RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., and MADISON, WIS. – The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences today announced a collaborative agreement with Cellular Dynamics International (CDI) to develop predictive in vitro screening assays for chemical, environmental and pharmaceutical toxicology assessments that utilize CDI’s human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell-derived hepatocytes. Current in vitro models of liver function […]

SAN DIEGO — Accelrys, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACCL), a leading provider of scientific innovation lifecycle management solutions, today announced that it has acquired Ireland-based QUMAS, a leading global provider of Cloud-based and on-premises enterprise compliance software supporting regulatory and quality operations in life sciences and other highly regulated industries. The QUMAS acquisition further extends Accelrys’ informatics […]

Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), the world’s authority for chemical information, and PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and the environment, today announced a collaboration to combine the power of two leading chemistry solutions: SciFinder® and ChemBioDraw®. The ChemBioDraw platform is a digital drawing tool for chemists and […]

Hamilton, a global manufacturer of process sensor technologies, has signed an agreement regarding the acquisition of the Biotech sensors business of Fogale Nanotech, a worldwide leader for biomass monitoring. This deal is set to be closed in December 2013. With this acquisition Hamilton becomes the only sensor manufacturer offering all valuable parameters for the online […]

Jena, Germany — Analytik Jena AG has appointed Dr. Marco Tilgner as the new managing director of the Japanese subsidiary AJ Japan as of January 1, 2014. Mr. Tilgner, who will report in his future role to Analytik Jena Chief Executive Officer Klaus Berka, already took over responsibility for finance and administration at the subsidiary […]

Montgomery Village, MD — Kalen Biomedical, LLC (https://www.kalenbiomed.com) is pleased to announce a distribution agreement with Biogenuix Medsystems in India. Kalen Biomedical, LLC is pleased work with Biogenuix to offer premium lipoprotein products to cardiovascular researchers in India. “With the increase in cardiovascular disease worldwide, the continuing research into the root causes is critical.” said […]

ST. LOUIS, MO – NewLeaf Symbiotics Inc. an agricultural biotech company, today announced the acquisition of Intuitive Genomics Inc., a leader in the design and implementation of custom bioinformatics solutions. The acquisition of Intuitive Genomics’ elite computational and bioinformatics capabilities compliments NewLeaf’s R&D and product pipeline and positions the rapidly growing company as a top […]

ALAMEDA, Calif. – LifeMap Sciences, Inc., a subsidiary of BioTime, Inc. (NYSE MKT: BTX), announced today the release of GeneCards®, Version 3.11. The new release is available at www.genecards.org. GeneCards® is a comprehensive online database that provides comprehensive information on all human genes. It is accessed by professionals in many institutions including academia, research hospitals, […]

Madison, WI USA. – Promega Corporation announced today the launch of the QuantiFluor® ONE dsDNA System, a sensitive, dsDNA-specific fluorescent dye suitable for use in both research and clinical workflows. The new dye system is integrated into the new Promega Quantus™ Fluorometer and GloMax® detection instruments, but is compatible with any fluorometer capable of measuring […]

CARLSBAD, Calif. — MO BIO Laboratories, Inc., the leader in soil, microbial, stool, and plant nucleic acid purification, has been independently audited and is now ISO 9001:2008 certified for the design and manufacture of reagents and kits for extraction, purification and analysis of samples for the life science research community, along with providing 3rd party […]