CLEVELAND & SUNNYVALE, Calif. – Molecular Devices, Inc. and ChanTest Corporation, leading providers of ion channel and GPCR drug discovery tools and solutions, have signed an agreement for Molecular Devices to distribute ChanTest’s extensive portfolio of ion channel and GPCR cell lines on a non-exclusive basis. As part of the agreement, Molecular Devices, Inc. will […]
HAYWARD, CA – In a paper published today in the journal PLoS ONE, researchers from Biolog, Inc., and the Broad Institute of Harvard & MIT describe the successful application of redox-based assays to study the growth properties of mammalian cells. The technology, termed Phenotype MicroArray™ (PM), comprises a panel of cell assays providing a colorimetric […]
Grand Rapids, Mich. – Gentel Biosciences, a leader in proteomics tools, and Van Andel Research Institute (VARI), a biomedical research institute, jointly announce today the granting of U.S. Patent 7,838,634 for a new method to profile changes in the glycosylation of proteins captured on the surface of an antibody array slide. Gentel first obtained an […]
RUSNANO has invested $4.5 million dollars in a project to expand production of label-free biodetectors and bionanoslides with their American developer, BiOptix Diagnostics, Inc. Two American venture capital funds, Boulder Ventures, Ltd. and Peierls Foundation, and private investors have invested another $4.5 million in authorized capital of BiOptix. The project, which has a total budget […]
TORONTO – The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) announced today it has made an investment to accelerate commercialization of a potentially revolutionary high-throughput screening technology directed at the discovery of anticancer drugs. The technology, Smart Well Plate™, developed at the University of Toronto, is a palm-sized device that utilizes digital microfluidics (DMF), a technique […]
PENZBERG, Germany – To date, more than 125 peer-reviewed studies using Roche’s (SWX:RO)(SWX:ROG)(Pink Sheets:RHHBY) xCELLigence System have been published, spanning a diverse group of applications, including cell invasion and migration of cancer cells (1), receptor activity assays (2), compound induced cytotoxicity (3), antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (4), virus-mediated cytopathogenicity (5) and others (6). The fields of […]
COLUMBIA, Md. – Dr. Victor Levenson, a radiation oncologist at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, and his scientific team have recently selected Labmatrix™ to manage their biobanking and biomarker research activities at this top-ranking U.S. medical research institution. Labmatrix is a web-accessible collaborative scientific database software developed by BioFortis, Inc. Dr. Levenson and his team […]
Darmstadt, Germany – Merck KGaA announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the microbiology business of Biotest AG, Dreieich, Germany. This business comprises heipha Dr. Müller GmbH, located in Eppelheim, Germany, as well as the Hycon business located in Dreieich, the subsidiaries in France, Japan and in the USA as […]
BILLERICA, Mass. – EMD Millipore, the Life Science division of Merck KGaA of Germany, today announced plans to expand its industrial microbiological testing portfolio. This follows Merck KGaA‘s announcement it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the microbiology business of Germany-based Biotest AG. The acquisition will strengthen EMD Millipore’s Biomonitoring business, further enhancing […]
MADISON, Wis. – Cellular Dynamics International (CDI) announced today that their two-year collaboration with Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) to substantiate CDI’s iCell® Cardiomyocytes as a predictive tool for assessing the potential cardiotoxic effects of developing drug candidates was completed early and is now transitioning into a standard supply agreement. Moving forward, iCell Cardiomyocytes, […]
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