Syrris Double Sales in 2009 Royston, UK — Syrris, a leading chemistry automation product innovator, was awarded the “Eastern Region’s UKTI Best Established Exporter” and the “Most Outstanding Export Achievement” at the recent Global Opportunity Conference on International Trade. The UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) trade awards are presented in recognition of successful overseas selling. […]

Agreement bolsters substantive cellular analysis product line Orange County, Calif. — Beckman Coulter, Inc. and CompuCyte Corporation have entered into a five-year global distribution agreement, under the terms of which Beckman Coulter will have the right to distribute CompuCyte laser scanning cytometers in cellular analysis markets worldwide. Beckman Coulter will maintain exclusive distribution rights for […]

Recently the U.S. Government published recommendations for the production of synthetic genes. Those recommendations have been requested by associations like the International Association Synthetic Biology (IASB, www.ia-sb.eu). The fast development in the field of synthetic genes as a powerful tool in modern biotechnology necessitates a control to assure that opportunities can be taken and risks […]

Dr. Clark to Join Team in January LANCASTER, Calif.–Simulations Plus, Inc. (NASDAQ:SLP – News), a leading provider of simulation and modeling software to the pharmaceutical industry, announces the appointment of Robert D. Clark, Ph.D., to the position of Director, Life Sciences. Walt Woltosz, chairman and chief executive officer of Simulations Plus, said: “We’re excited that […]

Penn Venture Partners and Life Sciences Greenhouse of Central Pennsylvania Invest $1,500,000 in Combined Company SAN MATEO, California — Deltagen, Inc. (Pink Sheets: DGEN), a leading provider of drug discovery and screening tools to the biopharmaceutical industry, today announced that it has acquired Benten BioServices, Inc. (“Benten”). Benten is an emerging Pennsylvania-based contract services organization […]

Update to Software Improves Functionality for Tracking Inventory, Organization and Management of Biological Samples SAN DIEGO — Biomatrica, the leader in room temperature biological sample stabilization, today announces the release of SampleWare 3.1 software system for laboratory inventory, organization and management of biological samples. The latest release now includes an audit trail functionality that tracks […]

PepScale™ Synthesizer Facilitates Cost-Effective Scale Up New England Peptide (NEP) today announced the introduction of a proprietary peptide synthesis instrument, PepScale™, to better enable peptide scale-up and process development projects for its customers. PepScale™ was designed by NEP’s in-house development team to provide the flexibility required for development work while taking advantage of the process […]

MONTREAL, CANADA– ART Advanced Research Technologies Inc. (ART) (TSX:ARA – News), a Canadian medical device company specializing in optical molecular imaging products for the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries, announces that the Quebec Superior Court approved today the amended proposal (the “Proposal”) filed by ART under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada) (the “BIA”). The Proposal […]

For Rapid, High-throughput Antibody Measurement in Bioprocess Samples MADISON, Wis.–BioSystem Development, LLC., a privately held life science analytics company, announces the release of the AssayMAP MAb Titer Assay for measuring antibody product concentrations (or titers) in bioprocess samples. Antibody titer assays are a critical bottleneck in biotherapeutic process development. Although the current “gold standard” method […]

Cybergenetics Publishes Objective Forensic Method PITTSBURGH–Cybergenetics is pleased to announce the publication of an important forensic DNA advance in the journal Law, Probability and Risk. The paper “Match likelihood ratio for uncertain genotypes” enables scientists to extract far more identification information from the same DNA evidence. The prominent forensic statistician Dr. John Buckleton, Principal Scientist […]