Vector Laboratories is now a PE-backed company funded by Thompson Street Capital Partners BURLINGAME, Calif. — Vector Laboratories, the market leader in the development and manufacture of labeling and detection reagents for biomedical research, today announced that it has closed a $124 million cash buyout, backed by private equity firm Thompson Street Capital Partners to accelerate its expansion into protein […]
Chicago, IL — GTCR, a leading private equity firm, announced today that its Antylia Scientific portfolio company (“Antylia” or the “Company”) has reached a definitive agreement to sell its Masterflex business unit to Avantor for $2.9 billion in an all-cash transaction. In executing its Leaders Strategy™, GTCR acquired Antylia in partnership with CEO Bernd Brust […]
CINCINNATI — Meridian Bioscience, Inc., a leading global provider of diagnostic testing solutions and life science raw materials, announced today the launch of its new Air-Dryable™ Direct DNA qPCR Saliva and Air-Dryable™ Direct RNA/DNA qPCR Saliva Mixes, which are designed for incorporation in room-temperature stable molecular assays, directly targeting nucleic acid sequence from saliva and […]
INanoBio Makes Strides Towards Ubiquitous Point-of-Need DNA Sequencing SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — INanoBio, a startup developing early stage disease diagnostics by combining semiconductor nanotechnology with biotechnology and machine learning, today announced it has successfully fabricated initial prototypes of its novel Field Effect Nanopore Transistor (FENT) device. FENT is INanoBio’s proprietary technology, a revolutionary device that combines CMOS […]
Bell brings more than 25 years of experience leading HR functions at life science companies including PerkinElmer and GE Healthcare and joins during a pivotal period of growth for BICO. BICO, the leading Bio Convergence company, announced today it has hired Erica Bell as its first Chief People Officer. Bell most recently served as VP of Human Resources (HR) at […]
HOUSTON— NuProbe scientists and collaborators recently published a new method for sensitive detection of somatic mutations using Oxford Nanopore sequencing platforms. The method, termed oncogene concatenated enriched amplicon nanopore sequencing (OCEANS), enables rapid, accurate, and affordable detection of somatic mutations as low as 0.05% variant allele frequency (VAF). This novel research will facilitate the development […]
New synthetic genome may accelerate discovery and development for diagnostics, vaccines, and therapeutics for COVID-19 pandemicSAN DIEGO — Codex DNA, Inc. (NASDAQ: DNAY), a pioneer in automated benchtop synthetic biology systems, today announced the release of its first full-length synthetic genome for the highly infectious Delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus (B.1.617 lineage). The genome […]
Munich, Germany – A surface with 100% passivation: The completely non-adhesive Bioinert surface is now available in a range of ibidi’s most requested µ-Slides, including the µ-Slide 8 Well high. The Bioinert surface is a thin polyol hydrogel layer that is covalently bound to the ibidi Polymer Coverslip Bottom of the µ-Slide. It does not allow […]
Earlier collaboration, starting with a multiyear, global agreement, may speed development and introduction of targeted precision medicine therapies for patients CARLSBAD, Calif. — Thermo Fisher Scientific’s clinical sequencing business and AstraZeneca today announced they will co-develop next-generation sequencing (NGS)-based companion diagnostics (CDx) to support AstraZeneca’s expanding portfolio of targeted therapies. The companies will collaborate under a […]
Instrument ushers in a new phase of biologic characterization, empowering scientists to analyze more samples and molecules to meet next-gen drug development challenges Framingham, MA — SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies and Danaher operating company, presents the latest capillary electrophoresis solution, the BioPhase 8800 system. This is the only multi-capillary system for […]
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