Porvair Filtration Group, specialists in filtration and separation technologies, has announced the expansion of its UK facilities in New Milton near Christchurch. The new factory purchased this month will allow a consolidation of Porvair’s business in the UK and provides much needed manufacturing capacity to support the future growth of the business. Porvair Filtration Group, […]

Cambridge, UK: Horizon Discovery™ (Horizon), a leading provider of research tools to support translational genomics and the development of personalized medicines, today announced it has launched the first products and services from its new GENASSIST™ range of gene editing kits and reagents that enable easier, robust implementation of CRISPR and rAAV gene editing experiments. The […]

HATFIELD, Pa. Genisphere LLC reported today it has been granted a US patent for a novel strand-specific library preparation method for next generation sequencing based on its proven RNA amplification technology. The new patented process enables amplification and library preparation from clinically relevant RNA samples, adapts easily to a variety of sequencing instruments and systems, […]

Minneapolis. Techne Corporation (NASDAQ: TECH) announced today that it will be operating under the new trade name, Bio-Techne. The use of Bio-Techne will bring the company’s R&D Systems, BiosPacific, Tocris Biosciences, Boston Biochem and Bionostics products under one common brand name. “We are excited about our new trade name. The name solidifies the new strategic […]

Ann Arbor, MI — Rubicon Genomics, Inc. today announced the launch of its PicoPLEX™ DNA-seq Kits for use with Illumina next-generation sequencing (NGS) platforms. PicoPLEX’s outstanding robustness and reproducibility have made it the worldwide standard for single-cell DNA amplification for microarray and PCR-based pre-implantation genetic screening and diagnosis. PicoPLEX DNA-seq now enables researchers and clinicians […]

CINCINNATI — Bioline, The PCR Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Meridian Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIVO), is proud to announce the worldwide release of the SensiFASTTM cDNA synthesis kit. Powered by a newly developed Reverse Transcriptase enzyme with enhanced properties and in combination with the unique TransAmp™ buffer; SensiFASTTM cDNA synthesis kit is the choice for scientists […]

BOSTON – Cambridge Isotope Laboratories, Inc. (CIL), the world’s leading supplier of stable isotopes and stable isotope-enriched small molecules, is working together with Nexomics Biosciences, a structural biology and protein production contract research organization, to provide isotope-labeled proteins to life science research organizations. Scientific research guided by stable-isotope-enriched protein reagents has become common place in […]

Franklin Lakes, NJ -– BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE:BDX), a leading global technology company, today announced the appointment of Amit Bhalla as Vice President, Global Strategy and Development. Mr. Bhalla will join BD in March, 2014 and will report to Vincent A. Forlenza, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President. “I am pleased to welcome […]

BELLSHILL, SCOTLAND– an ISO 9001:2008 certified specialist oligonucleotide reagent manufacturer, has invested in a comprehensive online customer support platform – the Link Help Centre (helpcentre.linktech.co.uk). Featuring three distinct components including an expansive resource knowledgebase, a ticketed technical support system and an interactive community forum, the Link Help Centre sets new standards in the industry for […]

Minneapolis — Techne Corporation announces the appointment of James T. Hippel as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) effective April 1, 2014. Mr. Hippel is a finance executive with experience in several globally diverse technology businesses, including extensive experience with mergers, acquisitions, and operations integration. Mr. Hippel replaces Greg Melsen who resigned effective February 3, 2014 and […]