HERCULES, CA — Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO) and (NYSE: BIO.B), a multinational manufacturer and distributor of life science research and clinical diagnostic products today announced that they have acquired a new cell sorting system from Propel Labs. Under the terms of agreement, Bio-Rad has acquired an automated, easy-to-use benchtop sorting flow cytometer. The instrument […]

Tecan and TAP Biosystems, a leading supplier of innovative cell culture systems, have announced a co¬marketing agreement to further expand the automated 3D cell culture capabilities of the Freedom EVO® liquid handling platform. Automation of TAP’s collagen-based RAFT™ cell culture system will allow scientists to quickly and conveniently create 3D cell cultures in a 96-well, […]

Rockland Immunochemicals Inc., a biotechnology company manufacturing antibodies and antibody-based tools for basic research, diagnostic assay development and preclinical studies is pleased to announce the expansion of a licensing and commercialization relationship with Lankenau Institute for Medical Research (LIMR) through its business development subsidiary LIMR Development, Inc. (LDI). Instrumental in advancing this relationship was Carl […]

Paris, France, – Cellectis (Alternext: ALCLS), the Genome engineering specialist, has announced successfully programming cells from the immune system (T cells) to kill cancer cells. This technological breakthrough was revealed for the first time ever on Saturday, October 27th at the congress of the ESGCT (European Society of gene & Cell Therapy) in Versailles, outside […]

Franklin Lakes, NJ – BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE:BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today announced that it has received the WindMade™ label, a global consumer label for companies that use wind energy and other renewable energy sources. BD received the WindMade™ label for the Company’s global operations, and certifies that 35% of […]

WALTHAM, Mass.– PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI), a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and the environment, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2012. The Company reported GAAP earnings per share from continuing operations of $0.25, compared to $0.25 in the third quarter of 2011. Revenue […]

SAN FRANCISCO – –This week’s Roddenberry International Symposium on Cellular Reprogramming in San Francisco will be Drs. Shinya Yamanaka and John Gurdon first public appearance together since being named 2012 Nobel Laureates, according to the ISSCR’s (International Society for Stem Cell Research) website. The Roddenberry International Symposium is a collaborative effort between the ISSCR and […]

Paris, France, – Cellectis (Alternext: ALCLS), the genome engineering specialist, announces that it has signed two exclusive license agreements with the Iowa State University that grant Cellectis the worldwide right to use inventions related to TAL effector-nucleases (TALENsTM) and monomeric TALENsTM . These two exclusive licenses granted to Cellectis cover all uses of the TAL […]

MADISON, WIS., Oct. 24, 2012 – The National Institutes of Health Center for Regenerative Medicine (NIH-CRM) has awarded Cellular Dynamics International, Inc. (CDI), the world’s largest commercial producer of human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell lines and tissue cells, a contract to provide human iPS cell lines and terminally differentiated tissue cells from normal or […]

Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States) – Cellectis bioresearch, the specialist in genome customization and commercial subsidiary of Cellectis (Alternext: ALCLS), announces that it has been awarded a second contract to provide services to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and certain other government agencies. This multiple award, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract, has a maximum order […]