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 (

CARLSBAD, Calif.– Researchers can now simultaneously analyze samples for multiple genetic markers of interest in a single qPCR reaction with a set of new Life Technologies TaqMan multiplex reagents. The solutions are designed to reduce the cost of analysis and preserve starting material for applications such as plant genotyping or pathogen detection. “[In a clinical […]

Exiqon A/S (NASDAQ OMX: EXQ), a leading supplier of high-value gene expression analysis products, today announced the launch of its XploreRNA™ app for advanced cross-database searches, easy interpretation of data and seamless planning of experiments. XploreRNA™ allows scientists engaged in transcription analysis to scroll any transcript, view splice sites, SNPs, and to zoom in on […]

Cambridge, UK — Horizon Discovery™ Group plc (LSE: HZD) (“Horizon” or “the Company”), the international life science company supplying research tools to organizations engaged in genomics research and the development of personalized medicines, today announced it has entered into a non-exclusive license agreement with ERS Genomics Ltd (ERS) to access intellectual property (IP) relating to […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Affymetrix, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFFX) and Leica Biosystems announce the launch of Affymetrix’ fully automated RNA in situ hybridization assays ViewRNATM eZ Assays on the Leica BOND RX staining platform. These assays detect coding RNA as well as novel non-coding markers in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues. Dedicated for research use only*, the assays […]

ST. LOUIS — Sigma-Aldrich® Corporation’s (NASDAQ: SIAL) custom manufacturing and services business unit, SAFC Commercial (www.sigma-aldrich.com/safc), has entered into a collaborative technology agreement with BioTools Inc. (www.btools.com). The partnership aligns BioTools, a Jupiter, Fla.-based manufacturer of advanced chiroptical spectroscopic instruments, with SAFC’s leading solid-state research and development business, Pharmorphix ®. The combined offer provides customers […]

Exiqon A/S (NASDAQ OMX: EXQ), a leading supplier of high-value gene expression analysis products, today announced the launch of its miRCURY™ Exosome Isolation kits for exosome isolation from various biofluids and cell media. Over the past few years the body of scientific literature has documented the biological importance of exosomes. Exosomes play a key role […]

ST. LOUIS — Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (Nasdaq: SIAL) today announced the availability of high-fidelity Sigma® CRISPR paired nickases, a novel patent-pending gene editing tool that can be easily and inexpensively employed in academic, agricultural, pharmaceutical, human health and other applications. The high-fidelity CRISPR technology has been designed to reduce unintended off-target gene modifications, providing the research […]

Ann Arbor, MI –- Rubicon Genomics, Inc., today announced that it has partnered with three life sciences distributors in China to expand availability of its DNA library preparation products, including its ThruPLEX®-FD Prep Kits and PicoPLEX™ DNA-seq Kits for use with Illumina® next-generation sequencing (NGS) systems. The Chinese distributors include EMTD (Beijing Emei Tongde Technology […]

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 […]