FREMONT, Calif., Oct. 7 — WaferGen Biosystems, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: WGBS), a leading developer of state-of-the-art gene expression, genotyping, cell biology and stem cell research systems, today announced the signing of an exclusive distribution agreement for the company’s SmartSlide(TM) Micro-Incubation System with Euroclone S.p.A. in Italy. Additionally, the company signed an agreement for distribution […]

Cytori Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CYTX) received two Notices of Allowance from the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office for patents, which cover methods related to the Celution(R) System output. These patent allowances add specific commercial applications to U.S. Patent No. 7,390,484, issued in June 2008, which covers the Celution System technology that processes adipose-derived stem and regenerative […]

Cellumen, Inc. today announced an agreement with the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) to apply Cellumen’s Cellular Systems Biology (CSB) technology to create a cellular model of Alzheimer’s disease. The main objective of the partnership is for Cellumen to develop a panel of CSB assays, as well as biosensors of key protein:protein interactions, that reveal […]

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 22 — Cyntellect, a privately-held life sciences company leading the development and commercialization of live-cell analysis and manipulation systems, announced today the launch of CellXpress, powered by the Company’s proprietary laser-based system LEAP(TM). The automated system brings new improvements in speed, cost and optimal clone selection for cell line development. Biopharmaceutical teams […]

Davis, CA/Thornwood, NY – August 2008. Carl Zeiss MicroImaging,Inc. and the Lucy Whittier Molecular and Diagnostics Core Facility at UC Davis have started a collaboration in the development and implementation of Laser Capture Microscopy (LCM) methodology. The Core Facility at UC Davis is currently using the patented non-contact LMPC technology for the contamination-free isolation and […]

In the May 2008 issue of the Am. J. Clin. Path. Allan et al. (Gainesville, USA) describe an exciting new method which gives improved flow cytometric analysis of clinical bone marrow aspirates for the evaluation of hematolymphoid neoplasias. Specifically, this no lyse, no wash method uses DRAQ5 to gate the nucleated cells and, importantly the […]

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 26 — Cyntellect, a privately-held biotechnology company, and the Burnham Institute for Medical Research (“Burnham”) today announced they have entered into a joint collaboration to develop new applications on Cyntellect’s in situ live cell imaging and laser processing product (called LEAP(TM)) to accelerate research by Burnham’s scientists. The collaboration efforts will focus […]

PENZBERG, Germany–On April 3rd, three months before worldwide launch, Roche Applied Science sold the first xCELLigence System at the Analytica 2008 trade in Munich. In July the system has been installed at AgenoLab GmbH & Co. KG in Stuttgart (Germany), a supplier of contract biotechnology and life science laboratory services. AgenoLab is the first company […]

On April 3rd, three months before worldwide launch, Roche Applied Science sold the first xCELLigence System at the Analytica 2008 trade in Munich. In July the system has been installed at AgenoLab GmbH & Co. KG in Stuttgart (Germany), a supplier of contract biotechnology and life science laboratory services. AgenoLab is the first company worldwide […]