San Diego-based cell culture products supplier announces new, larger headquarters as sales of its Australian origin, fully traceable and characterized fetal bovine serum continues to climb SAN DIEGO – Nucleus Biologics, a premium cell culture products supplier to the biotech and pharmaceutical industries, is announcing it has recently moved to a new 10,511 square foot office […]

LONDON, ON – 3M announced today that Health Canada has approved and published the next-generation 3M Molecular Detection System assay for Listeria detection. Based on isothermal DNA amplification and bioluminescence detection – the same combination of advanced technologies used in all 3M Molecular Detection Assays – these assays use new chemistry to deliver accurate results with shorter […]

HERCULES, Calif. — Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb), today announced the launch of ddPCR™ Genome Edit Detection Assays, the first tests to characterize edits generated by CRISPR-Cas9 or other genome editing tools using Bio-Rad’s Droplet Digital PCR (ddPCR) technology. Users can specify their sequences and order assays through Bio-Rad’s Digital Assay Site. Successful genome editing is […]

Commercial agreement with Congenica supports UniteGen’s goal of achieving the world’s largest human genome database Cambridge, UK – Congenica’s Sapientia™ clinical genome analysis software platform will be used by China-based UniteGen to carry out whole genome sequencing (WGS) processing and analysis as part of China’s “100K Wellness Pioneer Project”, hosted by Beijing 4P Health Research […]

Customized TR-FRET immunoassay kit development services fast-track new product development SAN DIEGO—-BioAuxilium Research Inc., a Canadian biotech specialized in the development of custom TR-FRET assay kits, announced today at the 2017 BIO International Convention the successful development of its 100th custom TR-FRET immunoassay kit. These easy-to-use, fully validated assay kits provide researchers with homogeneous, robust […]

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — SerImmune Inc. today announced an $8 million round of financing, led by Illumina Ventures, with participation from Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, through a subsidiary, and additional undisclosed investors. With the proceeds, SerImmune will expand its immune mapping technology platform and antibody repertoire database while building strategic […]

A New Orleans startup exploring the diagnostic aspects of genetic research has received more than $1 million from investors and plans to expand its business. Pine Biotech, based at the New Orleans BioInnovation Center on Canal Street, has developed a software program to help scientists analyze and map large sets of molecular data — also […]

Effective July 1, 2017, Axion products will be sold through Axion BioSystems International in Europe. Axion BioSystems and Nanion Technologies have enjoyed a very productive relationship over the past three years, with Nanion acting as sole distributor of Axion products in Europe. Nanion has effectively penetrated the high-throughput microelectrode array (MEA) market in Europe, while […]

Research in space will use Emulate’s Organs-on-Chips technology to evaluate effects of space travel on human brain cells, and may help uncover new insights to understand neurological diseases on Earth $2 million grant provided by NCATS, a center of the NIH; logistical support provided by CASIS, managers of the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory […]

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — OpGen, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPGN) announced today that it has entered into a global supply agreement to use Thermo Fisher Scientific’s technology to support the commercialization of its rapid molecular products and informatics system to help combat multidrug-resistant infections. OpGen will combine Thermo Fisher’s real-time PCR solutions with its genomic analysis and bioinformatics technology […]