GE Healthcare has launched Streptavidin Mag Sepharose magnetic beads, which have a high binding capacity for efficient purification of biotinylated biomolecules and enrichment of target proteins. The magnetic beads provide simplified handling, as rapid capture is facilitated by magnetic devices whilst delivering scalability and high yield, from low microlitre to high milliliter scale sample volumes. […]

The Krystal UV range of high specification, quartz-bottomed microplates are designed for scientists using assay chemistries which require excitation or detection in the far UV spectral region. Precision engineered and assembled – Krystal UV plates provide consistently low background and excellent photometric accuracy down to 220nm. Manufactured from ultra-pure grade black polystyrene – the plates […]

MADISON, Wis. – Cellular Dynamics International (CDI), the world’s largest producer of tissue cells derived from human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) lines, today announced it has strengthened its intellectual property (IP) portfolio by licensing patented definitive endoderm differentiation technology from ViaCyte, Inc., a stem cell company focused on diabetes therapy. CDI will apply this […]

SAN DIEGO – BioLegend, Inc., a provider of antibodies and reagents for biomedical research, announced today the release of over fifty Brilliant Violet 421™ antibody conjugates for use in flow cytometry and microscopy. BioLegend developed these reagents using Brilliant Violet 421™, the first in a series of novel polymer-based fluorophores developed by Sirigen from Nobel […]

Harvard Apparatus’ NEW Generation of SpinColumns™ are designed for purification of small samples (10µl to 150µl) in either single column or high-throughput 96-well or 384-well formats. Centrifugal force drives the separation process in the SpinColumns™. SpinColumns™ are offered pre-filled with a wide selection of chromatographic materials including gel-filtration, ion-exchange, silica-based reverse (C18) and normal phase […]

IPSWICH, Mass. – New England Biolabs (NEB), a world leader in the production and supply of reagents for life science research, announces that it has signed exclusive distribution agreements with BIOKE, based in the Netherlands, and Imperial Life Sciences (ILS), based in India. BIOKE, a Cell Signaling Technology (CST) Europe BV company, is located in […]

ST. LOUIS – Sigma Life Science, the innovative biological products and services research business of Sigma-Aldrich® (Nasdaq: SIAL), today announced the signing of an agreement with Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (KBLB) to develop genetically modified silkworms for the production of spider silk, using Sigma’s proprietary CompoZr Zinc Finger Nuclease (ZFN) technology. The transfer of silk […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced the availability of custom kits for its SureSelect XT target enrichment system that can capture up to 34 Mb of genomic regions of interest for next-generation sequencing (NGS). This fivefold increase in coverage from previous custom kits enables researchers to expand the breadth of […]

San Diego, California – Silicon Kinetics Inc., the innovative life sciences tool company which introduced the world’s first 3D biosensor surface for label-free interaction analysis announced lead customers adopting the Company’s AC-MS (affinity capture – mass spec) application with SKi Pro™ instruments. “Silicon Kinetics 3D biosensor chips have a 60x advantage in surface area vs. […]

Copenhagen, Denmark – Exiqon A/S (NASDAQ OMX: EXQ), a leading supplier of high-value gene expression analysis products, today announced the addition of two distributors to its existing network of distributors in response to an increase in product demand. Biomedica Medizinprodukte GmbH & Co KG (www.biomedica.co.at) will market Exiqon’s life sciences products in Czech Republic, Slovakia, […]