January 16, 2018 M&A, Partnerships

Advanced Immunolabeling Reagents and Tools from Vector Laboratories Now from Bio-Techne

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Bio-Techne now offers reagents and kits from Vector Laboratories, a leader in advanced labeling and detection solutions. Their innovative proprietary immunolabeling kits offer reliable, sensitive, and low background detection. In October 2017, Bio-Techne started distributing Vector Laboratories’ flagship products to complement its vast selection of Novus Biologicals® primary antibodies, including over 13,000 monoclonal-... Read more

January 16, 2018 Life Science Tools PR/Corporate

PRECIPIO APPOINTS NEW SALES VP TO MANAGE DIAGNOSTICS SALES EXPANSION

SALES GROWTH ACCELERATION PLAN TO TRIPLE SIZE OF ONCOLOGIST/HOSPITAL SALES TEAM IN 2018 NEW HAVEN, Conn., Jan. 16, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Specialty diagnostics firm Precipio, Inc. (NASDAQ:PRPO) has appointed Douglas Sites to the new position of Vice President of Sales where he will be responsible for executing Precipio’s Pathology Services sales plan, targeting oncologists... Read more

January 16, 2018 Clinical Research/Diagn. Product Launch

Gyros Protein Technologies introduces multi-species kit for toxicokinetic studies

Gyrolab Generic TK Kit for early-stage biotherapeutic development, optimized for use in Gyrolab systems   Uppsala, Sweden, 16 January 2018: Gyros Protein Technologies AB, a pioneer in automated nanoliter-scale immunoassays and leading provider of peptide synthesizers and reagents, announced today it has introduced a new reagent kit for early-stage biotherapeutic toxicokinetic (TK) studies.   The... Read more

January 16, 2018 Chromatography Lab Top-10 M&A, Partnerships

Waters and Malvern Panalytical Collaborate to Improve Polymer Characterization

Coupling of technologies delivers advanced information with superior speed and resolution compared to traditional Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC) MILFORD, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan. 16, 2018– Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) announced that it entered into a co-marketing agreement with Malvern Panalytical to advance the analysis of polymers. By pairing the Waters®ACQUITY® Advanced Polymer Chromatography® (APC™) System with Malvern Panalytical’s OMNISEC® REVEAL, R&D scientists can access higher sensitivity,... Read more

January 16, 2018 M&A, Partnerships

Closing of Biotage’s Acquisition of Horizon Technology

TUE, JAN 16, 2018 17:00 CET Stockholm – Biotage AB (Biotage), (NASDAQ OMX Stockholm: BIOT.ST) today announces the closing of the acquisition of all outstanding shares in the privately held company Horizon Technology, Inc. (Horizon) based in New Hampshire, US, in accordance with contract and public announcement of December 6th, 2017. The purchase price adjusted... Read more

January 16, 2018 Informatics & Software Life Science Tools M&A, Partnerships

Vertebrate Genomes Project Will Create a Digital Genome Ark; DNAnexus to Support Reference Assemblies of All Vertebrate Species

Global research consortium leverages DNAnexus cloud-based platform to scale analyses for the world’s animal kingdom January 16, 2018 08:00 AM Eastern Standard Time MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–DNAnexus, the global leader in genome informatics and data management, today announced that the Genome10K’s (G10K) Vertebrate Genomes Project (VGP) will utilize the DNAnexus Platform in assembling and analyzing... Read more

January 15, 2018 Clinical Research/Diagn. Informatics & Software Life Science Tools PR/Corporate

Luna DNA Announces Dawn Barry, former Illumina VP, as President

As President, Dawn Barry will be responsible for leading operations, communicating and implementing company mission, and guiding overall strategy, direction, and growth at Luna DNA. SAN DIEGO, Jan. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Luna DNA, the first and only genomic and medical research knowledge base powered by the blockchain and owned by its community, announced today Dawn Barry as president. In... Read more

January 15, 2018 Clinical Research/Diagn.

Congenica Release Sapientia Version 1.7

The latest version of Sapientia™, v1.7, is to be released today (15th January 2018) bringing with it an array of infrastructure improvements, alongside three key new features: a simple and practical ACMG Guidelines interface, improved gene panel management and the first look at the automated interpretation request template. Version 1.7 is underpinned by a significant... Read more

January 15, 2018 Chromatography Liq. Handling & Robotics Molecular Spectroscopy

Metrohm USA Opens Its New Headquarters in Florida

1/15/2018 6:35 PM Metrohm USA welcomes its Tampa employees to their new US headquarters in Riverview, Florida. Since breaking ground in February 2017, the 90,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility has evolved into a space that exemplifies Metrohm’s continued commitment to its customers and employees. “Metrohm’s dedication to the people that use our instruments and those... Read more

January 15, 2018 Informatics & Software Life Science Tools Product Launch

10x Genomics Accelerates Plant and Animal Research with Supernova 2.0

–Optimized sample preparation protocols and software algorithms enable high-quality, cost-effective de novo assembly for agrigenomics and other non-human applications at scale.– PLEASANTON, CA.—January 15, 2018—10x Genomics, Inc., a company focused on accelerating genomic discovery, today launched a new version of their de novo assembly solution to provide the fastest most cost-effective solution for creating high-quality de novo assemblies at scale for... Read more