Salem, NH — ALPCO recently announced the launch of its new STELLUX® Chemiluminescent Total Adiponectin and HMW Adiponectin ELISAs. These highly characterized assays can measure total and HMW adiponectin forms respectively using only 5 µL of human serum or plasma. These are the only commercially available Adiponectin ELISAs that demonstrate specificity to the different forms […]

St Charles, MO — Eurofins Pharma Discovery Services announces the launch of its portfolio of epigenetic proteins for direct sale to epigenetic researchers and drug discovery scientists. These proteins are used in industry-leading epigenetic screening and profiling services also available through Eurofins Pharma Discovery Services, since 2012. Epigenetic analysis is an increasingly important area of […]

The ChilliBlock from Asynt is a new modular system purpose designed for precise, controlled cooling and heating of biological samples in microplates, vials and Eppendorf tubes. Traditionally methods of cooling biological samples often rely upon direct immersion in ice buckets which are prone to considerable temperature variability, contamination and loss of wetted labels. ChilliBlocks can […]

AMSBIO has introduced an expanded range of Adeno-associated virus (AAV) cloning and packaging services. Adeno-associated viruses are single-stranded DNA viruses that can infect a broad range of cell types including dividing and non-dividing cells and are, therefore, widely used vehicles for gene delivery. Clinical trials have not only found AAV to be consistently safe and […]

Hudson, NY — Taconic Biosciences, a leading provider of genetically modified models and services to researchers worldwide, announced it will fund the development and breeding of a custom mouse model to study Vici Syndrome. Taconic is donating the work as a Corporate Sponsor and Ultimate Technology Sponsor of the 2015 Rare Disease Science Challenge: Be […]

ibidi now offers the µ-Slide 8 Well Grid-500, a chambered coverslip with a 500 µm relocation grid. With this product, ibidi has combined two of its outstanding technologies: the µ-Slide 8 Well—ibidi’s most popular open µ-Slide with 8 independent wells for cell culture and high resolution microscopy, and the Grid-500—a laser-imprinted grid with a 500 […]

Kyoto University, ReproCELL in conjunction with the Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences,announced the release of “ReproCryo DMSO free”, our high-performance cryopreservation solution for human ES/iPS cells required in regenerative medicine, and start to commence sales of the product. In regenerative medicine, the long-term freeze-preservation and banking of large quantities of human ES/iPS cells is an […]

MADISON, WIS. — Cellular Dynamics International, Inc. (CDI), a FUJIFILM company, today an nounced an exclusive agreement with SeouLin Bioscience Co., Ltd., for the distribution of CDI’s products in the Republic of Korea. Under the terms of the agreement, SeouLin Bioscience will distribute CDI’s iCell® catalog of products. CDI’s iCell products are human induced pluripotent […]

Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Kapa Biosystems, Inc. (Kapa) a privately-held company headquartered in Wilmington, Massachusetts, US. Kapa Biosystems is a provider of genomic tools in the life sciences sector that employs proprietary technologies to optimize enzymes for next-generation sequencing (NGS), as well as […]

SAN DIEGO – Synthorx Inc. announced today that the company has employed its proprietary protein expression system to successfully produce proteins containing novel amino acids. Using a semi-synthetic DNA template (containing the synthetic base pair X and Y), Synthorx scientists were able to produce RNA containing X and Y, which was used with an otherwise […]