Flow cytometry companies have been making news lately, with new products, agreements and an acquisition. Advances in lasers, detectors and reagents have allowed for more complex and sensitive analysis. Applications of flow cytometry include apoptosis, cell-cycle phosphorylation status, surface markers, protein expression and DNA-content determination. In 2009, the market for research flow cytometers is valued […]
The development of optical tweezers dates back to the 1970s when a Bell Laboratory scientist, Arthur Ashkin, first discovered the effect of gradient forces and optical light scattering on a particle. Shortly thereafter, Drs. Ashkin and JM Dziedzic were successfully able to lift a particle in air by creating a single-beam trap. However, it was […]
Company Announcements PerkinElmer and Accelrys integrated their respective Columbus image data management system for high-content screening (HCS) and Pipeline Pilot data analysis and reporting platform. GE Healthcare agreed in April to commercialize Cytori Therapeutics’ StemSource technology in the North American stem cell banking and research markets. The technology includes automated equipment to process stem and […]
Many biologic drugs, such as antibodies and proteins, and vaccines are produced through the large-scale culturing of mammalian cells. From R&D through screening and production, bioprocess cell culturing must be carefully monitored and regulated to optimize growth conditions, control feeding and prevent contamination. To do so, genetic, physical and environmental parameters are continuously tested. Environmental […]
GE Healthcare and Geron announced this week that they are partnering to offer human embryonic stem cell (hESC)-derived assays for drug development and screening toxicity (see page 2). HESC-derived cell-based assays promise to supplement in vivo animal and in vitro cell testing for drug development. Applications could include target identification and validation, screening of compound […]
Company Announcements Fluxion Biosciences announced exclusive distribution agreements with IUL Instruments GmbH for Germany and Austria, and with EuroClone for Italy, Spain, Portugal and countries in Eastern Europe and Northern Africa. PerkinElmer announced a collaboration with IDBS for the integration of their respective Columbus image data-management system for high-content screening (HCS) and AcitvityBase XE screening […]
Company Announcements Cell Projects entered into a commercial license and development agreement in October 2008 with Queen’s University in Canada, covering several new electroporation technologies for adherent and in situ cell electroporation. Fluxion Biosciences named two new distributors: Labtech International for the UK, Ireland and France, and Westburg BV for Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Denmark, […]
The life science instrument market includes 10 product categories and accounts for the largest share of the analytical instrumentation market due to strong support from government programs, and private and public research institutions. Somewhat immune to negative sales trends caused by the downturn of global economies, the life science market grew 7.2% in 2008 to […]
Company Announcements Caliper Life Sciences is bundling DiscovRx’s cell-based GPCR assays with its LabChip platforms. Amnis named Gene Company as the Chinese distributor of its ImageStream in May. Fluxion Biosciences signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Bucher Biotec AG for Switzerland. Accuri Cytometers licensed a time-limited, customized version of De Novo Software’s FCS Expression software […]
Company Announcements Partec GmbH opened a North American office in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, in January. Nikon Instruments opened a cellular imaging center at France’s National Center for Scientific Research. It is the seventh such center set up by Nikon. In January, Leica Microsystems acquired Cell Analysis, a developer of imaging software for histopathology. In […]
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