LANSING, Mich. — Neogen Corporation (NASDAQ: NEOG) announced today that it has acquired the assets of the Edmonton-based Delta Genomics Centre — a major animal genomics laboratory in Canada. With the acquisition, Delta’s laboratory operations will be renamed Neogen Canada, and become Neogen’s fifth animal genomics laboratory — joining locations in the U.S., Scotland, Brazil, […]

AUSTIN, Texas — Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ: LMNX) today announced that the company has completed its previously announced acquisition of MilliporeSigma’s flow cytometry portfolio for $75 million in combined stock, asset and inventory purchases. The acquisition is expected to contribute $40 million to $50 million in revenue to Luminex in 2019. “We are pleased to announce the completion of this transaction and excited to welcome […]

Madison, WI USA. Promega Corporation’s latest microsatellite instability (MSI) technology has been granted innovation designation by the Chinese National Medical Products Administration (NMPA). Promega MSI technology has been validated in labs around the world. With innovation status, the path to become classified as an invitro diagnostic (IVD) will gain elevated efficiency by having a program […]

Today, Samplix announced that the company has been selected by the European Commission among the winners of the prestigious Horizon 2020 – SME Instrument program, obtaining €1.9 million to mature its proprietary Xdrop™ technology. The selection process was highly competitive with more than 1.800 applicants and a success rate of only about 3%. Samplix’ proprietary […]

STONY BROOK, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: APDN) (“Applied DNA” or the “Company”), a leader in large-scale PCR-based DNA manufacturing, announced today that on December 26, 2018 it closed its previously announced underwritten public offering (the “Offering”) of an aggregate of 5,500,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), […]

La Vista, NE – Streck, Inc. and Farmalatina Ltda., Santiago, Chile, have signed a distribution agreement for Streck’s full portfolio of quality control, cell stabilization, and molecular products. Streck’s portfolio includes quality control products that test the performance and limits of instruments and reagents, helping laboratories meet regulatory and accreditation requirements; sample collection devices for […]

Program could lead to new crop protection solutions for farmers worldwide Chengdu, China. HitGen Ltd announced that the company has entered into a research collaboration with the Crop Science division of Bayer to identify novel small molecule leads for targets of interest. In this collaboration, HitGen will apply its advanced technology platform, based on DNA-encoded […]

InSphero and Path BioAnalytics Announce Partnership to Develop Advanced 3D Airway Tissue Model for Cystic Fibrosis Research Path BioAnalytics to explore InSphero 3D cell technology to produce organoids from primary Cystic Fibrosis patient tissues to aid the development of new treatments Schlieren, Switzerland — InSphero AG and Path BioAnalytics today announced a partnership through which […]

SEATTLE — NanoString Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSTG), a provider of life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products, today announced that health officials from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in the United Kingdom recently issued a recommendation that includes the use of the Prosigna® Breast Cancer Gene Signature Assay result to guide adjuvant chemotherapy decisions for […]

Existing investors contribute an additional $30 million to accelerate tools that will revolutionize genomic research BOULDER, Colo. — Inscripta™, a leading gene-editing technology company, today announced that MAD7, its proprietary CRISPR enzyme, has achieved wide adoption by academic, commercial, and government researchers in its first year of availability. MAD7 was recently recognized by the Scientistmagazine as one of […]