WOBURN, Mass. — Covaris, LLC (“Covaris” or “the Company”), a manufacturer of advanced tools enabling life science innovations, announced today that it has appointed Annemarie Watson as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Ms. Watson succeeds Covaris founder Jim Laugharn, who will remain an investor in Covaris and on serve on the Company’s Board of Directors, […]

COVID-19 Consortium and resulting Science paper validated the Carterra platform as a game-changer in antibody discovery (Salt Lake City, Utah and La Jolla, California) – Carterra, Inc., the world leader in innovative technologies enabling high-throughput biology, and La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI), a globally recognized non-profit research organization dedicated to understanding the power of the […]

NORWOOD, Mass. — Advanced Instruments, a leading manufacturer of analytical instruments and services for bioprocessing, today announced the acquisition of SAL Scientific Ltd., a private company that develops and manufactures a portfolio of cell growth supplements for Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) and Human Embryonic Kidney (HEK) cells. These reagents substantially improve cell growth under stressful conditions […]

Carlsbad CA and Research Triangle Park NC — CUT&Tag is a targeted transposition technique that allows high-resolution genomic mapping of histone modifications and chromatin- associated proteins through the precise insertion of DNA sequences into the genome using the Tn5 transposase enzyme. EpiCypher and Active Motif each own or control patents covering complementary aspects of targeted […]

Active Motif Incorporated, a company with the vision of bringing epigenetics more deeply into precision medicine, announced that it has non-exclusively licensed its foundational patents in transposition for use in CUT&Tag epigenetic assays to Diagenode S.A., a Hologic company (NASDAQ:HOLX). The innovations underlying these patents allow mechanistic, translational, and clinical researchers to interrogate open chromatin […]

Wehrheim, Germany – MGI Tech Co. Ltd. (MGI), a global life science leader and innovator, announced the launch of its new central office in Wehrheim, Germany on 15 July 2022. The decision to establish a base in Germany reflects MGI’s long-standing commitment to building core tools and technology to lead life science through intelligent innovation in Europe, […]

SHENZHEN, China — MGI Tech (MGI) announced that its innovative HotMPS sequencing chemistry* and instrument** are commercially available in the United Kingdom, from 23rd June 2022. Further details will be communicated during the 17th Annual Meeting of the International Conference of Genomics (ICG-17) in Riga. The sequencing chemistry HotMPS* was launched at the end of April and […]

MINNEAPOLIS and DUNDEE, Scotland — Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ: TECH) today announced the signing of an exclusive licensing agreement to commercialize The University of Dundee’s BromoTAG® system and fund the recruitment of postdoctoral researchers at the University’s Centre for Targeted Protein Degradation (CeTPD). CeTPD researchers will create new chemical tools that will be commercialized by Tocris, a Bio-Techne brand, […]

Chicago, IL — AACC 2022 — PCR Biosystems has launched Air-Dryable Probe 1-Step Mix, a versatile all-in-one, air-dryable 4x RT-qPCR reagent mix for ultra-sensitive detection of RNA and DNA sequences. With this kit, the robust performance of the company’s liquid PCR reagents can be brought to dried assay formats using a standard laboratory oven, offering […]

TapestriⓇ Platform will be leveraged in early studies demonstrating first-in-class single-cell multi-omics-based MRD detection for better prediction of disease relapse, starting with AML SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Mission Bio, Inc., the pioneer in high-throughput single-cell DNA analysis, today announced the initial availability of the industry’s first assay capable of determining measurable residual disease (MRD) in cancer […]