Cambridge, UK  – Abcam plc (“Abcam”, “the Company” or “the Group”) (AIM LSE: ABC; Nasdaq: ABCM), a global leader in the supply of life science research tools, announces that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire BioVision, Inc. (“BioVision”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Boai NKY Medical Holdings Ltd. (“NKY”), for $340 million (the […]

Full-Scale Entry into the Global Life Sciences Business Rigaku Corporation (Headquarters: Akishima-shi, Tokyo; President: Toshiyuki Ikeda; “Rigaku”), a leading manufacturer of X-ray analysis equipment, has acquired all issued shares of MILabs B.V. (Headquarters: Houten, The Netherlands; CEO and CSO: Dr. Frederik Beekman; “MILabs”) on August 2, 2021, as part of their full-scale effort to enter […]

Extension of the Sartorius cell culture media business with a focus on media for gene therapeutics and vaccines Significant expansion of capacities for manufacturing dry powder and liquid media Göttingen — The life science company Sartorius, through its subgroup Sartorius Stedim Biotech, acquired cell culture specialist Xell AG headquartered in Bielefeld, Germany. Xell AG develops, […]

WINOOSKI VT, USA — Now with temperature control up to 70°C, BioTek’s Synergy Neo2 Hybrid Multi-Mode Reader and Synergy H1 Hybrid Multi-Mode Reader aid in more assay workflows than ever before. Application flexibility extends to enzyme kinetics, protein stability and aggregation, and projects incorporating loop mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assays. Synergy Neo2 is equipped with up to four photomultiplier […]

Will enable cancer researchers to accelerate identification and optimization of therapeutic leads by better decoding KRAS mutations present in 25% of tumors WALTHAM, Mass. —  PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today announced four new ready-to-use AlphaLISA® KRAS kits, designed to help scientists better understand complex KRAS protein structures and […]

LUMICKS is proud to announce it has successfully installed a C-Trap® Optical Tweezers – Fluorescence & Label-free Microscopy system at VIB, the life sciences research institute in Flanders, Belgium. The C-Trap will support the research efforts of six VIB research groups across three Belgian universities studying processes underlying neurodegenerative disorders. Together, they form the first Centre […]

EverBrite® Mounting Media now offers options with far-red nuclear-specific NucSpot® 640 as well as TrueBlack® Lipofuscin Autofluorescence Quencher. Caption: Human cerebral cortex cryosections were stained with CF®405S GFAP Antibody (glial cells, cyan), then mounted with EverBrite™ Hardset with NucSpot® 640, or EverBrite TrueBlack® Hardset with NucSpot® 640. Lipofuscin autofluorescence appears orange in the merged image […]

Enables accurate modelling of the human colon and the mucosal barrier Provides new insights to the relationship between human microbiome and effect on human health Model to be integrated into CN Bio’s PhysioMimix™ OOC range of single- and multi-organ microphysiological systems Cambridge, UK: CN Bio, a leading Organ-on-a-chip Company (OOC) that designs and manufactures single- and multi-organ […]

Strengthening Bio-Techne’s leadership in the spatial genomics market with significant expansion of the ACD RNAscope HiPlex platform capabilities MINNEAPOLIS — Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ: TECH) today announced the expansion of the Advanced Cell Diagnostics (ACD), a Bio-Techne brand, RNAscope in situ hybridization technology portfolio with the release of new RNAscope HiPlex V2 assay for formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) […]

Agreement to Cross License Single Cell Technologies Ends all Ongoing Legal Disputes  PLEASANTON, Calif. — 10x Genomics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TXG) today announced that it has entered into a global settlement and cross-license agreement with Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb). The agreement resolves all outstanding litigation and other proceedings between the two companies across […]