Seven Bridges & e-NIOS Partnership to Break the Biomarker Bottleneck

September 11, 2018 Cambridge, Mass. and Athens, Greece., Sept 11, 2018. Seven Bridges, the leading biomedical data platform and analytics company, and e-NIOS, a biological knowledge discovery start-up, announced a strategic partnership towards data-driven discovery of biomarker signatures. Derivation of robust biomarkers from next generation sequencing and multi-omic data is currently a major bottleneck in precision medicine... Read more

University of Houston chooses JEOL for its growing NMR needs

PEABODY, MA: 11 September 2018: The University of Houston has added two new JEOL NMR systems to its existing suite as demand for NMR spectroscopy among students and researchers grows. The University of Houston’s chemistry department now has four NMR systems and the pharmacy department has one – all from JEOL Inc. Users come from a range of... Read more

Seven Bridges announces the launch of largest pediatric data resource as a member of the Gabriella Miller Kids First Data Resource Center

September 10, 2018 Cambridge, Mass. Sept 10, 2018. Seven Bridges, the leading biomedical data platform and analytics company, today announced the launch of the new Kids First Data Resource Portal with the Gabriella Miller Kids First Data Resource Center (DRC) at the Center for Data Driven Discovery in Biomedicine (D3b) at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The Gabriella Miller Kids First Data Resource... Read more

Elsevier Closes its Acquisition of Aries Systems

NEW YORK, September 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Elsevier, the global information analytics business specializing in science and health, today announced it has completed its acquisition of Aries Systems, a leader in scientific publication workflow solutions headquartered outside Boston, Massachusetts. Aries’ offerings are used by journals, books and other publications for manuscript submission, peer review, production tracking and eCommerce. “Elsevier’s... Read more

BD Statement on Divestiture of Advanced Bioprocessing Business

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., Sept. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today issued the following statement regarding the sale of its Advanced Bioprocessing business to Thermo Fisher Scientific: “The sale of our Advanced Bioprocessing business will create greater focus for our Life Sciences segment where BD... Read more

PerkinElmer Collaborates with Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew to Advance Research Related to Plant and Fungal Diversity

Scientists at London-based gardens will leverage PerkinElmer’s infrared imaging technology for botanical science research WHAT: PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader in innovating for a healthier world, today announced that researchers at the Royal Botantic Gardens, Kew will utilize PerkinElmer’s Spotlight™ 200 FT-IR Microscopy System to analyze samples from the Garden’s collection of 8.5 million plant... Read more

Thermo Fisher Scientific to Acquire Advanced Bioprocessing Business from BD

WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, has signed a definitive agreement with BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company – NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, under which Thermo Fisher will acquire BD’s Advanced Bioprocessing business. This business combines a strong technical... Read more

Thermo Fisher Scientific to Acquire Advanced Bioprocessing Business from BD

WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, has signed a definitive agreement with BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company – NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, under which Thermo Fisher will acquire BD’s Advanced Bioprocessing business. This business combines a strong technical... Read more

Neogen acquires Livestock Genetic Services

CONTACT: Steve Quinlan, Vice President & CFO, 517/372-9200 LANSING, Mich., Sept. 4, 2018 — Neogen Corporation (NASDAQ: NEOG) announced today that it has acquired the assets of Livestock Genetic Services, LLC, a Virginia-based company that specializes in genetic evaluations and data management for cattle breeding organizations. The acquisition of Livestock Genetic Services (LGS) enhances Neogen’s... Read more