Axol Bioscience acquires Phenocell to advance human disease models

Acquisition expands Axol’s iPSC-derived cell models and service offering to include ophthalmology and dermatology

30-Oct-2024 - Axol Bioscience Ltd. (Axol), a induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technology provider for drug discovery, announced it has fully acquired Phenocell SAS, a pioneer in iPSC-based products and bioassays for skin and retinal disorders. The acquisition extends Axol’s portfolio of iPSC-derived cell ...

Light on – light off: the test result is ready

Inspired by nature - Light-controlled bio-based OptoAssays can diagnose diseases more easily and cost-effectively

30-Sep-2024 - From Velcro to solar cells, many technological innovations have been inspired by nature. In medical diagnostics, researchers also draw inspiration from biological principles. A research team from the University of Freiburg and the INM – Leibniz Institute for New Materials in Saarbrücken has ...

Bio-Techne announces new distribution agreement with Thermo Fisher Scientific

07-May-2024 - Bio-Techne Corporation to announce a significant milestone in its commitment to providing cutting-edge solutions to its customers. Effective May 1, 2024, Bio-Techne will enter into a strategic distribution agreement with Thermo Fisher Scientific in Europe. This partnership marks an important ...

Start-up Dynamic42 and Biopredic join for strategic Marketing agreement

New partnership to promote pioneering in vitro systems in drug development

30-Jan-2024 - The organ-on-chip specialist Dynamic42 GmbH and Biopredic, manufacturer of assay systems for research, announce a strategic Marketing agreement. The joint partnership aims to advance the development of in vitro assay systems by using human-relevant models in the early phase of drug ...

baseclick enters the US market

23-Jan-2024 - baseclick products are now available to customers in the US and around the world via the Labscoop marketplace. Through this agreement, baseclick will offer laboratories and researchers its comprehensive portfolio of high-quality click chemistry reagents and various kit systems for EdU-based cell ...

Glow sticks – Not just for parties anymore

University of Houston researcher using popular party favor to detect biothreats for US Navy

12-Jan-2024 - Remember that party where you were swinging glow sticks above your head or wearing them as necklaces? Fun times, right? Science times, too. Turns out those fun party favors are now being used by a University of Houston researcher to identify emerging biothreats for the United States Navy. It’s ...

Verici DX reaches a global licensing and commercialisation agreement with Thermo Fisher Scientific

Agreement grants rights to further develop an assay for pre-transplant prognostic testing

20-Nov-2023 - Verici Dx plc, a developer of advanced clinical diagnostics for organ transplant, announced that it has signed an exclusive global licensing agreement with Thermo Fisher Scientific to further develop an assay for pre-transplant prognostic testing for risk of early kidney rejection. The exclusive ...

Beckman Coulter and Fujirebio enter into partnership

The goal is a patient-friendly, blood-based Alzheimer's disease test

22-Sep-2023 - Beckman Coulter Diagnostics and Fujirebio announced a new partnership combining their respective immunoassay strengths to support therapeutic development, clinical trials, reimbursement, and routine clinical adoption in the field of neurodegenerative diseases. The burden of disability and deaths ...

Danaher to Acquire Abcam

30-Aug-2023 - Danaher Corporation announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Abcam plc, a leading global supplier of protein consumables, pursuant to which Danaher will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Abcam for $24.00 per share in cash, or a total enterprise value of ...

Paper-based device developed for rapid diagnosis of lung diseases

CSIC researchers have coordinated the design of an instrument that combines paper microfluidics and electrochemical transduction.

03-Aug-2023 - A device that combines microfluidics on paper, electrochemical transduction and immunoassays on magnetic nanoparticles is capable of detecting biomarkers of inflammation in sputum samples, useful for the easy and rapid diagnosis of lung diseases. The research is coordinated by the Institute of ...