Cofactor Genomics has been awarded a grant by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), an institute of the NIH, to develop a standardized enrichment kit and define the normal reference profile for circular RNAs (circRNA) in the nervous system. These types of products could prove critical in advancing studies focused on neuronal development, substance […]

Romer Labs®, a leading global food-safety diagnostic company, introduces its new AgraStrip® Total Aflatoxin Quantitative WATEX test kit. The new water-based method will allow food, feed and grain producers to test for aflatoxins without using organic solvents, such as methanol, which are expensive, flammable, and must be disposed as hazardous waste. Additionally, the test kits […]

A method for linking proteins together with specific chemical bonds, developed in the LMB’s PNAC Division by Satpal Virdee and Jason Chin, has been licenced by MRC Technology to the global life sciences company Bio-Techne. The company will use the technology to join ubiquitin, or other proteins, to a target protein, enabling both fundamental research […]

Alpharetta, Georgia -– ViveBio, LLC a leading provider of products for ambient biological sample collection, stabilization and transportation, announced today that it has signed a distribution agreement with Laboratory Procurement Services, LLC (LPS) of Knoxville, Tennessee to distribute the ViveST line of products in the United States. ViveST is the first of a new class […]

BOTHELL, WA –– BioLife Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:BLFS), a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of proprietary clinical grade hypothermic storage and cryopreservation freeze media and precision thermal shipping products for cells and tissues (“BioLife” or the “Company”), today provided an update on adoption of the Company’s proprietary HypoThermosol and CryoStor biopreservation media products. Management estimates that […]

Torrance, CA — Neoteryx LLC, a new technology spin-off of Phenomenex, Inc., announces the launch of the new Mitra (RUO) Microsampling Device for the collection, transport, storage, and analysis of biological fluids. In seconds, the research-use-only Mitra microsampler consistently collects 10 µL of fluid while eliminating the volumetric blood hematocrit bias typically associated with the […]

MARLBOROUGH, Mass. -– GE Healthcare Life Sciences announced today that it will open a new 160,000 square-foot facility in Marlborough, Massachusetts, as the new headquarters for its US operations. A $21M investment in the long-term future of this key GE Healthcare growth business, it will establish a new site for more than 500 GE Healthcare […]

CARLSBAD, Calif.– Clinical laboratories running next-generation sequencing (NGS) oncology tests now have access to a universal quality control material compatible with multiple sequencing platforms. The AcroMetrix Oncology Hotspot Control provides a common quality control material that can be used across laboratories with different NGS instrument platforms, assays and bioinformatics pipelines to test precision and detect […]

MADISON, WI — Promega Corporation announces its expansion into India with a 16th branch that serves the country’s scientific community with wide product availability, efficient delivery and technical support services. Promega Biotech India Private Ltd., a subsidiary of Promega Corporation, became fully operational on August 1, 2014. Located in New Delhi, India, the branch provides […]

MILFORD, Mass.– Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) today announced VICAM®, A Waters® Business, introduced a new, “green” method for detecting aflatoxins in grains. The Afla-V® AQUA™ will allow grain, feed and food companies that perform VERTU® rapid strip tests for aflatoxin to now perform the test with fewer steps and without the need for organic solvents, such […]