NEW YORK — Avista Capital Partners (“Avista”), a leading private equity firm focused exclusively on healthcare, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to invest in eMolecules (“eMolecules,” or the “Company”), a novel and fast-growing e-procurement platform for high-value chemicals and bioreagents used by the leading pharmaceutical companies in drug discovery. Financial terms […]

ROCHESTER, Minn. ― Mayo Clinic and Thermo Fisher Scientific have joined forces to bring innovative solutions to patients by accelerating clinical validation, and commercialization of selected next-generation sequencing (NGS), mass spectrometry and immunology diagnostic tools. The Advanced Diagnostics Laboratory in One Discovery Square, which is part of the Destination Medical Center initiative, will be the home […]

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. & LA JOLLA, Calif. — Twist Bioscience Corporation (NASDAQ: TWST), a company enabling customers to succeed through its offering of high-quality synthetic DNA using its silicon platform, today announced that it signed a partnership agreement with Kyowa Kirin Pharmaceutical Research, Inc., a subsidiary of Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd. (Kyowa Kirin, TSE: […]

NanoTemper Technologies and PharmAI combine competencies to develop biophysical tools that remove costly and time-consuming guesswork from large datasets NanoTemper Technologies announced a partnership with PharmAI, the Dresden-based start-up that specializes in virtual screening software. Together, they will zero in on one of the biggest roadblocks to quick drug development: Researchers have to comb through […]

Company Appoints Seasoned Life Science Investment and Business Development Executive Dr. Jason Yuanxin Zhang to Lead the Fund SUNNYVALE, California – JSR Life Sciences, LLC today announced the launch of its ‘JSR Life Sciences Corporate Venture Fund.’ As part of a continued effort to identify and accelerate novel therapies and innovative technologies, JSR will leverage the new […]

The White FOx brings maximum flexibility, control and insight to diagnostic development, life science and (bio)pharmaceutical research.  Diepenbeek, Belgium – FOx BIOSYSTEMS today announced the launch of their novel biosensor, the White FOx. Through recent collaborations with scientists and engineers, on a range of EU projects, FOx BIOSYSTEMS have created a robust, low maintenance, easy-to-use instrument […]

SomaLogic will leverage their industry-leading 7,000-plex assay to launch a new line of smaller, customizable protein panels that will be commercially available in the second quarter. BOULDER, Colo. — SomaLogic, Inc., a global leader in proteomics technology, announced today its intention to broaden its proteomics offerings to pharma, biotechnology and academic research customers by adding […]

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.– Aceto, a leading global virtual manufacturer of specialty materials for life sciences and advanced technology end markets, announced today the introduction of an expanded portfolio for biopharmaceutical and cell culture reagent manufacturers. This offering will be built on the established expertise of Pharma Waldhof, one of Aceto’s key facilities located in Düsseldorf, […]

MINNEAPOLIS — Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ: TECH), a global life sciences company providing innovative tools and bioactive reagents for the research and clinical diagnostic communities, today announced that its Bristol site in the United Kingdom received ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Systems certification. Bio-Techne’s Bristol facility produces life science reagents for research use. This certification is widely […]

DUBAI, UAE — Agena Bioscience®, the global manufacturer of the MassARRAY® System for targeted genetic analysis has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Alliance Global (AGBL Group) to bring the MassARRAY technology to many emerging markets across the Middle East, Africa, and Central Asia. “With their extensive biomedical distribution network, AGBL is an ideal partner to bring our […]