INDIGO Biosciences Announces Release of Assay Kit for Testing Multi-Drug Resistance

Testing Allows Researchers to Determine Possibility of Drug-Drug Interactions Before Clinical Trials STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- INDIGO Biosciences, Inc. (INDIGO), the recognized industry leader in nuclear receptor and in vitro toxicology testing solutions, announced the addition of the Human MDR-1 / P-Glycoprotein Drug Interaction Assay to their portfolio. This kit expands INDIGO's existing in vitro toxicology offerings and allows [...]

Cytek Biosciences Debuts Advanced Five-Laser Flow Cytometer

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 19, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- When five lasers and more than 30 colors combine, new breakthroughs and scientific discoveries take shape. This week at the industry’s premier flow cytometry conference, CYTO 2019, Cytek Biosciences Inc., a leading provider of flow cytometry instrumentation, will unveil the latest version of its Cytek® Aurora advanced flow cytometry system. [...]

BD Debuts New Software for Flow Cytometry Analysis

FlowJo™ software version 10.6 adds new features and integration with BD FACSDiva™ software Franklin Lakes, N.J. – BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a leading global medical technology company, today announced the availability of FlowJo™ software version 10.6 for flow cytometry data analysis. The software adds new analysis capabilities and enhances integration with BD FACSDiva™ software, [...]

High Performance Drosophila ChIP Kits

Porvair Sciences has introduced the first commercial ChIP kit range dedicated to Drosophila (fruit fly). Benefiting from proprietary bead-free ChIP technology, these new kits deliver high-quality ChIP-ready chromatin from as little as 5 Drosophila specimens and from a range of Drosophila tissues. The fruit fly (Drosophila) is a very widely used model organism for genetic and epigenetic research. However, until [...]

Micromeritics Instrumentation Top Pick for Researchers at Concordia University for High Throughput Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) Characterization

University Chooses Micromeritics TriStar II Plus Automated, Three-Station Gas Absorption System   Norcross, GA- Researchers designing and synthesizing new metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) at Concordia University (Montreal, Canada) are benefiting from high throughput surface area and porosity characterization with a Micromeritics TriStar II Plus automated, three-station gas adsorption system. A key focus for the group is [...]

Illumina’s takeover of PacBio raises competition concerns

Illumina’s proposed takeover of PacBio raises competition concerns in the supply of specialist DNA sequencing systems in the UK, a CMA investigation has found. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has been investigating the proposed $1.2 billion merger of Illumina, Inc. (Illumina) and Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc (PacBio). The companies are both global suppliers [...]

Element Biosciences Secures $15 Million Series A Financing Led by Foresite Capital and Venrock

Veteran Team Reinventing Genetic Analysis Tools to Expand Access and Improve Quality SAN DIEGO, Calif.--Element Biosciences, Inc., a company focused on the development of genetic analysis tools secures $15 million in Series A funding led by Foresite Capital and Venrock. Proceeds from the financing will support the development of disruptive technologies designed to significantly improve quality [...]

IDBS E-WorkBook chosen by Solvay for global R&I digital transformation

IDBS’ E-WorkBook has been implemented by Solvay, an advanced materials and specialty chemicals company, as part of a digital transformation project that has removed paper-based processes across the organization. The E-WorkBook platform was rolled out to over 1,500 users across 30 global sites and 80 labs, helping Solvay improve data capture, analysis and reporting across its global [...]

REAGECON TOC/TIC STANDARDS

Reagecon offer an extensive range of new independent standards, suitable for use on leading brands of TOC/ TIC analysers for laboratory and online applications. Although the below list is not totally exhaustive it does include independent standards for makes and models listed alphabetically as follows: Analytik Jena®                 [...]

BERKELEY LIGHTS TO LAUNCH NEW T CELL FUNCTIONAL ANALYTICS PLATFORM AT THE 34TH CONGRESS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR ADVANCEMENT OF CYTOMETRY (CYTO)

Emeryville, Calif. – Berkeley Lights, Inc. (BLI), the leader in digital cell biology, today announced the launch of the LightningTM optofluidic platform, which directly visualizes phenotype and function of 1000s of T cells in days to help scientists address challenges in developing cancer immunotherapies. The product will be showcased at the upcoming 34thCongress of the International Society for [...]

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