech European head office combines the strengths of Hitachi High-Tech’s core technology [...]

