Company Announcements

ZyGEM entered into an OEM agreement for the incorporation of its enzymatic RNA extraction technology into Quanta BioSciences’ quantitative PCR kits.

In May, LaserGen named Mimi Healy, PhD, CEO. She was previously CEO of Bacterial Barcodes.

BioCellChallenge named Bulldog Bio as its exclusive US distributor.

Affymetrix announced in May that it will distribute ScreenCell’s isolation devices and dilution buffers designed for the collection of circulating tumor cells in peripheral blood. Affymetrix’s platform combines the products with its QuantiGene ViewRNA Assay.

In May, Life Technologies agreed to distribute COPAN Flock Technologies’ sample collection and DNA preservation tools in order to create an integrated, end-to-end solution for forensic DNA labs.

Link Technologies appointed American International Chemical as its North American distributor.

ATCC licensed access to develop, receive and distribute biological materials containing Promega’s NanoLuc, GloSensor and HaloTag technologies.

Product Introductions

Sigma Life Science introduced the CompoZr Targeted Integration Kit–Rosa26 for integrating transgenes into the rat genome.

Diffinity Genomics released in May the RapidTip 2 for PCR purification with polymerase removal using a standard pipettor.

Cellectis stem cells launched the hiPS-HEP, a human induced pluripotent stem cell–derived hepatocyte product.

In May, AB SCIEX introduced the Amplifex Reagents line of chemistries for increase MS performance. The first two sets are the Diene Reagent and Keto Reagent.

For MS sample preparation, Thermo Fisher Scientific launched the Thermo Scientific HiPPR Detergent Removal Resin for the cleanup of protein and peptide solutions, the 1-Step Heavy Protein In Vitro Protein Expression Kit for cell-free expression of recombinant proteins containing stable isotope-labeled amino acids, and new amino acids and media for its SILAC Protein Quantitation line.

BIOCRATES Life Sciences released new editions of its AbsoluteIDQ p180 and p150 kits for use with Waters’s Xevo TQ MS systems.

Agilent launched new oligonucleotide-based SureFISH (fluorescent in situ hybridization) probes, bringing the total available to 425.

In May, Promega introduced the NanoLuc Luciferase, which it calls smaller, brighter and more versatile than other bioluminescent enzymes.

Cellular Dynamics launched MyCell Services for induced pluripotent stem cell line reprogramming, genetic engineering and differentiation.