NuGEN Strengthens Its Global Distribution Adding a Strong Partner in Asia Pacific SAN CARLOS, Calif.–NuGEN, the provider of innovative RNA and DNA sample preparation technologies that enable breakthrough genomic analysis, today announced it has signed a non-exclusive agreement with Takara Bio to distribute the full spectrum of NuGEN’s next-generation sequencing, microarray and q-PCR nucleic acid […]

GAITHERSBURG, Md.–OpGen, Inc., a microbial genomics solutions company, announced the launch of the Argus™ Optical Mapping System for microbial whole genome analysis at the ASM 2010 General Meeting held in San Diego, CA May 23-27, 2010. The Argus™ Optical Mapping System is based on Optical Mapping Technology which generates ordered, whole genome restriction maps from […]

Aiding confident disease diagnosis in clinical research Oxford, UK — Oxford Gene Technology (OGT), provider of innovative clinical genetics and diagnostic solutions to advance molecular medicine, today announced that its CytoSure™ Interpret Software can now seamlessly transfer array comparative genomic hybridisation (aCGH) aberration data directly to Cartagenia’s Bench™ constitutional cytogenetics platform. This helps cytogeneticists accurately […]

Tustin, CA — LightWorks Optics Inc., provider of precision optical sub-assemblies and systems for the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical device industries, has been approved for the second year of funding for a Small Business Innovation Research Grant (SBIR) awarded by the National Institute of Health (NIH). Funded under the SBIR “Lab to Marketplace” program, LightWorks […]

Novel Application Offers In Situ Purification of Intact Human Stem Cell Colonies SAN DIEGO–Cyntellect, Inc., a privately-held life sciences company commercializing products to advance the study of cell biology, stem cell research, biopharmaceutical production, and drug discovery, announced today the commercial availability of its Stem Cell Colony Purification Application powered by the LEAP™ Cell Processing […]

PENZBERG, Germany–Researchers at the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center have studied the involvement of “microtentacles,” or extensions of the plasma membrane of breast cancer cells, in how cancers spread to distant locations in the body (1). Targeting these microtentacles might prove to be a new way to prevent or slow the […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that Agilent OpenLAB Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN) is now available in versions that support Chinese and Korean languages, including a fully translated user interface. “We wanted to be the first to offer a commercial enterprise electronic lab notebook in Chinese and Korean, enabling researchers […]

Company Commits New Product Line to Support USDA Agricultural Research Service’s “Penny-per-Data-Point” Program for High Sample Throughput Genotyping SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.–Fluidigm Corporation today announced it has developed the world’s first reusable bio-chip architecture for the commercial market. These reusable integrated fluidic circuits (IFCs) will dramatically lower SNP genotyping costs and are designed to support […]

FREMONT, Calif. — — WaferGen Biosystems, Inc. (OTC:WGBS) (BULLETIN BOARD: WGBS) , a leading developer of state-of-the-art genome analysis systems, today announced the signing of an exclusive distribution agreement for the company’s SmartChip Real-Time PCR System with Takeda Rika Kogyo Co., Ltd., a leading distributor of innovative products and services in the life science markets […]

PARIS and BASEL, Switzerland — — Cellectis bioresearch, the French genome customization specialist and a commercial subsidiary of Cellectis (Alternext: ALCLS), and Lonza, a world leader in biotechnology production, announce today that the companies have entered into an agreement for the development and commercialization of a bioengineered cell line. Cellectis bioresearch will use its meganucleases […]