VANCOUVER, British Columbia – RainDance Technologies, Inc., today announced the commercial availability of the ASDSeq™ and XSeq™ Research Screening Panels. Developed in collaboration with Emory University and Greenwood Genetic Center, the two comprehensive panels enable researchers to simultaneously interrogate key genes known to be linked to X-chromosome disorders and syndromic forms of Autism Spectrum Disorder […]

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. – Pall Corporation (NYSE:PLL) today announced that its board of directors has separated the roles of chairman of the board and chief executive officer and elected Ronald L. Hoffman, non-executive chairman. The change is effective today. Mr. Hoffman, a Pall director since 2008, succeeds Eric Krasnoff as chairman. Mr. Krasnoff, who recently […]

St. Louis, MO. – Sigma Life Science, the innovative biological products and services research business of Sigma-Aldrich® (Nasdaq:SIAL), announced that its SAGE Labs initiative has created a suite of knockout rat models of Parkinson’s disease in collaboration with The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF). Developed using the proprietary SAGEspeed™ model creation process, […]

UPPSALA – A lawsuit was filed against Biotage by Scientific Plastic Products, Inc. concerning alleged infringement of the US patents no 7,138,061, 7,381,327 and 7,410,571. Biotage then filed an application to the US Patent and Trademark Office applying for re-examination of all patent claims in the three patents mentioned above. At the same time Biotage […]

ANN ARBOR, Michigan and LONDON – NextGen Group plc (AIM:NGG) is pleased to announce that its subsidiary NextGen Sciences Inc, a leader in biomarker discovery, measurement and qualification, has launched its first multiple protein (multiplex) assay, plasmadiscovery41, for oncology biomarker discovery and qualification. The assay simultaneously measures 41 human plasma proteins that are thought to […]

Bristol, UK, Sydney and Newcastle, Australia – Ascent Scientific together with Children’s Medical Research Institute and The University of Newcastle today announced that they have entered into a license, supply and distribution agreement for a range of small molecule dynamin inhibitors for research – these are novel tools for investigating cellular processes. The agreement was […]

WOBURN, Mass. – Medical & Biological Laboratories Co., Ltd., MBL, has signed a non-exclusive license with Envoy Therapeutics for access to MBL’s patented RIP-Chip technology. As part of the license agreement, MBL will receive upfront payment, annual licensing fees and potential milestone payments. Envoy Therapeutics will utilize the RIP-Chip technology for the company’s drug discovery […]

Menlo Park, CA – DNA2.0, the leading gene synthesis and protein engineering company, announced today that it has moved to a new, state-of-the-art facility in the heart of Silicon Valley and the Menlo Park technology corridor. DNA2.0 chose the 23,000 square foot space to accommodate the company’s rapid growth—especially in the development of gene design […]

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. & NEW YORK – Enzo Biochem, Inc. and the Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Foundation today announced that Enzo’s wholly owned subsidiary, Enzo Life Sciences Inc., has launched a unique immunoassay (ELISA) system which can be used for the identification and detection of Survival Motor Neuron (SMN) protein. The kit is the result of […]

SAN FRANCISCO – At the Cleantech Forum in San Francisco today and as part of its recently launched Veolia Innovation Accelerator (VIA) program, Veolia Environnement announced the first partnerships signed with some of the most innovative startups in the cleantech sector. Among these partnerships: Envolure, a French startup specializing in the design and marketing of […]