SAN DIEGO, CA. — Molecular Assemblies Inc., a company developing a proprietary enzymatic DNA synthesis technology designed to power the next generation of DNA-based products, today announced that it has appointed Floyd E. Romesberg, PhD, a renowned scientist and professor of chemistry at The Scripps Research Institute, to its scientific advisory board. “We are extremely […]

First Genomic Reference for 1,000 Traditional Medicinal Plants to Standardize Chinese Pharmacopeia Illumina and the Institute of Medicinal Plant Development (IMPLAD) have signed a deal to create the world’s first catalog of genomic references for medicinal plants used as sources in Traditional Chinese Medicines (TCM).  TCM has evolved over thousands of years to combine modern […]

WAKEFIELD, Mass. & CLARKSBURG, Md.–ZS Genetics, Inc. and Hitachi High Technologies America, Inc. (HTA) announced today a strategic collaboration to develop and commercialize ZS Genetics’ DNA sequencing platform. ZS Genetics’ proprietary technologies, based on high-resolution electron microscopy (EM), will allow the scientific community for the first time to sequence very high-quality long reads (50,000+ base-pairs) […]

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Unlike other CRISPR/Cas9 vector-based systems, the transEDIT-dual vector system expresses two gRNAs from the same lentiviral vector, allowing researchers to target one gene with two different gRNAs for greater efficacy. The vectors are also designed to allow the gRNAs to be shuffled between vectors, enabling one vector to target two different genes […]

– Amplification and validation service based on SYGNIS’ proprietary DNA amplification technologies TruePrime and CovCheck – Targeting single cell and liquid biopsy NGS applications – Supporting NGS users with upstream sample preparation and validation – Unique service facilitating wider customer access to NGS Madrid, Spain, and Heidelberg, Germany – SYGNIS AG (Frankfurt: LIO1; ISIN: DE000A1RFM03; […]

The MagCore® nucleic acid extraction and purification system is now available through Parallel Devices, a supplier of life science sample preparation products. Chicago, IL — RBC Bioscience of Taipei, Taiwan, manufacturer of the MagCore® nucleic acid extraction and purification system and Parallel Devices, a supplier of life science sample preparation products, together announce at PITTCON […]

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota – Bio-Techne has entered into an exclusive license agreement with Multiclonal Therapeutics (MCT) to commercialize reagents and media systems in the research reagent field intended for cloning, propagating, and differentiating adult “ground-state” stem cells from healthy and diseased epithelial tissues. Working together, Bio-Techne and MCT will transition this breakthrough technology into reagents and […]

PLEASANTON, Calif. — Unchained Labs, the life sciences company that’s all about getting biologics researchers the right tool for the job, released its UNcle 2.0 software today. The new software turns the dial on UNcle all the way up to 11, adding 2 new applications to the 9 that were already on the first all-in-one biologics stability […]

Hayward, CA – Biolog, Inc. announced today that MediLoc Laborsysteme GmbH has been appointed as the newest distributor of Biolog’s innovative product lines for characterization and identification of diverse cell types, from bacteria to human cells. MediLoc is based in Minden, Germany and will represent Biolog in Germany and Austria. More information on MediLoc can be […]

Eric D. Hobbs succeeds Igor Khandros as Chief Executive Officer Emeryville, CA– Monday –Berkeley Lights, Inc. (BLI), a company dedicated to bringing to market transformational platforms for biopharmaceutical processes, announced today that chief executive officer (CEO) Igor Khandros, Ph.D. is stepping down as part of the Company’s ongoing leadership succession planning. Berkeley Lights’ board of directors has […]