MTS Announces the Appointment of Ms. Maximiliane Straub to the Board of Directors

News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 9, 2017 For more information contact: Andy Cebulla Director of Investor Relations and Treasurer 952.937.4000 MTS ANNOUNCES THE APPOINTMENT OF MS. MAXIMILIANE STRAUB TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Eden Prairie, Minn. – January 9, 2017 – MTS Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: MTSC), a leading global supplier of high-performance test systems... Read more

Pacific Biosciences Improves Key Applications on the Sequel System with New Chemistry and Software Release

Monday, January 9, 2017 MENLO PARK, Calif., Jan. 09, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACB) today announced a new version of chemistry (V2) and software (V4) for the Sequel™ System. The new release improves the system’s ability to support important applications such as structural variant detection and targeted sequencing—including metagenomics, minor... Read more

COPD Biomarker Qualification Consortium Partners with Bio-Techne to Identify COPD Indicator

WASHINGTON, D.C. MINNEAPOLIS, MN – January 9, 2017 – The COPD Foundation-sponsored COPD Biomarker Qualification Consortium (CBQC) today announced that it has partnered with the Bio-Techne Corporation, a manufacturer of biotechnology products for life science research and diagnostics. The partnership was established to evaluate the suitability of a soluble form of receptor for advanced glycation... Read more

UPDATE — Pacific Biosciences Improves Key Applications on the Sequel System with New Chemistry and Software Release

MENLO PARK, Calif., Jan. 09, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACB) today announced a new version of chemistry (V2) and software (V4) for the Sequel™ System. The new release improves the system’s ability to support important applications such as structural variant detection and targeted sequencing—including metagenomics, minor variant detection and isoform... Read more