MENLO PARK, Calif. – SwitchGear Genomics, Inc., a leading provider of products for studying regulatory elements in the human genome, today announced the launch of a unique product line for studying the activity of miRNAs in living cells. The new SwitchGear Synthetic miRNA Target GoClone™ reporters complement the company’s current genome-wide human 3’UTR GoClone reporter […]

SUNNYVALE, Calif. – Molecular Devices Inc., a leader in bioanalytical systems for drug discovery and development, life science research, and bioassay/test development, today announces the launch of its comprehensive online Knowledge Base https://mdc.custhelp.com. This website provides tools and technical advice to help scientists detect biology, decode data and drive discovery. Using the Knowledge Base, customers […]

LEXINGTON, Mass. – BioScale, Inc., an innovative life science company that develops, manufactures and promotes novel analytical tools enabling advancements in protein research, announced that it has relocated its corporate headquarters to 4 Maguire Road in Lexington, MA. The move will enable BioScale to scale up its commercial, scientific, R&D, and manufacturing functions in the […]

CLEVELAND – Beginning next month, ChanTest Corporation will offer the highest throughput electrophysiology platform on the market validated for both voltage-gated (VGIC) and rapidly desensitizing ligand-gated ion channels (LGICs). LGICs typically are not well suited for automated platform assays but by using the first IonWorks Barracuda™ System ever sold by Molecular Devices, ChanTest adds even […]

RainDance Technologies, Inc. today announced the commercial availability of the HLASeq™ Research Screening Panel, a comprehensive genetic screening solution for human leukocyte antigen (HLA) and major histocompatibility complex (MHC) research using next-generation sequencing technology. The announcement was made at the annual American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) meeting in Orlando, Florida. The HLA super locus […]

BOZEMAN, Mont. – Today, Golden Helix announced that The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has licensed SNP & Variation Suite (SVS) for the sixth consecutive year as an integral part of their tool set for conducting research on the genetic factors linked to cancer. SVS has enabled MD Anderson researchers to find novel […]

Paris – Cellectis (Alternext: ALCLS), the Genome engineering specialist, has announced today that its subsidiary Ectycell has signed an agreement with the Caisse des Dépôts (a French financial institution) for a planned capital investment of €12M, in two steps, reserved in equal parts to Cellectis and Caisse des Dépôts. This agreement should start no later […]

Branford, CT & San Carlos, CA. – 454 Life Sciences, a Roche Company, and NuGEN Technologies, announced today the development of a unique sample preparation method and high-throughput sequencing solution for small and degraded RNA samples. The collaboration leverages 454 Life Sciences’ capabilities to construct sequencing-ready cDNA libraries from RNA samples and NuGEN’s experience and […]

LABVANTAGE today announced the acquisition of Software Point, its long-time partner in Northern Europe, with offices in Finland, Sweden, and Norway. Dr. Andrea Holmberg, Software Point CEO, states, “Software Point has been a partner and distributor to LABVANTAGE in Northern Europe since the year 2000. Since then we have sold and implemented more than sixty […]

ST. LOUIS – Pharsight, a market-leading provider of software and scientific consulting services to improve productivity and decision-making in PK/PD modeling and simulation, announced today that a very significant suite of new and updated Phoenix software was launched today. Phoenix is the industry standard PK/PD modeling and simulation platform that is used by more than […]