Männedorf, Switzerland – The Tecan Group (SIX Swiss Exchange: TECN) today announced the acquisition of Wako Automation assets, including the flagship Director™ scheduling software and select hardware modules. The transaction was completed on December 1, 2025. It is Tecan’s strategic objective to expand its addressable market beyond liquid-handling-centric offerings and reinforce its leadership in laboratory [...]

London & Heidelberg – VANUDIS, a biotechnology startup developing the next generation of antibody-based therapeutics, has implemented Cenevo’s Labguru solution to scale laboratory operations and prepare for regulatory requirements. Labguru delivers full automation within its laboratory information management system and electronic lab notebook. Scientists utilize Labguru to plan, document, track, streamline, automate and share their [...]

Pluristyx to lead a new public-private consortium with 9 other industry leaders to establish global standards for non-animal drug testing models SEATTLE, Wash. -- Pluristyx, Inc. today announced the formation of the Organoid COMMONS (Consortium for Organoid Manufacturing, Measurement, Optimization, and Network for Standards), a public-private consortium created to accelerate the adoption of human-relevant organoid [...]

New and expanded facilities provide local expertise, advanced technologies and tailored support for biopharma innovators throughout the region WALTHAM, Mass. --  Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced an expansion of its bioprocessing capabilities across Asia, reinforcing its commitment to supporting the region’s rapidly growing biopharmaceutical industry. The company is [...]

INDIANAPOLIS – Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, a Danaher company and a global leader in laboratory automation and innovation, makes liquid handling research more accessible with the launch of the Biomek i3 Benchtop Liquid Handler. Purpose-built for low- to medium-throughput workflows, the Biomek i3 Benchtop Liquid Handler delivers powerful automation in a compact, cost-effective format. Its [...]

WOKING, United Kingdom -- IDBS, a Danaher company and leading provider of cloud-based data management software for BioPharma R&D and manufacturing, is proud to announce that Vantive, a vital organ therapy company with a 70-year legacy of kidney care innovation, has selected the IDBS Polar platform for enterprise-wide deployment as multiple global sites. Vantive has selected the IDBS Polar platform for [...]

MiniPRO™ - Independent Control of up to 24 Cultures for Scalable, Closed-System Cell Therapy Development CAMARILLO, Calif. -- PBS Biotech ("PBS"), a leader in single-use bioreactor technology, today announced the launch of MiniPRO™, a multi-parallel Vertical-Wheel® bioreactor platform. MiniPRO™ is designed to enable high-throughput cell therapy process development for more efficient optimization and scale-up of manufacturing processes. MiniPRO™ will be [...]

JULABO, a global leader in temperature control technology, has acquired a stake in its long-standing partner SRICO (Scientific Research Instruments Company Pvt Ltd.). For many years, SRICO has been the exclusive distributor of JULABO’s temperature control portfolio in India, while also offering complementary laboratory technologies from other premium manufacturers. This integrated approach has made SRICO [...]

WALTHAM, MA., Overview: Thermo Fisher Scientific introduces the Thermo Scientific™ X and S Series Centrifuges, general purpose centrifuges that combine exceptional performance, versatility and enhanced sustainability to meet today’s laboratory needs. They feature natural refrigerant cooling systems compliant with European Union (E.U.) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) F-gas regulations.   These 4-liter centrifuges feature Thermo Scientific™ GreenCool™ Technology, utilizing hydrocarbon [...]

LONDON — Oxford Instruments announces the release of Imaris 11, the latest generation of its industry-leading 3D/4D microscopy image visualisation and analysis software. The new version introduces an intuitive Workflow system, enhanced batch processing, and advanced tools for object detection and data exploration—designed to help researchers across the region achieve faster, more reproducible, and higher-quality insights. [...]