July 18, 2017 Life Science Tools M&A, Partnerships

Novogene and Pacific Biosciences to Jointly Develop and Co-Market Novel Applications Based on Sequel Platform

SAN DIEGO and MENLO PARK, Calif., July 18, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Novogene, a leading global provider of genomic services and solutions, and Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (NASDAQ:PACB), the leader in long-read sequencing, have agreed to jointly develop and promote novel applications based on the PacBio® Sequel® System. New applications developed under this agreement... Read more

July 14, 2017 Bio/Pharma/CRO M&A, Partnerships

Canopy Biosciences Enters Bioprocessing Market with Launch of Host Cell Protein Detection Kits

Canopy Biosciences signs deal with Array Bridge to market kits for impurity analysis ST. LOUIS, July 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Canopy BiosciencesTM, LLC, an emerging provider of gene editing and personalized medicine technologies, announced today that it will enter the bioprocessing field by marketing kits for host cell protein detection. Array Bridge, a biotech company that developed the... Read more

July 13, 2017 M&A, Partnerships

Teledyne to Acquire Scientific Systems, Inc.

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – July 13, 2017 – Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY) announced today that its subsidiary, Teledyne Instruments, Inc., has entered into an agreement to acquire assets of Scientific Systems, Inc. (SSI). Headquartered in State College, Pa., SSI manufactures precision components and specialized subassemblies used primarily in analytical and diagnostic instrumentation, such as High... Read more

July 11, 2017 Acad, Gov/Utilities Informatics & Software Life Science Tools M&A, Partnerships PR/Corporate

Kailos Genetics Announces Strategic Investment and Partnership with In-Q-Tel

Partnership will further develop Kailos’ leading-edge next-generation sequencing solutions for the intelligence community July 11, 2017 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time HUNTSVILLE, Ala.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kailos Genetics, a personalized medicine company offering a leading-edge suite of tools for next-generation sequencing (NGS)-based assays, today announced a strategic partnership with and investment from In-Q-Tel, Inc. (IQT). IQT is the... Read more

July 11, 2017 Life Science Tools M&A, Partnerships

Quintara Biosciences Partners with Twist Bioscience to Launch New Gene Fragment and Cloning Services, qBlocks and qGenes

San Francisco, CA – July 11, 2017 – Quintara Biosciences, a leader in DNA sequencing and molecular biology, today announced a new partnership with Twist Bioscience, a company accelerating science and innovation through rapid, high-quality DNA synthesis, to launch two new services: qBlock Gene Fragments and qGene DNA cloning.  This partnership leverages the high throughput and... Read more

July 11, 2017 Life Science Tools M&A, Partnerships

Twist Bioscience Collaborates with Synbio Technologies to Supply Long DNA to Customers

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – July 11, 2017 – Twist Bioscience, a company accelerating science and innovation through rapid, high-quality DNA synthesis, today announced that it signed a non-exclusive agreement with Synbio Technologies. The companies will partner their respective capabilities to provide customers with access to long-length genes up to 70 kilobases. “We are thrilled to... Read more

July 11, 2017 Lab Top-10 M&A, Partnerships Mass Spectrometry

Thermo Fisher Scientific and SRI International Collaborate to Enhance Small Molecule Research

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, and SRI International, a research center that creates world-changing solutions, today announced the results of a collaboration agreement to enable researchers to combine the results of high-resolution Orbitrap LC/MS experiments with highly curated and organism-specific metabolic pathway and genome data for quick and effective mass... Read more

July 11, 2017 Bio/Pharma/CRO M&A, Partnerships

Sanofi to acquire Protein Sciences

– Acquisition adds recombinant-based influenza vaccine to Sanofi Pasteur’s portfolio – Jul 11, 2017 Paris, France – July 11, 2017 – Sanofi announced today it will acquire Protein Sciences, a privately held vaccines biotechnology company based in Meriden, Connecticut in the United States. Under the terms of the agreement, Sanofi will make an upfront payment of $650 million... Read more

July 10, 2017 M&A, Partnerships

GE Healthcare partners with Oritain to introduce independent test to confirm country of origin of fetal bovine serum

CHALFONT ST. GILES, UK and Auckland, NEW ZEALAND – 10 July 2017 – GE Healthcare and Oritain are today launching an independent test-based traceability program to authenticate the country of origin of Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS). FBS is a cell growth supplement used in the manufacturing of biopharmaceuticals and vaccines for human health and veterinary... Read more

July 10, 2017 M&A, Partnerships

Roka Bioscience, Inc. Announces Co-Marketing and Supply Agreement with PURE Bioscience

Roka Bioscience, Inc. Announces Co-Marketing and Supply Agreement with PURE Bioscience WARREN, N.J., July 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Roka Bioscience, Inc. (“Roka”) (NASDAQ: ROKA), a molecular diagnostics company focused on providing advanced testing solutions for the detection of foodborne pathogens, announced today that it has entered into a two year nonexclusive supply agreement with PURE Bioscience... Read more