Framingham, MA — AB SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, announced that Dr. Subhasish “Babu” Purkayastha, Director, R&D at AB SCIEX, has been awarded the Human Proteome Organization (HUPO) Science and Technology Award for efforts in commercialization of isobaric labeling for protein quantification with the development of iTRAQ chemistries. The award further […]
Branford, Conn. — AxioMx Inc., a leader in recombinant antibody technologies, today announced the successful completion of research funded by a National Institute of Health (NIH) SBIR grant to develop a novel library for selection of affinity reagents. Under the research, AxioMx created a highly diverse synthetic phage-display antibody library. “We are refining the affinity […]
ALAMEDA, Calif. — BioTime, Inc. (NYSE MKT:BTX) announced today that Michael H. Mulroy and Stephen L. Cartt are joining its Board of Directors. Mr. Mulroy has been appointed to the Board to fill a vacancy and Mr. Cartt has been nominated for election to the Board at the Company’s upcoming annual shareholders’ meeting, which will […]
FAIRFIELD, CT. –– GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt announced today the appointment of John Flannery as president and CEO of GE Healthcare succeeding John Dineen, who is leaving GE. The appointment is effective immediately. Flannery, 53, most recently was senior vice president of business development for GE. In the past year, Flannery led business […]
Leicester, UK — The unique design of the COMPAC-50 enables simultaneous electrophoresis of up to 50 COMET Assay slides saving considerable lab space and reducing slide handling time by up to two-thirds when compared to previous standard methods. This would equate to a significant time-saving of up to 90% when handling 50 COMET Assay slides. […]
CHELMSFORD, Mass. — Brooks Automation, Inc. (Nasdaq:BRKS) announced today that it has acquired FluidX Ltd. FluidX, headquartered near Manchester, England, is a provider of biological sample storage tubes and complementary bench-top instruments. The company was acquired for a cash payment equal to approximately $16 million. “FluidX is an important building block for Brooks Life Science […]
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Stemgent Inc. announced today that it has completed the sale of its stem cell reagents and services business to ReproCELL in a cash transaction for approximately $8.5 million. Stemgent is selling the stem cell reagent and services business in order to focus on expanding its human tissue-based brand, Asterand Biosciences. Asterand has […]
Alpaqua Engineering, LLC and NimaGen, B.V. Announce Distribution Agreement for Alpaqua Magnet Plates
Beverly, MA, USA and Nijmegen, the Netherlands — Alpaqua Engineering, LLC, a provider of innovative genomic tools and solutions, announces today it has entered into a non-exclusive distribution agreement with NimaGen, B.V., a leading provider of high quality, molecular biology products. In the terms of the agreement, NimaGen will distribute Alpaqua’s full line of magnet […]
Avacta Group plc (AIM: AVCT), the global provider of proprietary diagnostic tools, consumables and reagents for human and animal healthcare, announces that Avacta Life Sciences has launched its on-line catalogue of Affimer reagents. There are currently 40 products in the Affimer catalogue. In May of this year, Avacta raised £10m through a placing of ordinary […]
Windsor, CT — Rainbow Scientific, Inc. (RSI), a North American distributor of scientific research products, recently opened an online store to add customer convenience in ordering its comprehensive cell culture product lines developed and manufactured by Biological Industries, Inc. Products available through its online store include Biological Industries’ Nutristem® serum-free, xeno-free reagents for human mesenchymal […]
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