Digital PCR for COVID-19 wastewater testing overcomes limitations of traditional PCR Wastewater surveillance testing can quantify COVID-19 in populations and track mutations Custom QIAcuity One-Step Viral RT-PCR Kit supports wastewater testing applications Germantown, Maryland, and Hilden, Germany – QIAGEN today announced the addition of kits for wastewater testing to its growing portfolio of COVID-19 products. The […]

WINOOSKI VT, USA — BioTek Instruments, an Agilent Technologies, Inc., company, announces that it was granted a patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for the Automated Media Exchange (AMX) module for the MultiFlo FX Multi-Mode Dispenser. In cell biology workflows, the automated MultiFlo FX with AMX module enables hands-free, gentle, and highly consistent media exchanges […]

BUFFALO, N.Y. — OmniSeq®, an innovator in next generation sequencing in oncology, today announced its collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) to employ its RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) gene expression profile assay for selecting immunotherapy combinations for patients in a Phase II clinical trial for patients with Recurrent/Metastatic (R/M) head and neck squamous cell carcinoma […]

New possibilities: tailor-made cell culture media and reagents that fulfil specific regulatory requirements are now available on request A streamlined process for defining regulatory specifications reduces the overall burden for customers, therefore saving cost & time and minimizing overall risk The company’s entire cell culture media and reagents portfolios are covered by the new certification […]

Zurich — We are delighted to announce that RAMCON has been appointed as distributor in the Nordic Countries. RAMCON will distribute our FluidFM BIO Series lab solutions that enable cutting-edge experiments in life sciences and nanotechnology – from neuronal cell network patterning and multiplexed CRISPR gene editing to unprecedented fast cell line development – in […]

Enables researchers to generate more data in less time to support both preclinical and clinical studies Uppsala, Sweden: Gyros Protein Technologies AB, a pioneer in automated nanoliter-scale immunoassays and a leading provider of peptide synthesizers and reagents, today announced the introduction of Gyrolab® Bioaffy™ 4000 CD for immunoassay applications in biotherapeutic workflows. The new Gyrolab Bioaffy 4000, […]

GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. — Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed a new medium for the development and expansion of human T lymphocytes (T-cells) for cell therapy developers using allogeneic workflows. The Gibco CTS OpTmizer Pro Serum Free Media (SFM) is a first-of-its-kind media-solution that targets the metabolism of healthy donor cells, making it ideally suited for use in the […]

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Swift Biosciences of Ann Arbor, MI  has released a targeted gene panel that covers 100% of the SARS-CoV-2 S gene, even with limited viral titers. The Swift Normalase® Amplicon SARS-CoV-2 S Gene Panel (SNAP) eliminates the need to perform qPCR for library normalization. A pioneer in the development of DNA and RNA library preparation […]

WALTHAM, Mass. — PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today launched the Solus One E. coli O157 Pathogen Detection Assay for raw ground beef and raw beef trim. This system is designed for customers who receive a high volume of food samples daily and need a highly sensitive, cost effective assay. The […]

Encodia is developing revolutionary tools for large-scale protein analysis to enable breakthrough insights into biology and the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease SAN DIEGO, Calif.: Encodia, a privately-held biotech company developing next-generation solutions for proteomics research, announced the closing of a $75 million Series C financing led by Northpond Ventures and Deerfield Management, joined by GV, Alexandria Venture Investments, […]