Kitware is pleased to introduce “Visomics,” an open-source application for performing biological research pertaining to genomics, protemomics, transcriptomics and metabolomics. Visomics is built on top of Kitware’s powerful open-source toolkits and is easily configured to support underlying ‘omics applications, which can be customized to meet the particular needs of researchers. Currently in alpha/beta mode, Visomics […]

ST. LOUIS, Mo., Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (Nasdaq: SIAL) today announced that Sigma Life Science, its innovative biological products and services research business, has furthered its commitment to stem cell research, drug discovery and ADME/Toxicology by acquiring a worldwide license to use Kyoto University’s induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell patent portfolio. Sigma Life Science, leveraging its zinc […]

Micronic Holding BV, a leading manufacturer of innovative sample storage tubes and accessories based in Lelystad, The Netherlands, has announced the launch of Micronic America, a new supporting entity for the company’s traceable product portfolio in the U.S. and Canada. Micronic America will operate in conjunction with Micronic Manufacturing USA, Micronic’s U.S.-based production facility, to […]

Ann Arbor, MI – Swift Biosciences, Inc. today announced their new line of myT™ Primer reagents for the detection of key cancer mutations. myT Primers provide an increased level of confidence and convenience in qPCR assays. Swift’s reagents have unique structural and thermodynamic properties that enable highly sensitive mismatch discrimination. The extreme selectivity and reproducibility […]

Vancouver, BC, Canada, Aurora Biomed Inc. is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement with Alion Pharmaceuticals and Specs to form a new Ion Channel Consortium that will provide a novel, comprehensive solution for ion channel drug discovery. Together, the three companies will offer value added identification and validation of ion channel modulators. […]

Porvair Sciences has announced a new range of high performance 96- well ELISA microplates for diagnostic and immunological research applications. Available with a choice of surface binding coatings an optimised Porvair ELISA microplate can be supplied for most applications. Manufactured from virgin USP Class VI crystal polystyrene – Porvair ELISA plates ensure excellent results with […]

CHICAGO, NanoInk announced today that it entered into license agreements with Northwestern University that grant NanoInk exclusive commercial access to five new technologies for use in connection with tip-based lithography. The licensed technologies are Polymer Pen Lithography technology (also known as PPL technology); block co-polymer assisted nanolithography; force feedback leveling of massively parallel polymer pen […]

Guildford, UK, and Burlington, Mass., IDBS, a global provider of innovative data management, analytics and modeling solutions, today announced that UCB, a global biopharmaceutical company, has selected IDBS to deliver a data management and process development platform across its global research organization. UCB will deploy E-WorkBook Suite and BioBook across several research divisions to streamline […]

CINCINNATI, Bioline, The PCR Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Meridian Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIVO), is proud to announce the latest addition to its SensiFAST family real-time PCR products. SensiFAST HRM Kit facilitates High Resolution Melt (HRM) curve analysis, enabling amplification and discrimination of even the most challenging sequence differences (such as class 4 SNPs) without sequence […]

IPSWICH, Mass., New England Biolabs today introduces NEBNext® Oligo Modules that enable the construction of singleplex or multiplex high yield libraries for DNA, ChIP-Seq or mRNA sequencing on Illumina® instruments. NEBNext Oligo Modules contain a novel adaptor that ligates efficiently to end-repaired, dA-tailed DNA. Designed for maximum flexibility, two NEBNext Oligo Modules are now available: […]