AUTOMATED CHARACTERIZATION OF TINY VESICLES BERGISCH GLADBACH – Miltenyi Biotec has extended its portfolio with the MACSPlex Exosome Kit, human. The fast and efficient process enables the characterization of 37 exosome surface markers in a single experiment. Studies indicate that the physiological significance of exosomes is not to be ignored. The molecular content that is passed […]

Oxford Nanopore has today launched two new sequencing kits, for direct or PCR cDNA analysis.  This means that nanopore technology can now be used for a full range of RNA analyses, including: Direct RNA Sequencing Kit For the first time RNA can be sequenced directly, giving new insights including base modifications PCR cDNA Sequencing Kit […]

Innova CEO and CSO Dr. Nick Gee becomes Chief Technical Officer of SYGNIS Madrid, Spain, Heidelberg, Germany, and Cambridge, UK: Innova Biosciences (Innova), a specialist provider of bioconjugation products and services, has announced it has been fully acquired by Sygnis AG, for EUR 8 million in cash and 3.5 million in shares. Innova’s range of […]

llumina becomes primary vendor of tumor variant interpretation and reporting software for pioneering population sequencing project SAN DIEGO — Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) and Genomics England announced today that Illumina is the primary variant interpretation and reporting software vendor for tumor and matched normal samples characterized as part of the 100,000 Genomes Project. In a little over […]

Goettingen, Germany, Malmö, Sweden — Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB), a leading international supplier to the biopharmaceutical industry, has launched the Active Dashboard 2, an advanced software solution. Offered by its subsidiary, Sartorius Stedim Data Analytics, formerly known as Umetrics, the release features significant improvements for applications in biopharmaceutical, pharmaceutical, and other manufacturing industries. Delivering in-depth […]

Scientists have developed a new biological tool for examining molecules – the building blocks of life. It could provide new insights and benefits such as reducing numbers of animals used in research. The University is working in collaboration with Avacta Life Sciences, a Leeds spin-out company, and has developed a tool called Affimer technology. The […]

Saluggia, Italy and Männedorf, Switzerland – DiaSorin (FTSE Italy Mid Cap: DIA) and Tecan Group (SIX Swiss Exchange: TECN) announced today that they have agreed to collaborate in a development under which DiaSorin will make use of Tecan’s Fluent® Laboratory Automation Solution as its Nucleic Acid extraction platform. The new platform will be used in combination […]

Consortium for Sequencing the Food Supply Chain to Create New AI Models that Help Identify Food Hazards before Outbreaks Occur ARMONK, N. Y. and ITHACA, N. Y.: IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Cornell University, a leader in dairy research, today announced a new collaboration using next-generation sequencing combined with bioinformatics designed to help reduce the chances that the […]

 ST. LOUIS — Canopy BiosciencesTM, LLC (“Canopy Biosciences”), an emerging provider of gene editing and personalized medicine technologies, announced a distributor agreement with Cosmo Bio Co., Ltd. (“Cosmo Bio“) for its TUNR Flexible Gene Editing technology in Japan.  Cosmo Bio is one of Japan’s largest and most established reagents and services suppliers in the life science industry, […]