1DegreeBio Inc., the world’s largest independent resource for life scientists to share product and service provider reviews, announced new e-commerce features within the growing 1DegreeBio marketplace. A first of its kind solution for the industry, scientists can quickly browse through hundreds of vendor catalogues, access community-submitted product reviews, see where products were cited, create purchase […]

The United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled that although isolated, natural gene sequences are unpatentable, cDNA (referred to as synthetic DNA) is officially considered patentable subject material. The ruling was issued after the court reviewed patents owned by Myriad Genetics Inc. in the high-profile case, Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics. The patents claimed […]

Nashua, NH — Eagle Biosciences is proud to announce the product launch of a brand new Calprotectin ELISA assay kit that offers the widest measurement range of any available assay (1-2000 µg/g stool). The Calprotectin ELISA assay kit is designed for quick and easy determination of human Calprotectin (neutrophil cytoplasmic protein s100A8/A9, MRP 8/14) in […]

Madison, WI, USA. Promega Corporation announced today that it has selected MyBio, Ireland’s leading specialist bioscience reagents supplier, to be its new, exclusive distributor in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. From the 9th July 2013 MyBio will provide scientists in Ireland with the complete range of Promega products, combined with on-demand access to […]

ST. PAUL, Minn. – 3M Food Safety announces the launch of the 3M™ Petrifilm™ Salmonella Express System, a new pathogen detection technology that builds upon a solid platform of pathogen detection solutions. Immediately available worldwide, this system is focused on Salmonella, which comprises nearly half of all pathogen testing. Though not previously available as a […]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and IPSWICH, Mass., — As part of its commitment to life science research and scientific education, New England Biolabs (NEB) is pleased to offer free molecular biology reagents to the high school teams participating in the 2013 International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition. The iGEM competition encourages innovation in synthetic biology by soliciting […]

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced a new series of HaloPlex next-generation sequencing panels targeting specific disease states. Two catalog products, the HaloPlex Cancer Research Panel and the HaloPlex Cardiomyopathy Research Panel, plus five predesigned research panels for arrhythmia, ICCG genomic regions, X chromosome, Noonan syndrome, and connective tissue disorders are now available. Used […]

HUBBARD, Ohio — NanoLogix Inc. (NNLX), an innovator in the accelerated detection, identification and antibiotic sensitivity determination of live bacteria, announces that the US Environmental Protection Agency and NanoLogix have agreed to extend their existing Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) for two years, with the new expiration being mid-2015. The CRADA is focused on […]

LANSING, Mich., — Neogen Corporation (Nasdaq: NEOG) announced today that Lon Bohannon, the company’s President and Chief Operating Officer, has announced his intent to retire effective August 31, 2013. Bohannon has been employed by Neogen for 27 years and has served as the company’s Chief Operating Officer since 2000. “Lon has been a great asset […]

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that the majority of its electronic test and measurement products are now designed for compliance with the European Union’s restrictions on the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment. Commonly referred to as RoHS, the European directive bans the sale of equipment containing more than […]