BIOTECON Diagnostics` foodproof RoboPrep Fusion® for molecular food and veterinary diagnostics is the perfect combination of a precise liquid handling robot with an attached and highly efficient DNA / RNA extraction system – the KingFisher™ Flex. The pipetting robot does the complete preparation of the sample material and the buffers required for the extraction. The […]

Basel, Switzerland – Today Lonza announced the addition of hepatic stellate cells, Kupffer cells and liver-derived endothelial cells to its extensive hepatocytes portfolio. These hepatic non-parenchymal cells provide scientists with the building blocks to create more physiologically relevant in vitro models, including co-cultures and 3D cell cultures, for enhanced liver disease research. Hepatic non-parenchymal cells are involved in […]

Santa Cruz, CA – SomaGenics announced the launch of RealSeq®-biofluids, a next-generation sequencing (NGS) library construction kit sensitive enough to detect small RNAs from cell-free biofluids. Further enhancing its efforts in the liquid biopsy arena, SomaGenics has received a 3-year Phase II SBIR grant from the NIH for the development of RealSeq®-T, a technology enabling […]

Precision medicine in oncology, microbiology, and in vitro allergy testing is taking a major leap forward. Stratedigm, Inc. and Shero Diagnostics, Inc. have partnered together to create a new paradigm in personalized medicine. Leveraging Stratedigm’s fully automated, future-proof flow cytometry technology, Shero Diagnostics will utilize its reagent library to create single-click diagnostics tests. Shero and Stratedigm’s synergistic approach will […]

New open-source algorithm produces phased diploid genome assemblies SEATTLE — Seattle-based Phase Genomics [www.phasegenomics.com], the leader in Hi-C based genomic solutions and Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. [www.pacb.com], the leader in long-read sequencing, announce the release of the FALCON-Phase software as part of a new co-development effort to improve the FALCON-Unzip genome assembly method for providing high-quality, phased diploid genome […]

Mountain View, CA—The Takara Bio Group, the leading provider of human stem cell differentiation services globally, has launched the Cellartis Directed Differentiation to Beta Cells Service for the delivery of high-quality, custom human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC)-derived beta cells for diabetes research and metabolic disease modeling. The gold standard in this field involves the use of […]

Cambridge, UK: Horizon Discovery Group plc (LSE: HZD) (“Horizon”, “the Group” or “the Company”), a global leader in gene editing and gene modulation technologies, announces that Dr. Jonathan Milner is stepping down from his position as a Non-Executive Director of the Board with immediate effect. Commenting on this announcement, Dr. Jonathan Milner said: “After 10 very enjoyable years […]

The National Institutes of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) recently awarded BellBrook Labs a $1 million phase II Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) grant to develop new assays to detect cyclic GMP-AMP (cGAMP) levels in biological samples. The assays will be used to discover, develop, and monitor new treatments for autoimmune diseases and cancer by targeting […]

AstraZeneca is the first pharmaceutical company to work with Emulate to develop and embed its Organs-on-Chips technology in its laboratories Studies with the technology aim to gain new insights into disease mechanisms  BOSTON, Mass. — Emulate, Inc. has formed a collaborative partnership with AstraZeneca’s Innovative Medicines and Early Development (IMED) Biotech Unit to embed its Organs-on-Chips technology within […]

Merck today announced a collaboration with Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, that could lead to the optimizing of nutritional supplements to restore a healthy gut microbial community.  DARMSTADT, GERMANY Collaboration with Washington University on gut bacteria research could lead to diagnostics, treatment for malnourished children Study to use MilliporeSigma’s genome-editing technology Merck, a […]