Bio-Techne and QIAGEN Announce Expansion and Extension of Exosome Partnership

MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ: TECH) and QIAGEN N.V. today announced the expansion and extension of a non-exclusive partnership to co-market exosome technology to existing and potential biopharma partners as well as the joint development of new exosome based products.   The agreement grants QIAGEN a non-exclusive development license to Bio-Techne’s exosome... Read more

Fluidigm Joins Global Consortium of Cancer Prevention Experts

CANCERPREV Cross-Disciplinary Program Expands Knowledge of Cancer Development to Deliver New Insights into Prevention Strategies Principal Focus on Advancing Understanding of Breast and Skin Cancer Risks SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Sept. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Fluidigm Corporation (Nasdaq:FLDM), an innovative biotechnology tools provider with a vision to improve life through comprehensive health insight, today announced its participation in CANCERPREV, a... Read more

Swift Biosciences and BillionToOne Partner Together for Commercialization and Manufacturing of EUA Approved COVID-19 Test

 Fill Up Your Sanger Sequencers & Test to Capacity ANN ARBOR, Mich, (September 29th, 2020) Swift Biosciences, a leader in Next-Generation Sequencing Manufacturing & Technology and BillionToOne, a precision diagnostics company today announced that Swift Bioscience will be the exclusive distributor of BillionToOne’s RNA extraction-free, Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) COVID-19 Test Kit for high capacity... Read more

Thermo Fisher Scientific Announces Collaborations to Meet Unmet Clinical Needs in Biomarker Discovery and Characterization

Thermo Fisher Scientific Announces Collaborations to Meet Unmet Clinical Needs in Biomarker Discovery and Characterization Agreements with AstraZeneca and the University of Nebraska Medical Center showcase new workflows to improve the throughput, robustness and standardization of clinical biomarker analysis CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science,... Read more

Bruker Announces Acquisition of Canopy Biosciences, LLC

Strengthens Bruker in Targeted Multi-Omics and High-Plex Biomarker Imaging Adds Innovative ChipCytometry Tools for Multi-Dimensional Immune Profiling BILLERICA, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Bruker Corporation (Nasdaq: BRKR) today announced the acquisition of Canopy Biosciences, LLC, a leader in high multiplex biomarker imaging for immunology, immuno-oncology and cell therapy. This acquisition enhances Bruker’s offering in targeted multi-omics and fluorescence-based... Read more

Thermo Fisher Scientific Opens New Bioprocessing Collaboration Center in St. Louis

Thermo Fisher Scientific Opens New Bioprocessing Collaboration Center in St. Louis Combines bioproduction and pharma services to accelerate innovation in biologics manufacturing WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the opening of its new Bioprocessing Collaboration Center (BCC) in St. Louis, Missouri. The facility... Read more

Illumina Collaborates With 54gene in the Creation of a World-Class Genomics Facility in Nigeria

CAMBRIDGE, England–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) today announced a collaboration with 54gene, a health technology company whose mission is to advance precision medicine capabilities in Africa through research, advanced molecular diagnostics and clinical programs. The partnership will support the establishment of a new genetics facility in Lagos, Nigeria, equipped with a suite of Illumina’s cutting-edge... Read more

Bio-Techne Corporation and Leica Biosystems Are Accelerating Disease Research With RNAscope Covid-19 Probes and the Bond Rx*

AUGUST 19, 2020 Research-use-only RNA-ISH probes now available for COVID-19 on our automated platform MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ:TECH), in partnership with Leica Biosystems, today announced the automation of RNAscope™ COVID-19 probes on BOND RX*, Leica’s staining platform, for research use only. Researchers now have the ability to automate their COVID-19 research protocols,... Read more

Thermo Fisher Scientific Signs Companion Diagnostic Agreement with Hengrui Therapeutics, Inc.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Signs Companion Diagnostic Agreement with Hengrui Therapeutics, Inc. Companion diagnostic will leverage the Oncomine Precision Assay to identify non-small cell lung cancer patients who may benefit from pyrotinib CARLSBAD, Calif., Aug. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific has signed a companion diagnostic (CDx) agreement with Hengrui Therapeutics, Inc. (HTI), a U.S. subsidiary... Read more

Porotec Becomes Part of VERDER Scientific

The VERDER Group has acquired the German company Porotec GmbH, thus further expanding its particle characterization business. Porotec develops and sells particle and porosity measurement instruments and is located near Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Porotec operates successfully as a dealer for Microtrac MRB, a company under the roof of the Verder Scientific Division also specialized... Read more