Hercules, CA —— Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb), a multinational manufacturer and distributor of life science research and clinical diagnostics products, announced today that Robert M. Malchione has been appointed to its Board of Directors effective January 1, 2014. Mr. Malchione will stand for election to the Board along with Bio-Rad’s other directors […]

NORCROSS, GA– RayBiotech, Inc. (“RBI”) today announced that it has executed a formal master services and supply agreement with the Proteomics and Metabolomics Core Facility of Colorado State University in Fort Collin, Colorado. Under the terms of the agreement, RayBiotech will provide biomarker discovery and characterization services and products to Colorado State University researchers located […]

CARLSBAD, Calif.– Life Technologies Corporation today announced that the company has expanded their GeneArt® Algae Engineering portfolio. The new kits contain features requested by algae biologists and are designed to make work with algae simpler and faster. The GeneArt® kits represent the first commercially available genetic modification and expression systems for photosynthetic microalgae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii […]

SAN DIEGO– Calbiotech is proud to announce it recently expanded its holdings by acquiring Moduline Systems, a microplate-dispensing and vial-filling equipment manufacturer. Moduline Systems will become a business unit of Calbiotech, which made the acquisition in an effort to grow the business and expand product offerings. Calbiotech custom-develops and manufactures immunoassay products used by major […]

BELLSHILL, SCOTLAND — Link Technologies Ltd, an ISO 9001:2008 certified specialist oligonucleotide reagent manufacturer, is providing scientists with a complete resource for oligonucleotide synthesis and modification. Spanning the breadth of oligo chemistry, the Link Technologies 2013/14 Product Guide leads users through practical methods and application-based advice for total assurance in reagent selection and performance of […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., and MADISON, WIS. – The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences today announced a collaborative agreement with Cellular Dynamics International (CDI) to develop predictive in vitro screening assays for chemical, environmental and pharmaceutical toxicology assessments that utilize CDI’s human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell-derived hepatocytes. Current in vitro models of liver function […]

Jena, Germany — Analytik Jena AG has appointed Dr. Marco Tilgner as the new managing director of the Japanese subsidiary AJ Japan as of January 1, 2014. Mr. Tilgner, who will report in his future role to Analytik Jena Chief Executive Officer Klaus Berka, already took over responsibility for finance and administration at the subsidiary […]

Montgomery Village, MD — Kalen Biomedical, LLC (https://www.kalenbiomed.com) is pleased to announce a distribution agreement with Biogenuix Medsystems in India. Kalen Biomedical, LLC is pleased work with Biogenuix to offer premium lipoprotein products to cardiovascular researchers in India. “With the increase in cardiovascular disease worldwide, the continuing research into the root causes is critical.” said […]

Paris, France – Cellectis SA (Alternext: ALCLS) is looking to accelerate its strategic refocusing on therapeutics and agrobusiness through a large scale reorganization. Since 2010, a sudden and spectacular paradigm shift has been radically changing business models across the entire biotech industry. Since the beginning of the year, sales of genome engineering tools for research, […]

CARLSBAD, Calif. — MO BIO Laboratories, Inc., the leader in soil, microbial, stool, and plant nucleic acid purification, has been independently audited and is now ISO 9001:2008 certified for the design and manufacture of reagents and kits for extraction, purification and analysis of samples for the life science research community, along with providing 3rd party […]