New, Complete NGS Workflow Helps Food Businesses Combat Food Fraud

First end-to-end workflow for multi-species screening and identification BASINGSTOKE, England, Nov. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific announced the introduction of a new, complete next generation sequencing (NGS) workflow for multi-species screening and identification for food authenticity. This comes after Oxoid Ltd. (a part of Thermo Fisher Scientific) and SGS MOLECULAR, S.A. signed a global... Read more

Pressure BioSciences Achieves Major Milestone in the Development of its Ultra Shear Technology Program

November 09, 2018 Company Completes Development of First Working Prototype of UST System and Initiates Program to Develop Proprietary Method to Make Water Soluble Oils for Use in Multiple Markets SOUTH EASTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / November 9, 2018 / Pressure BioSciences, Inc. (OTCQB: PBIO) (“PBI” or the “Company”), a leader in the development and sale... Read more

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments Supports Medical Cannabis Testing at EVIO Labs Florida

Nov 08 2018 Shimadzu Scientific Instruments (SSI), the leading provider of cannabis testing instruments, and EVIO Labs Florida announce a collaborative relationship to support state-of-the-art testing services for licensed cannabis producers and distributors that must ensure their products are safe for patients and compliant with state regulations. EVIO Labs Florida, an independent third-party medical marijuana... Read more

Co-Diagnostics, Inc. and LGC Sign License Agreement for CoPrimer Technology

31 OCT 2018 Tags:  Genomics, Agriculture Co-Diagnostics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CODX), a molecular diagnostics company with a unique, proprietary platform for the development of molecular diagnostic tests, and LGC, Biosearch Technologies, a global leader in the design, development, and manufacture of sophisticated, custom oligonucleotide-based tools and associated reagents for applied markets, announced today that they have signed an... Read more

Bruker Announces Release of New Honey-Profiling 2.0 Method for NMR FoodScreener® Platform at Analytica China

Expands Database for Detection of Sugar Syrups and Verification of Geographical and Botanical Origin SHANGHAI, China – October 31, 2018 – At the Analytica China 2018 (www.analyticachina.com), Bruker today announced the release of its proprietary Honey-Profiling 2.0 method for the NMR FoodScreener® platform, which has been granted ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation already in 2015. The new method was developed in collaboration... Read more

NRGene and Kayagene, LLC Collaborate to Improve Cannabis Breeding and Seed Production

Revealing the complete genome makeup of multiple varieties resolves the genetic basis of key traits Ness Ziona, Israel, and Salinas, Calif. (Oct 22, 2018)– Kayagene, an innovative cannabis breeding company, and NRGene, the leading agricultural genomics company, are collaborating on research to enhance Kayagene’s breeding capabilities  to develop improved cannabis varieties and more robust seed production. The non-exclusive... Read more

PathogenDx Launches the World’s First Quantitative Microarray Test for Cannabis

PDx-QUANT™ is a One-Stop Microbial Testing Solution SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Oct. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — PathogenDx, Inc., the innovative provider of DNA-based pathogen testing technology for the cannabis industry, announced today the release of the first quantitative microarray-based test for cannabis, PDx-Quant™, which can determine whether or not a sample exceeds a state or a federal regulatory agency’s specific standards.  This... Read more

Rice Rice Baby!

Agricultural research using X-ray microscopy Customer Story When scientists look over a rice field, they do see the beauty of the blossoms, but they also see an exciting area to explore beyond what the eye can see. Besides beautiful scenery, what is rice in the eyes of scientists? How do they carry out their research?... Read more

Beverage measurement with a gemstone

2018-10-11 | Corporate A new process sensor has been on the market since the beginning of September: the Cobrix 2600 is theentry-level model for the simultaneous measurement of dissolved carbon dioxide (CO2) and sugarcontent in non-alcoholic beverages. The sensor is integrated directly into the production process via a standardized connection and is of interest to producers... Read more

Neogen Board approves stock buyback

CONTACT: Steve Quinlan, Vice President & CFO, 517/372-9200 LANSING, Mich., Oct. 10, 2018 — Neogen Corporation (NEOG) announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to three million shares of the company’s common stock. The shares will be purchased in the open market or in negotiated transactions. There can be no... Read more