CARLSBAD, Calif. – Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:LIFE), a provider of innovative life science solutions, is hosting the 2nd Annual Cell Therapy Industry Summit November 3-5 at the Sheraton Carlsbad Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, CA. Senior executives will discuss achievements made in cell therapy and regenerative medicine in addressing economic, political and regulatory challenges, including […]

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – Olympus cellSens* software, leading the industry with its easy-to-use platform for capturing and analyzing microscope images, has just become even better. The latest version of the software, cellSens version 1.4, will control all the automated functions and components for the company’s recently introduced BX3® series motorized microscopes. Two motorized BX3 microscope […]

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – Olympus has introduced two new microscopes to its leading BX3 series: the BX53 Motorized Advanced Research Microscope and BX43 Motorized Clinical and Research Microscope. The new microscope stands are powerful and easy-to-use complete microscopy systems that can be customized to meet users’ specific needs. Their motorized components are controlled by the […]

CAMBRIDGE, England — The Automation Partnership (TAP), a world leader in the design and development of innovative automation for life science applications,today announced its CompacT SelecT automated cell culture system has been set up at the prestigious Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the USA to improve the culturing of vital cell lines […]

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – Olympus has introduced new 30x and 60x silicone oil objectives, its latest innovation in silicone immersion microscope optics. The new UPLSAPO 30x and UPLSAPO 60x objectives can markedly improve optical performance for live cell confocal, widefield fluorescence, multiphoton, differential interference contrast (DIC) and other applications. The new silicone oil objectives have […]

The Automation Partnership (TAP), a world leader in the design and development of innovative automation for life science applications, today announced the new EPSRC Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Regenerative Medicine at Loughborough University is using TAP’s new CellBase CT™ to automate the culture of clinically applicable cells in a Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) environment. […]

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October 26, 2010, Billerica, MA — EMD Millipore, the Life Science division of Merck KGaA* of Germany, today announced it has partnered with The Breast Cancer Research Foundation® (BCRF). Through this partnership, EMD Millipore will allocate a portion of product sales and a $20,000 grant to fund the organization’s research efforts. The Company will also […]

Characterized cell lines supplied with optimized media, growth factors and reagents ATCC (American Type Culture Collection), the world’s largest and most diverse bioresource center, offers human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) as part of its Primary Cell Solutions for cardiovascular research. These primary cells are derived from either single donors or from a pooled population […]

UK-based nanoTherics, a company at the cutting edge of commercialising devices for improved gene transfection which facilitate research into genetic diseases disorders, is successful in closing a funding round of £1.1m. Catapult Venture Managers and Mercia Technology Seed Fund are the key investors, with Mercia investing a further £200k alongside Catapult’s injection of £600k from […]