ALISO VIEJO, CA, – Ambry Genetics announced today that they have completed certification to become an Agilent Certified Service Provider on the Agilent microarray platform. The initial certification is for Comparative Genomic Hybridization (aCGH) which is an application used by researchers to discover and detect genomic copy number variations within specific genomes. The Certified Service […]

MUKILTEO, Wash. — CombiMatrix Corporation (Nasdaq:CBMX – News) announced today that it has received a contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory for $1,476,000 to develop automated instrumentation that uses semiconductor microarray technologies for detecting chemical, biological and environmental hazards that can impact the health of deployed military personnel. “This funding will allow us […]

BOTHELL, Wash. — BioLife Solutions, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BLFS), a leading developer, manufacturer, and marketer of biopreservation tools for cells, tissues, and organs, today announced that Sigma-Aldrich(R) will distribute the Company’s proprietary HypoThermosol and CryoStor biopreservation media products under the terms of a non-exclusive distribution agreement. Mike Rice, BioLife’s chairman and CEO, noted, “We’re […]

IVIS Lumina XR Combines Fluorescence, Bioluminescence and X-ray in One Imaging Solution HOPKINTON, Mass. — Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CALP – News), a leading provider of tools and services for drug discovery and life sciences research, today introduced the IVIS Lumina XR in vivo imaging system, the latest addition to the IVIS product family. […]

VANCOUVER–In a landmark paper, researchers at Stanford University have described a new way to derive human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) without the use of contaminating mouse feeder cells. Using adipose cells as the starting cell population and mTeSR™1, a defined medium that allows the expansion of human embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cells without […]

Beverly, MA and Bethesda, MD – BIOBASE, a leading provider of biological databases and software for the life sciences industry, announced today the renewal of the second year of a 5-year licensing agreement with the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This 5-year contract provides all 27 NIH institutions with locally installed access to the BIOBASE […]

FREMONT, Calif., Sept. 10 — WaferGen Biosystems, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: WGBS), a leading developer of state-of-the-art gene expression and genotyping systems, announced that the company has closed a series of private placement offerings from June 16, 2009 through August 31, 2009. WaferGen issued shares of the company’s common stock and warrants to certain accredited […]

Nutlin-Induced Apoptosis Analyzed Using Roche’s xCELLigence System and RealTime ready Focus Panels PENZBERG, Germany–The p53 tumor suppressor, a transcription factor that activates or inhibits hundreds of genes, either directly or indirectly, triggers a variety of cellular effects and plays a central role in the cellular defense against cancer. One of the main approaches for pharmacological […]

Technology Capable of Finding Gene Links to Major Human Diseases SUNNYVALE, CA – Arrayit Corporation (OTC.BB:ARYC – News), a proprietary life sciences technology leader, is making available a Biomarker Discovery Service capable of identifying multiple new major genetic links for human disease states which have remained a mystery for years. In separate technology collaborations, Arrayit […]

Skipton, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom – LabHQ Ltd. is a young and dynamic company that provides Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS). Our primary vision is to offer the most innovative software applications and world-class services and are proud to present LabHQ LIMS. A LIMS is a piece of software that allows users to manage the […]