Billerica, MA — EMD Millipore, the Life Science division of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, announces that EMD Millipore’s Chromocult® Coliform Agar (CCA) has been used by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO®) as the only suitable culture medium to develop a revised standard for enumerating coliform bacteria and E. coli in water samples to replace […]

Cambridge, UK — Horizon Discovery Group plc (LSE:HZD) (“Horizon” or “the Company”),a leading provider of research tools to support translational genomics and the development of personalized medicines, today announces the appointment of Dr David Smoller, Chief Business Officer of Horizon, as an Executive Director of the Board, with immediate effect. David recently joined Horizon as […]

SomaLogic announced today the launch of a new proteomics service offering aimed at providing its breakthrough protein-binding SOMAmer® reagents to the scientific community based on their specific needs in wide variety of different research uses. The SOMAmer Discovery Service team at SomaLogic will work closely with SomaLogic customers to develop and license “fit-for-purpose” SOMAmer reagents […]

Minneapolis, MN — ImmunoChemistry Technologies (ICT), a Twin Cities-based company developing life science tools, has sold its proprietary and patented FLIVO® technology to a private equity firm that focuses on early stage development companies with promising technologies. FLIVO is a powerful tool for quickly detecting apoptosis or programmed cell death in living laboratory animals. Within […]

The Dharmacon™ Edit-R™ Gene Engineering System is a novel platform for research which creates permanent and heritable gene disruption (knockouts) in cells utilizing the CRISPR-Cas9 gene engineering technology. Harnessing the natural defense mechanism of S. Pyogenes, the Edit-R platform comprises the three components required for gene editing in mammalian cells: (1) A plasmid encoding Cas9 […]

ST. LOUIS — Sigma-Aldrich® Corp. (NASDAQ: SIAL) today announced that SAFC® Commercial (www.safcglobal.com), its custom manufacturing services business unit, has introduced a new protein quality supplement called EX-CELL® Glycosylation Adjust (Gal+). Specifically designed as a supplement for biological drug production, including biosimiliars, EX-CELL Glycosylation Adjust (Gal+) allows users to easily achieve desired N-linked glycosylation by […]

Natick, MA, and Cleburne, TX — AmericanBio, Inc. and Boval BioSolutions announced the formation of a joint venture involving the continuous development and marketing of Bovine Serum Albumin RNase / DNase Free products. These two powerful life science brands have partnered, and with this alliance it should allow them to exclusively bring to market products […]

AMSBIO has expanded its range of high quality human blood-derived products including whole blood, serum, plasma, buffy coat and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). Blood products from AMSBIO are available in a large variety of formats from a broad spectrum of healthy donors, delivered from inventory or collected to order. Working directly with donors AMSBIO […]

FREMONT, Calif. — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science and a leading provider of drugs of abuse testing solutions, announces today the official launch of the new Thermo Scientific DRI Hydrocodone/Hydromorphone Assay. The new assay is a homogeneous enzyme immunoassay that specifically detects hydrocodone and major metabolites in human urine at […]