Tissue collection will increase the number of high-quality lung cancer samples to develop cancer models   WASHINGTON, DC — LUNGevity Foundation is proud to be partnering with Pattern.org and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard to give patients the opportunity to make a lasting impact on the future of lung cancer diagnosis and treatment. Through […]

New clinical research uses xCELLigence Real-Time Cell Analysis to determine the optimal antibiotic for treating gum disease Periodontal disease, where bacterial infection of the gums causes chronic inflammation that can eventually lead to tooth loss, affects nearly 50% of the US population. Making this disease particularly challenging to treat is the fact that the bacteria […]

AMSBIO has added a new range of GCaMP calcium indicators (jGCaMP7b, jGCaMP7c, jGCaMP7f, jGCaMP7s) to their portfolio of ready-to-use adeno-associated virus (AAV) biosensor products. These viruses encoded biosensors are supplied ready for use for neural activity studies in vivo. AAV Biosensors provide a snapshot of intracellular interactions, specifically active brain circuitry. Using fluorescent protein-based AAV biosensors allows permanent […]

Prof Hon-Ming Lam from The Chinese University of Hong Kong teamed with BGI Genomics and other experts to complete the first reference-grade wild soybean genome, published in Nature Communications Soybean is an economically important crop first domesticated in China. Wild soybeans contain genes that could be used to improve agronomic traits of cultivated soybean, including stress […]

Walkersville, MD (USA) / Basel, Switzerland – Lonza has further strengthened its extensive mycoplasma detection portfolio with the addition of the Lucetta™ 2 Luminometer, a single-tube system designed to simplify and accelerate mycoplasma detection in cell cultures. Pharmaceutical, biotechnology and academic researchers can now rely on this compact, portable and easy-to-use instrument to run Lonza’s MycoAlert™ Mycoplasma […]

MR Solutions remains the only manufacturer of cryogen free superconducting MRI scanners with commercially installed systems in operation   MR Solutions which continues to lead the way in technological innovation in preclinical scanning systems has over the last year expanded its offering with a range of four CT scanners, extended its cryogen free range of […]

BC Platforms, a world leader in secure genomic data management and analytics, today announced that it has formed a partnership with Crestar Labs, a US-based clinical diagnostic reference laboratory offering CLIA certified services to healthcare providers to support informed decision making around patient care. BC Platforms will provide Crestar with its customizable, modular platform which […]

NEW YORK — Gencove, the leading low-pass genome sequencing platform, announced today a $3 million investment led by Spero Ventures. Alexandria Venture Investments and Burst Capital participated in the round, along with existing investors Third Kind Venture Capital and Version One Ventures. The funding will be used to develop new applications for agricultural markets as well as expand Gencove’s […]

— Six.02 making significant investments to expand Kemp’s service offerings, infrastructure, and technologies to meet high-growth market for premium protein-based bioservices — FREDERICK, Md.— Six.02 Bioservices announced today the acquisition of Kempbio, a leading provider of gene-to-protein bioservices for innovators developing human and veterinary biopharmaceuticals, vaccines, and diagnostics across the life sciences. Terms of the transaction […]

Oxford Nanopore has today made Flongle starter packs available to purchase, after initial testing in an early-access programme.  Flongle introduces a new paradigm of smaller, on-demand DNA or RNA sequencing tests, with the potential to transform a range of applications where rapid insights are required at low cost. Oxford Nanopore’s goal is to enable the analysis […]