Oxford, UK. Absolute Antibody Ltd., an industry-leading provider of recombinant antibody products and services, today announced the launch of the first commercially available mouse knob-into-hole (KIH) bispecific antibody reagents. Bispecific antibodies, which permit simultaneous engagement of two different protein targets, are an exciting new class of therapeutics, but many of the formats developed for human antibodies […]

Genome Diagnostics B.V. (“GenDx”) announced today that Ampersand Capital Partners has completed a minority, growth equity investment in the company. Wietse Mulder, PhD., remains the majority shareholder and CEO of GenDx. The partnership between Ampersand and GenDx aims to foster sustainable growth, both organically and through M&A activities in the molecular diagnostic products and services […]

The new cloud-based service enables quick access to scientific information — including key restriction enzyme details — for molecular biologists in the lab. IPSWICH, Mass. — Imagine you’re at the bench performing a restriction enzyme digest, and you need information about an enzyme and don’t want to have to take your gloves off. myNEB, an Alexa cloud-based […]

SAN DIEGO–Verogen Inc., the world’s first DNA sequencing company dedicated to forensic science, announced today that the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation has approved the company’s next-gen forensic DNA technology for use by forensic laboratories generating DNA profiles for upload to the National DNA Index System (NDIS). The FBI manages NDIS to enable comparison […]

Ghent University, one of the leading research institutes working on digital PCR (dPCR) technology, recently signed a collaborative agreement with Stilla technologies. Stilla’s Naica system, a dPCR equipment, offers multiplexing to detect multiple target genes in a single assay with high precision and accuracy. In this collaborative project, the two parties will be joining hands […]

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Fluidigm Corporation (NASDAQ:FLDM) announced today that the Group for Innovative Cancer Treatment Division of the National Cancer Center in Japan has expanded its clinical research in colorectal cancer using the Hyperion™ Imaging System to study regulatory T (Treg) cell proliferation in tumor tissue with the goal of discovering a novel target for immunotherapy. Globally, colorectal cancer […]

New design for improved clone selection as well as media and feed optimization in fed‑batch and perfusion mimic conditions System supports Cell & Gene therapy applications, including HEK293 for viral vector production, T-cells, iPSCs and other immune-derived cell lines Official launch at the ESACT Conference in Copenhagen (May 5–8, 2019) GOETTINGEN, Germany and ROYSTON, UK –  Sartorius […]

SigNature® T Traceability System to be Installed in Egypt to Tag Two Cotton Varietals STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Applied DNA Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ: APDN) (“Applied DNA” or the “Company”), a leader in PCR-based manufacturing for product authenticity and traceability solutions, announced today it received an order for the implementation of its SigNature® T cotton traceability system in Egypt to […]

Organ-on-Chip specialist CN Bio has signed a distribution agreement with Sydney-based AXT Pty. Ltd., Australia’s leading supplier of high technology scientific equipment. The agreement will see AXT distribute CN Bio’s innovative bioengineering products to medical researchers in academia and industry throughout Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific region. CN Bio is a leading lab-on-a-chip company, based in […]

Evidence Street® issues review supporting Whole Genome Sequencing The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) technology review organization, known as Evidence Street®, issued a positive review of Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) for children with multiple unexplained congenital anomalies or neurodevelopmental disorders of unknown etiology, as well as rapid WGS for critically-ill infants with suspected genetic disorders. […]