OCEANSIDE, Calif.–International Stem Cell Corporation (OTCBB:ISCO), www.intlstemcell.com, announced today that it had entered into a strategic alliance with The Automation Partnership (TAP), www.automationpartnership.com, to automate and scale up the production of stem cell-derived human corneal tissue. The alliance has been formed to create instrumentation for ISCO and its partners and affiliates to produce development and […]

BOSTON–HighRes Biosolutions, the leader in laboratory automation solutions for life science, announced today that it has joined the Standardization in Lab Automation (SiLA) consortium. “Coupled with MicroDocks, our patented modular docking technology, and our dynamic scheduler Cellario, we hope these new standards will mean that scientists will be able to integrate innovative new technologies into […]

Thermo Scientific SkanIt Software Provides Complete Control of the Thermo Scientific Multiskan FC in Eight Different Languages MILFORD, Mass. — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today introduced version 3.0 of the Thermo Scientific SkanIt Software for the Multiskan FC microplate photometer. This new version of the SkanIt® Software provides the […]

European office established, Appointment of EU Sales Manager and value-added reseller agreements with leading MS manufacturers in response to increased demand for RapidFire® mass spectrometry across Europe WOBURN, Mass.–BIOCIUS Life Sciences Inc., developers of the label-free RapidFire® high-throughput mass spectrometry platform, today announced that it has expanded its operations, opening a European office and naming […]

Offers direct sales and support of liquid handling quality assurance technologies Westbrook, ME — In a bid to meet growing international demand for its leading liquid handling quality assurance products and services, Artel is expanding into Germany, Switzerland and Austria, where it will begin offering direct sales and distribution of its MVS® (Multichannel Verification System) […]

System will be used to support antibody and recombinant protein services New Milton, Hampshire, UK — Genetix, a leading provider of solutions for imaging and image analysis, announces that Vanderbilt Monoclonal Antibody Core (VMAC), Vanderbilt University, has become the 100th facility to purchase its ClonePix™ FL system. Used for screening and selection of secretory cell […]

Eppendorf NA to market Akonni TruTip™ solutions for rapid, high-throughput nucleic acid extraction on epMotion® automated pipetting systems Hauppauge, NY & Frederick, MD — Eppendorf North America and Akonni Biosystems today announced they have entered into a joint marketing agreement to promote Akonni TruTip nucleic acid extraction kits configured for use with Eppendorf epMotion automated […]

GENTBRUGGE, Belgium — Only 6 months after the release of its ground-breaking DropSense 96 spectrophotometer, Trinean, pioneer in high throughput analysis of droplets of samples in microfluidic structures, is now launching another device that will set the tone in scientific circles: the DropPlate 16 G. This upgrade of the current microfluid disposable, the DropPlate 16 […]

Nottingham, UK: Copley Scientific has launched the Dissolution Tester DIS-EMC, a new system that features Enhanced Mechanical Calibration, and which is designed to meet the latest and most rigorous calibration needs in this field. State-of-the-art manufacturing procedures bring new standards in controlling the tolerances and dimensions of the critical elements of the Test Station in […]