Signs Master Collaboration Agreement for Assay Development and Manufacturing of Kits Supporting Biomarker Research Programs TUCSON, Ariz. and DARMSTADT, Germany — HTG Molecular Diagnostics, Inc. (Nasdaq:HTGM), a provider of instruments, reagents and services for molecular profiling applications today announced a new Master Collaboration Agreement for translational programs with Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company. The Master Collaboration Agreement […]
Helsinki – MediSapiens, a leading developer and provider of genomic, biomedical and healthcare data solutions, joins the recently announced 59M€ FinnGen project, that aims at improving human health through genetically profiling 500.000 Finns, and combining that with a rich set of clinical data to identify new therapeutic targets, as well as diagnostic and prognostic markers […]
Germantown, Maryland, and Hilden, Germany – QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) announces that, mainly as a consequence of the new U.S. tax legislation, it will take an after-tax charge on net income of approximately $110-120 million (or about $0.47-$0.52 per share) in the fourth quarter of 2017, and an additional after-tax charge in […]
NDF and PerkinElmer to collaborate on a deeper look at GNE Myopathy BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. The Neuromuscular Disease Foundation (NDF) – the world’s leading nonprofit organization focused on the rare genetic disease called GNE Myopathy (GNEM, also known as HIBM) is pleased to announce its collaboration with PerkinElmer for Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) paired with […]
NGS platform to generate additional clinical data to build out the Skyline-Helomics D-CHIP bioinformatics platform MINNEAPOLIS — Skyline Medical Inc. (NASDAQ:SKLN) (“Skyline” or the “Company”), producer of the FDA-approved STREAMWAY® System for automated, direct-to-drain medical fluid disposal, today announced that it is expanding into Next Generation Sequencing (“NGS”) through the licensing of an NGS platform MiSeqDx®, from Illumina. […]
ArcticZymes today announced the expansion of their polymerase portfolio. The IsoPol™ SD⁺ and IsoPol™ BST⁺ deliver low temperature isothermal polymerases, one with increased strand displacement, and the second an improvement over existing Bacillus stearothermophilus available today. IsoPol™ SD+ is a DNA polymerase with stronger strand displacement activity, and higher salt tolerance compared to ArcticZymes first […]
— Aims to accelerate manufacturing of new treatments for broad range of serious diseases — Underscores MilliporeSigma as a leading contract manufacturing organization and commercial provider of viral vectors for gene therapy BURLINGTON, Mass. — MilliporeSigma today announced that it has signed a commercial supply agreement to manufacture viral vectors for bluebird bio, Inc., of Cambridge, Massachusetts, for […]
TOKYO – JSR Corporation agreed with Crown Bioscience International (hereinafter “Crown”, Registration: Cayman Islands, CEO:Jean-Pierre Wery, a listed company in TPEx: 6554), which is a contract research organization (“CRO”) providing services to pharmas to support drug development in pre-clinical phases, to acquire 100% ownership of the Company and make it a subsidiary of JSR (the […]
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — SomaGenics, an RNA-focused biotechnology company, expands its IP protection with three newly issued patents by the United States Patent and Trademark Office covering two of the Company’s core RNA detection technologies: targeted small RNA sequencing (RealSeq®-T) and quantitative PCR analysis of RNA fragments (ResQ®), as well as SomaGenics’ therapeutic sshRNA®s. A patent […]
Epigenetic Markers and Sustained Cytoprotection for Stroke Treatment IRVINE, Calif. — Zymo Research Corp. has been awarded a Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The STTR Program requires small businesses to collaborate with a research institution. The program’s goals according to their website are as follows: Stimulate technological innovation. Foster […]
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