SAN DIEGO and ST. LOUIS, — Assay Depot and Rare Genomics Institute have joined together in a unique partnership with 19 life science companies to launch the first Rare Disease Science Challenge: Be HEARD (Helping Empower and Accelerate Research Discoveries). Rare diseases affect over 25 million Americans, yet less than five percent of the 7,000 […]

LEXINGTON, Mass. and CORALVILLE, IA – RainDance Technologies, Inc., the Digital Biology™ Company, and Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) Inc., the world leader in oligonucleotide synthesis, today announced a collaboration focused on consumables specifically tailored to perform the fast-growing application of digital PCR. Under the terms of the agreement, the companies will work together on the […]

CARLSBAD, CA — International Stem Cell Corporation (OTCQB:ISCO) www.internationalstemcell.com) (“ISCO” or “the Company”), a California-based biotechnology company focused on therapeutic and research products, today announced that its subsidiary, Lifeline Cell Technology (LCT), will begin selling products through Fisher Scientific, Inc.’s (“Fisher Scientific”) online catalogue as an Encompass Preferred Supplier. Typically large pharmaceutical companies buy research […]

MONMOUTH JUNCTION, NJ.– HemoVoid™ Blood Card is developed specifically for the purification & enrichment of hemoglobin from blood for hemoglobin variant research. It is compatible with protocols which require direct surface sampling of dried blood spot (DBS) to identify intact proteins. Pharmaceutical testing of DBS samples from clinical matrices for bioanalytical applications during the drug […]

Billerica, MA, – Seahorse Bioscience, the world leader in instruments and assay kits for measuring cell metabolism, unveiled XFe – the world’s most advanced cell metabolism analyzer – at the Society for Neuroscience’s 42nd Annual Meeting, in New Orleans, October 13-17. The Seahorse XFe Extracellular Flux Analyzer measures the two major energy pathways of the […]

The presentation was also attended by local MP, Charles Hendry, along with Scientifica’s team from its Uckfield and Maidenhead offices and specially invited guests. These included Councillors Chris Dowling, Jonica Fox and John Carvey, Mayor of Uckfield, and David Marshall, Chairman of The Uckfield Chamber of Commerce. The Queen’s Award for Enterprise recognises the contribution […]

Malaria is a mosquito-borne parasitic infection caused by several species of Plasmodium. It is prevalent world wide in subtropical regions of Africa, Asia and the Americas. Symptoms include fever and headache but can proceed to coma and death. The majority of deaths are caused by P. falciparum. During the blood stage infection, P. falciparum secretes […]

SAN DIEGO, — Sequenom, Inc. (NASDAQ: SQNM), a life sciences company providing innovative genetic analysis solutions, today announced the appointment of Bill Bowen as Senior Vice President and General Counsel. Mr. Bowen will report to Dr. Harry F. Hixson, Chairman and CEO and will be responsible for all company legal and patent activities. “With Mr. […]

Porvair Sciences has developed a range of shallow 96-well plates for storage / collection applications in the fields of cell biology, molecular biology, drug discovery, screening and genomics. The new shallow plates are available with well capacities of 350ul, 270ul and 220ul in a height of just 14.7 mm. This allows more plates to be […]

CORNING, N.Y., — Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) today announced the expansion of Mediatech, Inc.’s serum-free product portfolio with the addition of two new cell culture media. The Corning® Hepatocyte Maintenance Medium and the Corning stemgro® MSC Medium capitalize on the growing global demand for specifically defined, serum-free media. The media can enable lab researchers to […]