Updated qPCR system now includes integrated software to support growing test menus for clinical laboratories and assay developers CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Thermo Fisher Scientific has certified the Applied Biosystems QuantStudio 7 Pro Dx Real-Time PCR System* to meet new In Vitro Medical Devices Regulation (IVDR) requirements. The updated system now includes new, complementary Applied Biosystems [...]

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, strengthens its manufacturing capabilities for single-use assemblies by investing more than € 130 million in Molsheim, France. Increases manufacturing capacity for the Mobius® single-use portfolio Creates more than 800 jobs by the end of 2028 Investment further strengthens the company's "Big 3," the key drivers for increasing Group sales to approximately € 25 billion by [...]

LEIDEN, The Netherlands -- MIMETAS, a global leader in organ-on-chip-based disease models for drug discovery and development, has appointed Dhaval Patel as Chair of its Board of Directors. Dhaval Patel is Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer at UCB, Belgium, clinical professor at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, and former Head of Research for [...]

Flow Robotics has launched UV-C light for disinfection in pipetting robot, flowbot ONE. This will increase effectiveness, efficiency and prevent contamination. "Using an alternative source such as UV-C light maximizes the cleaning results and lessens the risk of contamination, enabling labs to work safely with sensitive samples.” — Kjetil Krmer, CTO of Flow Robotics COPENHAGEN, [...]

BOSTON, Mass. – TetraScience, the Scientific Data Cloud company, announced today that CompliancePath, leading biopharma software compliance and IT governance experts, has joined the Tetra Partner Network to help customers and Tetra partners accelerate their ability to deploy, and offer, leading software solutions in regulated environments. “We are thrilled to partner with CompliancePath, whose deep [...]

Customers in France can now extract higher yields of DNA and RNA from challenging biological samples in one hour with minimal hands-on time PLEASANTON, Calif. – Purigen Biosystems, Inc., a leading provider of next-generation technologies for extracting and purifying nucleic acids from biological samples, today announced a new distribution agreement with Proteigene. Under the terms of the [...]

LAUSANNE, Switzerland – Lunaphore, a Swiss life sciences company developing technology to enable spatial biology in every laboratory, today announced the installation of their COMET™ platform at Heidelberg University Hospital, Institute for Computational Biomedicine, Heidelberg, Germany. Researchers will integrate COMET™ in their spatial omics workflow with an initial focus on inflammation-induced changes in the heart and the immune system’s [...]

Strategic tech leadership appointment comes as industries race to innovate as part of the Bio Revolution - driving demand for advanced, AI-augmented knowledge discovery capabilities  Tarun’s impressive career of >25 years includes tech leadership positions in the financial and security sectors CAMBRIDGE, UK – Eagle Genomics, the platform business pioneering the application of network science to biology across [...]

Cytiva's BioChallenge launches in Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam to accelerate the growth of promising emerging biotechs BioChallenge facilitates access to Cytiva's services and expertise to scale up efficiently, mitigate risks and reduce time to go to market Application period is open between 1 September and 31 December 2022 SINGAPORE -- Cytiva, a global life sciences leader, has launched its BioChallenge competition in Southeast [...]

Kit offers educators an affordable springboard into the study of biotechnology CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- miniPCR bio, a manufacturer of scientific tools for educators and researchers, today announced the launch of the Bandit™ STEM Electrophoresis Kit, an educational electrophoresis system. Bandit is a safe, low-cost STEM activity kit students can use to build and run a [...]