CULVER CITY, Calif. – Sofie Biosciences, a developer of agents and devices for the molecular imaging of disease, announced today the closing of an additional $2 million from new and existing investors. Funds will be used for the development of new PET imaging agents and for enhancements to their PET imaging systems and chemistry units. […]

San Francisco, US – Panasonic, core partner within imec’s Human++ program and imec today present at the International Electron Devices Meeting in San Francisco various critical components of a biomedical lab-on-chip sensor enabling fast detection of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) in DNA, such as a miniaturized pump for on-chip generation of high pressures, a micropillar […]

Providing a MIQE compliant overview of this essential research technique CORALVILLE, IA – Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), the world leader in oligonucleotide synthesis, has developed an extensive quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) user guide, which is available to download for free from www.idtdna.com. Providing user guidance on the entire qPCR process – from RNA […]

Porvair Filtration Group reports that the open pore structure of their BioVyon™ sintered porous plastic materials offers optimum conditions for encouraging in-vitro cell culture and has been found to offer significant advantages over established Petri dish methods as well as the ceramic substrates (TCP) traditionally used. The efficient transfer of oxygen is essential for cell […]

TTP LabTech’s Mirrorball offers equivalent data with minimal changes to assay protocols Royston, UK – TTP LabTech has today released the results of a valuable benchmarking study using its Mirrorball® antibody discovery system. The data accurately demonstrates that Mirroball offers equivalent data to the discontinued ABI 8200 FMAT® instrument, with minimal changes to assay protocols. […]

Macmillan Publishing acquires equity stake in BioData to provide software tools for scientists TEL AVIV – BioData Ltd. announced today that Digital Science a new division of Macmillan Publishers Ltd., acquired an equity stake in BioData as part of their new strategy to focus on providing world-class software tools and services to scientists, managers and […]

New system configuration offers additional imaging capabilities and automation options South San Francisco, California – Fluxion Biosciences, Inc. announced that the new BioFlux 1000Z system for live cell imaging will be launched at the 50th American Society for Cell Biology Annual Meeting to be held December 11-15, 2010 in Philadelphia, PA. The BioFlux 1000Z is […]

Paris – Cellectis bioresearch, the specialist in Genome customization and subsidiary of Cellectis (Alternext: ALCLS), today announced that it has signed a non-exclusive agreement with Evrogen (Moscow, Russia) for access to its fluorescent proteins. This license allows Cellectis bioresearch to incorporate these proteins into its own products and will expand the company’s offering of Genome […]

Streamlines Imaging Workflow to Ensure Ease of Use and Increase Customer Efficiency Sunnyvale, Calif. – Molecular Devices, Inc., the prominent source of powerful software for the bioresearch imaging industry, today announced the launch of the next generation of its MetaMorph® Software, streamlining the imaging workflow while preserving the acquisition capabilities and extensive hardware support that […]

Mark Dronsfield appointed Director of Sales, Europe LEXINGTON, Mass – RainDance Technologies, Inc., a private company pioneering microdroplet-based technologies for single molecule and single cell analysis, today announced the latest addition to its worldwide commercial leadership team with the appointment of Mark Dronsfield, Ph.D., as Director of Sales for Europe. Dr. Dronsfield joins a growing […]