New Molecular BioProducts BioRobotix® 384-Well Automated Pipette Tips for use on Velocity11 Liquid Handling Workstations San Diego, CA (February 25, 2009) – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, has announced today the addition of its new 384-well pipette tips for the Velocity11 VPrep® and Bravo™ liquid handling workstations. All pipette tips […]

ANN ARBOR, Mich.–Two scientists at Luminos, LLC (www.LuminosAssays.com) and Professor Ray Trievel from the Department of Biological Chemistry at the University of Michigan (https://www.chembio.umich.edu/people/trievel.html) filed a US patent application that relates to a new, novel method to detect demethylase enzyme activity. Demethylase enzymes remove methyl groups attached to DNA, proteins and toxins and have become […]

Metabolon, Inc., the leader in metabolomics-driven biomarker discovery and analysis, today announced that it has released mFocus TST™ (Tissue-based Sarcosine Test), a research use only assay that measures the level of sarcosine in a biological sample. Based on biomarkers identified in a study conducted by Metabolon to better understand the metabolic changes associated with prostate […]

Carestream Molecular Imaging today released convenient, cost-effective kits for performing western blots — a popular analytical technique used to detect proteins. New Haven, CT (Vocus) February 23, 2009 — Carestream Molecular Imaging, a division of Carestream Health, Inc., today released convenient, cost-effective kits for performing western blots (https://mistore.carestreamhealth.com) — a popular analytical technique used to […]

Effective profiling of inverse agonists, agonists and antagonists of Gq-coupled receptors shows potential of assay kit, unique terbium-based technology Bagnols-sur-Cèze, France – February 23, 2009 – Cisbio, a global developer of HTRF® (Homogeneous Time-Resolved Fluorescence) technology and services used in assay development and drug screening, announced that its IP-One Terbium (Tb) assay has been proven […]

Protocols developed for assay kits from Beacon Analytical Systems and Romer Labs for use on SpectraMax® microplate readers with SoftMax® Pro analytical software SUNNYVALE, CA, Feb. 19 – MDS Analytical Technologies, a leader in innovative solutions for drug discovery and life sciences research, today announced that two new assay kits – the Melamine Plate Kit […]

MADISON, Wis.–Promega Corporation, a provider of premier cell analysis tools, announces the launch of StemElite™ ID System, which is designed to improve and simplify human cell line authentication in research applications. The new StemElite ID System allows scientists to quickly and easily validate the authenticity and purity of their human cell lines prior to submitting […]

Lifeline Cell Technology Products Being Used As Models for Drug Testing BIRMINGHAM, Ala. & OCEANSIDE, Calif.–DiscoveryBioMed, Inc. has agreed to move forward with a “service” contract for primary human cell bioassay testing for its first commercial client, Lifeline Cell Technology, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of International Stem Cell Corporation (OTCBB: ISCO). “This is a […]

Caprotec bioanalytics GmbH announced today that they entered into an exclusive distributorship agreement with Funakoshi Co. Ltd. for the marketing and sales of caprotec’s research products in the country of Japan. The company’s products are based on caprotec’s proprietary Capture Compound Mass Spectrometry (CCMS) technology, a novel and direct way to investigate small molecule – […]

ROCKVILLE, Md., Feb. 11 — OriGene Technologies, Inc. (“OriGene”) today announced it has raised an additional $6.5 million in a private equity financing. With this financing, OriGene completed the acquisition of the assets of privately held Shenzhen P&A Biotech, a manufacturer and provider of monoclonal antibodies (mAb) to the research community. With this acquisition OriGene […]