Swift Biosciences Partners with MGI for High Throughput Genomic Sequencing

(ANN ARBOR, Mich. – January 14, 2020) Swift Biosciences, Inc. (“Swift”), a leader in design and manufacturing of unique DNA and RNA library preparation and normalization kits for Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS), and MGI Tech Co., Ltd. (MGI), a subsidiary of BGI Group, today announced a co-marketing agreement for Swift’s DNA and RNA library preparation products... Read more

Neogen acquires Italian food safety company

CONTACT: Steve Quinlan, Vice President & CFO, 517/372-9200 LANSING, Mich., Jan. 13, 2020 — Neogen Corporation (NASDAQ: NEOG) announced today that it has acquired Italy-based Diessechem S.R.L. — a distributor of food and feed safety diagnostics for the past 27 years. With the acquisition, Diessechem’s operations will stay in Milan, and will be managed through Neogen’s... Read more

Waters to Acquire Andrew Alliance

Waters enables core product portfolio with next-generation automation technology MILFORD, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan. 13, 2020– Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Andrew Alliance, an innovator in specialty laboratory automation technology, including software and robotics. Andrew Alliance’s cloud-native software platform and modern interface dramatically improves the use of automation technology, enabling... Read more

Shimadzu’s New UV-i Selection of UV-Vis Spectrophotometers Delivers Enhanced Productivity and Data Analysis

COLUMBIA, Md. — Shimadzu Scientific Instruments (SSI) introduces the new UV-i group of UV-Vis spectrophotometers designed to provide improve quality control productivity, data analysis and management, and operating efficiency. The new series consists of six models: UV-1900i, UV-2600i, UV-2700i, UV-3600i Plus, SolidSpec-3700i and SolidSpec-3700i DUV. All six of the spectrophotometers in the series include an... Read more

Clear Labs Moves Headquarters, Expanding Office and R&D Space to Support Rapid Growth

The industry-leading food testing lab continues expansion as next-generation sequencing becomes food safety industry standard SAN CARLOS, CALIF. (PRWEB) JANUARY 08, 2020 Clear Labs, the only automated and intelligent NGS platform purpose-built for food safety testing, today announced that the company has relocated its headquarters to 1559 Industrial Road, San Carlos, California 94070 in order to... Read more

Bio-Techne Rebrands Atlanta Biologicals Serum and Media as Part of the R&D Systems Product Portfolio

JANUARY 07, 2020 MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ: TECH) today announced that the Atlanta Biologicals portfolio of serum and media will be rebranded as R&D Systems. As part of the rebranding, the Atlanta Biologicals website will be retired and the entire serum and media portfolio, including product details and purchasing options,... Read more

ERS Genomics announces agreement with New England Biolabs to commercialize CRISPR gene editing tools and reagents

License agreement expands New England Biolabs’ rights to use and sell CRISPR/Cas9 reagents and tools DUBLIN, Ireland, and Ipswich MA, USA, (07 January 2020): ERS Genomics Limited, which was formed to provide broad access to the foundational CRISPR/Cas9 intellectual property (IP) co-owned by Dr. Emmanuelle Charpentier, today announced it has signed an agreement with New England Biolabs... Read more

Neogen acquires its distributors in Argentina and Uruguay

CONTACT: Steve Quinlan, Vice President & CFO, 517/372-9200 LANSING, Mich., Jan. 6, 2020 — Neogen Corporation (NASDAQ: NEOG) announced today that it has acquired Productos Quimicos Magiar (Magiar) — a distributor of Neogen’s food safety diagnostics for the past 20 years with businesses in Argentina and Uruguay. With the acquisition, the former Magiar operations will stay in the... Read more

Abcam announces successful acquisition of Expedeon’s Proteomics and Immunology business, enhancing its conjugation capability

Includes leading protein conjugation technologies and industry brands Lightning-Link® and CaptSureTM Opportunity to combine Expedeon and Abcam’s technologies to create new products to support research and diagnostic development Cambridge, UK, -06 January 2020: Abcam plc, a global innovator in life science reagents and tools, is pleased to announce the successful completion of the acquisition of Expedeon’s Proteomics... Read more

Bio-Rad Appoints Dara Grantham Wright Executive Vice President and Clinical Diagnostics Group President

Date: 01/06/2020 HERCULES, Calif.–Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb), a global leader of life science research and clinical diagnostic products, today announced the appointment of Dara Grantham Wright as Executive Vice President and President of the Clinical Diagnostics Group, effective January 1, 2020. She takes the place of John Hertia who retired from this... Read more