SANTA CLARA, Calif. Affymetrix, Inc., today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire eBioscience, Inc., a privately-held San Diego, CA-based company with an industry-leading position in flow cytometry and immunoassay reagents for immunology and oncology research and diagnostics. Under the terms of the agreement, Affymetrix will acquire eBioscience for $330 million in […]

ALAMEDA, Calif. – BioTime, Inc. (NYSE Amex: BTX) and BioTime’s subsidiary, OncoCyte Corporation, today announced they have each appointed Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach to their boards of directors. Dr. von Eschenbach is the President of Samaritan Health Initiatives, Inc., a health care policy consultancy, and is an Adjunct Professor at University of Texas MD Anderson […]

Menlo Park, CA, SwitchGear Genomics, Inc., a leading provider of products for studying regulatory elements in the human genome, launched the LightSwitch Synthetic Response Element GoClone reporter constructs for understanding transcription factor activity in living cells. The new reporter collection of nearly 100 response element vectors represents the largest collection of synthetic response element reporter […]

Harvard Apparatus offers patented 96-Well DispoEquilibrium DIALYZERSTM that are FDA listed and Compliant for In-Vitro diagnostic protocols. The 96-Well DispoEquilibrium DIALYZER™ provide simple and reliable technique to analyze up to 96 equilibrium dialysis chambers simultaneously on disposable dialysis plates. Available only from Harvard Apparatus, these unique ready to use equilibrium dialysis plates are convenient and […]

MENLO PARK, Calif., ForteBio®, Inc., a leading supplier of label-free technology that accelerates the development of biotherapeutic and pharmaceutical products, today announced the introduction of its Dip and Read™ Anti-GST biosensor for use on the company’s Octet® instrumentation platform. The new biosensor enables researchers to conduct quantitation and kinetic analyses with GST fusion proteins – […]

Rochester, NY – Diffinity Genomics™, Inc. a biotechnology company focused on providing faster, simpler nucleic acid purification products for life science researchers, announced they have signed a non-exclusive global distribution agreement with Sigma-Aldrich® to distribute Diffinity’s PCR purification product, the Diffinity RapidTip®. The distribution agreement will help expand the availability of Diffinity’s RapidTip brand products […]

Venlo, The Netherlands – QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today launched a project to enhance productivity by streamlining the organization and freeing up resources for reallocation to strategic initiatives that will help drive growth and innovation, strengthen its industry leadership position and improve longer-term profitability. This project aims to eliminate organizational layers […]

Evocutis plc (AIM:EVO), the company focused on advanced laboratory and clinical evaluations of skincare products for the health and cosmetic markets, is pleased to announce the launch of the first of its LabSkin™ in vitro skin models, to support antimicrobial and skin microbe balancing (prebiotic) product claims. LabSkin™ is an animal-replacement technology which emulates living […]

CAMBRIDGE, UNITED KINGDOM and KNOXVILLE, TN – Expedeon, Ltd. and Protein Discovery, Inc. today announced a definitive agreement to merge to create a leading supplier of advanced products for protein research. The new Expedeon will be a global supplier of unique protein analysis and purification products used by thousands of scientists worldwide. Financial terms of […]

Darmstadt, Germany – Merck KGaA and its Life Science division Merck Millipore have sent thousands of state-of-the-art water test kits to Thailand in an effort to ensure the safety of municipal drinking water following months of devastating flooding in that region. In addition to the product shipment, the company has donated €110,000 to assist flood […]