ITHACA, N.Y. — Rheonix, Inc., a developer of fully automated molecular testing solutions, has received a $500,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase IIB grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The funding adds to the $650,000 the company previously received in NSF SBIR Phase I, Phase IB and Phase II funding for this project […]

Scarborouth, Maine — Atlantic Peptides, a synthetic peptide manufacturer, unveils its new website for easier navigation. Atlantic Peptides (https://www.atlanticpeptides.com/), a synthetic peptide manufacturer and polyclonal and monoclonal antibody supplier, announces the launch of its new website. The updated site marks Atlantic Peptide’s initiative to reach an even broader national and international audience through the life-science […]

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.—The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded a five-year contract for genotyping in support of its Million Veteran Program to the BioProcessing Solutions Alliance, which is a unique partnership between a research center at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, and a corporate provider of sample management solutions for the bioscience […]

COPENHAGEN & BERLIN — Immudex and JPT Peptide Technologies today announced a partnership agreement on the co-distribution and co-promotion of their existing immunological product lines. The goal of this partnership is to synergistically combine JPT’s innovative peptide-based core technologies and existing products with Immudex’s sophisticated Dextramer products for MHC multimer assays, in order to provide […]

HOLLISTON, Mass. — Harvard Bioscience, Inc. (Nasdaq:HBIO), a global developer, manufacturer, and marketer of a broad range of tools to advance life science research and regenerative medicine, announced that its Chief Executive Officer, Jeffrey A. Duchemin, has been appointed by the Board of Directors to the additional positions of President and Director, effective immediately. He […]

MADISON, WIS. — Cellular Dynamics International (CDI; Nasdaq:ICEL), announced today that the company has received the Notice of Grant Award (NGA) from the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) to create a human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) biobank from 3,000 individuals. Receipt of the NGA signifies the entry into a definitive agreement with CIRM […]

HOLLISTON, Mass.– Harvard Bioscience, Inc. (Nasdaq:HBIO) became a pure-play global developer, manufacturer and marketer of a broad range of tools to advance life science research on November 1, 2013. This development resulted as the previously announced spin-off of its former wholly owned regenerative medicine device subsidiary, Harvard Apparatus Regenerative Technology, or HART, was completed as […]

Cambridge, UK — Abcam Plc., a leading provider of protein research tools and services, announced today that it has added new Alexa Fluor® 405/568/750 conjugated secondary antibodies to its existing Alexa Fluor® 488/555/594/647 conjugates. Extensively tested in Abcam’s labs, the Alexa Fluor® range guarantees bright staining and low background. The different color variants were selected […]

Tokyo — Imec, a world-leading nanoelectronics research center and JSR, a leading materials company, announce that they have successfully used JSR’s innovative PA (Photo-patternable Adhesive) material for wafer-scale processing of lab-on-chip devices. With PA as a key enabling material, imec has processed microfluidic cell-sorter devices, merging microheaters and sensors with wafer-scale polymer microfluidics. PA is […]

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Arrayit Corporation (OTCBB:ARYC), a life sciences and molecular diagnostics leader, announces today a $39,590 contract award from the United States Department of Veteran Affairs (VA). The VA Healthcare System provides some of the world’s finest medicine and cutting-edge technology, as well as a teaching hospital, a full range of patient care services […]