Agilent Technologies, Life Technologies Co-Market Target-Enrichment System for Next-Generation Sequencing SANTA CLARA, Calif. & CARLSBAD, Calif — Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) and Applied Biosystems, part of Life Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ:LIFE), today introduced the Agilent SureSelect Target Enrichment System, which is optimized for the SOLiD™ System, a next-generation advanced genomic analysis sequencing platform. As part of […]

StemCells, Inc. Announces Initiatives to Advance Cell-Based Technologies for Pharmaceutical Industry and Research Applications PALO ALTO, Calif.–StemCells, Inc. (NASDAQ:STEM) today announced organizational initiatives focused on growing its specialty SC Proven® cell culture product business and advancing the development and commercialization of its central nervous system (CNS) cell-based assay platforms for use in drug screening and […]

Enters Into Agreements With Dr. Lu Daopei and Nanshan Memorial Medical Institute Limited – 2009 China-USA Scientific Forum of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine BEIJING & ALAMEDA, Calif.–BioTime, Inc. (OTCBB:BTIM) announced today that it will organize a new subsidiary, BioTime Asia, Limited, for the purpose of clinically developing and marketing therapeutic stem cell products in […]

New Reagents from New England Biolabs Bring Purity and Increased Value to Sample Prep for Next Generation Sequencing IPSWICH, Mass. — New England Biolabs introduces NEBNext(TM), a series of highly pure reagents that facilitate sample preparation for downstream applications such as next generation sequencing and expression library construction. All reagents undergo stringent quality controls and […]

PUCHHEIM, Germany–Sloning BioTechnology GmbH, the worldwide leading supplier of combinatorial gene libraries, received additional investments from all of its institutional shareholders: HBM BioVentures, LBBW Venture, DEWB and KfW to finance the company’s ongoing commercial growth strategy in the field of protein engineering. “The additional financing is commensurate with the company’s remarkable success as a preferred […]

Corning Incorporated and Geron Corporation Showcase New Synthetic Surface Matrices to Enhance Stem Cell Growth – Results of collaborative research to be shared at 2009 World Stem Cell Summit CORNING, N.Y. & MENLO PARK, CA — Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) and Geron Corporation (Nasdaq: GERN) today announced the successful development of novel synthetic surface matrices demonstrated […]

The innovative technique of hydrocarbon stapling in peptides is introducing valuable new functionality to peptide-related research. AnaSpec now offers custom synthesis of hydrocarbon-stapled peptides. Hydrocarbon-stapled peptides are peptides capable of forming stable alpha helical structure as a result of “hydrocarbon stapling.”1,2 Many biological pathways, such as signal transduction, occur because of intracellular protein-protein interactions, which […]

California Stem Cell and Stemina Biomarker Discovery Announce Collaboration to Validate Effectiveness of Human Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocyte Progenitors for Use in Predictive Toxicology – CardioPlate™ 96-well assay-ready plates enable predictive toxicology and high throughput screening assays IRVINE, Calif.–Collaboration between California Stem Cell, Inc. (CSC) and Stemina Biomarker Discovery on a study using CSC’s 96-well […]

New System Adds to Company’s Investigative and Analytical Research Products FARMINGDALE, N.Y.–Enzo Life Sciences, a division of Enzo Biochem, Inc. (NYSE:ENZ), has added a novel new system to its CELLestial™ line of live cell analysis products, providing expanded capability to simultaneously image both the nucleus and the nucleolus in living cells, the Company announced today. […]

PerkinElmer adds offerings for detection and screening of potential new drugs, expands radiolabeling and bead-based assay technologies WALTHAM, Mass.–PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and their environment, today announced that it has purchased the assets of GE Healthcare’s 3H and 14C Catalog Radiochemicals, Scintillation Proximity Assay (SPA) […]