GE Healthcare completes acquisition of BK Medical

Acquisition expands GE Healthcare’s $3 billion Ultrasound business from diagnostics into surgical and therapeutic interventions Adds capability in fast-growing advanced surgical visualization segment, and significant synergies expected to further strengthen BK Medical’s world-renowned business. BOSTON – GE (NYSE:GE) today announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of BK Medical, a leader in advanced [...]

New LEEM system at Harvard University

New FE-LEEM P90 AC system installed at Harvard University in Cambridge, MA A new low energy electron microscope with integrated aberration correction system (FE-LEEM P90 AC) has been installed at the Center for Nanaoscale Systems within Harvard University (USA), in the research group of Professor David C. Bell of the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering [...]

iXCells Biotechnologies Announces Strategic Initiatives to Drive Continued Growth

SAN DIEGO -- iXCells Biotechnologies (the "Company"), a provider of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), differentiation services, primary cells, media and reagents for drug discovery and development, today announced key growth initiatives. The Company is implementing a cloud-based ERP solution powered by Oracle NetSuite® that will integrate workflows and create operational efficiencies. "Our rapid growth in [...]

INTEGRA supports groundbreaking brain tumor research

INTEGRA Biosciences is proud to be supporting vital translational research into diffuse intrinsic ponsglioma (DIPG) – a rare childhood brain tumor – at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) with a festive donation of 20,000 EUR. Brain tumors in children are thankfully rare, but are often associated with poor prognoses and low survival rates. [...]

First Automated System Using Fire Monkey HMW-DNA Extraction Installed at Quadram Institute for Pathogen Sequencing and AMR Monitoring

LONDON -- UK genomics company, RevoluGen Ltd. (RevoluGen or the Company), today announces that it will transfer an automated Fire Monkey (FM) system robot to Quadram Institute Biosciences (QIB), a leading UK research Institute, to enable automation of High Molecular Weight (HMW) DNA extraction across two high volume bacterial sequencing projects in pathogen persistence and antimicrobial [...]

AnalytiChem expands European presence and chemical offering with the acquisition of Chem-Lab NV

Eschborn - Germany - AnalytiChem Holding GmbH has announced today the acquisition of Chem-Lab NV and its subsidiaries Chem-Lab Analytical bvba and SpectraTrace BV. Chem-Lab is for 28 years specialized in the production of tailor-made reagents. Located in Zedelgem, Belgium, the company manufactures solvent and acid mixtures, organic and inorganic standards and buffer solutions. The [...]

Bruker Introduces Fast BioAFM for Automated Mechanobiology

Novel, high-performance JPK NanoWizard V enables new dynamic mechanobiology research capabilities with option for seamless optical microscope integration BERLIN -- Bruker today announced the release of the JPK NanoWizard® V BioAFM, a novel system that marks a milestone in automation and ease of use for life science atomic force microscopy research. NanoWizard V is a very fast, automated [...]

PerkinElmer India Welcomes Everest Instruments as its Primary, In-Country Channel Partner for Milk and Dairy Testing Solutions

DELHI, India -- PerkinElmer Inc., a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, is set to provide customers with even greater access to its extensive and innovative dairy testing portfolio as it welcomes Everest Instrument Pvt. Ltd as its head dairy solutions distributor in India. Everest Instruments is a leading, advanced automation, digital solution, and device provider [...]

Cytiva enters into Co-Operative Agreement with Department of Defense to support expansion of US manufacturing capacity

Cytiva has been awarded a USD 328 million contract from the Department of Defense, in coordination with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), to support expansion of its chromatography manufacturing operations to the United States. As one of the main suppliers to companies developing COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutic products, expanding capacity in the [...]

Dr. Jessica Hopfield Appointed to Berkeley Lights Board of Directors

Addition of Experienced Independent Director with Accomplished Business Record Underscores Berkeley Lights Board of Directors’ Commitment to Delivering Value for Shareholders EMERYVILLE, Calif. -- Berkeley Lights, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLI), a leader in digital cell biology, today announced the appointment of Jessica Hopfield, Ph.D. to the Berkeley Lights’ Board of Directors as an independent director, effective [...]

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