The latest Business updates from the science industry
Ingenza Celebrates EU H2020 SME Instrument Success by Heather Hobbs
Ingenza is pleased to announce it has successfully applied for EU H2020 SME Instrument funding of €50,000 for Phase 1 of its innovative SYNBIOMAN project, allowing the company to forge ahead with the development of this novel synthetic biology-driven biomanufacturing platform.
Successful completion of the Phase 1 study could open the door to additional funding for Phase 2, valued at €2.5 million. SYNBIOMAN will build on Ingenza’s proprietary industrial synthetic and systems biology tools, helping small and medium-sized biotechnology enterprises to close the gap from lab to market by developing GMP biomanufacturing capabilities that target the production of therapeutic proteins.
Frequently, these drug candidates are sourced from low yielding organisms, have highly complex structures, or are very toxic.
As a result, they can be challenging to manufacture, preventing the development of new therapies for currently unmet clinical needs. Dr David McElroy, Chief Business Offi cer at Ingenza, said: “We are delighted to have secured EU H2020 SME Instrument support for this project.
The Horizon 2020 programme receives thousands of funding
applications each year, and fewer than fi ve per cent of applicants are successful. It is a real achievement for our scientifi c research to be recognised in this way.” For more information, visit
www.ingenza.com
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Ocean Optics Appoints Two New Executives
Ocean Optics, the industry leader in modular spectroscopy applications and products, has appointed two new board members. Jack Riccardi has joined the company as vice president fi nance, and David Schaefer has taken on the vice president sales and strategic marketing role. Riccardi is responsible for all aspects of fi nance, accounting, IT and offi ce administration at Ocean Optics. Schaefer is responsible for the global sales and marketing of the company’s entire line of spectrometers, chemical sensors, analytical instrumentation and accessories. Both are members of the executive board, assisting in the strategic management of the company’s business, including sales, operations, engineering, and fi nance. Riccardi joins Ocean Optics from MDNA Life Sciences, where he was chief fi nancial offi cer. He has a strong background in fi nancial controls, governance and risk management. Riccardi holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Pennsylvania State University, an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business and an MS in Operations Science from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Schaefer joins Ocean Optics from AxelaCare, where he was chief marketing offi cer. He has extensive experience in the execution of growth-based commercial plans, strategic planning and business transformation. Schaefer holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University and an MBA from the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Business.
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William Linton is New Member of the Supervisory Board of Eppendorf AG
On 9 January 2017, William A. Linton was elected as a member of the Supervisory Board of Eppendorf AG, Hamburg, during an extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting.
“With William Linton, we are very pleased to welcome a successful entrepreneur and experienced manager from the life science sector to our Supervisory Board,” stated Philipp von Loeper, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Eppendorf AG.
William Linton founded Promega Corporation in 1978 and has served since then as its Chairman and Chief Executive Offi cer. Headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, USA, Promega is a global life science research and diagnostics products company and employs over 1,400 people worldwide.
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Anton Paar Purchases Future-oriented Raman Technology from Silicon Valley
The signing of the contract in Graz: CEO of BaySpec Inc William Yang (left) and Nils Bertram, General Manager of Anton Paar OptoTec GmbH.
As of 1 December 2016, Anton Paar has purchased a Raman spectroscopy product line from BaySpec Inc. The product line, consisting of two Raman spectrometers and one Raman microscope, will be implemented and further developed in a new product department at Anton Paar OptoTec GmbH in Seelze. In addition, Anton Paar licensed technology for handheld Raman technology from SciAps Inc located in Massachusetts. Nils Bertram, General Manager Anton Paar OptoTec GmbH: “From both a business and a technological point of view, this purchase of products and technology represents a future-oriented step for Anton Paar in Seelze, Germany. We have now entered the fi eld of molecular spectroscopy.” The two Raman spectrometers and the Raman microscope round off the company’s portfolio for the pharmaceutical and chemical industries. The measuring instruments are available with immediate effect.
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