Transgenomic Closes Bridge Financing

Proceeds Intended to Facilitate Completion of Merger with Precipio Diagnostics During Second Quarter of 2017 OMAHA, Neb. (April 17, 2017) — Transgenomic, Inc. (OTCQB: TBIO) today reported that it has received $1.15 million in proceeds from a note bridge financing.The financing is intended to help facilitate the completion of Transgenomic’s merger with Precipio Diagnostics, LLC,... Read more

Two Pore Guys Recruits Jordan Hubbard as VP of Engineering

Tech Industry Veteran to Drive Strategy Combining Hand-held Diagnostics with Big Data April 17, 2017 04:30 AM Pacific Daylight Time SANTA CRUZ, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Two Pore Guys, Inc., (2PG) today announced that Jordan Hubbard has joined 2PG as Vice President of Engineering, overseeing both the software and hardware development of the company’s flagship product — a... Read more

Twist Bioscience Expands Agreement to Pursue Higher Density Digital Data Storage on DNA with Microsoft and University of Washington

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – April 17, 2017 – Twist Bioscience, a company accelerating science and innovation through rapid, high-quality DNA synthesis, today announced Microsoft Corp. will purchase ten million strands of DNA from Twist Bioscience for expanded digital data storage research. The strands of DNA will be long-chain oligonucleotides used by researchers at Microsoft and... Read more

New Sample Holder/Storage Container Reduces the Workload Needed for Analyzing Organic/Inorganic Contaminants in Foods and Chemical Products

Shimadzu Corporation announces the release of its unique EDXIR-Holder, a sample holder/storage container. Designed for customers who analyze small samples such as contaminants, it can be used with both an energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometer (EDX) and Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer (FTIR). Analyzing small samples using EDX or FTIR typically requires a time-consuming process for... Read more

Leica Microsystems Expands EM Sample Prep Coverage through NCI Inc.

BUFFALO GROVE, Ill., April 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Leica Microsystems, a technology leader with a 160-year history of providing best-in-class precision microscopy, electron microscopy (EM) sample preparation and digital micro-imaging solutions, announces a strategic expansion in its market representation in the Midwest and Western regions of the United States. NCI Inc. (formerly North Central Instruments) of... Read more

Hamilton Robotics Collaborates with Illumina in the European Union for Streamlined Noninvasive Prenatal Testing Solution

Automated Whole-Genome Sequencing Approach Provides Confidence in Results with Increased Sample Throughput and Decreased Turnaround Time Reno, Nev. (April13, 2017) – Hamilton Robotics continues to strengthen their ongoing partnership with Illumina, Inc. through the collaborative development of the VeriSeq™ NIPT Solution for high-throughput noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT). This automated, next-generation sequencing (NGS) workflow is a... Read more

Seven Bridges Brings The Simons Foundation’s Genome Diversity Project Dataset To The Cloud

April 12, 2017 CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 12, 2017 –Seven Bridges, the biomedical data analysis company, today announced that it has made the Simons Genome Diversity Project (SGDP) dataset available for analysis by researchers via the Seven Bridges Platform. The SGDP is the largest dataset of human genetic variation ever collected, including whole genomes from 279 individuals... Read more

Companies collaborate at Danaher Life Sciences Biologics Day to present the latest technological developments for biopharmaceutical analysis

SCIEX features its ground-breaking biologics solutions including the X500B QTOF System and the Fast Glycan Labeling and Analysis Kit April 11, 2017 Framingham, MA — SCIEX, a Danaher company and global leader in life science analytical technologies, today announced that it presented the company’s latest ground-breaking biologics solutions at the Danaher Life Sciences Biologics Day.... Read more

Enzo Life Sciences Introduces Innovative Ultra-Sensitive Multiplex IHC Kit

Enzo Life Sciences is pleased to unveil our newest immunohistochemistry product, MULTIVIEW® PLUS (mouse-HRP/rabbit-AP) IHC Kit (Brown/Green). This non-biotin nanopolymer detection system contains reagents and materials that detect and localize antigens in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues. The new MULTIVIEW PLUS IHC kit optimizes your IHC process by including the entire workflow, from antigen retrieval to visualization.... Read more