Austin, TX,– Bioo Scientific’s updated NEXTflex™ ChIP-Seq Kit now includes an optional protocol to completely eliminate gel size selection. The alternative bead-based protocol reduces the required sample prep time by 2 hours and allows for complete automation of library prep. According to Dr. Masoud Toloue, Director of Genomic Research at Bioo Scientific, “gel size selection […]

SAN DIEGO — Gen-Probe, today announced three changes to its leadership team in support of its future growth. Brian B. Hansen has been promoted to senior vice president, global sales and service. Michael J. Watts has been appointed vice president of LIFECODES and Prodesse; and Albert S. Kildani has joined the Company as senior director, […]

Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea (CDAD) is the leading cause of nosocomial diarrhea. The spread of this bacterium is difficult to control due to its resistant spores that survive on many surfaces. Thus rapid detection is crucial to its control. Most rapid tests target the toxins (A & B) produced during the infection. Another diagnostic target […]

Madison, WI — BellBrook Labs announced today that their RGScreen™ Assay technology for detecting “regulator of G-protein signaling” (RGS) protein activity, can be used to identify inhibitors of the RGS4 protein, which was identified in a groundbreaking new study as a promising target for Parkinson’s disease. The RGScreen™ platform combines genetically engineered G proteins with […]

Bromodomains (BRDs) are 110 amino acid long domains that are found in many chromatin associated proteins. Bromodomains can interact specifically with acetylated lysine. The ability of bromodomain regulators to alter chromatin status and control gene expression is important in the development of certain human cancers, adipogenesis, energy metabolism and inflammation. Bromodomains are emerging as a […]

ST. LOUIS, — Sigma-Aldrich Corporation recently completed a 57,000-square-foot expansion of its Bangalore, India, campus. The expansion, which includes an expanded distribution center and new packaging facility, enhances the Company’s distribution capabilities in the Asia-Pacific region, increasing operational excellence in one of the industry’s key markets. The new additions complement existing R&D, custom synthesis and […]

ST. LOUIS, — Sigma-Aldrich® Corporation (NASDAQ: SIAL) today announced the opening of its new facility in Wuxi, China, that will provide localized packaging, analytical services and quality control for high-quality products to support the Company’s research and industrial customers in the region. “Over the last decade China has invested heavily in industrial growth, and now […]

PROXY Laboratories B.V. (“PROXY”) announces today the acquisition of MicroSafe Services (Leiden, the Netherlands), from Merck Millipore, the Life Science division of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. MicroSafe is a microbiological contract laboratory that delivers a complete range of critical testing and consultancy services for the development and production of (bio)pharmaceuticals. In addition to offering the […]

Goettingen, Germany,– Thousands of cellular reactions use nucleotides, either alone or in combination with other substrates. Enzymes in the purinome alone – those that use adenine and guanine nucleotides – comprise 13% of the coding capacity of the human genome. Of these, protein kinases have become highly validated drug targets, but lipid kinases, chaperone ATPases […]

MADISON, WIS.,– Cellular Dynamics International, Inc. (CDI), the world’s largest commercial producer of human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell lines and tissue cells for drug discovery and safety, today announced several customer presentations of studies employing the company’s iCell® products at the Society of Toxicology (SOT) Annual Meeting on March 11 to 15 in San […]