New self contained stem cell workstation makes atmospheric control easier Pencoed, UK, 22nd May 2008: Ruskinn has announced the launch of its innovative, Stem Cell Investigations total in vitro environment workstation – SCI-tive – specifically designed for both embryonic and adult stem cell isolation, optimisation, differentiation and incubation within a totally enclosed controlled culture environment. […]

SEATTLE, May 22 — Amnis Corporation announced today the commercial release of its Extended Depth of Field (EDF(TM)) option for the ImageStream system. This technology breaks through classical depth of field limitations of high resolution optical systems, thereby improving the performance of the ImageStream system and enabling new applications including high speed analysis of fluorescence […]

The ease and speed with which flow cytometry data can be analysed has been vastly improved thanks to Applied Cytometry’s revolutionary VenturiOne™ software launched today at ISAC, the International Society for Analytical Cytology Congress 2008 in Budapest. With a simple Office 2007 based interface, the system is also remarkably user-friendly, requiring minimal training before researchers […]

Wetzlar, Germany / St. Louis, MO, USA. Leica Microsystems announced that on May 14, 2008, it acquired the assets of St. Louis, Missouri-based Coretech Holdings and McCormick Scientific, LLC (Coretech), expanding its leading position in histopathology. Coretech provides an extensive range of systems, instruments, reagents and consumables for the clinical and research histology laboratory. Coretech […]

CARLSBAD, Calif.–Invitrogen Corporation (NASDAQ:IVGN – News), a provider of essential life science technologies for research, production and diagnostics, today announced its further commitment to advancing the clinical cell therapy field by creating a new business unit within the company focused on the specific needs of that market. The field of cell therapy offers great potential […]

MUNICH, Germany (May 15, 2008) – The Advalytix products team of Olympus introduces the CellEvator mixer, which uses proprietary surface acoustic wave mixing technology to enhance sample mixing during cell sorting. The CellEvator is a drop-in replacement for the built-in mechanical sample mixer in Becton Dickinson’s market-leading FACSAriaTM cell sorting system. It will be on […]

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX) announced today that it has acquired all of the outstanding stock of Cytopeia, a privately held Washington corporation based in Seattle that develops and markets advanced flow cytometry cell sorting instruments. Financial terms of this transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition is not expected to […]

SEATTLE, May 7 — Amnis Corporation and Gene Company, Ltd. announced today the completion of an agreement under which Gene Company will sell and service the Amnis ImageStream(R) system in China. Effective immediately, the scientific research communities in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou now have access to this important cell analysis technology. “We are […]

– Nearly 40% of Drugs on the Market and 30% of Active R&D Programs Target GPCRs – HOPKINTON, Mass., May 5 — Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CALP) today announced a collaboration with DiscoveRx Corporation that enables functional cell-based G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) assays from DiscoveRx to be performed on Caliper’s LabChip(R) platforms. The combined […]

Nanopoint, Inc. has announced its strong network of Asian distributors who include DayMoon Industries of Korea;, DI Biotech LTD of Korea; JC Biotech of Korea; JK Bio of Delhi, India; Joagene BioScience of Korea, Quantum Design China of China; Quantum Design Japan of Japan; and Trade 21 Pte., LTD of Singapore and SinWan Biotech LTD […]