April 18, 2017 Microscopy PR/Corporate

Park Systems, World Leader Manufacturer of Atomic Force Microscopes Announces Opening of European Headquarters in Heidelberg, Germany

SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Park Systems, world-leader in atomic force microscopy (AFM) recently announced the opening of their European Headquarters in Heidelberg, Germany and appointment of Ludger Weisser as General Manager. Park Systems is a publicly traded company listed on KOSDAQ since 2015 where they received “AA” from two separate rating agencies... Read more

April 18, 2017 Clinical Research/Diagn. Lab Top-10 Life Science Tools M&A, Partnerships

Thermo Fisher Scientific Establishes Institute of Pathology at University Hospital Basel as Center of Excellence Partner

Agreement centered on next-generation sequencing oncology research and companion diagnostic development programs CARLSBAD, Calif., April 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific has signed an agreement with the Institute of Medical Genetics and Pathology at University Hospital Basel, Switzerland, to establish the leading institution as the first partner in the Next Generation Sequencing Companion Dx Center... Read more

April 18, 2017 Cell Analysis Tools M&A, Partnerships

Cellular Dynamics International Signs Distribution Deal with STEMCELL Technologies

April 18, 2017 06:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time MADISON, Wis.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cellular Dynamics International (CDI), a FUJIFILM company and a leading developer and manufacturer of induced pluripotent stem cell-derived products, today announced it has signed a distribution agreement with STEMCELL Technologies, a world leader in iPS cell culture media. “This joint agreement with STEMCELL Technologies will... Read more

April 18, 2017 Lab Top-10 Liq. Handling & Robotics

Molecular Devices Introduces SpectraMax DuoLuc Reporter Assay Kit

Dual luciferase measurement for your microplate reader Sunnyvale, California, April 18, 2017.  Molecular Devices announced today an addition to its assay kits portfolio with the launch of the new SpectraMax® DuoLuc™ Reporter Assay Kit enabling highly sensitive quantitation of both firefly and Renilla luciferases in mammalian cells. Reporter gene assays are an important tool for... Read more

April 17, 2017 Bio/Pharma/CRO Clinical Research/Diagn. Life Science Tools M&A, Partnerships PR/Corporate

Transgenomic Closes Bridge Financing

Proceeds Intended to Facilitate Completion of Merger with Precipio Diagnostics During Second Quarter of 2017 OMAHA, Neb. (April 17, 2017) — Transgenomic, Inc. (OTCQB: TBIO) today reported that it has received $1.15 million in proceeds from a note bridge financing.The financing is intended to help facilitate the completion of Transgenomic’s merger with Precipio Diagnostics, LLC,... Read more

April 17, 2017 Clinical Research/Diagn. Environ, Ag./Food & Bev PR/Corporate

Two Pore Guys Recruits Jordan Hubbard as VP of Engineering

Tech Industry Veteran to Drive Strategy Combining Hand-held Diagnostics with Big Data April 17, 2017 04:30 AM Pacific Daylight Time SANTA CRUZ, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Two Pore Guys, Inc., (2PG) today announced that Jordan Hubbard has joined 2PG as Vice President of Engineering, overseeing both the software and hardware development of the company’s flagship product — a... Read more

April 17, 2017 M&A, Partnerships

Twist Bioscience Expands Agreement to Pursue Higher Density Digital Data Storage on DNA with Microsoft and University of Washington

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – April 17, 2017 – Twist Bioscience, a company accelerating science and innovation through rapid, high-quality DNA synthesis, today announced Microsoft Corp. will purchase ten million strands of DNA from Twist Bioscience for expanded digital data storage research. The strands of DNA will be long-chain oligonucleotides used by researchers at Microsoft and... Read more

April 17, 2017 Atomic Spectroscopy Lab Top-10 Molecular Spectroscopy Product Launch

New Sample Holder/Storage Container Reduces the Workload Needed for Analyzing Organic/Inorganic Contaminants in Foods and Chemical Products

Shimadzu Corporation announces the release of its unique EDXIR-Holder, a sample holder/storage container. Designed for customers who analyze small samples such as contaminants, it can be used with both an energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometer (EDX) and Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer (FTIR). Analyzing small samples using EDX or FTIR typically requires a time-consuming process for... Read more