January 9, 2017 Clinical Research/Diagn. M&A, Partnerships

COPD Biomarker Qualification Consortium Partners with Bio-Techne to Identify COPD Indicator

WASHINGTON, D.C. MINNEAPOLIS, MN – January 9, 2017 – The COPD Foundation-sponsored COPD Biomarker Qualification Consortium (CBQC) today announced that it has partnered with the Bio-Techne Corporation, a manufacturer of biotechnology products for life science research and diagnostics. The partnership was established to evaluate the suitability of a soluble form of receptor for advanced glycation... Read more

January 5, 2017 Informatics & Software Life Science Tools PR/Corporate

DNAnexus Expands Executive Leadership Team to Drive Commercial Growth Globally

Company CEO to update industry in presentation at the 35th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference January 05, 2017 07:30 AM Eastern Standard Time MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–DNAnexus Inc., the global leader in genome informatics and data management, today announced two significant additions to the company’s executive leadership team. Brady Davis has joined the company as... Read more

January 5, 2017 Materials Analysis PR/Corporate

MTS Announces Executive Leadership Changes and Reorganization of Test Business

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 5, 2017 For more information contact: Andy Cebulla Director of Investor Relations and Treasurer 952.937.4000 MTS ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP CHANGES AND REORGANIZATION OF TEST BUSINESS Eden Prairie, Minn. – January 5, 2017 – MTS Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: MTSC), a leading global supplier of high-performance test systems and sensors, today announced the... Read more

January 4, 2017 Informatics & Software PR/Corporate

HUMAN LONGEVITY, INC. HIRES CYNTHIA COLLINS, HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY LEADER, AS NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

CRAIG VENTER, PH.D., CO-FOUNDER AND FORMER CEO, WILL REMAIN AT COMPANY AS EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN AND CONTINUE IN FULL TIME ROLE GUIDING SCIENTIFIC VISION AND STRATEGY (SAN DIEGO, CA)—January 4, 2017—Human Longevity, Inc. (HLI), the genomics-driven, health intelligence company, today announced Cynthia Collins as the new Chief Executive Officer effective January 9, 2017. Collins, who has... Read more

January 4, 2017 Clinical Research/Diagn. Informatics & Software Life Science Tools Product Launch

Edico Genome Offers Bundled Ultra-Rapid Solution for Clinical Genomics and Research

STORY HIGHLIGHTS New Edico Genome bundle offers a pre-configured, out-of-the-box solution for rapid analysis and efficient storage of next-generation sequencing data. Available now, the solution allows for simple implementation for users while reducing storage costs, speeding analysis and maintaining high accuracy. Bundle enables analysis of a whole genome in as little as 22 minutes, which... Read more

January 3, 2017 M&A, Partnerships

BioLife Solutions Restructures biologistex™ Joint Venture

Consolidation of Cold Chain Technologies Enables External Investment in evo™ Smart Shipper and biologistex SaaS Opportunity BOTHELL, Wash., Jan. 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — BioLife Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLFS), a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of proprietary clinical grade cell and tissue hypothermic storage and cryopreservation freeze media and a related cloud hosted biologistics cold chain management app for smart shippers (“BioLife”) today announced the restructuring of... Read more

January 1, 2017 Uncategorized

Paragon Genomics graduated from Stanford StartX Accelerator Program

Paragon Genomics, a life sciences company dedicated to improving the critical upfront target enrichment and library preparation workflow for Next-Generation Sequencing and moving precision medicine forward, graduated from Stanford’s Fall 2016 StartX Accelerator Program. StartX Accelerator Program is a highly-intensive, 16-week program that accepts just 7-8 percent of applicants for its Spring and Fall sessions each year. The Founders of the Company has received... Read more

December 16, 2016 Informatics & Software Product Launch

Genohm releases the new version v5.3 of SLims

Lausanne (Switzerland), 12.16.2016: Genohm has just released the latest v5.3 version of SLims, its LIMS + ELN platform. The last v5.2 version of SLims contained some major developments especially in the NGS Workflow section. Today we release the new  v5.3 version which contains again several new features and improvements. The tutorial that we have prepared for our... Read more

December 15, 2016 M&A, Partnerships

Fujifilm to Acquire Wako Pure Chemical Industries from Takeda Pharmaceutical by Tender Offer

December 15, 2016 FUJIFILM Corporation (President & COO: Kenji Sukeno) (“Fujifilm”) is pleased to announce that it approved the acquisition of a leading reagent manufacturer Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd. (President: Shinzo Kobatake) (“Wako”) at today’s Board of Directors Meeting. Fujifilm signed an agreement with Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (President & CEO: Christophe Weber) (“Takeda”)... Read more

October 19, 2016 Life Science Tools Product Launch

SeqLL Launches Early Access Program for New true Single Molecule Sequencing (tSMS™) Benchtop System

Quantitative sequencing platform addresses limitations of other sequencing technologies October 19, 2016 06:42 AM Pacific Daylight Time WOBURN, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SeqLL, LLC today announced the launch of the tSMS System Early Access Program giving researchers priority access to its proprietary quantitative sequencing platform. This benchtop system has been designed to deliver unparalleled quantitative RNA and specialty... Read more