Expansion of Plainville, Mass., facility offers bioprocessing expertise, advanced technologies and customized support WALTHAM, Mass. — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the opening of its flagship U.S. Bioprocess Design Center (BDC) at the company’s Plainville, Mass., site, expanding the facility to support customers in developing and scaling biologics. […]
Authorization expands academic and industry researcher access for LNP delivery optimization, mRNA vaccine development and gene therapy research MADISON, Wis. — A new agreement between Promega Corporation and the RNA & Formulation Core at the University of British Columbia will enable the facility to manufacture and distribute mRNA constructs incorporating the sequence encoding NanoLuc® luciferase. This will facilitate researchers […]
SAN DIEGO — Singular Genomics Systems, Inc. today announced the appointment of John Stark as Chief Executive Officer. This leadership transition comes as Singular builds on the launch of its market-leading spatial platform and enters its next phase, focused on expanding adoption, deepening strategic partnerships, and increasing the impact of multimodal spatial data across translational research, drug development, and future […]
Luxembourg/New York/Paris – Astorg, a leading pan-European private equity firm, announces that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the microbiology business from Thermo Fisher Scientific (or “the Company”). Through the transaction, Thermo Fisher’s microbiology business will become an independent, privately owned platform, backed by Astorg. Building on its deep healthcare sector expertise and […]
WALTHAM, Mass. — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its microbiology business to Astorg, a leading pan-European private equity firm, for consideration of approximately $1.075 billion, consisting of cash and a $50 million seller note. The microbiology business provides […]
New Ferrobeads offer Superior Binding Efficiency, Reliable Extraction and Open- Platform Flexibility LIVERMORE, Calif. — Ferrotec (USA) Corporation, the US subsidiary of Ferrotec Corporation, a global supplier of materials, components, and precision system solutions and the leading manufacturer of magnetic liquids, today announced Ferrobeads® Quick Nucleic Acid (DNA/RNA) Isolation Kit™. For research laboratory professionals, Ferrotec’s Ferrobeads offer […]
We are happy to announce OmicsBox Web, a new browser-based companion to BioBam’s OmicsBox platform. OmicsBox Web is available at https://omicsbox.biobam.com and uses the same OmicsBox account credentials, so analysis jobs launched via OmicsBox, input data and results as well as account settings are now reachable from any device with a web browser. OmicsBox Web is designed to complement the […]
RADNOR, Pa. — Avantor, Inc. (NYSE: AVTR), a leading global provider of mission-critical products and services to customers in the life sciences and advanced technology industries, today announced that Ludovic Brellier will join the company as Executive Vice President, Bioscience & Medtech Products (BMP) & Chief Transformation Officer on May 1, 2026. In this role, […]
Expands access to streamlined genomic data analysis across the PacBio partner ecosystem MENLO PARK, Calif. & BERLIN — PacBio (NASDAQ: PACB), a premier developer of sequencing solutions, and Lucid Genomics GmbH, a provider of cutting-edge bioinformatics software for clinical and research genomics, today announced that Lucid Genomics has joined the PacBio Compatible partner program as […]
Claret Bioscience and New England Biolabs (NEB® ) have entered into a co-promotion agreement to support researchers using SRSLY® MethylPlus in combination with the NEBNext® EM-seq™ v2 Conversion Module. SRSLY MethylPlus and SRSLY Uracil+ products are designed to integrate with enzymatic methyl-conversion workflows, enabling high-quality library preparation for methylation profiling and fragmentomics research. The collaboration […]
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