CINCINNATI — Meridian Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIVO), a leading global provider of diagnostic testing solutions and life science raw materials, announced today that it has launched an Air-Dryable RT-qPCR Mix, driving innovation in the development of molecular tests with ambient temperature stability. This specialized master mix is designed for air-drying, a cost-effective and easier alternative […]

Simplify drug efficacy and neurotoxicity evaluation TOKYO, Japan – Ricoh Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan) and Elixirgen Scientific, Inc. (Baltimore, Maryland, USA) have jointly developed assay-ready cell plates, which may dramatically simplify the drug efficacy testing for neurological diseases and the neurotoxicity testing for chemical compounds. This product contains human neurons generated from human induced pluripotent stem […]

Positioning Australia at the forefront of healthcare innovation The Victorian Government collaborated with the University of Melbourne and Illumina to secure a $60 million investment for a world-leading genomics hub in Victoria called the Illumina–University of Melbourne Genomics Hub. This collaboration puts Victoria, the University of Melbourne’s researchers, students, and precinct partners at the forefront […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced its clinical informatics platform Alissa Interpret has been adopted by the North West Genomic Laboratory Hub (NW GLH) based in Manchester and Liverpool, part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, England. The NW GLH and its partners are responsible for delivering genomic testing across the whole of the North […]

Associated Collaboration with the New York Genome Center to Expand Patient Access to Advanced Genomic Technologies New York — Seeking to advance the scope of precision medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, and Illumina, Inc. are entering into a collaboration to sequence the complete human genomes of thousands of consenting patients, in order to identify genetic alterations driving disease […]

Continued expansion of clinical products further advances precision medicine globally The NextSeq 550Dx received approval from China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for genetic testing and diagnosis, paving the way toward improved patient outcomes by harnessing the power of next-generation sequencing. Since obtaining United States FDA approval in 2017, the NextSeq 550Dx has been cleared […]

MINNEAPOLIS — Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ: TECH) and Regulus Therapeutics (NASDAQ: RGLS) announced a collaboration to support Regulus with biomarker analysis for the clinical development of RGLS4326, an Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD) treatment. Regulus has utilized two Bio-Techne branded product lines, ProteinSimple and Exosome Diagnostics, to aid in their clinical trial patient testing.  RGLS4326 […]

The partnership launches RoosterBio’s first international platform with off-the-shelf working cell banks and hMSC bioprocess media products in Asia FREDERICK, Md. — RoosterBio, Inc, a leading supplier of innovative cellular therapy bioprocess tools and scalable manufacturing solutions for regenerative medicine, today announced it entered into an exclusive agency agreement with Sartorius Korea Biotech, a subsidiary of the […]

DUBLIN, Ireland & Frankfurt a.M., Germany: ERS Genomics Limited, which was formed to provide broad access to the foundational CRISPR/Cas9 intellectual property co-owned by Dr. Emmanuelle Charpentier, and Vivlion GmbH, a startup company providing next generation CRISPR/Cas gRNA libraries and screening services for the global R&D market, today announced a non-exclusive license agreement granting Vivlion® […]

Salt Lake City, Utah. Carterra® Inc., the world leader in high-throughput antibody screening and characterization, has announced that Joseph D. Keegan, PhD has been appointed as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors. Dr. Keegan has been a member of Carterra’s board for the last five years and has over 30 years of experience leading […]