Offering high transfection efficiency and expression levels across a broad range of cell types, including stem cells and primary cells, mRNA-In™ is a robust and easy-to-use mRNA delivery solution proven in applications including protein expression and iPSC-reprogramming. Recognized as among the most difficult cell types to transfect, either freshly isolated or cryopreserved neurons or neural […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today launched two new products—the HaloPlexHS target enrichment system and ClearSeq Comprehensive Cancer research panel—designed to improve the speed and accuracy of clinical cancer research. Both products will enable researchers to rapidly and accurately identify disease-associated variants in tumor samples—information that can be vital to research […]

Bioo Scientific announced that they will be presenting data illustrating their patent-pending randomized adapter technology, which reduces ligation bias in small RNA-Seq libraries, at the 16th Annual Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT) Meeting poster session taking place February 25-28, 2015, in Marco Island, Florida. Dr. Masoud Toloue, VP of Genomic Research, will present […]

Tecan has created a range of Cavro Disposable Tips for use with the Company’s popular Cavro brand OEM components. Offering customers a selection of premium consumables to complement their Cavro Omni Robot and Cavro Air Displacement Pipettor (ADP) options, these high quality tips have been developed and validated to ensure optimal performance and reliable operation. […]

Huntingdon (UK) — Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS) and Harlan Laboratories have announced that the two companies will be rebranded to reflect the new integrated management structure that has been put in place and the broader product and service offerings of the combined organizations. The new name and rebranding is a significant key milestone that will […]

Danvers, Massachusetts — Beckman Coulter Genomics, provider of expert sequencing solutions for research and healthcare institutions worldwide, has added stranded, ribodepletion and globin reduction library construction options to their existing RNA-Seq services. The Illumina* TruSeq Stranded Total RNA Sample Prep Kit has been automated on Beckman Coulter instruments to enable scalability and LIMS sample tracking. […]

ALAMEDA, Calif. — ESI BIO, the stem cell products division of BioTime, Inc., providing stem cells and stem cell research reagents world-wide, and Pivotal Scientific Ltd, a company specializing in developing the international growth of biotech enterprises, announced an alliance agreement to develop business opportunities and manage ESI BIO’s growing network of new international distributors. […]

Hercules, CA —- Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb) today announced the launch of predesigned PrimePCR™ Assays for six of the most common model organism genomes used for gene expression analysis: rhesus monkey, zebrafish, yeast, cow, rabbit, and pig. Assay validation is one of the most important steps in qPCR but is sometimes overlooked […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -– Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced SureVector, the world’s first modular vector kit for researchers involved in molecular cloning and DNA assembly. Since acquiring Stratagene in 2007, Agilent has been a leading provider of molecular biology tools and is one of the few companies that offer a set of products […]