LEAP™ Cell Processing Workstation to be Used in Stem Cell Research Programs 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, has entered into an agreement with the Salk Institute for Biological Studies to provide its researchers […]

Anders Wikström has been responsible for Biotage’s Research and Development since 2007. Anthony Rees has been CEO of MIP Technolgies, which was recently acquired by Biotage. ”I am really glad to welcome Anthony Rees to Biotage. Anthony has vast experiences of development of both research instruments and consumables within Sample Prep, an important focus area […]

Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India — Ocimum Biosolutions, a leading global integrated genomics company, proudly announces its association with the SulfoSYS project (https://www.sulfosys.com). In a project coordinated by Prof. John van der Oost, Ocimum Biosolutions constructed the genome microarray for Sulfolobus solfataricus – the archaeal model organism of choice for a systems biology approach to study […]

SAN FRANCISCO and ROCKVILLE, Md. — — Hitachi Software Engineering America, Ltd. (Hitachi Software) and OriGene Technologies, Inc. (OriGene) today announced a co-marketing agreement to jointly promote OriGene’s multiplex assays built on Luminex xMAP®/Bio-Plex technology and Hitachi Software’s MasterPlex® software suite for analysis and reporting of multiplex assay data. According to the agreement, OriGene will […]

Establishes Leadership Position in Emerging Field CARLSBAD, Calif.–Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:LIFE), a provider of innovative life science solutions, announced today that it has concluded its tender offer and acquired a majority stake in Geneart AG, the global leader of the synthetic gene market segment. The combination of Geneart with Life Technologies’ resources and commercial capabilities […]

Micronic Europe BV has introduced a range of new storage tubes (0.50ml, 0.75ml, 1.10ml and 1.40ml) and capping products that absolutely secure the long term integrity of DNA samples for forensic analysis. DNA sample storage is paramount in forensic DNA, epidemiological, clinical and genetic database laboratories. In forensic laboratories there is always the possibility, even […]

ALAMEDA, Calif.–BioTime, Inc. (AMEX:BTIM) announced today that on June 1, 2010 the Company will be offering for sale five new human stem cell lines for research use only. These cell lines were developed using BioTime’s ACTCellerate™ technology. These highly purified, novel, and scalable cell lines are embryonic progenitors, meaning that they are intermediate between human […]

Initial Data on Pressure-Enhanced Processing and Analysis of FFPE Tissue Presented at the Symposium on High Pressure at Harvard Medical School SOUTH EASTON, Mass. — — Pressure BioSciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:PBIO – News) (“PBI” and the “Company”) today announced that it has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (“CRADA”) with the Armed Forces Institute of […]

WALTHAM, Mass.–Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Fermentas International Inc. – a manufacturer and global distributor of enzymes, reagents and kits for molecular and cellular biology research – for $260 million in cash, subject to a post-closing adjustment. […]

Technology Leader in Ultra High-Frequency Micro-Ultrasound, VisualSonics, Generated $30M in Trailing Twelve Month Revenues and $5M of EBITDAS. Company is a Leader in the $350M Pre-Clinical Imaging Research Market Acquisition Stages Move of Ultra High-Frequency Ultrasound into Clinical Medicine BOTHELL, WA — SonoSite, Inc. (NASDAQ: SONO), the world leader and specialist in bedside and point-of-care […]