UDAPEST, Hungary, & TOKYO — Patcore, Inc., an exclusive agency for ChemAxon in Japan, confirms the global licensing of ChemAxon’s JChem Cartridge for Oracle to Eisai Co. The database storage and search technology will be used by Eisai for the management of chemical structure information generated in discovery processes in Eisai’s global R&D organization. Simultaneously, […]

ALAMEDA, Calif. — BioTime, Inc. BTX -2.55% today announced that it has elected to market progenitors of muscle stem cells bearing hereditary diseases. BioTime will produce the products from five human embryonic stem (hES) cell lines from Reproductive Genetics Institute (RGI) of Chicago, Illinois. The muscle cell lines will display the genes for Duchenne muscular […]

Specialists in quality laboratory plasticware – Porvair Sciences has announced a new range of disposable syringe filters that provide fast and efficient filtration of cell culture media. Manufactured in a Class 100000 / ISO Class V clean room to ISO 9001:2008 and EN ISO 13485:2003 manufacturing standards ensures all Porvair syringe filters are free from […]

CORNING, N.Y. — Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) today announced an extended line of closed-system laboratory products for cell culture research and production. The latest offering of disposable products and closed systems enable the aseptic sampling, liquid handling, or transfer of cell culture from one vessel to another. Utilizing tubing sets that fit Corning cell culture […]

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – Scientists in the field of cancer research, clinical research and pathology will benefit from a dedicated software module available from Olympus that facilitates key aspects of working with quantitative cell analysis. TissuemorphDP image analysis software is specifically designed for detection and/or classification of cell nuclei, cytoplasm or membrane. Thanks to the […]

SAN DIEGO–Accelrys, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACCL), a leading scientific enterprise research and development software and services company, today announced that it has acquired privately-held VelQuest Corporation for $35 million in an all-cash transaction. VelQuest is the leader in paperless lab execution systems supporting current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) for FDA-regulated industries including pharmaceuticals and biotechnology organizations. […]

MANSFIELD, Mass. — PrimeraDx today announced that David Jackson has been appointed as the Vice President of Business Development. “David has extensive capabilities in companion diagnostic partnerships, and his experience with DxS and Qiagen is well aligned with the company’s strategy to be the platform of choice in the burgeoning companion diagnostics market,” said Matt […]

CHELMSFORD, Mass., — Brooks Automation, Inc. (Nasdaq:BRKS), a leading worldwide provider of automation, vacuum, and instrumentation solutions for multiple markets including semiconductor manufacturing, life sciences, and clean energy, today announced that it had completed the acquisition of the Celigo® Cell Cytometer product line from Cyntellect Inc., a privately held life sciences Company based in San […]

HAMBURG, Germany, Eppendorf AG has licensed patents covering gradient technology for thermal cyclers to Analytik Jena AG for use in their thermal cyclers, including US patent Nos. 6,767,512 and 7,074,367. Eppendorf utilizes the technology in its Eppendorf Mastercycler® pro gradient, Mastercycler gradient and Mastercycler ep realplex models. Eppendorf AG, based in Hamburg, Germany, develops, produces […]

LANSING, Mich. — Neogen Corporation has developed a new test for deoxynivalenol (DON) that combines the speed and simplicity of a lateral flow test with the fully quantitative precision of a more demanding testing method. The presence of the mold toxin DON in certain grains is a major concern to producers of animal feed and […]