Atlas Antibodies AB has signed an agreement to acquire UK company HistoCyte Laboratories Ltd. HistoCyte Laboratories’ portfolio of innovative cell line materials provides control of immunohistochemical assays used in the diagnosis of cancers. These materials have uniquely tissue-like properties that enhance the quality of tissue-based assays. Stockholm / Newcastle upon Tyne — Formed in 2014, […]

Partnership expands access to company’s leading biomarker technology and Simoa Accelerator Lab services into China and Asia Pacific (APAC) BILLERICA, Mass. — Quanterix Corporation (NASDAQ: QTRX), a company digitizing biomarker analysis to advance the science of precision health, today announced it has entered into an agreement to open a joint Simoa laboratory with WuXi AppTec to improve access to Quanterix’ industry leading biomarker testing […]

LONGMONT, Colo. — KromaTiD is pleased to announce that Colorado biomedical entrepreneur James Chomas has joined the company’s Board of Directors. Jim has a track record of developing innovative healthcare solutions and driving adoption by customers and strategic partners.  KromaTiD’s sales and operations are rapidly accelerating and Jim’s deep experience in healthcare product definition, commercialization, and organizational growth bring […]

Boston, MA, USA, and Lausanne, SWITZERLAND – SOPHiA GENETICS, a global leader in Data-Driven Medicine, has appointed Ross Muken as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Mr. Muken brings more than 20 years of financial leadership experience with a strong focus on the medical technology and life sciences space. He joins the SOPHiA GENETICS team from Click […]

Breakthrough pathogen identifier gives food and beverage companies new, rapid solution to ensure food safety Smiths Detection, a global leader in threat detection and security screening technologies, was granted an AOAC INTERNATIONAL Performance Test MethodSM (PTM) program certification number 122005 for its Listeria CANARY® assay. The assay, used in the company’s Zephyr pathogen identifier, gives food and beverage companies a new, rapid solution […]

STOCKHOLM — MGI Tech Co., Ltd. (“MGI”)’s high-throughput gene sequencer has helped the regions throughout Sweden greatly improve their COVID-19 testing capabilities from the laboratory at the National Pandemic Center located in Karolinska Institute (KI). Sweden’s STV News, the national public television, recently reports that only one percent (1%) of the positive COVID-19 samples have been currently sequenced in Sweden and main regions in […]

PLT and Fluidigm Collaborate on Submission to the National Medical Products Administration for a CyTOF Device Approved for Diagnostic Use in ChinaSOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Fluidigm Corporation (NASDAQ:FLDM), an innovative biotechnology tools provider with a vision to improve life through comprehensive health insight, today announced a supply and distribution agreement with Zhejiang PuLuoTing Health […]

WAKEFIELD, Mass.– One of the biggest challenges in drug development and personalized medicine is how to model the cellular microenvironment accurately. The challenge applies to both cancer research and the use of induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSC) for tissue modeling, high-throughput drug screening, basic research, and regenerative medicine applications. As the number of iPSC lines […]

RAPID REPORTING AT HIGH THROUGHPUT ENABLES DETECTION OF POTENTIAL VACCINE ESCAPING VARIANT STRAINS Zymo Research introduces its COVID-19 Variant Sequencing Service that aids in tracking the emergence and prevalence of novel SARS-CoV-2 variants. IRVINE, Calif. — Zymo Research announced today their COVID-19 Variant Sequencing Service. This new global service expands Zymo Research’s end-to-end SARS-CoV-2 solutions that include sample […]

Advancement Expected to Further Accelerate Development of mRNA Vaccines and Therapeutics SAN DIEGO — Maravai LifeSciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRVI), a global provider of life science reagents and services to researchers and biotech innovators, announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a new patent, United States Patent No. 10,913,768, to the company’s […]