Access to Federal Funding Could Accelerate Clinical Development WORCESTER, Mass.–Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. (“ACT”; OTCBB: ACTC) announced today that human embryonic stem cell (hESC) line MA135 was unanimously approved for federal funding at the 100th Meeting of the Advisory Committee to the Director (ACD) National Institutes of Health (NIH). In addition to MA135, seven additional […]

The new website offers a fresh look and is focused on centralizing information to meet researchers’ needs. (PRWEB) — STEMCELL Technologies Inc (https://www.stemcell.com) has just launched its next generation website. The new website offers a fresh look and is focused on centralizing information to meet researchers’ needs. The site has been completely redesigned to provide […]

Tustin, CA — LightWorks Optics Inc., provider of precision optical sub-assemblies and systems for the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical device industries, has been approved for the second year of funding for a Small Business Innovation Research Grant (SBIR) awarded by the National Institute of Health (NIH). Funded under the SBIR “Lab to Marketplace” program, LightWorks […]

Novel Application Offers In Situ Purification of Intact Human Stem Cell Colonies SAN DIEGO–Cyntellect, Inc., a privately-held life sciences company commercializing products to advance the study of cell biology, stem cell research, biopharmaceutical production, and drug discovery, announced today the commercial availability of its Stem Cell Colony Purification Application powered by the LEAP™ Cell Processing […]

PENZBERG, Germany–Researchers at the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center have studied the involvement of “microtentacles,” or extensions of the plasma membrane of breast cancer cells, in how cancers spread to distant locations in the body (1). Targeting these microtentacles might prove to be a new way to prevent or slow the […]

PARIS and BASEL, Switzerland — — Cellectis bioresearch, the French genome customization specialist and a commercial subsidiary of Cellectis (Alternext: ALCLS), and Lonza, a world leader in biotechnology production, announce today that the companies have entered into an agreement for the development and commercialization of a bioengineered cell line. Cellectis bioresearch will use its meganucleases […]

Walkersville, MD — Lonza Inc. (USA) has entered worldwide, exclusive licensing and supply agreements with California Stem Cell Inc. The Lonza – California Stem Cell collaboration makes novel pluripotent stem cell products readily available to researchers worldwide. California Stem Cell’s proprietary methods for scalable production of multiple cell types from human pluripotent stem cells (hPSC), […]

Reno, Nevada -– Hamilton Company, world leader in fluid measurement, announces the addition of online pH monitoring to its BioLevitator 3D Cell Culture System. The integrated pH reader monitors the quality of the cell culture media with noninvasive optical measurement, notifying the user when the pH drops below a defined level. The precise monitoring enables […]

LEAP™ Cell Processing Workstation to be Used in Stem Cell Research Programs SAN DIEGO — Cyntellect, Inc., a privately-held life sciences company commercializing products to advance the study of cell biology, stem cell research, biopharmaceutical production, and drug discovery, has entered into an agreement with the Salk Institute for Biological Studies to provide its researchers […]

ALAMEDA, Calif.–BioTime, Inc. (AMEX:BTIM) announced today that on June 1, 2010 the Company will be offering for sale five new human stem cell lines for research use only. These cell lines were developed using BioTime’s ACTCellerate™ technology. These highly purified, novel, and scalable cell lines are embryonic progenitors, meaning that they are intermediate between human […]