Streck, Inc. and Genomax Technologies, a life sciences products distributor in Singapore and Malaysia, have signed a distribution agreement for Streck’s cell stabilization and molecular products. Streck’s cell stabilization products include Cell-Free DNA Urine Preserve, a formaldehyde-free liquid reagent that stabilizes cell-free DNA (cfDNA) in urine; Cyto-Chex® BCT, a blood collection tube for the preservation […]

SEATTLE — NanoString Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSTG), a provider of life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products, today announced the appointment of Elisha W. Finney, former executive vice president and chief financial officer at Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR), to its Board of Directors and Audit Committee. Ms. Finney brings more than 25 years of financial and life […]

Ortenberg, Germany – The MetaCell-TM project H2020 Fast Track to Innovation (FTI) €2.5m funding enables the consortium of BMG LABTECH GmbH, Luxcel Biosciences Ltd and Axiogenesis AG to develop a physiologically relevant cell-based assay platform for metabolism in preclinical drug discovery and development. This project is supported by two highly respected research institutions, Oxford University, […]

LAMPIRE Biological Laboratories, Inc., announced it has completed the acquisition of H. B. Custom Media, based out of the Ben Franklin Tech Ventures Business Center, in Bethlehem, PA. The acquisition includes all equipment, materials and personnel. LAMPIRE Biological Laboratories, Inc., is a provider of human and animal blood and blood products, OMNI C3 cell culture […]

Acquisition strengthens portfolio with best-selling labelling technology Lightning Link® Combined 2017 pro-forma revenues expected to exceed EUR 10 million Acquisition to be financed by way of a rights issue and a private placement excluding pre-emptive rights with total proceeds of up to EUR 10 mio Two million shares to be offered to Innova shareholders as […]

Joint study will accelerate development of physiologically relevant 3D models for anti-cancer drug screening. Schlieren, Switzerland – InSphero AG today announced a collaboration with the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), part of the National Institutes of Health, to identify anti-cancer agents with cytotoxic activity in 3D tumor models. In this joint project, NCATS will […]

ACEA Biosciences continues to innovate and improve its already flexible and easy to use NovoCyte Flow Cytometry system by developing new capabilities to expand users’ breadth of options. The NovoCyte system with its updated software and firmware provides broader versatility and flexibility with its multi-option optical configuration capabilities. This update also brings the release of […]

Providing flexible object tracking to evaluate dynamic processes and a simplified GUI with 4K support, Olympus’ cellSens imaging software offers sophisticated solutions to extract more research data and save time in clinical laboratories. Hamburg – Olympus has released version 1.17 of its life science imaging software cellSens. The new cellSens features an automatic object tracking […]

SAN DIEGO — Organovo Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:ONVO) (“Organovo”), a three-dimensional biology company focused on delivering scientific and medical breakthroughs using its 3D bioprinting technology, today announced a collaboration with the University of Virginia to develop 3D bioprinted tissues for volumetric muscle loss (“VML”) injury. The research will take place in the laboratory of George J. Christ, Ph.D., professor of biomedical engineering […]

Streck, Inc. and Anopoli Biomedical Systems, an Austrian distributor of life sciences, molecular diagnostics and microarray products, have signed a distribution agreement for Streck’s cell stabilization and molecular products. Streck’s cell stabilization products include Cell-Free DNA BCT® CE, a direct-draw blood collection tube which stabilizes nucleated blood cells and prevents the release of genomic DNA, […]