California Appeals Court Affirms Scientific Community’s Acceptance of STRmix As Reliable

WASHINGTON -- The California Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court decision in the murder conviction of Alvin Larry Davis, ruling that DNA evidence produced through the use of STRmix™ forensic software "is generally accepted as reliable by the relevant scientific community." (C089567; Super.Ct.No.STK-CR-FE-2016-0004780) STRmix™ – sophisticated forensic software capable of resolving mixed DNA profiles that previously [...]

Integrated DNA Technologies Adds MLL Munich Leukemia Laboratory to Align Program

Expanding initiative focused on next generation sequencing services helps to advance genomics research CORALVILLE, Iowa — On the heels of Integrated DNA Technologies’ xGen™ NGS portfolio launch in December, MLL, the Munich Leukemia Laboratory, which is one of the leading research and diagnostic laboratories for leukemias and lymphomas, has joined the global genomics solutions provider’s Align Program. The addition [...]

bioMérieux receives FDA 510(k) clearance for its VITEK® MS PRIME new MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry identification system

Marcy l’Etoile, France – bioMérieux, a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics, announces that VITEK® MS PRIME, its new MALDI-TOF1 mass spectrometry identification system, has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This next generation system for routine microbial identification in minutes is now commercially available in countries [...]

Australian National Phenome Center Breaks New Ground in Long COVID Research

PERTH, Australia – Bruker today announces another significant milestone in its collaborator’s efforts to map the long-term risk of disease related to SARS-CoV-2 infection using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. Researchers from the Australian National Phenome Center (ANPC) have recently published results from a study that demonstrate the use of NMR to measure the increased cardiovascular risk [...]

Pharmaron Adopts ACD/Labs NMR Software for Structure Elucidation

Toronto, CANADA — ACD/Labs, an informatics company that develops and commercializes software in support of R&D, today announced that Pharmaron Inc. has chosen to equip their scientists with ACD/Labs' industry leading NMR processing and interpretation software. Among the applications adopted by Pharmaron is ACD/Structure Elucidator Suite, bringing computer assisted structure elucidation into their analytical services [...]

Leading Independent Proxy Advisory Firms ISS and Glass Lewis Recommend Fluidigm Stockholders Vote “FOR” ALL Proposals Related to $250 Million Strategic Capital Infusion

Fluidigm Board of Directors Unanimously Recommends Stockholders Vote “FOR” ALL Proposals TODAY SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Fluidigm Corporation (NASDAQ:FLDM), today announced that leading independent proxy advisory firms Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”) and Glass, Lewis & Co. (“Glass Lewis”) have recommended that Fluidigm stockholders vote “FOR” ALL proposals related to the previously announced strategic capital [...]

Nanalysis Scientific Corp. Announces $4,985,000 Funding Contribution from the Canadian Government

CALGARY, AB - Nanalysis Scientific Corp.  (TSXV:NSCI, OTCQX:NSCIF, FRA:1N1) ("Nanalysis" or the "Company") announces that the Company has received repayable funding of $4,985,000 to expand manufacturing operations and global markets for nuclear magnetic resonance products from the government of Canada. "We are very thankful for the support from the Canadian government," said Sean Krakiwsky, founder and Chief Executive [...]

Mettler-Toledo International Inc. Provides Statement Related to Ukraine

Columbus, OH - We are deeply concerned and saddened by the continued developments in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the invasion, we have suspended all shipments to Russia. The company does not have manufacturing in Russia. We also remain in constant contact with our employees in Ukraine and have provided financial assistance and supplies as [...]

Scientific Bioprocessing and BioMADE Provide Free Bioprocessing Equipment to Community and Technical Colleges

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Scientific Bioprocessing, Inc. (SBI) and BioMADE announced today that up to 23 community and technical colleges will receive free state-of-the-art bioprocessing equipment through the SBI Digitally Simplified Bioprocessing Fellowship. The equipment – valued at up to $368,000 – will bring real-time solutions to biomass monitoring and bioprocessing technology training resources to [...]

MP Biomedicals launches in EMEA a new addition to its family of FastPrep extraction kits: the SPINeasy RNA Kit for Tissue, the SPINeasy RNA Kit for Bacteria, and the SPINeasy DNA/RNA/Protein All-In-One Kit.

Eschwege, Germany - The Molecular Biology group of MP Biomedicals having more than twenty years of experience in the research and development of sample preparation and nucleic acid purification solutions is pleased to announce the release of two new kits designed for the isolation of total RNA from animal and plant tissues, cultured cells and [...]

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