Roche launches a digital PCR system, a powerful new diagnostics platform in the fight against cancer and other diseases

The Digital LightCycler System is a next-generation digital PCR system that helps clinical researchers better understand the nature of a patient’s cancer, genetic disease or infection. The new system has the potential to find and quantify ultra-rare, hard to detect mutations, leading to early diagnosis and treatment strategies. The Digital LightCycler System is designed for laboratories performing highly sensitive and precise DNA and RNA [...]

Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Largest Single-Use Technology Manufacturing Site Opens in Greater Nashville

One of the largest manufacturing sites for the company, the $105 million facility adds capacity to enable more life-saving vaccines and therapies WALTHAM, Mass. -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today opened its largest single-use technology manufacturing site in Greater Nashville. The $105 million, 400,000-square-foot facility enables the company to [...]

Illumina Genomics Forum to Feature 23andMe Co-founder and CEO Anne Wojcicki

Session will focus on disrupting the status quo by empowering consumers to make more proactive, informed health care decisions SAN DIEGO -- Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN), a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, today announced that it will feature Anne Wojcicki, co-founder and CEO of personal genomics company 23andMe, at its inaugural Illumina Genomics [...]

Tubes made from cooking oil?

Hamburg The new generation of tubes "Eppendorf Tubes® BioBased" is made from 90% "bio-circular", renewable-based feedstock (recycled e.g. from food oil wastes and residues) plus 10 % fossil-based feedstock. Thus, these tubes in the sizes 5.0 mL, 15 mL, 25 mL and 50 mL with screw cap are made of certified polypropylene based on renewable, [...]

TetraScience Announces ISO 9001:2015 Certification, Demonstrating Ongoing Corporate Commitment to Highest Quality Standards for Global Biopharma Customers & Partners

BOSTON, Mass. -- TetraScience, the Scientific Data Cloud company, proudly announces its ISO 9001:2015 certification, which builds upon an ongoing corporate commitment to compliance and process formalization for biopharma customers. As the global standard for quality management administration, ISO (International Organization for Standardization) 9001:2015 tracks consistency and control across an organization’s processes and service delivery. The standard reflects [...]

QIAGEN issues 2021 Sustainability Report

Greenhouse gas emissions intensity lowered by 16% and plastic footprint down 9.6% vs. 2020 Commitment to ambitious climate goals: Net-zero by 2050, Scope 1 and 2 emissions down 42% by 2030 Widening access to healthcare in high-burden, low-resource countries: making 100 million QuantiFERON tests for tuberculosis available in more than 130 countries Comprehensive Compliance Program: [...]

Life Sciences Executive, Wayne Shepherd, Joins Grenova as Global Vice President of Sales

New Global VP of Sales to Drive Expansion of Green Technology for Lab Consumables Grenova, the innovative manufacturer of green technology for lab consumables, announced today that Wayne Shepherd has been appointed Global Vice President of Sales. Shepherd joins Grenova during a period of explosive growth as the organization expands operations to meet a dramatic [...]

CELLINK to establish a Centre of Excellence in India with The Indian Institute of Science (IISc)

The Centre of Excellence (CoE) will be focused on advancing research across heart, bone, cartilage and cancer research through the use of 3D bioprinting.   CELLINK, the global leader in developing 3D bioprinters and The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) are partnering to establish a CoE for 3D bioprinting in Bengaluru, India. The CoE, the [...]

PerkinElmer Announces Finance Leadership Transition

Max Krakowiak appointed new chief financial officer, replacing Jamey Mock WALTHAM, Mass. -- PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE:PKI), a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today announced that Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Jamey Mock will be transitioning from the Company to pursue an outside opportunity. The Company’s Board of Directors has unanimously appointed Max Krakowiak to succeed Mr. Mock as [...]

Standalone Flow Chemistry Module for Exothermic Reactions

Uniqsis has launched ColdChip™ - a new versatile mixer/reactor module enabling researchers to experiment with different chemistries particularly exothermic reactions that need to be safely run in a cooled environment with highly efficient mixing. Compact in design, and requiring no input power, the ColdChip™ is optimised for use with the Uniqsis FlowSyn and FlowLab range of [...]

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