2021 marks the 20th anniversary of Nucleofector™ Platform – the industry-leading non-viral cell transfection method The technology is highly regarded and widely used across the research community, with a range of applications from basic research through to cell and gene therapy The Nucleofector™ System offers a flexible, reliable approach to transfection, including for primary cells, […]

EAU CLAIRE, Wis., US – Illumina, a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies is joining the International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium (IWGSC) as a sponsoring partner. The IWGSC is an international, collaborative consortium of wheat growers, plant scientists, and public and private breeders dedicated to the development of genomic resources for wheat scientists and breeders. These […]

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif & BEIJING — AcornMed Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (AcornMed), a precision medicine organization that specializes in the testing and analysis of solid and blood tumors, announced today that they will incorporate Twist Bioscience next generation sequencing (NGS) target enrichment and library preparation panels into AcornMed’s portfolio of tests designed to provide insight […]

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, has signed an agreement enabling multiple academic laboratories at Stanford University to access Twist Bioscience’s innovative antibody discovery and optimization services as well as its unique “Library of […]

Funding will accelerate company growth and infrastructure expansion leading up to full commercial launch Vizgen, the life science company dedicated to advancing human health by visualizing single-cell spatial genomics information, has closed a $37 million Series B financing. The financing was co-led by Novalis LifeSciences LLC, and current investor Northpond Ventures. Also participating in the round were […]

QIAseq DIRECT SARS-CoV-2 Kit halves both library preparation times and plasticware use Kit supports analysis of over 6,000 samples simultaneously on highest-throughput sequencers Integrates with QIAGEN Digital Insights cloud solutions to support variant detection and reporting including clade and lineage annotations across sequencing platforms GERMANTOWN, Md. & HILDEN, Germany —  QIAGEN N.V. (NYSE:QGEN; Frankfurt Prime […]

MINNEAPOLIS — Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ: TECH) today announced it has completed the acquisition of Asuragen, Inc.  The transaction included initial consideration of $215 million in cash plus contingent consideration of up to $105 million upon the achievement of certain future milestones.  The Asuragen acquisition adds a leading portfolio of best-in-class molecular diagnostic and research products, […]

WATERTOWN, Mass.– Captivate Bio, a scientific cell culture solutions provider headquartered in Watertown, Massachusetts, announced today it has signed a distribution agreement with denovoMATRIX GmbH, a biotechnology company located in Dresden, Germany which designs modular, biomimetic coatings for adherent cell manufacturing. Captivate Bio will become the North American distributor of myMATRIX products including the innovative […]

CELLINK entered a collaboration with UPM Biomedicals in March which is now running according to plan. The partnership brings together UPM:s expertise for producing non-animal derived, nanocellulose biomaterials with CELLINK’s years of experience in method development for 3D bioprinting, offering new ground-breaking solutions to this growing life sciences market. Advances in 3D printing in the […]

ABEC Custom Single Run (CSR) systems supplied on fast-track schedule to support flexible manufacturing of plasmid DNA Bethlehem, PA, USA – ABEC, a leading global provider of integrated solutions and services for biopharmaceutical manufacturing, today announced that it has supplied two 50L CSR single-use fermenters to Catalent Cell & Gene Therapy. The custom designed systems were delivered on an accelerated […]