BioTime, Inc., (OTCBB:BTIM) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary Embryome Sciences, Inc. has entered into an agreement with Reproductive Genetics Institute (RGI) of Chicago, Illinois granting Embryome Sciences rights to market new human embryonic stem cell (hES) lines selected by Embryome Sciences from 294 hES lines derived by RGI. Embryome Sciences will initially select 10 […]

MADISON, Wis.–The NMD-Chip Consortium, an initiative of the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development, recently selected Roche NimbleGen microarrays to accelerate and simplify genetic research of neuromuscular disorders (NMDs). The NMD-Chip Consortium is comprised of 13 European entities from eight countries whose goal is to further our understanding of NMDs and to investigate […]

ANN ARBOR, Mich.–Two scientists at Luminos, LLC (www.LuminosAssays.com) and Professor Ray Trievel from the Department of Biological Chemistry at the University of Michigan (https://www.chembio.umich.edu/people/trievel.html) filed a US patent application that relates to a new, novel method to detect demethylase enzyme activity. Demethylase enzymes remove methyl groups attached to DNA, proteins and toxins and have become […]

(Matthews, North Carolina) February 25, 2009 – CEM Corporation, a leading global provider of microwave laboratory instrumentation, is pleased to announce the start of a collaboration between the Company and EspiKem, SRL, a contract research organization specializing in the syntheses of peptides and other biomolecules and the development of various bioassays. EspiKem will offer specialized […]

Genedata, a leading provider of in-silico solutions for pharmaceutical R&D and related life sciences, today announced the extension of a biomarker discovery collaboration with Syngenta, a leading global agrochemical company. Syngenta has added the Genedata Expressionist Refiner MS module for LC-MS and GC-MS metabolomic raw data processing and analysis to their existing Genedata Expressionist system. […]

New Molecular BioProducts BioRobotix® 384-Well Automated Pipette Tips for use on Velocity11 Liquid Handling Workstations San Diego, CA (February 25, 2009) – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, has announced today the addition of its new 384-well pipette tips for the Velocity11 VPrep® and Bravo™ liquid handling workstations. All pipette tips […]

FREMONT, Calif., Feb. 25 — WaferGen Biosystems, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: WGBS), a leading developer of state-of-the-art gene expression, genotyping, cell biology and stem cell research systems, today announced positive data on the company’s SmartChip(TM) Real-Time PCR System. These validation results were presented today by WaferGen scientists and collaborative researchers from the University of Pittsburgh […]

The RNA-interference has developed to an extremely powerful tool for loss-of-function studies and has substantially stimulated the application of high-throughput screens. Numerous studies have helped to uncover novel gene functions in many biological processes. Most of these studies have used endpoint analysis as a readout for the respective phenotypes. In a recent research study (1), […]

Battelle Ventures, LP, has spun out Hepregen Corporation from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), with a commitment of a $5-million Series A investment from the fund and its Tennessee affiliate, Innovation Valley Partners. The company, which is developing bioengineered solutions for drug development, received the first $3 million from the funds last summer, leaving […]

Victoria, British Columbia – February 25, 2009 – GenoLogics has completed $5 million in financing, which will be applied towards ongoing expansion plans. The latest round of financing was led by OVP Venture Partners of Seattle with support from Growth Works and Yaletown Venture Partners of Vancouver. The funds will be used to accelerate development […]