Agilent Companion Diagnostic Gains Expanded FDA Approval in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma (ESCC)

Agilent Companion Diagnostic Gains Expanded FDA Approval in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma (ESCC) PD-L1 IHC 22C3 pharmDx can now be used as an aid to identify ESCC patients SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 31, 2019 Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the company’s PD-L1 IHC... Read more

Roche and Spark Therapeutics, Inc. announce extension of tender offer for shares of Spark Therapeutics, Inc.

Basel, 31 July 2019 Roche and Spark Therapeutics, Inc. announce extension of tender offer for shares of Spark Therapeutics, Inc. Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) and Spark Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONCE) (“Spark”) today announced that Roche has extended the offering period of its previously announced tender offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares... Read more

NanoString Technologies and Mayo Clinic Laboratories Enter Joint Development Agreement to Develop Novel Assays

SEATTLE and ROCHESTER, Minn., July 30, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NanoString Technologies and Mayo Clinic Laboratories have announced a collaboration to develop clinical tests using NanoString’snew GeoMx Digital Spatial Profiler. GeoMx combines spatial and molecular profiling technologies by generating a whole tissue image at single cell resolution while also providing digital profiling data for tens to thousands of RNA or protein analytes for up... Read more

Cytel launches East On Demand bringing adaptive clinical trial design capabilities to wider biopharma audience

Cambridge, MA, July 25, 2019 – Cytel Inc., the leading global provider of analytical solutions to the life sciences industry, today announced that it will launch East On Demand™ at the annual Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) 2019 (July 27 – August 1, Denver, Colorado). Offered via the cloud and licensed through subscriptions, East On Demand provides statisticians with... Read more

Uman Diagnostics and Bio-Techne Announce License and Supply Agreement for Neurofilament Light Assay

JULY 23, 2019 MINNEAPOLIS, July 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Uman Diagnostics, now part of Quanterix, and Bio-Techne announced today a strategic License and Supply Agreement for the antibodies used in the quantification of neurofilament light (Nf-L) on the ProteinSimple™-branded Ella™ immunoassay platform. Under the terms of the agreement, Uman Diagnostics will supply Nf-L antibodies to Bio-Techne... Read more

Roche expands the Global Access Program beyond HIV to also include diagnostic tests for Tuberculosis, Hepatitis, and Human Papillomavirus

Basel, 22 July 2019 Roche expands the Global Access Program beyond HIV to also include diagnostic tests for Tuberculosis, Hepatitis, and Human Papillomavirus Access to innovative diagnostic solutions will contribute to the World Health Organization’s infectious disease elimination goals Improving access to reliable diagnostics for disease management in countries with the highest burden Early detection... Read more

Ontera Welcomes Dr. J. Wallace Parce to Its Advisory Board

July 17, 2019 07:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time SANTA CRUZ, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ontera, the leader in silicon-based nanopore diagnostics, today announced the appointment of Dr. J. Wallace (Wally) Parce to its Advisory Board. Dr. Parce comes to Ontera as a respected and successful serial entrepreneur in life science technology development and commercialization. He was Co-Founder, Vice... Read more

Abcam Enters Cell Editing Market Through Acquisition of EdiGene’s Knock-out Cell Lines and Lysates Portfolio

Largest off-the-shelf diploid KO library, over 2,800 cell lines Cambridge, UK and Beijing, CN: 16 July, 2019 – Abcam plc, a global innovator in life science reagents and tools, is today pleased to announce the acquisition of the entire live cell line and lysates portfolio of EdiGene Inc, a leading company focused on developing genome editing... Read more

NanoString Collaborates with MODEL-AD Consortium to Accelerate Alzheimer’s Disease Research

nCounter Mouse AD Gene Expression Panel Applied to Characterize Five Novel Mouse Models New nCounter Human AD Gene Expression Panel Launched at AAIC 2019 SEATTLE, July 15, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —  NanoString Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSTG), a provider of life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products, today announced a collaboration with the MODEL-AD consortium that has resulted in... Read more