LANSING, Mich. — Neogen has developed the first quantitative microwell test for total aflatoxin that uses only a water-based solution for extraction, which completely eliminates the need for methanol and ethanol in the extraction process. Neogen’s new Veratox® for Total Aflatoxin can deliver precise results ranging from 5 to 300 parts per billion (ppb) of […]

ST. LOUIS — Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (NASDAQ: SIAL) today announced it has entered into an exclusive agreement with the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute to manufacture and distribute the Sanger Institute’s arrayed lentiviral CRISPR library. The library will be the first of its kind, providing researchers with a collection of individual clones designed to knock out every […]

ALAMEDA, Calif. — BioTime, Inc. (NYSE MKT and TASE: BTX), a clinical-stage regenerative medicine company with a focus on pluripotent stem cell technology, reported today that its Board of Directors has appointed Adi Mohanty to serve with Michael D. West, PhD, as co-Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Mohanty has served as BioTime’s Chief Operating Officer since […]

Regensburg, Germany – Lophius Biosciences GmbH, a privately held biotech company focusing on the development and marketing of innovative T cell based research tools and diagnostics for functional assessment of pathogen/disease-reactive T cells, today announced the expansion of the management team. Bernd Merkl, former site and product management leader of the GeneArt Centre of Excellence […]

Berlin, Germany, and Uppsala, Sweden – BioGenes GmbH, a global leader in host cell protein (HCP) assay development, and Gyros AB, a pioneer in miniaturizing and automating immunoassays at nanoliter-scale, announce a cooperation for use of BioGenes’ 360-HCP antibodies in Gyrolab™ CHO-HCP Kits 2-5. The four Gyrolab™ CHO-HCP Kits, which have been introduced recently, quantify […]

WILMINGTON, Mass. — Kapa Biosystems today announced that it has earned ISO 13485:2003 certification for the design, development, and manufacturing of molecular biology kits and reagents for in vitro diagnostic applications. This certification is recognized as the international quality standard for medical devices. The achievement affirms that Kapa’s manufacturing process is qualified to produce safe […]

Ipswich, MA, USA — New England Biolabs® (NEB) today announced the release of the NEBNext Ultra II DNA Library Prep Kit for Illumina® next generation sequencing systems. The new Ultra II kit substantially improves upon its predecessor to produce libraries of both higher quality and higher yield from a variety of sample types, including challenging […]

Schlieren, Switzerland — InSphero AG, the leading supplier of easy-to-use solutions for production, culture, and assessment of more organotypic 3D cell culture models, has appointed Oliver Krähenbühl to serve as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Krähenbühl joins the InSphero senior management team having previously held CFO positions at HF Global Inc. New York, Canon, and JobCloud […]

Darmstadt, Germany – Merck, a leading science and technology company, today announced the relaunch of its brand identity. The fundamental revision of the visual appearance as well as the introduction of a new logo reflect the transformation into a global science and technology company. At the same time, the brand architecture at business level has […]

MADISON, WI USA — The Promega PowerPlex® Fusion 6C System was granted approval by the FBI for use in laboratories that generate DNA records for the National DNA Index System (NDIS). NDIS, a component of the FBI’s CODIS system, is the U.S. national database containing nearly twelve million offender profiles used by authorities to help […]