SANTA FE, N.M. — OpenEye Scientific Software, Inc., the developer of innovative molecular modeling and cheminformatics solutions for drug discovery, announced today the release of two new toolkits as part of its v1.7.2 general toolkit release: GraphSim TK, for performing 2D molecular similarity measurements, and MolProp TK, derived from OpenEye’s FILTER application, for the calculation […]

Homogeneous Fluorescence-based Assay for Detecting Intracellular Calcium Mobilisation Amsbio’s Screen Quest™ Calcium Assay kit provides a homogeneous fluorescence-based assay for detecting intracellular calcium mobilisation across a broad spectrum of biological targets. Calcium signaling is a key event in many physiological processes, but has also been linked to pathways that are important in cancer, much as […]

Acclaimed multivariate software and training providers, CAMO Software, today announced the integration of its Unscrambler technology with Symbion’s Process Analytical Technology (PAT) software solutions for pharmaceutical and bio-pharmaceutical industries. Woodbridge , NJ — CAMO Software, a leading supplier of software for multivariate data analysis and design of experiments, today announced the successful integration of The […]

Announces Direct Support, Training and Sales Resources Through new Chinese and Australian Centers – Presents Translational Research and Healthcare Strategy at eResearch Australasia Guildford, UK, and Burlington, MA — IDBS, the leading worldwide provider of research data management and analytics solutions to R&D organizations, today announced that it has expanded its Asia Pacific presence with […]

OCEANSIDE, Calif. — International Stem Cell Corporation (OTCBB:ISCO), www.internationalstemcell.com announced today that it had made important strategic changes in its management team to leverage its growing opportunities in the therapeutic and research product markets. The Company’s current Board Member and Executive Vice-President, Dr. Andrey Semechkin, will become CEO on November 15, 2009, and Brian Lundstrom, […]

South San Francisco, Calif. — Fluxion Biosciences introduces a new microplate for its BioFlux live cell imaging workstations, extending their shear flow limits to simulate a variety of pathological vascular conditions. With the new High Shear Plate, the BioFlux systems can be an effective tool in thrombosis and platelet studies, cardiovascular and immunological drug screening […]

Chemical Database Engine Speeds Searching of Large Virtual Combinatorial Libraries Symyx Technologies, Inc. has released the Symyx Direct 6.3 chemistry data cartridge, which now includes new capabilities in the handling of non-specific Markush chemical structures. Symyx Direct enables researchers to register, search and retrieve molecular structures and reactions stored in Oracle® relational databases. Used by […]

Acquisition enhances company’s strategic offerings in high growth PCR market CARLSBAD, Calif. — Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:LIFE), a provider of innovative life science solutions, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire BioTrove, Inc. for an undisclosed amount. BioTrove’s primary technology is the OpenArray® platform, a high throughput gene expression and genotyping […]

Lentivirus-Based Gene Delivery Products for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research ST. LOUIS — Sigma-Aldrich® (Nasdaq: SIAL – News) today announced that it has entered into an exclusive worldwide distribution agreement with Stemgent, Inc. to offer Stemgent’s portfolio of lentivirus-based delivery systems for the generation of induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells. This agreement expands Sigma-Aldrich’s […]

Shepshed, LEICESTER, UK — In a new paper published online in Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology by scientists from the University of York, UK, the thermo-reversible mountant CyGEL™ (www.biostatus.com) has been validated for imaging live parasites, demonstrated with Trypanosoma brucei and Leishmania major. CyGEL™ proved quicker and simpler to use, with better reproducibility than agarose. Parasites […]