October 17, 2017 Clinical Research/Diagn. Informatics & Software M&A, Partnerships

The Jackson Laboratory and Seven Bridges Collaborate to Build Centralized Data Platform to Advance Cancer Research

October 17, 2017 National Cancer Institute awards $2M grant to fund joint PDX data center to integrate, share, and analyze cancer treatment data for research community FARMINGTON, Conn., and BOSTON, Mass., October 17, 2017 – The Jackson Laboratory (JAX), a nonprofit biomedical research institution, and Seven Bridges, the leading biomedical data analysis company, today announced a new collaboration to... Read more

October 17, 2017 M&A, Partnerships Materials Analysis

ZEISS signed strategic partnership agreement with Xnovo

JENA/Germany, KØGE/Denmark, 2017-10-17. The ZEISS Microscopy business group announced today that it has signed an exclusive strategic partnership agreement with Denmark-based Xnovo Technology ApS, a company that develops innovative software-based 3D X-ray imaging and analysis solutions. The two companies have already been working together over the past two years. This strategic partnership is targeting to... Read more

October 12, 2017 Lab Top-10 Life Science Tools M&A, Partnerships

10x Genomics Announces Automated Workflow for Dried Blood Spot and Saliva for Linked-Read Sequencing.

–Automated workflow will enable population and genetic health studies– PLEASANTON, Calif.—October 12, 2017—10x Genomics, a company focused on enabling the mastery of biology by accelerating genomic discovery, today announced a new automation solution for whole genome and exome sequencing developed in collaboration with PerkinElmer, Inc. The new workflow allows Linked-Read sequencing to be performed on... Read more

October 12, 2017 Environ, Ag./Food & Bev M&A, Partnerships

Two Pore Guys Announces Global Licensing Agreement With Monsanto for Its Rapid Detection Technology Platform

Announcement marks 2PG’s first agriculture agreement; Initial assays will target biomolecule detection in crops, pests and pathogens to improve lab and in-field testing efficiencies October 12, 2017 04:30 AM Pacific Daylight Time SANTA CRUZ, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Two Pore Guys, Inc. (2PG), announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Monsanto Company that will enable... Read more

October 11, 2017 Cell Analysis Tools M&A, Partnerships

Gyros Protein Technologies signs distribution agreement with Euro Diagnostica

Gyros Protein Technologies becomes distributor of iLite® cell-based reporter gene assays for drug development   Uppsala and Malmö, Sweden, 11 October 2017: Gyros Protein Technologies AB, a pioneer in automated nanoliter-scale immunoassays and leading provider of peptide synthesizers and reagents, today announced it has signed a distribution agreement withEuro Diagnostica, the full service assay solution company.... Read more

October 10, 2017 Bio/Pharma/CRO Lab Top-10 M&A, Partnerships

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc. and VpH, a division of Vyripharm Biopharmaceuticals, Establish the Medical Botanical Center of Excellence at University of Houston Innovation Center

The First Comprehensive Botanical Testing Platform Will Ensure Quality Control/Quality Assurance, and Validation/Verification for Patient Safety and Drug Efficacy in Texas HOUSTON, Oct. 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Shimadzu Instrumentation Corporation announces a collaboration with VpH, to establish the Medical Botanical Center of Excellence. The Center represents the first fully comprehensive pharmaceutical grade Medical Botanical Testing Platform in Texas. The... Read more

October 9, 2017 Clinical Research/Diagn. Informatics & Software Life Science Tools M&A, Partnerships

QIAGEN and CENTOGENE to collaborate in bioinformatics for genetic diseases

Aiding the analysis of hereditary disorders by integrating genomic and clinical databases Hilden and Rostock, Germany, and Germantown, Maryland, October 09, 2017 –QIAGEN (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) and CENTOGENE AG today announced a collaboration and co-marketing agreement to provide customers more complete Sample to Insight research and clinical testing solutions in rare genetic diseases.... Read more

October 9, 2017 Informatics & Software Life Science Tools M&A, Partnerships

PacBio and Bluebee Launch De Novo Genome Assembly Pipeline on the Bluebee Analysis Platform

RIJSWIJK, The Netherlands and MENLO PARK, Calif., — October 9th, 2017 — Bluebee, a company driving genomic data-driven medicine, and Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (NASDAQ:PACB), the leader in long-read sequencing, announced they have integrated the PacBio® de novo assembly pipeline onto the Bluebee® genomics analysis platform. The integration creates a simplified workflow and fully... Read more