IKA launches bioreactor for laboratories Staufen – IKA-Works is bringing a new bioreactor into the market. HABITAT enables the reproducible and standardized cultivation of a wide variety of cell types. It is a bioreactor, photobioreactor and fermenter in one and sets new standards with its ergonomic and efficient operation.   Whether mixing, temperature control, automation, safety […]

AddLife is continuing its expansion in Europe by acquiring BioCat GmbH (“BioCat”), for inclusion in its Labtech business area. BioCat is a specialized distributor of products and services to the life science research market with annual revenues of EUR 9m.  The company is located in Germany but also has sales in Austria and Switzerland, giving […]

Wetzlar, Germany – Leica Microsystems, a leading manufacturer of microscopes and scientific instruments, has announced the appointment of Dr. Annette Rinck as its President, with effect from 1 April 2022. Annette succeeds Markus Lusser, who was promoted to a new Life Sciences position within Danaher Corporation, Leica’s parent company. Annette joins Leica from Honeywell where […]

Current ELISA users “will be floored by the speed and simplicity” of Lumit™ Cytokine Immunoassays Madison, WI USA. — Researchers studying immunity and inflammation now have a faster, easier alternative to traditional enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) with new Promega bioluminescent assays launched today. The Lumit™ Cytokine Immunoassays can quantitatively detect released cytokines from cell culture samples […]

BD Rhapsody™ TCR/BCR Multiomic Assay speeds discovery in autoimmune disorders, immuno-oncology and infectious diseases FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. – BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, recently released the BD Rhapsody™ TCR/BCR Multiomic Assay, an innovative set of reagents that enables researchers to more easily and comprehensively analyze important cells in […]

Clive G Brown, CTO, Oxford Nanopore Technologies, reviews some of the latest technology updates during a webinar today. Highlights include performance and base modification calling improvements, as well as updates on the recently-released Short Fragment Mode (SFM) and a new basecaller.  Summary:  Latest chemistry enables 99.3% raw read accuracy at high data yields; new Kit […]

Cytosurge, a global leader in precision single cell manipulation, today announced the launch of FluidFM® CellEDIT, a CRISPR cell line engineering service based on its FluidFM® technology.   Zurich | Genetically engineered cell lines have become an invaluable tool in biological research and drug discovery. Nobel-prize winning CRISPR technology has opened up multiple opportunities for […]

MADISON, Wis. — Life science researchers can explore new ideas for genome engineering technology through a newly announced post-doctoral research program launched by Promega with mentoring support from AstraZeneca. The program gives researchers the unique opportunity to work on groundbreaking projects in an emerging field while collaborating with scientists at a global pharmaceutical company and […]

Funding will power a series of prospective clinical trials to validate Quanterix’ multi-analyte test in collaboration with Amsterdam University Medical Centers (Amsterdam UMC) Billerica, Mass. – Quanterix Corporation (NASDAQ: QTRX), a company digitizing biomarker analysis with the goal of advancing the science of precision health, today announced it has partnered with the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) to accelerate […]

Recently, China’s leading company in animal cell culture technology and domestic serum-free culture media, Shanghai BioEngine Sci-Tech Co., LTD, announced the completion of a 200 million RMB Series B++ financing round. The financing was led by Legend Capital, followed by Addor Capital and Tsing Song Capital, and the old shareholder Hankang Capital continued to increase […]