Madison, WI USA.  Promega Corporation today announced it has entered into a global collaboration with Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, to develop Promega’s microsatellite instability (MSI) technology as an on-label, solid tumor companion diagnostic (CDx) for use with Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy, KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab). The global collaboration will initially seek regulatory […]

Ion Torrent Genexus System* holds potential to advance precision medicine in the clinic BALTIMORE — Thermo Fisher Scientific announced the launch of its Ion Torrent Genexus System, the first fully integrated, next-generation sequencing (NGS) platform featuring an automated specimen-to-report workflow that delivers results economically in a single day. Launched at the Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) 2019 annual […]

New Ionic™ Purification System produces higher yields of pure, ready-to-sequence nucleic acids in one hour with less than three minutes of hands-on time per sample BALTIMORE, MD – Purigen Biosystems, Inc., a leading provider of next-generation technologies for extracting and purifying nucleic acids from biological samples, today announced the launch of its Ionic™ Purification System. The […]

Portable TERRA™ II and Benchtop BTX™ III mobile XRD analyzers offer SwiftMin automated quantitative XRD software, a streamlined user interface, preprogrammed calibrations and an improved X-ray detector for increased productivity without the need for a technical expert. WALTHAM, Mass.—The Olympus next-generation TERRA™ II and BTX™ III mobile X-ray diffraction (XRD) analyzers offer faster quantitative mineralogy […]

ALPCO’s new STELLUX® Chemiluminescence Glucagon ELISA features increased analytical specificity and a broad range to accurately quantify glucagon levels between 0.86 and 143.7 pmol/L (3-500 pg/mL) in human and rodent samples. Salem, NH — ALPCO, a leading developer and manufacturer of life science test solutions to advance research and improve clinical outcomes, announced the official launch […]

PALO ALTO, Calif. & SCHLIEREN, Switzerland– R&D services platform will make it easier for researchers throughout the world to purchase InSphero assay ready models and services for drug efficacy and safety testing Science Exchange, the world’s leading SaaS-enabled marketplace for outsourced R&D, and InSphero AG today announced a collaboration to facilitate access to InSphero’s comprehensive portfolio of […]

Mastermind Genomic Search Engine Now Filters Evidence by Phenotype – Critical for the Genetic Interpretation of Rare Diseases Genomenon® announced the release of Mastermind® version 2.0. The Genomic Search Engine now includes the ability to search the entirety of the genomic literature by phenotypes (symptoms). This new functionality will further accelerate diagnosis of patients with genetic and rare […]

Gaithersburg, MD — Applied Biomimetic, a leader in the convergence of polymer and protein membrane technologies, hosted a Grand Opening of its new production facility in Gaithersburg, Maryland on November 6th. Dignitaries included Mads Clausen, chairman of Applied Biomimetic, the Danish Ambassador to the USA, Her Excellency, Lone Dencker Wisborg, and members of the State of […]

MENLO PARK, Calif.– IONpath, Inc., a company revolutionizing multiplexed tissue imaging, launched the MIBIscope™ System, the first commercially available Multiplexed Ion Beam Imaging (MIBI™) system. The MIBIscope enables researchers to image over 40 biomarkers simultaneously at higher sensitivity, resolution, and throughput than existing methods. IONpath is showcasing the platform at the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer […]