A Virus-Free Technology for Reprogramming Cells. STEMCELL Technologies Inc announced today that they have signed a licensing agreement with Stanford University for a virus-free technique used for the generation of induced pluripotent stem cells. This technology will soon be commercially released by STEMCELL Technologies as STEMcircles™. STEMcircles™ is a new and simple technology, published in […]

Access to Federal Funding Could Accelerate Clinical Development WORCESTER, Mass.–Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. (“ACT”; OTCBB: ACTC) announced today that human embryonic stem cell (hESC) line MA135 was unanimously approved for federal funding at the 100th Meeting of the Advisory Committee to the Director (ACD) National Institutes of Health (NIH). In addition to MA135, seven additional […]

Fort Collins, CO — / b3c newswire / – InVitria announced the launch of ITSE Animal-Free™, a recombinant and defined cell culture media supplement that provides the ingredients essential for high performance cell culture. ITSE Animal-Free provides a solution for maximizing performance in a consistent and animal-free system. Insulin and transferrin supplements are commonly used […]

High Throughput, Cost-Effective Biomarker Discovery and Validation FREMONT, Calif. — — WaferGen Biosystems, Inc. (OTC:WGBS) (BULLETIN BOARD: WGBS) , a leading developer of state-of-the-art genetic analysis systems, today announced the availability of two gene expression profiling panels for the SmartChip Real-Time PCR System that will enable microRNA and cancer pathway profiling capability. By querying up […]

The new website offers a fresh look and is focused on centralizing information to meet researchers’ needs. (PRWEB) — STEMCELL Technologies Inc (https://www.stemcell.com) has just launched its next generation website. The new website offers a fresh look and is focused on centralizing information to meet researchers’ needs. The site has been completely redesigned to provide […]

The Encore™ NGS Library and Multiplex Systems and the Ovation® 3’-DGE System Empower Faster, Higher Throughput and Lower Cost NGS Studies SAN CARLOS, Calif.–NuGEN®, the provider of innovative RNA and DNA amplification and sample preparation technologies for breakthrough genomic analysis, today announced the introduction of its Encore NGS Library/Multiplex Systems and the Ovation 3’-DGE System. […]

NuGEN Strengthens Its Global Distribution Adding a Strong Partner in Asia Pacific SAN CARLOS, Calif.–NuGEN, the provider of innovative RNA and DNA sample preparation technologies that enable breakthrough genomic analysis, today announced it has signed a non-exclusive agreement with Takara Bio to distribute the full spectrum of NuGEN’s next-generation sequencing, microarray and q-PCR nucleic acid […]

GAITHERSBURG, Md.–OpGen, Inc., a microbial genomics solutions company, announced the launch of the Argus™ Optical Mapping System for microbial whole genome analysis at the ASM 2010 General Meeting held in San Diego, CA May 23-27, 2010. The Argus™ Optical Mapping System is based on Optical Mapping Technology which generates ordered, whole genome restriction maps from […]

PARIS and BASEL, Switzerland — — Cellectis bioresearch, the French genome customization specialist and a commercial subsidiary of Cellectis (Alternext: ALCLS), and Lonza, a world leader in biotechnology production, announce today that the companies have entered into an agreement for the development and commercialization of a bioengineered cell line. Cellectis bioresearch will use its meganucleases […]

Company Commits New Product Line to Support USDA Agricultural Research Service’s “Penny-per-Data-Point” Program for High Sample Throughput Genotyping SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.–Fluidigm Corporation today announced it has developed the world’s first reusable bio-chip architecture for the commercial market. These reusable integrated fluidic circuits (IFCs) will dramatically lower SNP genotyping costs and are designed to support […]