ERS Genomics and Lepton Pharmaceuticals LTD Enter CRISPR/Cas9 License Agreement

License allows Lepton, with their proprietary Castling Technology, to develop and commercialize products and services using CRISPR/Cas9 technology Dublin, Ireland and Zikhron Ya’akov, Israel:  ERS Genomics Limited (‘ERS’) is pleased to announce a new license agreement with Lepton Pharmaceuticals LTD (‘Lepton”).  This is a non-exclusive licensing agreement granting Lepton access to the ERS CRISPR/Cas9 patent [...]

Agilent ESG Report Highlights Plans and Progress to Ensure Future Sustainable Growth

SANTA CLARA, Calif. --  Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today released its inaugural Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) report, including the company’s first TCFD climate risk report; details on its commitment to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050; and progress on cultivating a diverse, inclusive, and engaged workforce. “The tenets of ESG have always been [...]

Argonaut Manufacturing Services Launches BioFuse Sample Prep Device, Simplifies Molecular Assays

Carlsbad, CA – Argonaut Manufacturing Services (‘Argonaut’), a contract manufacturing organization (CMO) serving the biopharma, life sciences, and molecular diagnostics industries, today announced the launch of BioFuseTM* Sample Prep device. BioFuse is a disposable cartridge solution that enables seamless integration of lyophilized reagents, sample filtration, and removal of pipetting steps to greatly simplify complex assay workflows. BioFuse requires no [...]

Berkeley Lights Announces Mehul Joshi as New Chief Financial Officer

EMERYVILLE, Calif. -- Berkeley Lights, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLI), a leader in digital cell biology, today announced that Mehul Joshi has been named chief financial officer (CFO), effective immediately. "We are excited to have Mehul join Berkeley Lights and further strengthen our executive leadership team," said Siddhartha Kadia, Ph.D., chief executive officer of Berkeley Lights. "Mehul [...]

New Product Alert: Introducing the New Mini 16™ Ultra-Fast Portable qPCR Machine From Four E’s USA

The Tiny, Portable, and Economical Mini 16™ Ultra-Fast Portable qPCR Machine is designed for Point-of-Care Testing, Research, and Veterinary Applications PRINCETON, N.J. - Introducing the new Mini 16™ ultra-fast portable qPCR machine from Four E's USA. A miniaturized real time PCR device with 16 sample wells. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a revolutionary laboratory method that [...]

Proof of Concept of Diagnostic Aid Technology for Depression Using Blood Tests Together with Kyushu University and HMT, Bringing the Testing Model to Society

Shimadzu Corporation is participating in the project “Creating a System for Maintaining the Mental Health of Working People—Preventing Depression and Supporting Return to Work—” being undertaken by Kyushu University (Fukuoka City; President: Tatsuro Ishibashi) and Human Metabolome Technologies Inc. (Head Office: Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture; Representative Director and President: Katsuhito Hashizume; HMT). Kyushu University Hospital [...]

Replay Launches with $55 Million Seed to Reprogram Biology by Writing and Delivering Big DNA

KKR and OMX Ventures lead $55 million seed funding round Replay’s genomic medicine toolkit encompasses a portfolio of disruptive platform technologies to write and deliver big DNA, including a high payload capacity HSV delivery platform, a hypoimmunogenic cell therapy platform, and a proprietary genome writing platform Company is led and supported by a world-class team [...]

Konica Minolta Obtains Manufacturing and Marketing Approval for its GenMineTOP Cancer Genome Profiling System from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

Tokyo - Konica Minolta, Inc. (Konica Minolta) is pleased to announce that on July 13, its group company, Konica Minolta REALM, Inc., obtained manufacturing and marketing approval from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare for its GenMineTOP Cancer Genome Profiling System, which can analyze both DNA and RNA genetic information in Japan. This system [...]

PerkinElmer Elects Dr. Michelle McMurry-Heath to its Board of Directors

WALTHAM, Mass. -- PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE:PKI), a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today announced that Dr. Michelle McMurry-Heath has been elected to its board of directors, effective July 22, 2022. “I am pleased to welcome Michelle to PerkinElmer’s board and excited to see the Company benefit from both her deep research [...]

Haier Biomedical’s Combined Refrigerator and Freezer Meets a Variety of Temperature Requirements!

As the biomedical field develops rapidly, more and more pharmaceuticals, samples, etc., are being used in clinical and life safety research. They require a suitable storage environment to give full play to their use-value. However, different samples, vaccines, and reagents generally have different temperature requirements, and they are abundant in varieties in the laboratory scenario. [...]

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