Endress+Hauser BioSense to develop equipment and methods for fast molecular analyses Weil am Rhein Increased safety in food production and other process applications is the declared aim of the joint venture between Endress+Hauser and Hahn-Schickard. To this end, both partners have established Endress+Hauser BioSense GmbH based in Freiburg, Germany. Its aim is to enable rapid, [...]

Excellims showcases GMP-Compliant at-line instrumentation tailored to pharmaceutical applications. ACTON, Mass. -- Excellims Corporation (Excellims), a leading provider of high performance ion mobility spectrometers (High Performance IMS) and Compact Ion Mobility Mass Spectrometry (MS), signals its commitment to the pharmaceutical industry with the introduction of GMP-compliant at-line PAT (process analytical technology) and an increasing body [...]

On June 22, Shimadzu Corporation released the Amyloid MS CL system for measuring amyloid peptides in blood. This “controlled medical device” (Class II) is available in Japan. The product received manufacturing and sales approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in December 2020. The Amyloid MS CL system measures the amount of [...]

EMERYVILLE, Calif. -- Berkeley Lights, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLI) today announced a strategic collaboration with Thermo Fisher Scientific aimed at addressing challenges in commercial-scale viral vector manufacturing. The partnership, which began in December of 2020, brings together Berkeley Lights’ leadership in functional biology characterization with Thermo Fisher’s expertise in viral vector manufacturing and analytics. Together, the [...]

New platform and new workflow for environmental, water, wastewater, and cannabis testing. SEATTLE, WA. – Promium, L.L.C., a leading provider of LIMS software for analytical testing laboratories, announced today the release of a new version of Element LIMS® laboratory software. A comprehensive laboratory information management system, Element LIMS manages analytical and operational activities across the laboratory. Element [...]

TOKYO -- OriCiro Genomics, a pioneer in cell-free synthesis and amplification of genome-scale large DNA for advanced therapy and synthetic biology, today announced that it has raised ¥800 million in Series B financing led by The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners (UTEC) with participation of ITOCHU Technology Ventures (ITV). OriCiro has also received a ¥200 million [...]

TOKYO — OriCiroGenomics is a pioneer in cell-free DNA synthesis and amplification for genome-scale large-scale genetic therapy and synthetic biology. Today, the company announced that Shigemasa (“Shige”) Sasaki was appointed Chief Operating Officer/Chief Technology Officer and Nasir Kato Bashiruddin, Ph.D. as Chief Technology Officer. While Mr. Sasaki will be responsible for all aspects of the [...]

TESCAN’s new AutoSlicer enables high quality samples to be prepared more quickly and consistently and with fewer artifacts  Brno, Czech Republic―TESCAN ORSAY HOLDING a.s. announces its latest generation AutoSlicer™ module for unattended, semi-automated transmission electron microscope (TEM) lamella preparation in semiconductor failure analysis and materials science. For both Gallium (Ga) focused ion beam (FIB)-scanning electron [...]

Combination aims to transform the genomics landscape and deliver a differentiated product offering into high growth clinical markets Brings together Omniome’s high accuracy short-read sequencing platform, with PacBio’s market leading, high accuracy long-read solutions Transaction supported by concurrent $300 million PIPE financing from premier life science investors MENLO PARK, Calif. and SAN DIEGO -- Pacific [...]

Collaboration to develop production-scale HiFi Sequencing platform expected to Include technology from Omniome, Inc. Combining both highly accurate long and short read sequencing technologies expected to provide deeper clinical insights and lower the overall cost of analysis MENLO PARK, Calif. -- Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (Nasdaq: PACB)(“Pacific Biosciences” or “PacBio”), a leading provider of high-quality, [...]