Tokyo-based Funakoshi is one of the leading importer and distributor of research reagents and instruments for more than 40 years. It has 130 employees of which approximately 40 are engaged in sales and support. The mission of Funakoshi is offering many useful tools with leading edge technologies for Japanese researchers from all over the world […]

Newark, DE – SDIX™ today announced the publication of a comparative, in-depth study characterizing the strengths of its innovative DNA-immunization based Genomic Antibody Technology™, or GAT™. The article provides data that shows the significant advantage of SDIX’s antibody technology versus current conventional approaches. The study was based upon antibodies generated with both SDIX GAT and […]

SANTA ANA, Calif.–MP Biomedicals, LLC., announced the appointment of Todd R. Nelson, Ph.D., to President & Chief Executive Officer of MP Biomedicals, effective immediately. Dr. Nelson comes to MP Biomedicals from eBioscience Corporation where he was Chief Executive Officer. Milan Panic, MP Biomedicals Founder and CEO, will remain as Chairman of the company. Mr. Milan […]

Basel, Roche today announced that Sophie Kornowski-Bonnet, currently General Manager of Roche Pharma in France, has been appointed Head of Roche Partnering. Sophie Kornowski-Bonnet will assume her new role on February 1, 2012, and concurrently will join Roche’s enlarged Corporate Executive Committee, reporting to Severin Schwan, CEO of the Roche Group. She will relocate to […]

Claremont BioSolutions announces distributor in Japan to expand sales and marketing efforts worldwide. (PRWEB) December 14, 2011 Claremont BioSolutions, LLC announced today that it has reached an agreement with Funakoshi for the distribution of its products for sample preparation, DNA isolation, and protein purification in Japan. The agreement reflects ClaremontBio’s expansion of its marketing efforts […]

Charlottesville, VA – ZyGEM Corp. Ltd., a developer and marketer of innovative products for the analysis of DNA and other nucleic acids, today announced an agreement with Morpho (Safran group) to market advanced forensic products to police forces worldwide. ZyGEM’s products have the potential to revolutionize many forensic applications where accuracy, speed, ease-of-use and accessibility […]

MADISON, WI., — Cellular Dynamics International (CDI) today announced the commercial launch of human iCell® Neurons for use in neuroscience drug discovery, neurotoxicity screens, and other health research. This is the first commercial availability of human neurons, or brain cells, created from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells in the quantity, quality, and purity required for […]

Kremsmünster – Axel Kühner took over the vacant position of the Managing Director of Greiner Bio-One GmbH on an interim basis at the end of August in his capacity as Chief Executive Officer of Greiner Bio-One International AG. He has now established a successor. “Following three months of intensive discussions I have now decided on […]

CYTOO, a company that specializes in micropattern-enhanced cell-based assays, has teamed up with Cenix BioScience, a pioneer in developing industrial high-content screening applications of RNAi, and three European academic partners to challenge the current limits of high throughput (HT) RNAi screening in cultured cells. The SME-driven project, coordinated by CYTOO, aims to combine HT applications […]

Menlo Park, CA – SwitchGear Genomics, Inc., a leading provider of products for studying regulatory elements in the human genome, has launched their LightSwitch Multiplex Assay Kits for environmental toxicology and water quality testing as announced at a recent meeting of water toxicology researchers. The new kits leverage SwitchGear’s validated human promoter-luciferase biomarker sets and […]