BRIDGEWATER, N.J., April 1 — Hamamatsu has announced the release of the FDSS/uCELL, an affordable new imaging plate reader for kinetic cell-based assay development, including GPCR and ion channel research. The uCELL (“micro cell”) offers a cost-effective way for biotechnology companies, research institutes, and clinical research organizations to introduce the highly reliable and advanced Hamamatsu […]

SwitchGear Genomics, Inc., a leading provider of products for studying regulatory elements in the human genome, today announced the launch of a unique research tool for screening for miRNA function in living cells. The new SwitchGear GoClone™ miRNA target sets utilize experimentally-validated luciferase reporter vectors to accurately quantify human 3’UTR activity in response to a […]

BioTek’s new ELx50™ Microplate Strip Washer platform brings flexibility to a new level by providing a compact 3-in-1 solution for automating complex washing steps in many 96-well based assays including standard ELISA, biomagnetic bead separation and polystyrene vacuum filtration including the popular Luminex xMAP® multiplex assay technology. Other popular applications include vacuum filter-to-waste for PCR […]

BioCision to Market Biohit’s ErgoTubes, A Perfect Fit for BioCision’s CoolRacks MILL VALLEY, Calif. — BioCision LLC today announced that it has agreed to a co-promotion program with Biohit Inc. (www.us.biohit.com). Biohit’s ErgoTube microcentrifuge tubes will now be branded and sold by both Biohit Inc. and BioCision. In addition, Biohit Inc. will cross-promote BioCision’s highly […]

PHILADELPHIA — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, will exhibit its integrated laboratory informatics solutions for the mining industry within booth 500-2 during ExpoMin 2010, taking place from April 12-16 in Santiago, Chile. Designed to offer improved efficiencies and increased productivity for the modern mining, Thermo Scientific Laboratory Information Management Systems […]

Porvair Filtration Group has announced that its operating divisions – Porvair Technology, MF&T, Filters for Industry, Microfiltrex, and its US operation (formally Omnifilter and Manufacturing Inc.) will increasingly focus on trading under a single corporate brand – Porvair Filtration Group. Tom Liddell, Managing Director of Porvair Filtration Group stated, “For nearly 50 years we have […]

Opening Japanese Markets for Its Lifeline Cell Technology® Brand of Human Cell Culture Products OCEANSIDE, Calif.–International Stem Cell Corporation (OTCBB: ISCO), www.internationalstemcell.com, announced today its wholly-owned subsidiary, Lifeline Cell Technology (Lifeline), www.lifelinecelltech.com, has signed a distribution agreement with Tokyo-based Veritas Corporation to distribute its human cell culture products throughout Japan. “We are pleased to have […]

PENZBERG, Germany–In a recent study initiated by Beiersdorf AG (1), Florian Spörl and colleagues evaluated the use of Roche Applied Science’s (Pink Sheets: RHHBY) (SWX:RO) (SWX:ROG) xCELLigence System as a viable system to monitor not only cholesterol extraction and repletion but also cholesterol reorganization in human keratinocytes in real time. The xCELLigence System offers a […]

Single Solution Simplifies Screening Southfield, Mich. — Lumigen HyPerBlu, a novel chemiluminescent substrate from Beckman Coulter, Inc., enables direct detection of hydrogen peroxide. Combining a broad dynamic range and bright, sustained chemiluminescence, the ready-to-use reagent offers unmatched convenience for high-throughput screening laboratories. Reaction of the substrate with hydrogen peroxide rapidly generates sustained high-intensity luminescence for […]

SAN DIEGO, CA–Accelrys, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACCL – News), a leading provider of scientific business intelligence software and services, will participate in the MRS Spring Meeting being held at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA from April 5 to 9, 2010. Accelrys will showcase its leading scientific business intelligence platform, Accelrys Pipeline Pilot™, as well as […]