CORALVILLE, IA –– The latest issue of Integrated DNA Technologies’ (IDT’s) DECODED newsletter highlights how New England Biolabs (NEB) researchers were able to expe¬dite the cloning of a 2.1 kb gene into a linearized pET21-a bacterial expression vector using 5 gBlocks™ Gene Fragments that spanned the entire 2.1 kb sequence. Cloning, sequencing, and characteriza¬tion of […]

Holliston MA, — Hoefer, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Harvard Bioscience, Inc. (HBIO), announced its partnership with VWR International to sell its premium line of electrophoresis products across Europe. This new partnership leverages Hoefer’s strong brand recognition and world-renowned reputation as an innovative supplier of premium electrophoresis equipment and accessories with VWR’s pan-European sales […]

PLEASANTON, Calif., USA and THE HAGUE, THE NETHERLANDS – IntegenX Inc., a leading developer of rapid human DNA identification technology, today launched its RapidHIT™ Human DNA Identification System to the European law enforcement and forensic communities at the 6th European Academy of Forensic Science (EAFS) Conference in The Hague, The Netherlands. Representatives from IntegenX are […]

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. –– SPRIselect from Beckman Coulter Life Sciences utilizes SPRI (Solid Phase Reversible Immobilization)-based chemistry to speed and simplify genomic DNA size selection for next generation sequencing fragment library preparation. Following shearing, the library construction process requires size selection to produce uniform distribution of fragments. SPRIselect allows size distribution to be adjusted between 150 […]

WALTHAM, Mass. –– PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and the environment, announced that its electronic laboratory notebook (ELN) can now be seamlessly integrated with Elsevier’s Reaxys®, a web-based workflow solution designed for chemistry researchers in drug discovery, chemicals and academic research. “As chemists are increasingly turning […]

AMSBIO has announced its new Trilencer-27 siRNA kit, that contains Dicer-Substrate duplexes, provides critical improvements over the use of traditional 21mer siRNA designs. Gene silencing through the use of RNAi has become a primary tool for characterizing gene involvement in disease states and interactive pathways. Offering genome-wide coverage against human, mouse and rat, the AMSBIO […]

CENTER VALLEY, Pa., — Olympus America Inc. has been named the sole North American distributor of the CV1000 Cell Voyager, an all-in-one, medium-to-high-throughput live cell imaging system from Yokogawa Electric Corporation, Tokyo, Japan. Olympus will offer the compact, easy to use, spinning-disk laser confocal microscope, which is designed for long-term time-lapse imaging, to scientists in […]

Billerica, MA, – Seahorse Biosciences has licensed a patent, entitled “Methods, Compositions and Kits for Assaying Mitochondrial Function”, developed in the laboratory of Dr. Nagendra Yadava, the John Adams Investigator at the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute (PVLSI) and Dr. Alejandro Heuck, PhD, an assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of […]

London, UK, — Plasticell, the UK stem cell differentiation specialist has licensed EMD Millipore, the Life Science Division of Merck KGaA, to distribute a superior, single-application osteogenic medium discovered using the award winning, massively parallel combinatorial screening system, CombiCult®. The osteogenic medium is serum- and xeno- free, more consistent and more potent than currently available […]

BOTHELL, Wash., — BioLife Solutions, Inc. (OTCBB: BLFS), a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of proprietary clinical grade hypothermic storage and cryopreservation freeze media for cells and tissues, and contract aseptic media manufacturer, today announced record results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012. Summary of Q2 2012 Achievements • The Company recorded its […]