Menlo Park, CA –DNA2.0 today announced the release of a set of CRISPR/Cas9 tools for genome editing and engineering. At the heart of DNA2.0’s CRISPR toolset is the revolutionary NickaseNinja system, which offers the high fidelity editing of Cas9 nickase plus guide RNA (gRNA) pairs, in a convenient single-vector format. By co-expressing two guide RNAs […]

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH – Empirical Bioscience, (formerly known as Syzygy Biotech™), a company that produces high-grade PCR reagents and enzymes, announced today that it has introduced FlashTaq Hot-Start Taq DNA Polymerase, a chemically-modified Taq polymerase designed to reduce non-specific amplification in PCR. The enzyme offers, fewer contamination issues and fast activation time. In fact, under […]

HERCULES, CA — Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb), a multinational manufacturer and distributor of life science research and clinical diagnostic products, today announced the release of KnowItAll® ATR/IR ID Expert™ and Raman ID Expert™ solutions for spectral identification. KnowItAll ATR/IR ID Expert and Raman ID Expert are new technologies that combine Bio-Rad’s years […]

Oxford Gene Technology (OGT), a provider of innovative genetics research solutions, today announced the acquisition of Cambridge-based Cytocell Limited (Cytocell), a leading provider of DNA technology for the detection of gene rearrangements related to inherited genetic disease and cancer. Key benefits of the acquisition are summarised below: ?Expansion of OGT’s genomic medicine offering. Cytocell’s portfolio […]

MADISON, Wisconsin –– DNASTAR today announced that ShrimpEX Biotech Services has chosen DNASTAR Lasergene software as its primary sequence assembly and analysis software platform for researchers within its organization. A spokesperson for ShrimpEX said, “As a company participating in product development across a broad range of research areas, it is important to us to have […]

Chicago, IL, PITTCON Booth-—ACD/Labs, a leading cheminformatics company, announced today to PITTCON 2014 the new release of their ACD/Spectrus Platform that enables organizations to apply chemical context to their spectroscopy, spectrometry, and chromatography content. The ACD/Spectrus Platform makes it easier than ever for organizations to manage unified analytical data from multiple techniques and instruments, and […]

SAN DIEGO-– Accelrys, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACCL), a leading provider of scientific innovation lifecycle management solutions, today announced its next-generation mobile strategy for the laboratory?to provide a flexible and secure mobile computing environment that effectively connects scientists, equipment and materials in today’s laboratories where an increasing number and variety of mobile devices, from smart phones to […]

Littleton, Colo. –– Novus Biologicals, a leading developer and marketer of life sciences research products, is pleased to announce a second distribution partner in China, MultiSciences (LIANKE) Biotech Co., Ltd. R&D expenditures in China increased from $2 billion in 2007 to $8.4 billion in 2012, a compound annual growth rate of 32.8%.1 “As the most […]

Munich-based nanotechnology specialist attocube took over the majority share in Neaspec GmbH by mid-February. Neaspec and attocube share a common history and the same values: They have been founded as spin-offs from prestigious research institutes (CeNS & Max-Planck-Institute), are passionate in developing excellent products, enabling applications close to the limit of what is physically and […]

Newark, DE –B&W Tek, Inc., an advanced instrumentation company that delivers lab quality Raman spectroscopy solutions through user-friendly mobile platforms, is pleased to announce its newest strategic partnership with LabWare, Inc., the global leader of Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) and instrument integration software products. B&W Tek and LabWare have joined together to distribute a […]