SANFORD, Maine — HypoxyCOOLTM, the new media conditioning system from Baker Ruskinn, accelerates the reduction of oxygen concentration in tissue/cell culture media to user-defined values by as much as two days. The system is the first commercialized solution for precisely controlling oxygen levels in liquid media used in stem cell expansion or any tissue culture […]

BILLERICA, Mass –– RainDance Technologies, Inc., a genomics tools company enabling development of ultra-sensitive and non-invasive methods for early detection of cancer and inherited diseases, today announced that Alfred G. (Alf) Merriweather has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Merriweather brings more than 25 years of executive level experience in private and public company […]

TRENTON, N.J. — BioNJ, the trade association for New Jersey’s life science industry, today announced it has renewed its 16-year Primary Supplier Agreement with Fisher Scientific, part of Waltham-based Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. This agreement enables BioNJ Members to achieve significant savings on laboratory supplies and a variety of other services. “Our Members have already […]

Sydney, Australia — AXT Pty Ltd, Australia’s leading supplier of analytical and sample preparation equipment, is proud to announce that it is now the exclusive Australian and New Zealand distributor of E.A. Fischione Instruments, Inc. products. Fischione designs, develops, manufactures, and distributes advanced microscopy and nanotechnology devices to the global scientific community. Its broad range […]

WALTHAM, Mass. — Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, today announced that it has received approval from the European Commission (EC) for its pending acquisition of Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE). To expedite the approval, Thermo Fisher has committed to divest of its cell culture (sera and media), gene modulation […]

LEIDEN – BIOKÉ, a Cell Signaling Technology Europe (CST Europe) company, and RainDance Technologies, an innovative genomics tools company enabling ultra-sensitive detection of cancer and inherited diseases, announced an agreement allowing BIOKÉ to distribute RainDrop™ Digital PCR Systems in The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany, effective October 28, 2013. “We are starting to see broad […]

Columbus, OH — METTLER TOLEDO is proud to announce the launch of a brand new range of microgram weights with nominal values from 0.05 mg to 0.5 mg. The microgram weights will allow National Measurement Institutes and customers with specialized nanotechnology applications to use the direct comparison method to verify weight values below 1 mg. […]

Harvard Apparatus-Hugo Sachs Electronik has just released the NEW Pressure Monitor & Limiter; an ideal tool for any small animal volume controlled ventilator. The Pressure Monitor & Limiter is the perfect peripheral to protect rodent lungs, including mice, from typical barotrauma caused by mechanical ventilation. Pressure monitoring features an analog output of the ventilation pressure […]

CORALVILLE, IA — Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), the world leader in oligonucleotide synthesis, has launched the latest addition to its portfolio of next generation sequencing (NGS) products, xGen® Universal Blocking Oligos. By incorporating these oligos into target capture experiments, users can decrease the complexity and increase throughput of their target capture experiment without degradation of […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced it will collaborate with the University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research in Brisbane, Australia, to increase understanding of the genomic differences between young and older patients with oral cancer and between progressive and non-progressive oral potentially malignant lesions. Oral cancer is part of […]