Avantor opens logistics hub Avantor has opened a logistics hub in Westminster, MA, to strengthen the company's global biopharma supply chain. The new facility serves as a center for raw material storage, quality control, and distribution to support the growth of Avantor's single-use solutions.Read More
Alethiomics launches to advance multiomics target discovery pipeline Alethiomics, a drug discovery company focused on developing targeted therapies to treat myeloproliferative neoplasms, launched with 6 million euros ($6.8 million) in seed financing from Oxford Science Enterprises. The company is a spinoff from the University of Oxford.Read More
Gretel, Illumina partner to develop synthetic data for genomic research Gretel announced a collaboration with Illumina to create synthetic genomic data that can be accessed by medical researchers globally. The companies also announced the release of a case study the partnership conducted that explores significant new use cases for synthetic data in genomics and related fields, including medical diagnosis, biotechnology, forensic biology, virology, and biological systematics.Read More
Synthetic Biologics acquires VCN Biosciences Synthetic Biologics has signed a definitive agreement to acquire VCN Biosciences. Total upfront consideration for the acquisition is $4.7 million in cash plus the assumption of $2.4 million of VCN liabilities. The transaction is expected to close during the first quarter of 2022.Read More
CellCarta acquires Biogazelle CellCarta announced the acquisition of Biogazelle to strengthen its genomic capabilities and expand into digital polymerase chain reaction services.Read More
Elemental Machines acquires Tetra Lab Monitoring Elemental Machines has acquired the Tetra Lab Monitoring business, including key hardware, talent, and novel asset integrations from TetraScience. The acquisition strengthens Elemental Machines' leadership in the field of laboratory asset management technology, the company said.Read More
Akoya Biosciences, PathAI collaborate on novel predictive biomarkers Akoya Biosciences is collaborating with PathAI to advance the discovery and validation of novel predictive biomarkers for immunotherapies. The collaboration will explore spatial biology and deep data mining using Phenoptic, Akoya's high-throughput spatial phenotyping platform, and PathAI's artificial intelligence (AI) tools and algorithms to identify the patients who are most likely to respond to drug therapy in clinical trials.Read More