September 7, 2021
Vector Laboratories is now a PE-backed company funded by Thompson Street Capital Partners BURLINGAME, Calif. -- Vector Laboratories, the market leader in the development and manufacture of labeling and detection reagents for biomedical research, today announced that it has closed a $124 million cash buyout, backed by private equity firm Thompson Street Capital Partners to accelerate its expansion into protein [...]
GTCR Announces Divestiture of Masterflex Business Unit from Antylia Scientific
September 7, 2021
Chicago, IL — GTCR, a leading private equity firm, announced today that its Antylia Scientific portfolio company (“Antylia” or the “Company”) has reached a definitive agreement to sell its Masterflex business unit to Avantor for $2.9 billion in an all-cash transaction. In executing its Leaders Strategy™, GTCR acquired Antylia in partnership with CEO Bernd Brust [...]
Bruker Joins PANACEA Network to Broaden Access to NMR for European Chemistry Community
September 7, 2021
Goal is to facilitate the use of modern solid-state NMR by non-expert users, widening the opportunities for novel application areas in chemistry ETTLINGEN, Germany – Bruker today announces its collaboration with a community of researchers from European academia and industry as part of the PANACEA project. The aim of the project is to build a trans-national network of [...]
Data orchestration startup Seqera Labs raises $5.5 million in seed funding
September 7, 2021
BARCELONA — Today, Seqera Labs – the leading provider of data orchestration and workflow software for life sciences – announces it has raised $5.5 million USD in seed funding. The round was co-led by European VCs Talis Capital and Speedinvest, with participation from existing investor BoxOne Ventures. The funding also includes a grant from the [...]
Meridian Launches Two New Air-Dryable qPCR Mixes Enabling Direct Detection of DNA or RNA from …
September 7, 2021
CINCINNATI -- Meridian Bioscience, Inc., a leading global provider of diagnostic testing solutions and life science raw materials, announced today the launch of its new Air-Dryable™ Direct DNA qPCR Saliva and Air-Dryable™ Direct RNA/DNA qPCR Saliva Mixes, which are designed for incorporation in room-temperature stable molecular assays, directly targeting nucleic acid sequence from saliva and [...]
September 7, 2021
INanoBio Makes Strides Towards Ubiquitous Point-of-Need DNA Sequencing SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- INanoBio, a startup developing early stage disease diagnostics by combining semiconductor nanotechnology with biotechnology and machine learning, today announced it has successfully fabricated initial prototypes of its novel Field Effect Nanopore Transistor (FENT) device. FENT is INanoBio’s proprietary technology, a revolutionary device that combines CMOS [...]
September 7, 2021
PHC Holdings Corporation (headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan, President & CEO: John Marotta) has today announced the approval by Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (the “TSE”) for the listing of the shares of its common stock (the “shares”) on the First Section of TSE. The scheduled date for the listing of the shares is Thursday October 14, [...]
BICO welcomes Erica Bell as Chief People Officer as company nears 1,000 employees globally
September 7, 2021
Bell brings more than 25 years of experience leading HR functions at life science companies including PerkinElmer and GE Healthcare and joins during a pivotal period of growth for BICO. BICO, the leading Bio Convergence company, announced today it has hired Erica Bell as its first Chief People Officer. Bell most recently served as VP of Human Resources (HR) at [...]
Innovative analysis helps to tackle volatile conditions in food and feed production
September 7, 2021
FOSS proudly announces a new milestone in near infrared NIR analysis, the NIRS™ DS3 analyser. Today’s technology tackles the threats and troubles of tomorrow. As supply chains and regulations are becoming more complex, the need for transparency in terms of data and processes is influencing quality management in food and feed production. Access to accurate [...]
NuProbe technology Enables Rapid Ultrasensitive Mutation Detection on Nanopore Platforms
September 6, 2021
HOUSTON— NuProbe scientists and collaborators recently published a new method for sensitive detection of somatic mutations using Oxford Nanopore sequencing platforms. The method, termed oncogene concatenated enriched amplicon nanopore sequencing (OCEANS), enables rapid, accurate, and affordable detection of somatic mutations as low as 0.05% variant allele frequency (VAF). This novel research will facilitate the development [...]
