ST. PAUL, Minn. — 3M Food Safety has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA FSIS) for Campylobacter1 detection with the 3M™ Molecular Detection System. The award makes the 3M Molecular Detection System the primary method to be used by USDA FSIS for the detection of Campylobacter in poultry. 3M has begun working with USDA FSIS to […]

SAN DIEGO — Bionano Genomics, Inc. (Nasdaq: BNGO) announced the adoption of its Saphyr system for optical genome mapping (OGM) by two large laboratories belonging to the National Health System (NHS) of the United Kingdom. King’s College Hospital in London and the NHS Regional Genetics Laboratory in Belfast City Hospital have adopted Saphyr systems through […]

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Element Biosciences, developer of a new and disruptive DNA sequencing platform, today announced the appointments of Jeff Journey as Chief Commercial Officer, David Melaugh as General Counsel, and Jeff Labbadia as VP of Operations. “We are thrilled to welcome Jeff, David, and Jeff to the Element team,” said Molly He, Ph.D., […]

Porvair Sciences has launched new kits for rapid extraction of total RNA from a wide range of biological samples. These proprietary kits enable extraction of up to 1000 µg of application-ready pure RNA in as little as 10 minutes. Extraction and purification of  RNA is required for numerous downstream molecular biology applications such as RT-PCR, […]

CRISPR offerings to enhance NUVISAN’s drug development service portfolio Dublin, Ireland and Berlin, Germany: ERS Genomics Limited, which was formed to provide broad access to the foundational CRISPR/Cas9 intellectual property co-owned by Dr. Emmanuelle Charpentier, and NUVISAN Innovation Campus Berlin (ICB) GmbH, a fully integrated contract research service provider for drug discovery and early development programs, […]

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Twist Bioscience Corporation (NASDAQ: TWST), a company enabling customers to succeed through its offering of high-quality synthetic DNA using its silicon platform, today announced that it has exercised its right of first refusal to expand the lease for its “Factory of the Future” manufacturing facility near Portland, Oregon. The expanded […]

SAN DIEGO — Molecular Assemblies, Inc., today announced that it has closed an oversubscribed $24 million Series A financing with significant investment from Agilent Technologies, iSelect Fund, Codexis, Alexandria Venture Investments, and Argonautic Ventures. In addition LYFE Capital has joined the syndicate. The proceeds of the financing will be used to advance the company’s proprietary […]

Aldevron, the world’s leading biomanufacturer of plasmid DNA, mRNA and proteins, is expanding its commercial leadership with the addition of Beth Thompson-Webb as Chief Commercial Officer and Todd Howren as Vice President of Sales. Thompson-Webb will be responsible for leading Aldevron’s worldwide sales and marketing strategy where she will utilize her 30 years of industry […]

Bagneux (France) – Genomic Vision (the “Company” – FR0011799907 – GV), a biotechnology company that develops tools and services dedicated to the analysis and control of changes in the genome, today announces the appointment of Mark David Lynch as Global Commercial and Marketing Director. Graduated in microbiology from University of Glasgow, Mark David Lynch has […]

Porvair Sciences has launched new kits for rapid extraction of total RNA from a wide range of biological samples. These proprietary kits enable extraction of up to 1000 µg of application-ready pure RNA in as little as 10 minutes. Extraction and purification of  RNA is required for numerous downstream molecular biology applications such as RT-PCR, […]