ATCC, the premier biological materials resource and standards organization, and Stemgent, Inc., a leading provider of stem cell research tools, reprogramming reagents and related services, today announced a collaborative research agreement to advance development of novel stem cell reagents and pluripotent cells. Recognizing the need to deliver a level of standardization and reliability in the […]

CARLSBAD, Calif. – Life Technologies Corporation today announced the launch of CytoTune™-iPS Reprogramming Kit — research technology that provides far improved efficiency over standard methods to develop induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) from human somatic cells. The ability to more easily create larger numbers of these embryonic stem cell-like cells can expedite basic research and […]

CARLSBAD, Calif. – International Stem Cell Corporation (OTCBB:ISCOE) announces the discovery of a novel, patent-pending technology to produce unlimited numbers of liver cells (hepatocytes) that are free of contamination with potentially dangerous undifferentiated cells. The technology is based on the natural, physiological properties of the cellular environment, and does not require any additional purification of […]

LEXINGTON, Mass. & SALZBURG, Austria – RainDance Technologies, Inc., the leading provider of microdroplet-based single molecule and single cell analysis solutions, and Sony DADC Austria AG, today announced the culmination of a multi-year collaboration for the co-development and manufacture of microdroplet-based “smart consumables” for use in life science markets. As part of this collaboration, RainDance […]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Knome, a life sciences company that interprets genomes to identify the genetic factors that influence disease risk, cancer progression and drug response, today announced the release of kGAP 2.0™, the second version of the company’s genome interpretation engine. kGAP 2.0 underlies the genome interpretation and comparison services that Knome provides researchers who […]

The NEW ElectroPrep System from Harvard Apparatus is an extremely versatile patented sample prep technology based on electro-dialysis. The ElectroPrep can be used for electro-dialysis, electro-elution, electro-filtration, electro-fractionation or electro-concentration for running a sample simultaneously into multiple molecular weight cut off (MWCO) fractions…. in as little as three minutes. This ElectroPrep System is ideal for […]

MANASSAS, Va. – ATCC, the premier biological materials resource and standards organization, and iPS Academia Japan, Inc. (Kyoto, Japan) (AJ) today announced a worldwide non-exclusive licensing agreement for AJ’s induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell patent portfolio. The portfolio arises from work by Professor Shinya Yamanaka, MD, PhD, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA) […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Affymetrix, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFFX) today announced the availability of the most widely cited gene expression microarray for use on the GeneAtlas®Personal Microarray System, bringing the power of the world’s largest collection of referenced microarray gene expression data to the personal bench-top of every life scientist. The new array strip format for the […]

PENZBERG, Germany – At the “Developments in Real-Time PCR” Symposium in Prague, June 13th – 17thhttps://www.qpcrsymposium.eu/ , Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) officially presented the latest addition to the company’s real-time PCR portfolio of LightCycler(R) instruments. The LightCycler(R) Nano instrument is being targeted at users expecting top performance in times of tight budgets. At […]

BEVERLY, MA and TORONTO, Ontario – Hamilton Thorne Ltd. (TSX-V: HTL), a leading provider of advanced laser systems for the regenerative medicine, fertility and stem cell research markets, today announced the advancement of the collaboration with ISee3D Inc. to market their unique single camera, single lens, single chip 3D microscope technology currently under development. The […]