Oxford Genetics, a leader in innovative synthetic biology-based technologies for biologics discovery, development and delivery, has secured a multi-million pound contract with a leading multi-billion dollar global ecommerce provider of reagents and tools to the research and clinical community. As part of the agreement, Oxford Genetics will leverage its high throughput automated genomic engineering platform for CRISPR modification of mammalian cell lines...
Jim Aurelio, who has a long and successful track record in the Lab Informatics business, has joined the Autoscribe Informatics’ Board of Directors. Aurelio, who is based in North America, will work closely with Autoscribe’s Executive team to strengthen strategic and operational plans with a key emphasis on serving the North American Markets....
Dr. Stodddart to give Wallace H. Coulter Lecture titled “Serendipity Stokes Discovery: Disrupting Established Industries”. The Pittcon Program Committee is extremely pleased to announce that Fraser Stoddart, a Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2016 recipient, will deliver the 2019 Wallace H. Coulter Lecture. Dr. Stoddart works in the area of supramolecular chemistry and nanotechnology. He has developed highly efficient...
IDEX Health & Science, LLC (IH&S) announce the acquisition of Lima, NY based Finger Lakes Instrumentation, LLC (FLI). Finger Lakes Instrumentation is a technology leader in the design, development and production of low-noise cooled CCD and high-speed, high-sensitivity cooled Scientific CMOS cameras for the astronomy and life science markets. 18 year-old FLI has three facilities located in...
Registration is now open for UKSPA’s next meeting in October hosted by Cambridge Science Park with conference partner Bidwells. The outline programme can now be downloaded. Although most sessions will be held at Cambridge Science Park there will also be an opportunity to tour and learn more about the nearby Wellcome Genome Campus at Hinxton....
Irvine Scientific, a Fujifilm Company, announces a new agreement with Corning Incorporated, which gives Irvine Scientific US distribution rights for Corning’s Falcon® In VitroFertilization (IVF) dishes and plates line. Irvine Scientific’s core specialty is the development and manufacture of cell culture media, while Corning has unrivaled expertise...
“The assignment is an essential milestone in our ambition to increase our presence in the Healthcare industry. The winning bid proves that our innovative approach provides great benefits to organizations like RIVM in their search for a more flexible, configurable and future-proof NHS LIMS. As our system is based on the latest technologies it offers unrestricted scalability and brings down the total cost of ownership”, says Oscar Kox, CEO of iVention....
Drug conjugate combines Avacta’s Affimer technology with drug conjugates developed at Tufts. Avacta Group plc (AIM: AVCT), the developer of Affimer® biotherapeutics and reagents, is pleased to announce that it has agreed a co-development partnership with Bach BioSciences, a company commercialising the research of William Bachovchin, Professor of Developmental...
Autoscribe Informatics, a specialist provider of Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), has expanded its worldwide distribution network. Corporación Científica Venezolana, CA has been appointed to cover South America, while V*I*Production sp z.o.o. will represent Autoscribe in Germany and Poland. Corporación Científica Venezolana, CA (CCV) has more than 30 years of experience of...
Metrohm AG from Herisau, Switzerland and B&W Tek from Newark in Delaware, USA are pleased to announce the acquisition of B&W Tek’s Spectroscopy Solution Business, B&W Tek LLC, as well as several overseas subsidiaries. This acquisition contributes to the strategic growth of Metrohm enhancing the company’s capabilities to further develop its Raman product line....
Funding will support development of a Pseudomonas aeruginosa targeted therapeutic, to tackle the genetic cause of antibiotic resistance. Phico Therapeutics Ltd, a biotechnology company developing a novel platform technology as the basis of a new generation of antibiotics to overcome antibacterial resistance, today announced that it had been awarded...
Promega UK, the Life Sciences Company, based on the University of Southampton Science Park in Hampshire, has announced the winners of its first Helix Sustainability award. Helix is an onsite RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) laboratory storage system used to support scientists with their life sciences research fighting diseases such as Cancer and Alzheimer’s....
Fluidic Analytics Ltd, has announced the issuance of US Patent 9,952,22 B2, entitled ‘Fluidic Separation and Detection’, from the United States Patent and Trademark Office. This paves the way for the development and commercialisation of a next-generation protein analysis technology platform to be launched later this year. "The issuance of the US Patent for our fluidic separation and detection...
The contract is related to interaction characterization of therapeutic antibodies using Attana’s cell-based technology. The order value is approximately 300 kSEK and will have a positive effect of the cash flow and results during Q3 2018. Attana’s application specialists will perform interaction analysis assays....
BioTek Instruments, Inc., a leader in life science instrumentation, was issued a patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for its “User-Trained Autofocus” feature in their Gen5™ Microplate Reader and Imager Software, integrated with their advanced cell imaging systems. This autofocus method allows users to overcome imaging challenges arising from debris or dead cells, thick biology...
TTP plc (TTP), a leading independent technology and product development company, has completed and moved into a new extension of their life sciences development facility. The additional multi-disciplinary suite of lab space provides a Class II bio-handling and tissue culture laboratory and a dedicated facility for diagnostic system development under ISO 13485:2016. The new facilities are part of an ongoing investment at TTP in dedicated space for system development programmes for life science...
New identity signals continued integration with VWR and ongoing commitment to customers. Following the acquisition of VWR in 2017, Avantor® introduced a new logo and visual identity today, signaling the company’s position as a leading global provider of products, services and solutions for professionals in the life sciences and advanced technology industries...
Gyros Protein Technologies to develop immunoassay kits for biotherapeutic impurity analysis using Cygnus Technologies’ proprietary reagents. Gyros Protein Technologies AB, a pioneer in automated nanoliter-scale immunoassays and leading provider of peptide synthesizers and reagents, and Cygnus Technologies, the leading assay and services provider for the detection and characterization...
Heraeus is expanding its production capacities for Platinum-based Highly Potent Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (Pt hAPIs). The expansion is Heraeus’ response to increasing global demands for these products in cancer treatment. Cancer cases are globally on the rise, causing an increasing demand for their treatment....
Evotec AG has announced that the strategic transaction signed on 15 June 2018, to integrate Sanofi's infectious disease unit including licensing-in the majority of Sanofi's infectious disease research portfolio, has been successfully closed with effect from 01 July 2018. This closing marks the completion of the required legal social process, initiated on....
Pittcon’s non-profit mission funds grants to colleges, high schools, elementary schools, researchers and more. Year after year, Pittcon distributes approximately $1 million towards its mission to sponsor and sustain educational and charitable activities for the advancement and benefit of scientific endeavor...
Customers to benefit from Sysmex’s extensive operational footprint. Oxford Gene Technology (OGT), The Molecular Genetics Company, has announced that it is now directly selling Cytocell Fluorescence In Situ Hybridisation (FISH) products through several established affiliates of Sysmex Corporation in Europe following its acquisition last year....
Oxford Genetics, a leader in innovative synthetic biology-based technologies for biologics discovery, development and delivery, has secured a multi-million pound contract with a leading multi-billion dollar global ecommerce provider of reagents and tools to the research and clinical community. As part of the agreement, Oxford Genetics will leverage its high throughput automated genomic engineering platform for CRISPR modification of mammalian cell lines...
Jim Aurelio, who has a long and successful track record in the Lab Informatics business, has joined the Autoscribe Informatics’ Board of Directors. Aurelio, who is based in North America, will work closely with Autoscribe’s Executive team to strengthen strategic and operational plans with a key emphasis on serving the North American Markets....
Dr. Stodddart to give Wallace H. Coulter Lecture titled “Serendipity Stokes Discovery: Disrupting Established Industries”. The Pittcon Program Committee is extremely pleased to announce that Fraser Stoddart, a Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2016 recipient, will deliver the 2019 Wallace H. Coulter Lecture. Dr. Stoddart works in the area of supramolecular chemistry and nanotechnology. He has developed highly efficient...
IDEX Health & Science, LLC (IH&S) announce the acquisition of Lima, NY based Finger Lakes Instrumentation, LLC (FLI). Finger Lakes Instrumentation is a technology leader in the design, development and production of low-noise cooled CCD and high-speed, high-sensitivity cooled Scientific CMOS cameras for the astronomy and life science markets. 18 year-old FLI has three facilities located in...
Registration is now open for UKSPA’s next meeting in October hosted by Cambridge Science Park with conference partner Bidwells. The outline programme can now be downloaded. Although most sessions will be held at Cambridge Science Park there will also be an opportunity to tour and learn more about the nearby Wellcome Genome Campus at Hinxton....
Irvine Scientific, 
“The assignment is an essential milestone in our ambition to increase our presence in the Healthcare industry. The winning bid proves that our innovative approach provides great benefits to organizations like RIVM in their search for a more flexible, configurable and future-proof NHS LIMS. As our system is based on the latest technologies it offers unrestricted scalability and brings down the total cost of ownership”, says Oscar Kox, CEO of iVention....
Drug conjugate combines Avacta’s Affimer technology with drug conjugates developed at Tufts. 
Autoscribe Informatics, a specialist provider of Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), has expanded its worldwide distribution network. Corporación 
Metrohm AG from Herisau, Switzerland and B&W Tek from Newark in Delaware, USA are pleased to announce the acquisition of B&W Tek’s Spectroscopy Solution Business, B&W Tek LLC, as well as several overseas subsidiaries. This acquisition contributes to the strategic growth of Metrohm enhancing the company’s capabilities to further develop its Raman product line....
Funding will support development of a Pseudomonas aeruginosa targeted therapeutic, to tackle the genetic cause of antibiotic resistance. Phico Therapeutics Ltd, a biotechnology company developing a novel platform technology as the basis of a new generation of antibiotics to overcome antibacterial resistance, today announced that it had been awarded...
Promega UK, the Life Sciences Company, based on the University of Southampton Science Park in Hampshire, has announced the winners of its first Helix Sustainability award. Helix is an onsite RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) laboratory storage system used to support scientists with their life sciences research fighting diseases such as Cancer and Alzheimer’s....
Fluidic Analytics Ltd, has announced the issuance of US Patent 9,952,22 B2, entitled ‘Fluidic Separation and Detection’, from the United States Patent and Trademark Office. This paves the way for the development and commercialisation of a next-generation protein analysis technology platform to be launched later this year. "The issuance of the US Patent for our fluidic separation and detection...
The contract is related to interaction characterization of therapeutic antibodies using Attana’s cell-based technology. The order value is approximately 300 kSEK and will have a positive effect of the cash flow and results during Q3 2018. Attana’s application specialists will perform interaction analysis assays....
BioTek Instruments, Inc., a leader in life science instrumentation, was issued a patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for its “User-Trained Autofocus” feature in their Gen5™ Microplate Reader and Imager Software, integrated with their advanced cell imaging systems. This autofocus method allows users to overcome imaging challenges arising from debris or dead cells, thick biology...
TTP plc (TTP), a leading independent technology and product development company, has completed and moved into a new extension of their life sciences development facility. The additional multi-disciplinary suite of lab space provides a Class II bio-handling and tissue culture laboratory and a dedicated facility for diagnostic system development under ISO 13485:2016. The new facilities are part of an ongoing investment at TTP in dedicated space for system development programmes for life science...
New identity signals continued integration with VWR and ongoing commitment to customers. Following the acquisition of VWR in 2017, Avantor® introduced a new logo and visual identity today, signaling the company’s position as a leading global provider of products, services and solutions for professionals in the life sciences and advanced technology industries...
Gyros Protein Technologies to develop immunoassay kits for biotherapeutic impurity analysis using Cygnus Technologies’ proprietary reagents. Gyros Protein Technologies AB, a pioneer in automated nanoliter-scale immunoassays and leading provider of peptide synthesizers and reagents, and Cygnus Technologies, the leading assay and services provider for the detection and characterization...
Heraeus is expanding its production capacities for Platinum-based Highly Potent Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (Pt hAPIs). The expansion is Heraeus’ response to increasing global demands for these products in cancer treatment. Cancer cases are globally on the rise, causing an increasing demand for their treatment....
Evotec AG has announced that the strategic transaction signed on 15 June 2018, to integrate Sanofi's infectious disease unit including licensing-in the majority of Sanofi's infectious disease research portfolio, has been successfully closed with effect from 01 July 2018. This closing marks the completion of the required legal social process, initiated on....
Pittcon’s non-profit mission funds grants to colleges, high schools, elementary schools, researchers and more. Year after year, Pittcon distributes approximately $1 million towards its mission to sponsor and sustain educational and charitable activities for the advancement and benefit of scientific endeavor...
Customers to benefit from Sysmex’s extensive operational footprint. Oxford Gene Technology (OGT), The Molecular Genetics Company, has announced that it is now directly selling Cytocell Fluorescence In Situ Hybridisation (FISH) products through several established affiliates of Sysmex Corporation in Europe following its acquisition last year....