New Molecular Test Provides Rapid Sample Preparation and qPCR Method for Specific and Sensitive Detection of This RNA Virus CARLSBAD, Calif.–Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:LIFE) today announced a new molecular test for the detection of Vesivirus 2117, a potential contaminant of mammalian cell culture based biopharmaceutical manufacturing. The Applied Biosystems ViralSEQTM Vesivirus Detection Kit is a […]

Trevigen announces a validated assay, with higher sensitivity and pre-coated antibody plates to measure the effectiveness of PARP inhibitors in cell and tissue lysates for anticancer drug screening. Pharmacodynamic (PD) assays have recently been developed and employed early in the drug screening process to assess the ability of potential drug candidates to affect molecular targets. […]

Isolation of High-Quality Circulating Nucleic Acids from Blood, Plasma and Serum THOROLD, ON – Norgen Biotek Corp., an innovative privately held Canadian biotechnology company focusing primarily on advancing powerful tools for nucleic acids (NA) and protein purification, today announced the launch of 10 new kits for the fast and simple isolation of nucleic acids from […]

New West Nile Virus Antibodies – West Nile Virus (WNV) is an insect-borne virus that first appeared in the US in 1999. Since then it has spread steadily throughout the country. This member of the flaviviruses infects animals including birds and horses as well as humans. Most human infections are asymptomatic, however some can result […]

First in a Full Line of Assays for Miniaturized, Multiplexed Protein Analysis SKOKIE, IL–NanoInk, Inc.®, a global leader in nanotechnology, is pleased to announce the launch of its first completely configured protein array kit from its Nano BioDiscovery™ Division. Based on the patented Dip Pen Nanolithography® (DPN®) platform, NanoInk’s fluorescent assays enable nanoscale detection of […]

NEWARK, Del.–SDI (Strategic Diagnostics Inc., NASDAQ:SDIX), a leading provider of biotechnology-based products and services for a broad range of life science, food safety, and industrial applications, today announced it has been selected again by Science Applications International Corporation – Frederick (SAIC-F) to develop monoclonal antibodies for the National Cancer Institute’s “Clinical Proteomic Technologies for Cancer” […]

ZyGEM to Distribute PicoPlex(TM) Single-Cell Whole Genome Amplification Kits From Rubicon Genomics in New Zealand and Australia ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Rubicon Genomics, Inc., a developer of pre-analytical amplification products that enable more comprehensive genetic analysis of clinical and research samples, announced today that it has reached agreement with ZyGEM to non-exclusively market Rubicon’s PicoPlex™ […]

Annual Meeting is Told Company Nominees for Class I Directors Approved by Shareholders NEW YORK–Enzo Biochem, Inc. (NYSE: ENZ) is well positioned to benefit from the results of its transformation involving acquisitions, new managements at each of its major subsidiaries and a heightened focus on new life science, diagnostic and therapeutic products, Barry Weiner, President, […]

Consolidates the Leading Intellectual Property Positions and Technologies In Fluorescence In Vivo Imaging Agen BEDFORD, MA — VisEn Medical Inc., a leader in fluorescence in vivo imaging from research through medicine, announced today that it has acquired the fluorescence imaging agent intellectual property portfolios and related technology platforms from Bayer Schering Pharma AG, Germany. The […]

The thermo-reversible hydrogel mountant CyGEL™ (Biostatus Ltd., UK) offers a new, simplified method for the micro-injection of zebrafish embryos developed by scientists at the UCD Conway Institute, Dublin. Live embryos are placed in CyGEL, injected and then gently recovered into embryo medium. The ability to repeatedly set and liquefy CyGEL by raising or lowering the […]