RYE, NY -– SFW Capital Partners, a specialized private equity firm that invests with management in mid-sized companies providing analytical tools and related services, today announced an investment in Essen BioScience, Inc. SFW is partnering in this investment with Essen’s co-founders, Kirk Schroeder and Brad Neagle, who serve as the current President and Vice-President of […]

Xuri™ IL-2 is a dedicated cell therapy ancillary product for the ex vivo cultivation of T-lymphocytes. Xuri IL-2’s defined level of biological activity removes the need for revalidation of each lot and strongly improves reproducibility, thereby minimizing process development time and improving scale out capacity. Xuri IL-2 features low endotoxin levels (

Ballerup, Denmark –- Sophion Bioscience (sophion.com), part of Biolin Scientific, has received its first purchase orders for its new high throughput screening platform from leading pharma companies. The Sophion Qube™ measures the effect of potential new drug candidates directly on ion channels in living cells. By a unique combination of high quality recordings and high […]

Warrington, PA — Polysciences, Inc., an award-winning company specializing in the development and manufacturer of high purity chemicals and reagents for laboratory research, histology, tissue embedding, healthcare diagnostics and medical devices, introduces a new line of Cell Culture Bags that are simple-to-use, single-use devices for the culture, harvest and storage of cells. Constructed using a […]

Mountain View, CA — —Clontech Laboratories, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Takara Bio Inc., today announced that it has partnered with Vectalys SAS to combine Clontech’s Living Colors® fluorescent protein and Tet-On® 3G technologies with Vectalys’ expertise in providing the highest quality ready-to-use lentiviral particles as vectors for gene delivery. Carol Lou, General Manager of […]

ALAMEDA, Calif.– BioTime, Inc. (NYSE MKT: BTX), a biotechnology company that develops and markets products in the field of regenerative medicine, today announced that on May 1, 2014, the Company received approximately $6.4 million in equity financing. The funds were raised from current long-term investors in the Company and will be used for funding product […]

INDIANAPOLIS – – Kaluza for Gallios software combines cutting edge data acquisition tools with remarkable ease of use to increase efficiency and performance in the cell characterization and analysis workflow of core research laboratories. Researchers at all levels of experience can learn the system quickly using this next generation acquisition software for the Beckman Coulter […]

ALAMEDA, Calif. – BioTime, Inc. through its new research products division ESI BIO, today unveiled a new responsive design website, www.esibio.com, which enriches the online research reagent shopping experience by delivering full content and functionality across all devices. As mobile and tablet use continues to skyrocket, the ESI BIO website allows customers to access all […]

MADISON, WIS. – Cellular Dynamics International, Inc. (CDI; Nasdaq: ICEL) today announced the launch of iCell® DopaNeurons, the company’s neural floor plate-derived midbrain dopaminergic neurons generated from human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). Key points: •Dopaminergic neurons, specifically those located in the floor plate-derived midbrain, are implicated in neurological disorders such as Parkinson’s disease and […]

MIAMI – – MoFlo Astrios EQ, a six-way jet-in-air sorter from Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, delivers patent pending enhanced dual forward scatter (eFSC) technology for simultaneous sorting and detection of particles from 200 nm to 30 µm in diameter. The instrument sets a new standard for flow cytometry core facilities, delivering high-speed cell sorting and […]