Atinary, ABB, Mettler-Toledo, and Agilent are building the first Self-Learning and Self-Driving Lab of its kind

Atinary collaborates with ABB Robotics, Mettler-Toledo, and Agilent to launch the first Self-Driving Lab of its kind in accelerating molecular discovery. We are thrilled to announce Atinary’s collaboration with ABB Robotics to build our first Self-Driving Lab for small-molecule synthesis. The new Atinary Lab will be in Boston. This project brings together Atinary’s pioneering AI-driven platform with [...]

Touchlight Expands mbDNA™ Portfolio with New Circular DNA Architectures for Advanced Therapies

LONDON, UK -- Touchlight, a leader in cell-free DNA technology, today announced the expansion of its groundbreaking mbDNA™ platform with the introduction of three new circular DNA architectures: sscDNA, hsscDNA, and dscDNA. These innovative constructs join mbDNA, which debuted earlier this year, to form a comprehensive portfolio designed to overcome the limitations of traditional gene editing tools. [...]

Illumina Responds to Positive Updates from Chinese Ministry of Commerce

SAN DIEGO -- The Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) today announced it will lift the export ban on Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN), which had been in place since March 4, 2025. While the ban will be lifted on November 10, Illumina remains on the Unreliable Entities List (UEL), requiring government approval for instrument purchases. Illumina remains focused [...]

Nightingale Health partners with Alamar Biosciences to expand its unique multiomics offering with ultra-sensitive proteomics for brain health

Nightingale Health (Nasdaq Helsinki: HEALTH; OTCQX: NHLTY, NGHLF), a pioneer in disease risk detection and global leader in metabolomics, announces a strategic partnership with Alamar Biosciences to integrate cutting-edge brain health proteomics into its multiomics portfolio. This collaboration enables comprehensive multiomics analysis from a single blood sample – available only from Nightingale Health. Nightingale Health’s [...]

Ginkgo Bioworks Awarded Project Agreement through BARDA’s BioMaP-Consortium

Ginkgo and Partners to Develop Monoclonal Antibody Biomanufacturing Innovations and to Produce an Anti-Filovirus Medical Countermeasure BOSTON -- Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE: DNA) announced today that it has been awarded a contract through the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority's (BARDA) Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Preparedness Consortium (BioMaP-Consortium) to develop innovations that strengthen and reduce the costs of domestic [...]

PacBio Supports Berry Genomics in Achieving First Regulatory Approval for Clinical Long-Read Sequencing in China

NMPA approval on the Sequel II CNDx system enables clinicians in China to harness PacBio HiFi sequencing for challenging conditions, with initial offering for thalassemia MENLO PARK, Calif. -- PacBio (NASDAQ: PACB), developer of the world's most advanced sequencing technologies, today announced that, through its long-standing partnership with Berry Genomics, the Sequel II CNDx system [...]

ABER Instruments and Sartorius Stedim Biotech Unveil BioPAT® Viamass Single-Use Biomass Sensors for Ambr® 250 High Throughput Bioreactors

BioPAT® Viamass provides high resolution real-time viable capacitance-based biomass measurement directly in the cell culture, enabling direct inline monitoring of cell growth and advanced, precise analysis Seamless scalability with one biomass monitoring method from small-scale Ambr® experiments through to large-scale single-use Biostat STR® or Biostat® RM runs The BioPAT® Viamass single-use sensor integrated with Ambr® [...]

Veloxity Labs Acquires SCIEX Accurate Mass Spectrometer, the ZenoTOF 8600 System, to Accelerate Peptide and Complex Bioanalysis

The first bioanalytical CRO in the United States to bring the ZenoTOF 8600 system online; expands capacity and adds selectivity/sensitivity headroom for GLP-1 receptor agonists and broader peptide programs. Veloxity Labs, a bioanalytical CRO built for programs that need speed with purpose, today announced the acquisition of the ZenoTOF 8600 system from SCIEX, a global leader in [...]

Optibrium Delivers Real-Time Collaboration in its Comprehensive Molecular Design Platform with StarDrop 8

Latest release accelerates hit-to-candidate progression by keeping teams aligned, eliminating inefficiencies and enabling better prioritisation decisions  CAMBRIDGE, UK – Optibrium, a leading developer of software and AI solutions for molecular design, today announced the release of StarDrop 8, the most significant update to its comprehensive discovery platform in its 20-year history. StarDrop 8 integrates real-time collaboration into [...]

Countable Labs Announces Additional Modules for Countable PCR Expanding its Utility for Translational Research, Cell and Gene Therapy Manufacturing, and Diagnostic Development

Advanced RNA quantification brings efficiency to assay development  PALO ALTO, Calif. – Countable Labs, the developer of Countable PCR, the leading PCR innovation transforming how science measures biology, announced the launch of the RNA Module for Countable PCR. This new solution brings direct counting of RNA to the Countable PCR platform, enabling one-step, bias-free RNA quantification, and delivering the [...]

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