Jan 16, 2017 | Posted in Cell Therapy The first chemically-defined, animal component-free, cell culture medium for T cells SANTA ANA, California – January 17, 2017: Irvine Scientific, a worldwide leader in cell culture media development and manufacturing, today announced the introduction of PRIME-XV® T Cell CDM, the first commercially available chemically-defined, animal component-free medium... Read more
HERCULES, Calif. — January 16, 2017 — Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb), a global provider of life science research and clinical diagnostic products, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase RainDance Technologies, Inc. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Bio-Rad expects the transaction to close during... Read more
MENLO PARK, Calif., and BEIJING, Jan. 16, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACB) and Novogene Corporation, a leading provider of genomic and bioinformatic services, today announced that Novogene has agreed to purchase 10 Sequel™ Systems for whole genome sequencing, Iso-Seq™ annotation and targeted sequencing services.PacBio’s sequencing systems are based on its... Read more
Spectris plc (‘Spectris’) (LSE: SXS), the productivity-enhancing instrumentation and controls company, announces the appointment from today of Andrew Harvey as Group Human Resources Director, a newly-created position on the Spectris Executive Committee. Andrew’s responsibility will be to provide central leadership for the Group’s HR activities and, in particular, to support the strategic growth initiatives as... Read more
Hamburg, Germany, January 13, 2017 – On January 9, 2017, William A. Linton was elected as a member of the Supervisory Board of Eppendorf AG, Hamburg, during an extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting. “With William Linton, we are very pleased to welcome a successful entrepreneur and experienced manager from the life science sector to our Supervisory Board,”... Read more
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Acquisition Extends VWR’s High Purity Reagents Capabilities RADNOR, Pa., Jan. 12, 2017 /CNW/ — VWR (NASDAQ: VWR), the leading global independent provider of product and service solutions to laboratory and production customers, announced today that it has acquired SEASTAR CHEMICALS Inc., a manufacturer of high purity reagents used in the global research, laboratory and microelectronics... Read more
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MENLO PARK, Calif., Jan. 12, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACB) today announced that its Single Molecule, Real-Time (SMRT®) Sequencing technology will be featured in at least 57 podium presentations and 60 posters at the International Plant & Animal Genome (PAG) XXV Conference taking place January 14-18 in San Diego, California. From specialty beverage... Read more
“With rapidly evolving medical technologies, we do not know what will come along — even in the near future — so it makes sense to have the ability to expand.” Seenu M. HariprasadMD Chief of the Vitreoretinal Service, Director of Clinical Research and Shui-Chin Lee Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Science at University of Chicago.... Read more