Cambridge — Eagle Genomics, the expert provider of bioinformatics software and services across a wide range of life science and other sectors, has announced the final closing of a £1 million fundraising, as it continues to expand and develop new bioinformatics products. Eagle uses advanced computing to answer complex biological problems, from fighting cancer to […]

SEATTLE – NanoString Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: NSTG), a provider of life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products, today announced the appointment of David W. Ghesquiere as Senior Vice President, Corporate & Business Development, effective immediately. In this role, Mr. Ghesquiere will work with NanoString’s Chief Executive Officer, Brad Gray, to shape the […]

Porvair Sciences has announced new additions to its popular range of high quality tissue culture (TC) treated laboratory plasticware. Complementing its tissue culture treated flasks, dishes, syringe filters, centrifuge tubes and microplates – Porvair has added new ranges of affordably priced, top quality pipettes, micro-pipettes, pipette fillers, filter tips and cell scrapers. Porvair TC-plastics are […]

Vernon Hills, IL — For a low-cost method of measuring disinfection efficiency and contamination levels, Cole-Parmer presents the new GreenLight® Environmental Bacterial Count Systems. The systems are ideal for monitoring wastewater discharge for disinfection limits in NPDES permits, drinking water plant disinfection, and bacteria in water at beaches. The systems measure oxygen consumption to determine […]

Austin, TX — Bioo Scientific has released the first commercial kit designed for the detection of benzalkonium chloride, also known as BKC, in shrimp. The new MaxSignal® Benzalkonium Chloride ELISA Test Kit can detect benzalkonium chloride in shrimp tissue to levels as low as 1 ppb. The rapid ELISA-based method allows the kit to be […]

Madison, WI – BellBrook labs, an innovative developer of drug discovery tools, is seeking out collaborative scientific and commercial partners in cases where further development or commercialization of a technology is outside of the company’s core capabilities. The company develops technologies for both cellular and biochemical HTS assays. The company’s iuvo™ microchannel array platform, developed […]

Hantaviruses are RNA viruses that can infect humans via rodent waste including urine and saliva especially when these are aerosolized. The resulting syndromes include hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) and hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS). HPS fatality rates can be as high as 60%. Many species of the Hantavirus genus have been isolated world wide […]

Woburn, MA and Sint-Martens-Latem, Belgium (PRWEB) — PathoGenetix, Inc., a developer of an automated system for rapid bacterial identification, and Applied Maths, NV, a leader in bioinformatics and analytical solutions for public health and research laboratories, presented a novel study at InFORM 2013 comparing comparing three different genomic methods for typing bacterial pathogens: the new […]

HOLLISTON, Mass. — This holiday season as usual, mailboxes will be filled to bursting with catalogs offering every imaginable item. However, there’s one series of catalogs that relatively few people will ever see—except for those within the life science community. Indeed, life scientists in the U.S. and around the world depend heavily on these particular […]

SAN DIEGO — Organovo Holdings, Inc. (NYSE MKT: ONVO) (“Organovo”), a three-dimensional biology company focused on delivering breakthrough 3D bioprinting technology, today provided guidance on topics to be discussed at an upcoming Retail Investor Conference on December 5, 2013. Organovo’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Keith Murphy, will be presenting on Thursday, December 5, 2013 […]