Industry leading automated system for screening and selection of animal cell colonies New Milton, Hampshire, UK – Genetix, a leading provider of solutions for imaging and image analysis, announces that it was granted a patent, US 7,776,584 on 17th August 2010. Aspects of this patent are incorporated into ClonePix™ FL, which is used for the […]

ST. LOUIS – Sigma-Aldrich(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: SIAL) is pleased to announce that Magnus Borg has been named Vice President and Chief Information Officer, effective August 16, 2010. In his new role, Borg will lead the Company’s global information systems function and will report to Rakesh Sachdev, Sr. Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative […]

Madison, WI – 3D cell culture models replicate in vivo tissue biology more accurately than conventional 2D monoculture, however their use in high throughput screening applications has been limited because of the difficulties in using matrix components like collagen in multiwell plates. In addition, 3D models often rely on primary cells, which are usually not […]

St. Louis, MO and Copenhagen, Denmark – SAFC®, a member of the Sigma-Aldrich® Group (NASDAQ: SIAL), and Novozymes Biopharma DK A/S today announced a 10-year extension of their joint agreement under which SAFC retains exclusive marketing and distribution rights for Novozymes Biopharma’s LONG®R³IGF-I (LONG®R3) growth factor used for industrial cell culture applications. The highly potent […]

LANCASTER, Calif. – Simulations Plus, Inc.(NASDAQ: SLP), a leading provider of software for pharmaceutical discovery and development, today announced that it has received a purchase order from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to expand the number of licenses for the Company’s DDDPlus™ simulation software. John DiBella, director of marketing and sales for Simulations Plus, […]

Hercules, CA -Bio-Rad Laboratories introduces the SsoFast EvaGreen control assay, a prepackaged kit that helps labs conveniently verify their real-time PCR instrument performance. “There are numerous occasions during a real-time PCR system’s lifetime when it will be necessary or beneficial to run a control assay,” said Lisa Cho, Bio-Rad Product Manager. “For example, in controlled […]

New scientific instrument will support institute’s efforts to combat malaria and advance research to control and prevent the disease. AUSTIN, Texas – Luminex Corporation (Nasdaq: LMNX), the worldwide leader in multiplexed solutions, today announced it has donated the first commercial unit of its newly launched MAGPIX(R) instrument to Professor Peter Siba and his scientific team […]

Penzberg – Time course analyses of neuronal cell death and its underlying mechanisms require laborious experiments and multiple endpoint assays, often involving labelling with irritating compounds and cell disruption. A recent study (1) used the xCELLigence System of Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) to investigate the response of the neuronal-like cell line HT-22 and […]

So long multi-well plates – KIYATEC Inc. is now selling KIYAKUBE™ 3D Cell Culture Plasticware. Greenville, SC – KIYATEC Inc. is pleased to announce the commercial launch of the first in a series of KIYAKUBE 3D Cell Culture Plasticware. This technology platform provides a universal and cost effective method which enables three-dimensional cell culture. It […]

Männedorf, Switzerland – Tecan is working with Miltenyi Biotec, a leading provider of cell biology solutions, to develop a range of automated solutions for cell biology, based on the powerful MACS® Magnetic bead technology. This new agreement will allow customers to benefit from the advanced capabilities of Tecan’s Freedom EVO® liquid handling platforms when performing […]