IonOpticks appoints Darren Sher as Chief Commercial Officer to lead global commercial strategy

The appointment strengthens IonOpticks’ commercial leadership as the company scales its global operations. IonOpticks, a world-leading provider of liquid chromatography solutions, today announces the appointment of Darren Sher as Chief Commercial Officer; a strategic Executive role established to provide coordinated leadership across global sales, marketing, customer support, and aligned customer processes as the company continues [...]

BioIVT Appoints Dr. Auro Nair as Chief Executive Officer

WOODBURY, N.Y. -- BioIVT, the leading biospecimen solutions provider and global research partner for drug and diagnostic development, today announced the appointment of Dr. Auro Nair as the company’s Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Nair has served on BioIVT’s Board of Directors since June 2024. “Dr. Nair brings deep life sciences experience, a drive for success, [...]

PacBio Completes Sale of Short-Read Sequencing Assets

MENLO PARK, Calif. -- PacBio (NASDAQ: PACB), a leading developer of high-quality, highly accurate sequencing solutions, today announced the completion of the sale of select intellectual property and other assets related to PacBio’s short-read DNA sequencing technology and related clustering, sequencing reagent, and detection technologies to Illumina, Inc. PacBio received $48.1 million in net cash [...]

Bio-Techne Expands 3D Stem Cell and Organoid Culture Portfolio with a Fully Defined Synthetic Alternative

Fully defined, synthetic ECM designed to improve reproducibility and reduce lot-to-lot variability Supports standardization of scalable 3D stem cell and organoid workflows Synthetic alternative to traditional matrices, enabling consistent performance while aligning with regulatory and translational initiatives MINNEAPOLIS -- Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ: TECH), a global provider of life science tools, reagents and diagnostic products, today announced the [...]

Invio Automation Acquires Calvary Robotics to Expand Automation Capabilities in High-Growth End Markets

NEW YORK, New York & LANSING, Michigan – Invio Automation (“Invio”), a leading provider of advanced automation solutions and a portfolio company of Arsenal Capital Partners, announced today that it has acquired Calvary Robotics Inc. (“Calvary”). The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in Webster, NY with additional locations in South Carolina and [...]

Peptide Hubs Elevates Global Research Standards with the Unveiling of Six Precision Peptides

New York, New York -- Peptide Hubs, a premier American-based supplier of high-purity research compounds, is thrilled to announce the official launch of six groundbreaking additions to its product catalog. This strategic expansion features some of the most sought-after compounds in modern biochemistry: Copper Peptide GHK-Cu, GHRP-6 Peptide, Adipotide Peptide, Selank, IGF-1 LR3, and Chonluten. [...]

Standard BioTools Completes Sale of SomaLogic to Illumina

Received $350 Million in upfront cash at closing; Up to $425 Million in total proceeds inclusive of near-term earnout payments Approximately $550 Million in cash & cash equivalents on balance sheet at close, excluding potential future earnouts, to fuel inorganic growth strategy  Continuing Operations on track to achieve positive adjusted EBITDA in 2026 BOSTON, Mass. -- Standard BioTools Inc. (NASDAQ: LAB) [...]

Illumina completes acquisition of SomaLogic

Deeply expands leadership in proteomics and multiomics Combined capabilities bring high scalability, flexibility, and affordability into protein analysis  Combination leverages SomaScan with Illumina's NGS ecosystem, DRAGEN software, and Illumina Connected Multiomics to rapidly transform insights into discoveries SAN DIEGO -- Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) today announced that it has completed its acquisition of SomaLogic, a leader in [...]

I Peace Announces Successful Generation of Human iPS Cells from NKT Cells and Commences Their Availability

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Leading GMP cell therapy CDMO I Peace, Inc. (https://ipeace.com/en/), specializing in induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and iPSC-derived cell therapies, announced that it has successfully generated human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells from NKT cells and has begun offering them for research use. NKT cells are immune cells known to possess characteristics [...]

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments and Georgia Southern University Launch Strategic Research and Education Partnership

COLUMBIA, Md. — Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc., a leading provider of analytical instrumentation, announces it has entered a collaboration with Georgia Southern University through its Shimadzu Partnership for Academics, Research and Quality of Life (SPARQ) program. Representatives from Georgia Southern University and Shimadzu announced the partnership after signing the official agreement this week. This strategic [...]

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