MONTREAL, CANADA — Caprion announced today that the company has received a research grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) to identify protein biomarkers associated with Parkinson’s disease — a neurodegenerative brain disease second only to Alzheimer’s in worldwide prevalence, with about five million people affected. The goals of Caprion’s project […]

Cambridge UK — Abcam plc, a leading provider of innovative protein research tools and services, is pleased to announce the appointment of Alan Hirzel as Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect. Alan will succeed long-serving Chief Executive and co-Founder of Abcam Jonathan Milner, who will continue to play an active role in the Company as […]

CARLSBAD, Calif.– Gene editing – the modification of an organism’s genome via a specific, targeted approach – is among the fastest growing applications for molecular biologists. Now, new tool kits are available to researchers that enable them to quickly make specific changes to DNA in a variety of cells. GeneArt CRISPR products from Thermo Fisher […]

Bournemouth, UK –- Solentim, the developer of the world-leading imager for single cell cloning in the upstream cell line development workflow, is pleased to announce the purchase of its Cell Metric™ CLD system for monoclonality verification byHorizon Discovery Group plc (”Horizon”) (AIM: HZD), a leading provider of research tools to support translational genomics and the […]

Cellectis (Alternext: ALCLS.PA) (Paris:ALCLS) a leader in the development of adoptive immunotherapies based on engineered allogeneic CART cells (UCART) today announces that it has closed the sale of its subsidiary Cellectis AB to Takara Bio Inc. The financials terms have not been disclosed. The Company now concentrates its activities in the field of oncology through […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -– Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced SureGuide, the first in a new series of kits to advance genome editing and synthetic biology. The complete SureGuide workflow includes a SureGuide Cas9 Nuclease Kit, SureGuide gRNA Synthesis Kit and SureGuide gRNA Control Kit, all designed to work together for any lab interested […]

CARLSBAD, Calif.– Translational researchers who previously could not obtain global gene expression profiles from biobank samples due to limited amounts of tissue now have access to a wealth of valuable RNA data with the launch of theIon AmpliSeq Transcriptome Solution for the Ion Proton System. The ability to mine many years worth of samples for […]

The Advanced Biomass R&D Center (ABC) at KAIST and ToolGen, Inc., a Korean biotechnology company focused on the development of engineered nucleases that can be used as essential tools for editing genetic information in microbial, plant, animal, and human cells, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on August 18, 2014 for technology exchange and research […]

Ipswich, MA, USA -– In commemoration of its 40th anniversary, New England Biolabs, Inc. (NEB®) today announced the Passion in Science Awards™ which recognize members of the scientific community who are committed to making a difference through their science, humanitarian service, environmental stewardship or artistic and creative spirit. “We’ve always believed that science is more […]

The new illustra Single Cell GenomiPhi DNA amplification kit from GE Healthcare Life Sciences provides a simple method for producing amplified genomic DNA reliably and reproducibly. Delivering higher genome coverage with fewer mutations than PCR-based whole genome amplification methods, Single Cell GenomiPhi enables a more accurate representation of the original genome, giving researchers a tool […]