SAN DIEGO — — Cytori Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CYTX) entered into a $20 million secured loan facility from GE Capital, Healthcare Financial Services, Oxford Finance Corporation, and Silicon Valley Bank. The loan funded June 14, 2010. The funds will be used to support Cytori’s commercialization and clinical development activities in Europe, Asia and the United States. […]

Lyon (France) — genOway (ALTERNEXT-NYSE EURONEXT: ALGEN; ISIN: FR0004053510), the biotechnology company dedicated to the development of genetically modified animal models, today announces strong growth of its business with major Japanese biopharmaceutical companies. The three Japanese biopharmaceutical companies, now customers of genOway, rank among the top ten of the nation’s biopharmaceutical industry. The amount of […]

COSTA MESA, Calif. — — DV Biologics LLC announced today that it has executed an agreement with System Biosciences LLC for the development of human-derived disease-specific induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) lines. iPSCs are pluripotent cells which are developed from non-pluripotent cells that have undergone gene expression changes to render them pluripotent giving them the […]

Company Developing, Manufacturing and Marketing ViBE™ Systems to Enhance Development and Production of Biotherapeutics CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–BioScale Inc., a privately-held life science company that develops, manufactures and promotes a new generation of protein analytics technology, today announced that it has secured $25 million in its recent financing round. Led by new investor Morningside Venture, this round […]

SANTA ANA, Calif.–MP Biomedicals LLC announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of ICPbio International LTD., an Auckland, New Zealand based protein biologics manufacturing company, subject to normal closing adjustments. This acquisition places MP Biomedicals in a strong position to pursue sales and distribution of serum protein products used […]

A Virus-Free Technology for Reprogramming Cells. STEMCELL Technologies Inc announced today that they have signed a licensing agreement with Stanford University for a virus-free technique used for the generation of induced pluripotent stem cells. This technology will soon be commercially released by STEMCELL Technologies as STEMcircles™. STEMcircles™ is a new and simple technology, published in […]

Fort Collins, CO — / b3c newswire / – InVitria announced the launch of ITSE Animal-Free™, a recombinant and defined cell culture media supplement that provides the ingredients essential for high performance cell culture. ITSE Animal-Free provides a solution for maximizing performance in a consistent and animal-free system. Insulin and transferrin supplements are commonly used […]

UVP, LLC announces a major upgrade to the VisionWorks®LS Software, configured with UVP’s BioImaging Systems, making this version the most streamlined, efficient design for personalized workflow. The new VisionWorksLS 7.0 software includes a redesigned interface, portable analysis data, capture templates and compatibility with Windows 7. Photo caption: Screen shot shows new tab layout and preset […]

Certification highlights commitment to providing high quality products and services Oxford, UK — Oxford Gene Technology (OGT), provider of innovative clinical genetics and diagnostic solutions to advance molecular medicine, today announced that the management system at its Oxford, UK Headquarters has been certified to BS EN ISO 9001:2008 by the British Standards Institution (BSI), one […]

Simple solution for long term live cell imaging Adding to Nikon’s groundbreaking series of BioStation incubator imaging systems, which offer excellent cell care throughout imaging, the new BioStation IM-Q allows users with minimal microscopy experience to conduct live cell imaging without a steep learning curve. This compact system incorporates a microscope, an incubator and a […]