TAP Biosystems, now part of the Sartorius Stedim Biotech Group, has reached an agreement with Lonza Bioscience to supply, exclusively, the growing market need for the RAFT 3D cell culture system as a Lonza product. In the period since its introduction, the RAFT system has been used to create a wide variety of tissue models […]

AMSBIO has launched a new range of human exosomes to the regenerative medicine tools and technologies market. Derived from placental and adipose derived stem cells, to ensure consistent high quality, these new products are ideally suited for research involving wound healing, stem cell differentiation and tissue regeneration. Exosomes are small vesicles (30–150 nm) containing sophisticated […]

AURORA, Colo. and BANGALORE, India — Strand Life Sciences, a global genomic profiling company that uses next generation sequencing technology to empower cancer care, today announced the appointment of Scott A. Storrer as chief executive officer. In his expanded role as now president and CEO, he will be responsible for all strategy, business expansion and […]

Madison, WI and Redwood City, CA – Stem Cell Theranostics (SCT) announced that they have successfully completed a research collaboration with Thermo Fisher Scientific focused on advancing the development of cardiac disease models derived from induced pluripotent stem cells using Thermo Fisher Scientific’s suite of work flow reagents and SCT’s patient biobank and proprietary disease […]

Copenhagen — Exiqon A/S (NASDAQ OMX: EXQ), a leading provider of flexible solutions for RNA analysis, today announced the launch of the ExiLERATE LNA™ qPCR product portfolio for real-time PCR analysis of mRNAs and lncRNAs (long non-codingRNA), marking the latest expansion of a growing portfolio of qPCR reagents and kits. The ExiLERATE LNA™ qPCR portfolio […]

Regensburg, Germany — Lophius Biosciences GmbH, a privately held biotech company focusing on the development and marketing of innovative T cell-based research tools and diagnostic systems for functional assessment of pathogen/disease-reactive T cells, today announced the commercial launch of T-Track® ImmunoScan and T-activated® ImmunoScan Cocktail. Based on a proprietary and very specific cocktail of stimulants […]

Copenhagen — Exiqon A/S (NASDAQ OMX: EXQ), a leading provider of flexible solutions for RNA analysis, today announced the launch of its innovative XploreRNA™ cloud-computing environment. Rapid adaptation of NGS (Next Generation Sequencing) as the initial analysis has increasingly left scientists challenged by overwhelming amounts of complex data for annotation and design of validation studies. […]

BELLSHILL, SCOTLAND — LINK (www.linktech.co.uk), the innovative developer and manufacturer of nucleic acid reagents, has announced the appointment of two new distributors in Japan – Cosmo Bio and Shigematsu. The companies will work alongside LINK’s current partner, Gene Design, thus strengthening LINK’s presence in this important market and increasing access to its range of innovative […]

OTTAWA, ON, Canada — DNA Genotek, a leading provider of sample collection kits and end-to-end services and a subsidiary of OraSure Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: OSUR) today announced that it has awarded grants to three organizations that are undertaking innovative microbiome research, as part of its Gut Microbiome Grant Program. The company has awarded its OMNIgene®•GUT […]