Fast and accurate method for simultaneous detection of four species of pathogenic Aspergillus: A. flavus, A. fumigatus, A. niger, A. terreus, in cannabis and cannabis-infused products POTSDAM, Germany — BIOTECON Diagnostics is pleased to announce the launch of its highly convenient, sensitive, rapid and easy to use lyophilized test kit – the foodproof Aspergillus Detection LyoKit. Within two days […]

SEATTLE — TwinStrand Biosciences today announced it has entered into a worldwide non-exclusive agreement to sublicense two foundational patent families to Foundation Medicine and its affiliates relating to TwinStrand Duplex Sequencing™ error-correction technology. Duplex Sequencing increases the accuracy of next-generation sequencing as much as 10,000 times, allowing the detection of ultra-low frequency mutations that would […]

HAMBURG, Germany & CAMBRIDGE, Mas. —  Ultivue and Indivumed Inc. today announced that the two companies have entered into a collaborative partnership to further accelerate research and drug development in the area of personalized oncology. The deal links Indivumed’s vast array of standardized and fully comparable tissue biospecimens and analytical experience in IHC technology with Ultivue’s InSituPlex platform […]

NEW YORK, NY — Enzo Biochem, Inc. (NYSE:ENZ) (“Enzo” or “the Company”), a leading biosciences and diagnostics company, announced today that Mary Tagliaferri, MD, has been appointed to the company’s Board of Directors effective immediately. “In 2020, Enzo reported significant progress in advancing our business plan to achieve profitability including strong results in many areas […]

Consortium aims to make comprehensive genomic profiling accessible to advanced cancer patients in the U.S. to inform medical management and improve patient outcomes. WASHINGTON — Seven leading diagnostics companies and laboratory service providers have formed the Access to Comprehensive Genomic Profiling Coalition (ACGP). The goal of the organization is to collectively advocate for appropriate broad […]

Photo by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash shows human colorectal cancer cells treated with an inhibitor under study as a cancer therapy. Created by Yves Pommier, Rozenn Josse. Griffith University will establish a Centre of Excellence (CoE) in spatial biology in collaboration with Nanostring Technologies, a publicly held provider of life science tools for translational research […]

Sydney, Australia – Bioprinting holds enormous promise in medicine in areas such as tissue engineering, regenerative medicine and drug discovery. AXT has identified the potential for this technology to print tissues and even organs and has partnered with REGENHU to offer their unique bioprinters to Australian and New Zealand researchers. REGENHU is a research driven Swiss […]

ST. LOUIS & SAN DIEGO — PierianDx, the leading clinical genomics informatics company, and Bench International, a leading global executive search firm, jointly announce the appointment of Mark McDonough as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and member of the Board of Directors of PierianDx, effective immediately. In his new role, McDonough will help fulfill the company’s […]

Spatial Analysis of up to 30 Proteins on FFPE Tumor Biopsies May Inform Patient Treatment Decisions SEATTLE — NanoString Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSTG), a leading provider of life science tools for discovery and translational research, today announced a collaboration with Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) for their development of novel GeoMx® Digital Spatial Profiler (DSP) […]

SaudiVax intends to increase access to vaccines to 20 times more people in the Middle East and Africa than today First bioprocessing facility for halal vaccines in-region, for region Remote Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) helped avoid COVID-19 related delays   Cytiva, a global life sciences leader, is installing its first FlexFactory in the Middle East […]