CAMBRIDGE, Mass.– Knome, Inc., today announced the start of its early technology access program for knomeCLINIC, a software suite designed to help medical researchers and clinicians interpret human genomes for biological relevance. Clinics accepted into the early access program will be given installation priority, access to pilot programs and pre-release prototypes, and the ability to […]

SAN DIEGO, — Fate Therapeutics, Inc. in collaboration with BD Biosciences, a segment of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), today announced the introduction of the first induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-related product resulting from the collaboration between the two companies. BD™ SMC4 is a patent protected, pre-formulated cocktail of small molecules for improving cellular reprogramming […]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.– Knome, Inc., the human genome interpretation company, today announced that it has appointed Gary A. Cohen, JD, MPH, as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the company. In this role, Mr. Cohen will be responsible for all legal functions of the company and will join the Knome executive management team. Knome […]

Asynt has supplied the Wilson Structural Chemistry Research Group at the University of Bath (Bath, UK) with a custom DrySyn heating block system. The adapted DrySyn system, designed by Asynt in conjunction with the University of Bath, is being used to help simplify and accelerate development of crystallisation methodology to selectively control polymorph formation, and […]

NanoProfessor, a division of NanoInk, Inc. focused on nanotechnology education, announced today that Inter American University of Puerto Rico in Bayamón has chosen the NanoProfessor Nanoscience Education Program to serve as the foundation for its new nanoscience education program. The Bayamón campus will become the first location in Puerto Rico to implement the NanoProfessor Program. […]

SAN DIEGO, — Accelrys, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACCL), a leading scientific enterprise R&D software and services company, announced its first European Science Symposium with a focus on advancing scientific innovation through improved predictive science and data analysis. Taking place on June 20 at the Sheraton Brussels Hotel, this free event provides the opportunity for scientists to […]

Tokyo, Japan, June11, 2012 – Sony today announced that it will begin taking orders for Cell Sorter SH800 starting this fall. Cell Sorter SH800 is the first ‘flow cytometer’ cell analysis instrument developed by Sony for the optical analysis of cells. This product successfully automates optical alignment and sorting set-up by utilizing Sony’s technologies cultivated […]

R&D Systems is the first company to offer a bioactive form of Recombinant Mouse Secreted Frizzled-related Protein 5 (sFRP-5). The new recombinant sFRP-5 is tested by R&D Systems for its ability to suppress signaling by Wnt-3a. Related research suggests that sFRP-5 is a tumor suppressor and low levels are associated with a poor prognosis in […]

Leiden, Netherlands and Aarhus, Denmark — Today CLC bio announced the completion and final implementation of a specialized antibody engineering and selection module for Crucell, one of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson,that integrates with CLC bio’s bioinformatics platform. The specialized module is designed to optimize the end-to-end workflow and analysis pipeline when […]

CORNING, N.Y., — Corning Life Sciences, a segment of Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW), will introduce the Corning® Synthemax® II-SC Substrate, a self-coating synthetic surface for stem cells, June 13-16 at the International Society for Stem Cell Research’s 10th annual meeting in Yokohama, Japan. The material creates a unique synthetic surface that mimics the natural cell […]