August 23, 2018 M&A, Partnerships

Promega Commits $3 Million to Revive & Restore Science Fund Supporting Catalytic Research Bridging Biotech and Conservation

August 23, 2018 07:52 AM Pacific Daylight Time MADISON, Wisc.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–To support the exploration of new solutions for confronting significant environmental challenges, global biotechnology manufacturer Promega Corporation has pledged $3 million over the next three years to the nonprofit Revive & Restore Catalyst Science Fund. This is the first corporate pledge to a recently launched fund designed to identify... Read more

August 23, 2018 Life Science Tools Product Launch

NuGEN launches mRNA-Seq library preparation kits with NuQuant®, a novel library quantification method to accurately measure molar concentrations of Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) libraries in seconds

San Carlos, CA, Aug 23, 2018 NuGEN Technologies, a leading provider of NGS library preparation solutions, today announced the launch of new mRNA-Seq library preparation kits integrated with NuQuant library quantification method. This proprietary library quantification method enables direct measurement of NGS library molar concentration, or the number of sequenceable molecules in seconds. The NuQuant method eliminates the need... Read more

August 22, 2018 Lab Top-10 Licensing, IP, and Legal Life Science Tools

Twist Bioscience Responds to Agilent’s Latest Baseless Complaint

AUG 22, 2018 Download PDF Agilent’s wholesale shift in its allegations, two and a half years into its suit, reveals only the weakness of its claims. Agilent’s most recent allegations are gamesmanship, not substance.  They omit that more than four months before it sought to change its complaint, Twist informed – and provided to Agilent – the... Read more

August 22, 2018 PR/Corporate

Harvard Bioscience Announces Management Change

Aug 22,2018 CFO Resigns to Pursue New Opportunity HOLLISTON, Mass., Aug. 22, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Harvard Bioscience, Inc. (Nasdaq: HBIO) (the “Company”), a global developer, manufacturer and marketer of a broad range of solutions to advance life science, today announced the resignation of Robert E. Gagnon, Chief Financial Officer, effective August 31, 2018. The Company has initiated a search for... Read more

August 22, 2018 Cell Analysis Tools

Cell Microsystems Announces First Commercial Sale of Automated AIR™ System for Single Cell Imaging, Sorting and Isolation

August 22, 2018 RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cell Microsystems, a provider of innovative tools and scalable solutions for the sorting and isolation of single cells, announced today the first commercial sale of its automated AIR™ System for the imaging, sorting and isolation of single cells and small colonies. Albert Einstein College of Medicine investigator Jan... Read more

August 21, 2018 Clinical Research/Diagn. Lab Top-10 Life Science Tools M&A, Partnerships Mass Spectrometry

Agena Bioscience Announces Collaboration with PerkinElmer

21 August 2018 Combining LabChip® GX Touch Nucleic Acid Analyzer and MassARRAY® for Optimized Liquid Biopsy Workflow San Diego, CA – Agena Bioscience (Agena) announced today that they have entered into a collaboration with PerkinElmer, incorporating the LabChip® GX Touch™ nucleic acid analyzer for quality assessment and quantitation of DNA in the upfront workflow of Agena’s MassARRAY®system. The... Read more

August 20, 2018 Cell Analysis Tools M&A, Partnerships

IsoPlexis Announces Expansion into Asia Pacific

IsoPlexis expands sales of its single-cell proteomic analysis platform, IsoLight and IsoCode Chip, to the pharmaceutical and life sciences markets in China BRANFORD, Conn., Aug. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — IsoPlexis Corporation (IsoPlexis), a privately held life sciences company at the forefront of single-cell analytics technology, announced today an exclusive agreement with Tekon Biotech, a leading instrumentation distributor, to... Read more

August 20, 2018 Atomic Spectroscopy Bio/Pharma/CRO Molecular Spectroscopy

HORIBA Boosts Development and Production of Optical Analysis and Measurement Instruments in the U.S.

August 20, 2018 HORIBA New Jersey Optical Spectroscopy Center to Open HORIBA, Ltd. (Head Office: Kyoto, Japan; hereinafter, “HORIBA”) announced today the relocation of its development and production center for optical analysis and measurement instruments. The relocation will take place within the U.S. state of New Jersey, moving from Edison to Piscataway, with the Center... Read more

August 20, 2018 Bio/Pharma/CRO Liq. Handling & Robotics Process Analytical Instr.

Unchained Labs just couldn’t take it anymore, frees the Big Kahuna!

August 20, 2018 – Pleasanton, CA – Unchained Labs, the life sciences company that’s all about getting biologics researchers the right tool for the job, renamed its flagship workflow solution today. Freeslate is now the Big Kahuna. “We really love this product and it deserved to be a part of the Unchained Labs family,” said Taegen Clary, VP... Read more

August 20, 2018 Environ, Ag./Food & Bev Licensing, IP, and Legal

Neogen’s one-hour Listeria Right Now™ receives AOAC approval

CONTACT: George Nagle, Neogen Corporation 517/372-9200 LANSING, Mich., Aug. 20, 2018 — Neogen’s revolutionary Listeria Right Now™ environmental pathogen detection system has officially achieved AOAC approval, license number #081802. The approval adds another level of assurance to the food safety community, as the product has now been validated by one of the industry’s leading third-party accreditation groups. “It’s extremely... Read more