MADISON, Wis. – Cellular Dynamics International (CDI) today announced that it was named as the overall Gold winner in The Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Awards. The Wall Street Journal 2011 Technology Innovation Awards are determined by a panel of independent judges who evaluated significant innovations that occurred in 2010. Six hundred and five applicants […]

BOSTON — Cytonome/ST, LLC, a developer and manufacturer of advanced cell cytometry and sorting systems, today announced a milestone in the high-speed detection of rare events. Cytonome/ST researchers have demonstrated robust identification of extremely rare target particles. Using Cytonome/ST’s existing parallel detection technology and cross contamination-free sample system, the researchers were able to reliably identify […]

BREA, CALIF. — Custom Design Services (CDS) from Beckman Coulter, Inc. provides researchers with single and multicolor custom-tailored conjugate configurations as well as purified antibodies. Beckman Coulter scientists having extensive experience in the design and optimization of multicolor reagent panels work with a wide variety of proprietary or customer-supplied human and non-human antibodies and use […]

ALAMEDA, Calif.––BioTime, Inc. announced today the publication in the peer-reviewed journal Stem Cell Research of the complete genome sequence analysis of five clinical-grade human embryonic stem cell lines. “Evaluating the Genomic and Sequence Integrity of Human ES Cell Lines: Comparison to Normal Genomes” is the first such analysis of the entire genome of human embryonic […]

Ann Arbor, MI – 3D Biomatrix, a leader in the development of three-dimensional (3D) cell culture products, and their collaborators have formed cellular spheroids from more than 20 cell lines utilizing Perfecta3D(TM) Hanging Drop Plates. The formation of spheroids from cell lines from several mammals (human, mouse, monkey) demonstrates that the versatility of the Hanging […]

Process Increases Precision and Production, Decreases Costs Beckman Coulter, Inc. integrates laboratory automation platforms that have been used for the culture and differentiation of pluripotent stem cells to improve the development of consistent embryoid bodies (EBs), decrease overall costs, and greatly increase throughput and reproducibility. Processes developed with automated workstations from Beckman Coulter were detailed […]

LOS ANGELES — De Novo Software™, a leading provider of flow and image cytometry data analysis solutions, and Nexcelom Bioscience, a leading supplier of cell counting and analysis products for bioresearch and drug discovery, announced today a licensing agreement enabling Nexcelom to distribute De Novo Software’s flagship product, FCS Express 4 Software. Under the terms […]

Blacksburg, Virginia – Intrexon Corporation, a privately held synthetic biology company, today announced the formation and launch of its Cell Engineering Unit (CEU) in San Diego, CA. The new unit will be under the leadership of the company’s Chief Science Officer and Founder, Thomas D. Reed, Ph.D. As part of the launch, Intrexon simultaneously announced […]

CHIBA, Japan–Transparent Inc. and Molecular Response LLC, with the world’s largest primary tumor bank that contains more than 144,000 primary tumor specimens, accelerate collaborative research efforts to develop the next generation of 3 dimensional cell-culture systems for cancer research. Improved preclinical models are required to advance our understanding of the molecular aberrations that underpin cancer […]

Newton, NJ, USA and Mississauga, Ontario, CANADA – Thorlabs, Inc. of Newton, NJ and Lumen Dynamics Group, Inc. of Mississauga, Ontario jointly announced today Thorlabs’ acquisition of the Burleigh® product line assets of Lumen Dynamics. Burleigh is a world leader in manufacturing a wide range of manipulation and precision motion control equipment for applications within […]