Swift Biosciences, Inc. has announced the launch of an early access program for Accel-NGS™ Amplicon Panels for use with Illumina Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) systems. The assays are compatible with FFPE and circulating cell free DNA from 10 ng of genomic DNA. The underlying technology enables hundreds of primer pairs to be amplified in a […]
MADISON, Wis. — Cellular Dynamics International, Inc. (CDI) (Nasdaq:ICEL), today announced that Susan A. Willetts was elected to the company’s board of directors, effective November 6, 2014. Ms. Willetts also will serve as a member of the CDI board’s audit committee. Ms. Willetts has been an advisory director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. since July […]
WILMINGTON, Mass. -– Kapa Biosystems announced today that the Dartmouth-Hitchcock health system has selected the KAPA hgDNA Quantification and QC Kit to assess the quality of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tumor samples prior to targeted amplicon next-generation sequencing (NGS). The team determined that the KAPA kit is able to accurately predict sequencing performance and can be […]
BOULDER, Colo. & BEVERLY, Mass. — Today, Enzymatics launches two new targeted next generation sequencing assays for detecting and identifying fusions in NTRK and FGFR gene families. The FusionPlex™ NTRK and FGFR assays use Enzymatics’ proprietary NGS-based fusion detection technology, Anchored Multiplex PCR (AMP™), to detect and identify fusions and mutations without prior knowledge of […]
Stefan Oschmann, CEO Pharma and Member of the Executive Board of Merck, was elected President of IFPMA (International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations) during 27th IFPMA Assembly in New York, U.S.A. The term of office of Oschmann, who has been Vice President at IFPMA since 2012, runs two years. He succeeds John Lechleiter, Chairman, […]
MIAMI — Global Stem Cells Group, Inc. has been named exclusive distributor for Adistem medical solutions, and Adilyfe, a new regenerative medicine products company founded by Adistem Ltd. Scientific Founder Vasilis Paspaliaris, M.D. in Melbourne, Australia and set to launch in early 2015. Paspaliaris made the announcement at the First International Symposium on Stem Cells […]
CARLSBAD, CA — International Stem Cell Corporation (OTCQB: ISCO), a California-based biotechnology company developing novel stem cell based therapies and biomedical products, today announced that the U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared ISCO’s human parthenogenetic stem cells line for investigational clinical use. “Many stem cell lines can never be used to develop […]
CARLSBAD, Calif.– Researchers can now more efficiently study predictive cell models and human disease with the launch of a new high-efficiency transfection reagent for mRNA delivery in neurons and primary cell types. Lipofectamine MessengerMAX offers up to a five times the efficiency of DNA reagents and enables researchers to easily transfect biologically relevant cell models […]
CARLSBAD, Calif.– MO BIO Laboratories, Inc., the leader in soil, stool and microbial nucleic acid purification, announces the launch of the PowerMag® Blood DNA/RNA Isolation Kit. The kit is designed for automated, hands-free purification of nucleic acids from blood samples using the Thermo Scientific KingFisher® automated processing system and other similar automation platforms. The PowerMag® […]
ST. LOUIS — Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (NASDAQ: SIAL), a leading Life Science and Technology company, today announced that it has filed a definitive proxy statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the pending acquisition of the Company by Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, and has set the date for a special meeting of stockholders to […]
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