TUSTIN, CA – Symbion Systems, Inc. today announced the release of its driver for the EnWave Optronics Raman spectrometers. The new driver integrates all of the functions of the EnWave instruments into the Symbion-DX and RX analytical instrument software suites, providing a comprehensive capability for both laboratory development and on-line chemical process monitoring. The availability […]

Lansing, Mich. – Neogen Corporation (NASDAQ: NEOG) today announced that its rapid test for Salmonella enteritidis (SE) has received approval from AOAC International. Neogen’s newly approved test kit, Reveal® for Salmonella enteritidis, provides the egg industry with a quick, accurate and easy method of detecting this pathogen, as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration implements […]

CARLSBAD, Calif. – Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) today announced that it has signed a strategic licensing agreement with Biopredic International for exclusive rights to produce and supply cryopreserved HepaRG® cells worldwide and to produce and supply other formats of HepaRG® cells within North America. The availability of HepaRG® cells will enable pharmaceutical companies to […]

Converting SOPs into Electronic Forms in SDMS Vision Publisher Reduces Errors Compared to Manual Transcription and Increases Productivity Milford, Mass. – Waters Corporation (WAT:NYSE) today introduced Waters® NuGenesis® Scientific Data Management System (SDMS) Form Designer 2.1, a module for SDMS Vision Publisher™, that converts SOPs (standard operating procedures) from several analytical technologies into one electronic […]

Pleasanton, Calif. – IntegenX, Inc. (IXI) today at the 60th Annual American Society of Human Genetics Meeting announced the launch of their Apollo 324™ System, a benchtop robotic workstation that automates the construction of DNA fragment libraries for next-generation sequencing. The system can prepare eight libraries in approximately 3.5 hours, with the products ready for […]

Bishops Stortford, United Kingdom – Cutting edge informatics company Dotmatics Limited (Dotmatics) were selected by Almirall, the international pharmaceutical company located in Spain, to provide a range of drug discovery informatics solutions. Dr. Johannes Floeckner, Head of R&D Information Systems at Almirall said “We are very pleased to be working with Dotmatics. After we evaluated […]

Madison, WI – Cellular Dynamics International, Inc. (CDI) announced today that it has been awarded a total of $977,915 for investments in four qualifying therapeutic discovery projects. CDI, the world’s largest producer of human tissue cells for drug discovery and safety, will use the grant money to advance the development of its programs in hepatocytes, […]

St. Louis, Mo. – Sigma Life Science, the innovative biological products and services business of Sigma-Aldrich® (Nasdaq:SIAL), and The Jackson Laboratory (JAX), a not-for-profit genetics research institution and the world’s premier repository for genetically engineered mice, today announced a joint agreement allowing JAX to distribute mouse models created using Sigma Life Science’s proprietary zinc finger […]

CARLSBAD, Calif. – Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:LIFE), a provider of innovative life science solutions, is hosting the 2nd Annual Cell Therapy Industry Summit November 3-5 at the Sheraton Carlsbad Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, CA. Senior executives will discuss achievements made in cell therapy and regenerative medicine in addressing economic, political and regulatory challenges, including […]

Madison, WI (USA) and Naarden, The Netherlands BioSystem Development, creators of AssayMAP® high?throughput micro?chromatography technology and BAC BV, the leading provider of antibody?based affinity purification technology, announce a collaboration to bring state?of?the?art high affinity ligands to the AssayMAP high?throughput micro?chromatography platform. This collaboration marks an essential objective toward growing a family of high?throughput tools for micro?scale purification and quantification of monoclonal antibodies.    The aim of the collaboration is to develop new tools and innovative solutions to purify and precisely quantify biotherapeutic atibodies in complex samples (such as cell culture supernatant and serum), a critical step in the manufacture of new biotherapeutics.  BAC will contribute their proprietary CaptureSelect® Antibody Toolbox affinity ligands, based on Camelid single?chain antibody fragments. The unique properties of these ligands, such as high selectivity and distinctive binding characteristics, provide increased flexibility in the purification process of any antibody format. BAC CEO, Dr. Laurens Sierkstra comments, “By combining BAC’s solutions for antibody purification with the AssayMAP high?throughput chromatography platform we enable researchers to optimize production and purification processes for their lead molecles early in the development process.”   BioSystem Development contributes the AssayMAP micro?chromatography platform, a patented cartridge separation system bridging complex chemistries with high?throughput, high?precision environments. BSD’s Founder and CEO Scott Fulton stated, “This collaboration provides a scalable format with the CaptureSelect purification technology. We are starting with the CaptureSelect Fab kappa and Human Fc ligands to enable parallel, high?throughput purification and analysis of antibodies and fusions from any source, bringing this technology to bioprocess research and development.”