Fujifilm is investing in the cGMP-compliant facility located in Madison, Wisconsin with the goal to begin operations by March 2020 MADISON, Wis. — FUJIFILM Cellular Dynamics, Inc. (FCDI), a US subsidiary of FUJIFILM Corporation (President: Kenji Sukeno) and a leading global developer and manufacturer of human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell technologies, has announced an investment of about $21 […]

Emeryville, Calif. – Berkeley Lights, Inc. (BLI), the leader in digital cell biology, announced today that it has entered into a collaboration to explore multiple lines of inquiry aimed at advancing cellular therapies, including CAR-T therapeutics, with Megan Suhoski Davis, Director of the Product Development Laboratory (PDL) within the Center for Cellular Immunotherapies in the University of […]

FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific, Inc. (President: Yutaka Yamaguchi, FISI), a US subsidiary of FUJIFILM Corporation (President: Kenji Sukeno), and a leading company in cell culture media, today announced that on January 1, 2019 in the United States, the company changed its name from Irvine Scientific Sales Company, Inc.   The new company name combines the “FUJIFILM” […]

AUSTIN, Texas — Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ: LMNX) today announced that the company has completed its previously announced acquisition of MilliporeSigma’s flow cytometry portfolio for $75 million in combined stock, asset and inventory purchases. The acquisition is expected to contribute $40 million to $50 million in revenue to Luminex in 2019. “We are pleased to announce the completion of this transaction and excited to welcome […]

Today, Samplix announced that the company has been selected by the European Commission among the winners of the prestigious Horizon 2020 – SME Instrument program, obtaining €1.9 million to mature its proprietary Xdrop™ technology. The selection process was highly competitive with more than 1.800 applicants and a success rate of only about 3%. Samplix’ proprietary […]

La Vista, NE – Streck, Inc. and Farmalatina Ltda., Santiago, Chile, have signed a distribution agreement for Streck’s full portfolio of quality control, cell stabilization, and molecular products. Streck’s portfolio includes quality control products that test the performance and limits of instruments and reagents, helping laboratories meet regulatory and accreditation requirements; sample collection devices for […]

InSphero and Path BioAnalytics Announce Partnership to Develop Advanced 3D Airway Tissue Model for Cystic Fibrosis Research Path BioAnalytics to explore InSphero 3D cell technology to produce organoids from primary Cystic Fibrosis patient tissues to aid the development of new treatments Schlieren, Switzerland — InSphero AG and Path BioAnalytics today announced a partnership through which […]

Research in space will use Emulate’s Organs-on-Chips technology to understand changes in the intestinal response to bacterial infection BOSTON–Emulate, Inc. announced today that it has received a research grant to use the company’s Intestine-Chip to conduct experiments that will provide insights into the function of the intestinal barrier and its response to bacterial invasion in microgravity. […]

Company will deploy funds to scale its unique targeted single-cell DNA solution for oncology and validation of CRISPR gene editing SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Mission Bio, Inc., the pioneer in single-cell DNA analysis and precision genomics, today announced it raised $30 million in Series B funding from Agilent Technologies (NYSE: A), Cota Capital, LAM […]

Polyplus-transfection® SA, a biotechnology company that develops and sells innovative solutions for the delivery of nucleic acids in research, bioproduction and therapeutics, today announces the launch of jetOPTIMUS®, a new reagent for powerful nanoparticle DNA transfection. “As cell and gene therapies become more advanced and complex, this increases the need to address DNA transfection of very challenging […]