MADISON, Wis. – Mirus Bio has initiated the Mirus Research Award Program to recognize the excellent research being conducted in the face of continued national grant funding reductions and decreased R&D budgets. Eligible labs and institutions will be selected based on the quality of the submission, research area, and the proposed novel use of Mirus […]
ST. LOUIS – SAFC®, a member of the Sigma-Aldrich® Group (NASDAQ: SIAL), today announced the launch of the first offering in a product line of Zinc Finger Nuclease (ZFN)-modified Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cell lines. Designed for use in the production of biopharmaceuticals, the CHOZN® cell lines are expected to enable customers to reach the […]
CULVER CITY, Calif. – Sofie Biosciences, developer of molecular imaging systems and probes, has been awarded a 2011 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research grant from the Department of Energy. Of the 2,163 applications received in response to their funding notice, only 197 were selected to receive Phase I grants. Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is […]
Copenhagen, Denmark – Sophion Bioscience A/S signed an agreement to join Biolin Scientific, a Swedish materials science company. Sophion Bioscience, a global leader in the automated patch clamp field, represents an extension for Biolin into the life science space. Biolin Scientific develops, manufactures and markets analytical instruments for research, development, quality control and clinical diagnostics. […]
Biolin Scientific entered into an agreement to acquire Sophion Bioscience A/S. Sophion is a leading developer and supplier of instrumentation and consumables which enable rapid, high throughput automated patch clamping (APC) analysis for the functional characterization of living cells. Patch clamping is the only direct method of investigating the function and characteristics of ion channels, […]
Ratos’s subsidiary Biolin Scientific has signed an agreement to acquire all the shares in the Danish company Sophion Bioscience A/S. The seller is NeuroSearch A/S and a number of venture capital companies. The purchase price (Enterprise Value) amounts to approximately DKK 145m with an additional DKK 10m which relates to sales milestones in 2011/12. Ratos […]
SUNNYVALE, Calif. – Today, Molecular Devices, a leading provider of instruments, software, and consumables for drug discovery and life sciences research, announced that the Drug Discovery Division of Genetix will join Molecular Devices. With the addition of Genetix, Molecular Devices continues to grow as a leading technology supply company for research, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical customers […]
MADISON, Wis. – The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) and Cellular Dynamics International (CDI) today announced receipt of a research grant award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to investigate the mechanisms underlying Left Ventricular Hypertrophy. Commonly known as an increase of the size and weight of the heart, Left Ventricular Hypertrophy […]
Bitplane Zurich – Bitplane, a world leading creator and supplier of 3D and 4D image processing, analysis and visualisation software, today announce the launch of their new Imaris 7.3 software. Imaris 7.3 brings significant enhancements to pivotal features within several Imaris modules enabling users to perform increasingly more challenging image analyses. New capabilities include novel […]
ALAMEDA, Calif. – BioTime, Inc. /quotes/zigman/219441/quotes/nls/btx BTX -3.74% today announced the appointment of its Vice President of Business Development, William P. Tew, Ph.D., to the additional position of Chief Commercial Officer. Dr. Tew will be responsible for the commercial operations of the BioTime family of companies and for near-term product development activities. Dr. Tew’s commercial […]
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