Los Angeles, CA – StoneCalibre today announced the completion of the acquisition of Anatrace, a part of Affymetrix, Inc. (NASDAQ: AFFX). Headquartered in Maumee, Ohio, Anatrace is a highly specialized developer, manufacturer and global distributor of unique, high purity detergents and synthetic lipids for use in membrane protein studies. Established in 1985, Anatrace has built […]

Irvine, CA — Zymo Research Corporation—The Epigenetics Company—continues to expand its range of tools and services for scientists working in the field of epigenetics with the release of its new EZ RNA Methylation™ Kit. This first-of-its-kind kit is specifically designed and optimized for bisulfite conversion of RNA for 5-methylcytosine detection. Zymo Research now makes it […]

ST. LOUIS — Sigma-Aldrich Corporation’s (NASDAQ: SIAL) custom manufacturing services business unit, SAFC® Commercial (www.sigma-aldrich.com/safc), is expanding two of its manufacturing facilities in the United States to support drug manufacturers in efficiently bringing new targeted and cytotoxic therapies to market. As a direct result of increasing customer demand, SAFC is investing in commercial-scale manufacturing capacity […]

Indianapolis, IN — Indigo BioSystems, Inc., an industry leader in automated data analysis for analytical laboratories, is excited to announce the availability of ASCENT 2.0. This updated version of its flagship product, ASCENT, represents a major shift to an online, hosted solution that can be utilized by any lab across the country. Previously, ASCENT had […]

Human Rhinoviruses are the most frequent cause of the common cold. These small viruses are members of the Enterovirus genus and grow best at temperatures just below body temperature. Thus the nose and nasal passages are the ideal environment for them to localize. Person-to-person transmission occurs from aerosol transmission via sneezing and coughing as well […]

Huntsville, AL — Eurofins MWG Operon has opened a new department to meet the growing demand for cGMP and GLP manufacturing for IVD (in vitro diagnostic) and ASR (analyte-specific reagent) applications within the clinical, pharmaceutical, food safety, and animal health industries. In order to meet regulatory requirements, clients increasingly request highly standardized process controls be […]

ST. LOUIS — Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (NASDAQ: SIAL) today unveiled its latest Global Citizenship Report highlighting the Company’s progress in driving environmental sustainability, social responsibility and fiscal accountability in 2012. The launch of the report comes on the heels of Sigma-Aldrich being recognized for the second year for its innovative approach to the disclosure of climate […]

Nobuto Blood Filter Strips are the latest addition to Sterlitech’s growing line of microbiology and life science products. Made from high-purity cellulose fibers, which gives them a structure ideal for uniform sampling, each strip holds approximately 0.1 mL of blood or 0.04 mL of serum. Once the blood strip has dried, researchers can analyze, store, […]

Millville, NJ — WHEATON® CryoELITE® Tissue Vials were designed for the safe, secure and effective cryopreservation of biological tissue specimens. Different from cells and biofluids, tissue biospecimens have particular requirements for cryogenic storage (see the WHEATON blog at https://www.CryoFeed.com for more information). Offering researchers a uniform vial able to maintain sample integrity while maximizing storage […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif., and VANCOUVER, B.C. — Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) and MRM Proteomics Inc. today announced the launch of MRM Proteomics’ PeptiQuant MRM Assay Kits for quality control in quantitative plasma proteomic analyses based on multiple-reaction monitoring. The two new kits are designed for use on Agilent’s latest-generation standard-flow UHPLC-QQQ MS/MS platform, which […]