GT Molecular, Inc., a company providing ultrasensitive PCR assays for wastewater-based epidemiology, cancer research, and pathogen detection, was awarded the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS), Multi-Pathogen Assay Development Optimization, Validation, and Support contract. This work will build upon previously successful contracts with the CDC and incorporate emerging public health threat […]

Shimadzu Corporation has invested in Symbiobe Inc. (Symbiobe), through its Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) fund, “Shimadzu Future Innovation Fund” (Shimadzu FIF). Symbiobe is a startup originating from Kyoto University that develops carbon dioxide and nitrogen fixation technology using photosynthetic organisms*. Founded in 2021, Symbiobe aims to solve social issues such as climate change and resource […]

Wilsonville, OR facility LEED v4.1 Operations + Maintenance certified 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 the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) awarded the company’s Wilsonville, OR facility LEED certification, meeting sustainability standards for its building, operations and […]

EcoVadis Rating validates Avantor’s business sustainability commitments and performance RADNOR, Pa. — Avantor, Inc. (NYSE: AVTR), a leading global provider of mission-critical products and services to customers in the life sciences and advanced technologies industries, announced today, for the second year in a row, that the Company has been awarded a Bronze Medal from EcoVadis, a global […]

The global collective intelligence network aims to accelerate precision oncology research and care. Boston, US, and Rolle, Switzerland – SOPHiA GENETICS (Nasdaq: SOPH), a cloud-native healthcare technology company and a global leader in data-driven medicine, today announced an update that several world-renowned healthcare organizations have joined SOPHiA UNITY. SOPHiA UNITY is the global consortium announced at ASCO by SOPHiA […]

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — GenScript Biotech Corporation (“GenScript”), a global leader in life sciences products and services, announced the appointment of Dr. Ross Allen Grossman as a Non-Executive Director and Dr. Alphonse Galdes as an Independent Non-Executive Director. These appointments not only further diversify the Group’s Board but also highlight GenScript’s commitment to building an international, diverse, and highly specialized corporate […]

New facility to be located at ATCC’s Manassas headquarters further expands Prince William County’s growing life sciences ecosystem ATCC will add 75 new positions over the next three years as part of this incentive award Manassas, VA, United States — ATCC, the world’s premier biological materials management and standards organization, today announced that it has […]

SAN DIEGO — Singular Genomics Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMIC), a company leveraging novel next-generation sequencing (NGS) and spatial multiomics technologies to empower researchers and clinicians, announced today that it has received a non-binding proposal from Deerfield Management Company, L.P. and certain affiliated funds (collectively, “Deerfield”), to acquire all of the Company’s outstanding shares of common […]

Collaboration Aims to Harness HiFi Sequencing to Improve Diagnosis and Treatment of Subfertility and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss SINGAPORE — The HiFi Solves Sub-fertility Consortium, an innovative collaboration involving five leading centers across the Asia-Pacific region, announces work aimed at redefining the landscape of fertility research. Utilizing PacBio HiFi long-read sequencing, the consortium, led by KK […]

In 2024, Shimadzu Corporation started SPARK* (hereinafter, “this system”), a system to support employees acquiring doctorates by encouraging both their doctoral studies and routine work activities. This system supports the acquisition of university degrees by those interested in obtaining a doctorate where their domain of research from a work strategy perspective fits with the theme of […]