Scientists Demonstrate Advantages of Label-Free Technology for Studying Complex Receptor Biology CORNING, N.Y., June 18, 2009 — Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) today announced research results using label-free Corning® Epic® technology to study new areas of cell biology, which may yield important insights for basic biological research and drug discovery applications. According to research published recently […]

GORLITZ, Germany, June 18 — 2009 is the year of the 40th anniversary since the introduction of the worldwide first fluorescence based flow cytometer – the ICP 11. Today, the German biotechnology company celebrates this anniversary at the Saxonian State Vineyard Castle Wackerbarth near Dresden. For the festive ceremony, CEO Roland Gohde receives 100 guests […]

ROMAINVILLE, France–Parc Biocitech — Cellectis bioresearch, a subsidiary of the genome engineering company Cellectis SA (Paris:ALCLS), announced today that it has launched cGPS® Custom, a new line of kits for targeted gene integration in native cell lines. This is a breakthrough technology that will enable life science researchers to customize their own cell lines. “cGPS® […]

HONOLULU, June 15 — Nanopoint Inc., an award-winning developer of Microfluidics and Live Cell Imaging products, today announced that effective immediately its cellTRAY Imaging System and cellTRAY Fluidics System are available to the European marketplace. Nanopoint’s cellTRAY Imaging and Fluidics Systems provide solutions to a broad spectrum of applications including drug discovery, assisted reproductive technology […]

The Thermo Scientific Cellomics ToxInsight IVT Platform Boston, MA., (June 9, 2009) – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the launch of the Thermo Scientific Cellomics ToxInsight Solution at the World Pharmaceutical Congress, June 9-11 2009, Philadelphia. The Thermo Scientific Cellomics ToxInsight Solution offers a unique combination of imaging […]

Collaborates with Major University on Development Phase of Human 3D Corneal Constructs CAMBRIDGE, England–The Automation Partnership (TAP), a world leader in the design and development of innovative advanced automation for life science applications, today announced it is collaborating with world leading academics on the prestigious, Technology Strategy Board funded, RAFT (Rapid Automated Fabrication of Tissues) […]

Chip-Man Technologies’ innovative Cell-IQ live cell imaging and analysis platform is now available to research institutions in China through the ChiFi (Shanghai) Biomedical Engineering Company. This deal means that the powerful Cell-IQ system is, for the first time, available to Chinese academic and industrial research laboratories wishing to study cell lines, primary cell, co-cultures and […]

Special Order BD LSRFortessa(TM) Benchtop Flow Cytometry System Supports up to Five Lasers and 18 Colors Simultaneously SAN JOSE, Calif., June 1 — BD Biosciences, a segment of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), announced today the launch of the new special order BD LSRFortessa(TM) cell analyzer, a powerful compact system that provides life science researchers […]

Reno, Nevada (May 27, 2009) – Hamilton Robotics announced today a successful collaboration with Madison, Wisconsin-based Promega Corporation to automate the CellTiter-Glo luminescent cell viability assay on Hamilton’s MICROLAB® STAR liquid handling workstation. The two companies have developed an automated, tested and verified protocol for the fast and accurate dispensing of the Promega reagent in […]

MADISON, Wis.–Evotec recently completed its largest screening project with the use of Promega HaloTag® technology. Evotec reported screening over 250,000 unique compounds on live cells with an assay designed to detect the internalization of a novel membrane receptor. The results identified compounds that have potential to be first in class for the therapeutic area. After […]