Company Announcements

In September, Sandia Biotech entered into a coexclusive distribution and marketing agreement with Sigma-Aldrich for its Split Fluorescent Protein product line.

Porvair exclusively licensed technology to Thermo Fisher Scientific for a range of life science sample preparation filters, which it will also manufacture.

Life Technologies agreed to distribute to the research market Advanced Cell Diagnostics’ fluorescent RNAscope probes and kits for tissue analysis.

Life Technologies and DNAVEC extended their partnership to launch the CytoTune-iPS 2.0 Sendai Reprogramming Kit for developing iPS cells from human somatic cells. Under the agreement, DNAVEC will conduct early-stage R&D to apply its Sendai virus technology to new tools for reprogramming and stem cell workflows.

Under a strategic partnership, EMD Millipore will distribute Firefly Bioworks’ Firefly miRNA Assay under the name SmartRNAPlex. The assay enables rapid profiling of up to 68 miRNA targets per sample in a 96-well plate format using standard flow cytometers.

In October, Filtration Group agreed to acquire Porex, a supplier of porous polymer products, from Aurora Capital Group.

Product Introductions

In October, Promega introduced the ROS-Glo H2O2 Assay for detecting hydrogen peroxide in both enzyme and cell-based applications.

MO BIO Laboratories launched the UltraClean-htp 96 Well Swab DNA Kit for rapid mechanical lysis of microbial cells from low biomass and low inhibitor containing swabs, paper or filter paper.

Corning released the new Corning TransportoCells, which are mammalian cells in a convenient, cryopreserved format that transiently over-express individual human solute carrier transporter proteins.

Epigentek launched the EpiQuik m6A RNA Methylation Quantification Kit.

KromaTiD released its directional Genome Hybridization line of mutation discovery and detection assays for the visualization of chromosomal structural rearrangements, including inversions.

EMD Millipore launched the CpGenome Direct Prep Bisulfite Modification Kit, which performs bisulfite conversion directly from cells, tissues, blood and FFPE samples without DNA purification.

Tecan released the deep-well AC Extraction Plate for LC/MS sample preparation, featuring a coating that efficiently extracts low molecular weight analytes.

Olink Bioscience launched the Proseek Multiplex CVD I96x96 protein biomarker panel for cardiovascular disease.

In November, Agilent Technologies introduced SureFISH ALK, ROS1 and RET break-apart translocation probes, bringing its number of FISH probes to 450.