Fluxion Biosciences Appoints Harvard Bioscience as North American Distributor

      Harvard Bioscience will distribute the IonFlux and BioFlux Systems, targeting the electrophysiology and live cell imaging markets SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Fluxion Biosciences, a leading developer of automated solutions for cellular analysis in life sciences research and drug discovery, today announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with Harvard Biosciences. The... Read more

Shimadzu Supports New Medicinal Plant Chemistry Program at Northern Michigan University

November 14 2017 Shimadzu Scientific Instruments (SSI), the leading provider of cannabis testing instruments, and Northern Michigan University (NMU) announce a collaborative relationship in support of NMU’s new 4-year undergraduate degree program in Medicinal Plant Chemistry. This program is intended to complement the emerging cannabis economy with a specific focus on laboratory analysis, experimental horticulture,... Read more

SnapGene and Synbio Technologies Partner to Streamline Construct Design and Synthesis

SnapGene customers can now order synthetic biology constructs directly from the software through Synbio Technologies. November 13, 2017 07:00 AM Pacific Standard Time CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Synbio Technologies and GSL Biotech have finalized a non-exclusive agreement allowing customers of GSL Biotech’s “SnapGene” software to order constructs directly from Synbio Technologies after having designed them in SnapGene. GSL Biotech developed SnapGene... Read more

Western Digital Expands Solutions in Life Sciences Through Partnership with Globus to Connect Massive Data to the Researchers Who Need It

ntegration of Western Digital’s ActiveScale Object Storage System and Globus’ Data Management Service Offers Reliable Preservation, Movement, Collaboration and Analysis of Research Data for Greater Scientific Discoveries November 13, 2017 08:00 AM Eastern Standard Time DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SUPERCOMPUTING 17 (SC17), Booth #643 — Western Digital® Corporation (NASDAQ: WDC) today announced a partnership with Globus to integrate Globus’ research data... Read more

SCIEX Announces Joint Venture With Zhenjang Dian Diagnostics in China

Leading Diagnostics Companies Combine to Address Diagnostic and Wellness Testing in China November 13, 2017 04:00 AM Pacific Standard Time FRAMINGHAM, Mass. & SHANGHAI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SCIEX Diagnostics, the in vitro diagnostics (IVD) division of SCIEX, a global leader in mass spectrometry in the life sciences industry, announced today that it has formed a joint venture (JV) with Zhejiang... Read more

Lexogen and Bluebee Partner to Bring the SLAMseq Metabolic RNA Sequencing Data Analysis Pipeline to the Users

Lexogen and Bluebee launch SLAMdunk data analysis pipeline RIJSWIJK, The Netherlands and Vienna, Austria — November 10, 2017 — Bluebee, a company driving genomic data-driven medicine, and Lexogen a company enabling the analysis of the complete transcriptome, announce the successful integration of the SLAMdunk pipeline on Bluebee’s private cloud-based platform, making it available to analyze data generated by... Read more

Photonic BioSystems, Inc. Announces Out-Licensing Program for Microbiological Sensing and Liquid Handling Technologies

Technology originally developed for Department of Defense field applications REDMOND, Wash., Nov. 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Photonic BioSystems (www.photonicbiosystems.com) announces that they are actively seeking commercialization partners (licensees) to bring their Rapid Microbial Detection and Sampling technologies to market.  The technologies enable rapid sampling, detection and measurement of bacteria, cells, microorganisms and microbial contaminants – including E. coli,... Read more

Shimadzu's New Metal Artifact Reduction Software Enables Acquisition of Clear Images of Composite Parts with a Microfocus X-Ray CT System

Shimadzu has released its Metal Artifact Reduction Software. Intended for the Shimadzu inspeXio SMX-225CT FPD HR Microfocus X-ray CT system, this software significantly reduces artifacts occurring in CT images, enabling the acquisition of clear images.A microfocus X-ray CT system is used to observe the internal structure of an object targeted for observation in 3D. It... Read more

Elsevier and Seven Bridges Receive NIH Data Commons Grant for Biomedical Data Analysis

Project to improve biomedical data efficiency and reliability NEW YORK, November 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Elsevier and Seven Bridges Genomics announced today that The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded them a grant for the development of a comprehensive, open-source data analysis ecosystem as part of its Data Commons Pilot Phase. The project is designed to improve data efficiency and reliability for... Read more