Madison, Wis. – Mirus Bio now offers a new transfection kit ideal for biotherapeutic protein production in large pharma and biotech settings. Mirus Bio’s new TransIT-PRO™ Kit will decrease time to produce usable protein by maximizing target protein yields through transient transfection. TransIT-PRO™ Kit uses animal origin free components designed for high and reproducible protein […]

Sunnyvale, CA – American Peptide Company, a leading provider of peptides and peptide-based services to the pharmaceutical and life science industries, announced today the addition of two key positions within the company. These appointments, which are comprised of a new sales account executive for the East Coast region of the United States and a sales […]

AnaSpec is pleased to announce the release of the FRET based biotin quantitation kit. The SensoLyte® Biotin Quantitation Assay Kit provides a convenient way to estimate the efficiency of biotinylation for biotin-protein conjugates. The kit also can be used to quantitate biotin concentration in a solution. In the first step, Reagent A, which is tagged […]

ST. LOUIS – Sigma-Aldrich(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: SIAL) is pleased to announce that Magnus Borg has been named Vice President and Chief Information Officer, effective August 16, 2010. In his new role, Borg will lead the Company’s global information systems function and will report to Rakesh Sachdev, Sr. Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative […]

UNION, MO – SDIX™ (Nasdaq: SDIX), a leading provider of biotechnology-based products and services for a broad range of life science, biotechnology, diagnostic, and food safety applications, today announced it has signed a distribution agreement with Romer Labs® Inc. for SDIX’s Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) rapid testing products. Under terms of the agreement, Romer Labs® […]

Madison, WI – 3D cell culture models replicate in vivo tissue biology more accurately than conventional 2D monoculture, however their use in high throughput screening applications has been limited because of the difficulties in using matrix components like collagen in multiwell plates. In addition, 3D models often rely on primary cells, which are usually not […]

St. Louis, MO and Copenhagen, Denmark – SAFC®, a member of the Sigma-Aldrich® Group (NASDAQ: SIAL), and Novozymes Biopharma DK A/S today announced a 10-year extension of their joint agreement under which SAFC retains exclusive marketing and distribution rights for Novozymes Biopharma’s LONG®R³IGF-I (LONG®R3) growth factor used for industrial cell culture applications. The highly potent […]

So long multi-well plates – KIYATEC Inc. is now selling KIYAKUBE™ 3D Cell Culture Plasticware. Greenville, SC – KIYATEC Inc. is pleased to announce the commercial launch of the first in a series of KIYAKUBE 3D Cell Culture Plasticware. This technology platform provides a universal and cost effective method which enables three-dimensional cell culture. It […]

Acquisition to add sampling, testing, and analysis consumables to its life sciences product portfolio CORNING, N.Y. – Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) announced today that it has reached an agreement with the shareholders of Plaslab S.A.S. to acquire all outstanding shares of the company. Assuming certain closing conditions are met, the acquisition is expected to be completed […]

Rockville, MD – OriGene Technologies, Inc., a gene-centric life sciences company, announces the acquisition of Blue Heron Biotechnology, a pioneer in the gene synthesis business since 1999. Blue Heron is one of the oldest and most successful gene synthesis companies in the world, providing customers solutions for complex DNA synthesis. It supplies synthetic DNA to […]