Huntsville, AL – James Corne has joined Eurofins MWG Operon, Inc. as their new Director of Marketing. Corne envisions a unique brand experience for Eurofins customers, which will include improved convenience, quality, and service. Previously, Corne served as the Marketing Director for several organizations, including the Virginia’s Local Energy Alliance Program and in Pennsylvania at […]

INDIANAPOLIS –– Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, an innovator in life science research, has acquired the flow cytometry business assets of ReaMetrix India Pvt. Ltd, a Bangalore-based life science technology company. The transaction provides Beckman Coulter Life Sciences with temperature-stable, single-dose, multi-color antibody cocktails targeting the HIV monitoring and clinical research markets. ReaMetrix products complement the […]

CARLSBAD, Calif., — Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) today announced that the company has signed a long-term supply and exclusive licensing agreement with Novartis for immunotherapeutics involving T cells modified to express chimeric antigen receptors for the treatment of cancer. Life Technologies will provide the company’s proprietary technology, Dynabeads® CD3/CD28 CTS™, which possess unique biological […]

MEDFORD, Mass.– Hepregen Corporation, developer of next-generation HepatoPacTM and HepatoMuneTM products, announced today the appointment of Martin J. Joyce as Vice President of Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer. This appointment adds a highly experienced expert in finance to Hepregen’s senior management team. Mr. Joyce arrives at Hepregen as a member of Danforth Advisors […]

Mirus Bio has expanded its transfection expertise with the development of the TransIT-X2™ Dynamic Delivery System, an innovative polymeric system for high efficiency nucleic acid delivery. TransIT-X2 can be used for independent or simultaneous delivery of DNA and siRNA. The TransIT-X2 Dynamic Delivery System offers researchers: • Efficiency—Exceptional broad spectrum transfection • Versatility—Cutting edge delivery […]

MADISON, WIS. — Cellular Dynamics International, Inc. (Nasdaq: ICEL), a developer and manufacturer of fully functioning human cells in industrial quantities to precise specifications, today announced the closing of its previously announced initial public offering of 3,846,000 shares of common stock at a price to the public of $12.00 per share. The underwriters have a […]

SEATTLE and HOUSTON – NanoString Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: NSTG), a provider of life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products, today announced an Early Access Program for nCounter Elements™, a line of General Purpose Reagents (GPRs) developed specifically to meet the needs of translational research and clinical laboratories. nCounter Elements GPRs enable researchers […]

Venture capital fund manager Mercia Fund Management (MFM) has announced £150,000 of funding in Oxford Genetics Ltd. The new biotechnology company is behind SnapFast™ – a system that simplifies the purchase of synthetic DNA molecules (plasmids). CEO of Oxford Genetics, Dr Ryan Cawood, invented the SnapFast™ system and likens it to “Lego for DNA”. Historically, […]

ALAMEDA, Calif. – LifeMap Sciences, Inc. announced today the release of LifeMap Discovery™ version 1.2(discovery.lifemapsc.com). LifeMap Discovery™ is a state-of-the-art roadmap of embryonic development and stem cell biology. The product integrates embryonic development and stem cell biology, molecular, cellular, anatomical, and disease-related information, and provides data-mining capabilities and bioinformatics applications. As such, it is a […]

Eurofins Scientific (EUFI.PA), the world leader in food, environment and pharmaceutical products testing, has signed an agreement with GE Healthcare for the exclusive right to offer GE Healthcare’s Cytiva™ Cardiomyocytes for drug discovery and early development cardio toxicity screening services. The agreement allows Eurofins Panlabs to provide a unique offering for an early predictive measure […]