QIAGEN and Seegene collaborate on multiplex assay panels
09 July, 2015QIAGEN and Seegene have announced a collaboration to develop a menu of multiplex assay panels for the QIAsymphony RGQ MDx automation platform.
Agilent Technologies and Waters formalise instrument control exchange
08 July, 2015Agilent Technologies and Waters have announced a formal agreement to exchange instrument controls to improve the productivity of customers who own software and instruments from both companies.
Metrohm Applikon has a new name
08 July, 2015Laboratory instrumentation company Metrohm Applikon has announced its new brand for process analysis — Metrohm Process Analytics.
Strategic collaboration for molecular testing
23 June, 2015Hitachi High-Technologies and QIAGEN have entered into a long-term strategic collaboration involving initiatives to deliver advances in molecular testing.
Merck's acquisition of Sigma-Aldrich is coming closer to fruition
17 June, 2015The United States, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine, South Africa, Taiwan, Japan and now China and Europe have cleared the way for Merck's acquisition of Sigma-Aldrich.
Macfarlane visits Trajan manufacturing facility
20 May, 2015Minister for Industry and Science Ian Macfarlane has undertaken a special visit to the Trajan Scientific and Medical global headquarters in Melbourne, facilitated by Member for Deakin Michael Sukkar.
BD and Cellular Research jointly promote single-cell sequencing products
03 March, 2015BD Life Sciences is teaming up with biotechnology company Cellular Research to jointly promote the businesses' solutions for highly multiplexed cell isolation and single-cell gene expression analysis.
Drawbridge Pharmaceuticals granted divisional patent in the US
11 February, 2015Melbourne-based biotech company Drawbridge Pharmaceuticals has received a Notice of Allowance for US Patent Application Number 14/069,751 titled 'Anaesthetic Formulation' in the United States.
maxon discontinuing A, F and S motors
10 February, 2015The A, F and S series motors, from maxon motor, are being discontinued in favour of the RE, A-max, DCX and DC-max ironless DC motors.
Sigma-Aldrich and VIB to meet the needs of translational researchers
23 January, 2015Sigma-Aldrich's Research business unit has formed an alliance with VIB, a Belgium-based life science research institute, in a move that will focus on the commercialisation and supply of new tools and technologies to help meet the evolving needs of translational researchers.
Lonza announces collaborations and pilot study results
17 December, 2014Life sciences company Lonza has announced collaboration agreements with two prominent innovation clusters in France and Italy, as well as the publication of two early pilot studies conducted in tandem with Lipogen.
Scientex turns 20
26 November, 2014Scientific instrument supplier Scientex has passed a milestone, with November 2014 marking the company's 20th anniversary of providing highly technical instruments to a range of scientific research sectors.
RiAus launches online science channel
21 November, 2014National science communication organisation RiAus, in partnership with Hostworks, has launched riaus.tv - a dedicated online science television channel which delivers free, science-based content on demand.
Qiagen and Novartis to collaborate on companion diagnostics
12 November, 2014Qiagen, a provider of sample and assay technologies, has entered into a master collaboration agreement with Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis. The collaboration will enable the development and commercialisation of companion diagnostics to be paired with existing Novartis pharmaceutical products as well as compounds in its development pipeline.
Qiagen and Astellas Pharma to develop companion diagnostics
29 October, 2014Sample and assay technology company Qiagen has announced a collaboration agreement with Astellas Pharma to develop and commercialise companion diagnostics paired with Astellas drugs for use in cancer and other diseases.
