March 29, 2017 Life Science Tools Product Launch

Cellecta, Inc. Launches Driver-Map™ Human Genome-Wide Gene Expression Profiling Kit for 19,000 Human Genes

Targeted RNA Expression Profiling Assay Combines the Specificity and Ease-of-Use of RT-PCR with the Ultra-Sensitivity and Throughput of Next-Generation Sequencing NEWS PROVIDED BY Cellecta, Inc. 29 Mar, 2017, 08:30 ET SHARE THIS ARTICLE MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Cellecta, Inc. today announced the launch of the Driver-Map™ Human Genome-Wide Gene Expression Profiling kit,... Read more

March 27, 2017 PR/Corporate

Nicolas Barthelemy and Carlos Paya Join Fluidigm Board of Directors

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., March 27, 2017 – Fluidigm Corporation (NASDAQ:FLDM) today announced that Nicolas Barthelemy and Dr. Carlos Paya have been appointed to its Board of Directors. Barthelemy brings over 25 years of health care industry experience to the Fluidigm Board, having served in multiple senior executive roles in the biopharmaceutical, life science tools,... Read more

March 27, 2017 Atomic Spectroscopy

New Analysis Kit Enables Efficient Measurement of 1 mm or Smaller Contaminants with Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometers

March 27, 2017 Shimadzu Corporation has released the Small Spot Analysis Kit for analysis of small contaminants, with a less than 1 mm diameter, or for analyzing the plating thickness of small areas, using the EDX-7000 or EDX-8000 energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometer. The kit includes a collimator plate compatible with small spot analysis, which... Read more

March 27, 2017 Cell Analysis Tools Life Science Tools

10x Genomics Launches First High-Throughput Solution for Adaptive Immune System Analysis at Single-Cell Resolution

– The Chromium™ Single Cell V(D)J Solution enables the scalable identification of paired T-cell transcripts from hundreds to millions of lymphocytes, an essential capability for immunotherapy development and proliferation – PLEASANTON, Calif. – March 27, 2017 – 10x Genomics, a company focused on enabling the mastery of biology by accelerating genomic discovery, today announced the... Read more

March 24, 2017 Life Science Tools Liq. Handling & Robotics M&A, Partnerships

Zymo Research and Hamilton Robotics Forge Partnership to Automate Epigenetics Research

More accurate, faster, and simpler workflows with automated methods are now available NEWS PROVIDED BY Zymo Research Corp. 24 Mar, 2017, 11:05 ET SHARE THIS ARTICLE IRVINE, Calif., March 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Zymo Research Corp., also known as ‘the epigenetics company’, and Hamilton Robotics, Inc., who designs, manufactures and distributes liquid handling workstations, announced an... Read more

March 23, 2017 M&A, Partnerships

Addgene Announces Alnylam and New England Biolabs Sponsorships

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – March 23, 2017 – PRLog — Addgene announces Alnylam and New England Biolabs® (NEB®) as founding sponsors of Addgene’s new Viral Service launched in late 2016. Addgene’s nonprofit mission is to accelerate research and discovery by improving access to useful research materials and information. The organization is now providing scientists with ready-to-use... Read more

March 22, 2017 Informatics & Software M&A, Partnerships

Fabric Genomics Enters Strategic Partnership with Veritas Genetics

New Rapid Annotation Offering Fabric AnnotationTM’ to Power myGenome Whole Genome Test March 22, 2017 06:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time OAKLAND, Calif. & DANVERS, Mass. & PHOENIX–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fabric Genomics, a global computational genomics company, and Veritas Genetics, the global leader in genetic sequencing and interpretation, announced today at the ACMG Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting that... Read more

March 22, 2017 Mass Spectrometry Product Launch

SCIEX Launches New X500B QTOF Mass Spectrometry System for Standardized Biotherapeutic Characterization

Newest X500 Mass Spec System is the first true benchtop, accurate mass system for simple, robust and rapid biologics characterization during drug development March 22, 2017 Darmstadt, Germany — SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, featured the X500B Quadrupole Time-of-Flight (QTOF) System at the 7th World ADC Summit, which was recently held... Read more

March 22, 2017 M&A, Partnerships

VWR Acquires EPL Archives, Inc.

Acquisition will Expand VWRCATALYST Services Portfolio RADNOR, Pa., March 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — VWR (NASDAQ: VWR), the leading global independent provider of product and service solutions to laboratory and production customers, announced today that it has acquired EPL Archives, Inc., an international biorepository services organization that supports customers across the entire regulated product research, development and... Read more

March 21, 2017 Clinical Research/Diagn. Informatics & Software M&A, Partnerships

Fabric Genomics and Sentieon Sign Strategic Partnership to Bring Advanced Genomic Analysis Capabilities to the Clinical Market

Technology Collaboration to Power Fabric StandardTM, the Fastest and Most Accurate Secondary Analysis Solution Available March 21, 2017 06:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time OAKLAND, Calif. & MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. & PHOENIX–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fabric Genomics, a global computational genomics company, and Sentieon, which develops highly optimized algorithms for bioinformatics applications, today announced a technology partnership that will enhance... Read more