CAMBRIDGE, England, — Once thought to be just part of the cells waste disposal system, it is now clear that exosomes also act as microscopic delivery bags, protecting RNA and protein contents that can then be transported in the blood, influencing the activity of distant cells. Exosomes may be useful in Cancer diagnostics and for […]

Billerica, MA, – Seahorse Bioscience will provide the Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute with its novel XF technology, which measures cell metabolism, to boost research to enable a greater understanding of cancer metabolism and its role in disease progression. The recently named Director of the Beatson Cancer Metabolism Research Unit, Eyal Gottlieb, Ph.D., will lead […]

ALAMEDA, Calif.– BioTime, Inc. (NYSE MKT: BTX), a biotechnology company that develops and markets products in the field of regenerative medicine, today announced the expansion of its senior management team with the appointment of Lesley Stolz, Ph.D. as Executive Vice President, Corporate Development. Dr. Stolz has more than 18 years of life science industry experience […]

LANCASTER, Calif.– Simulations Plus, Inc. (NASDAQ:SLP), a leading provider of simulation and modeling software for pharmaceutical discovery and development, today announced that it has released Version 8.5 of its industry-leading GastroPlus™ software program for the simulation of gastrointestinal absorption, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics. Dr. Viera Lukacova, team leader for Simulation Technologies at Simulations Plus, said, “Version […]

Porvair Sciences offers a range of high quality, large volume microplates (5ml, 7ml and 10ml) to meet the special requirements of storage / transport applications in combinatorial chemistry, environmental and food technology markets. Produced under class 10,000 clean room conditions from virgin polypropylene, each 24-well (10ml) and 48-well (5ml and 7ml) plate contains no contaminants […]

CARLSBAD, Calif.,– Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) today announced that its stockholders voted to adopt the previously announced merger agreement providing for the acquisition of Life Technologies by Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE: TMO) at the Special Meeting of Stockholders held earlier today. More than 98 percent of votes cast at the Special Meeting were in […]

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.– DNAnexus, Inc., a pioneer in cloud-based DNA data management and analysis solutions, today announced the further expansion of its senior leadership team with the appointment of Omar Serang as the company’s first Chief Cloud Officer. Serang joins DNAnexus from Amazon Web Services and will work closely with the product management and engineering […]

Patcore’s CRAIS product series are a set of innovative cheminformatics applications covering many common processes in life science research including; compound registration, assay management, data browsing, collaborative interfaces, structure design and controlled substance compliance. CRAIS Series • Checker – Controlled substances check system to reduce your daily compliance workload. • Transformer – Generates ideas for […]

ELMWOOD PARK, N.J., — BioReference Laboratories, Inc. (Nasdaq:BRLI) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement for the acquisition of Edge BioSystems CLIA laboratory business and related assets (“Edge BioServ”), primarily a genetic sequencing service business located in Gaithersburg, MD. GeneDx, BRLI’s wholly-owned clinical diagnostic sequencing laboratory, will acquire the Edge BioServ genetic […]

A University of Colorado Boulder faculty member will travel to Africa later this month to test a mobile smartphone technology developed by his team to rapidly detect and track natural carcinogens, including aflatoxin, which is estimated to contaminate up to 25 percent of the global food supply and cause severe illnesses in humans and animals. […]