Cambridge, UK – Abcam’s new phosphate buffered saline (PBS)-only recombinant antibodies are free from preservatives and stabilising agents, offering improved flexibility for researchers conducting more complex experiments. Typically, antibodies are stored in a buffer composed of bovine serum albumin (BSA), glycerol and sodium azide to ensure stability. However, these components can inhibit effective conjugation to certain [...]

WAKEFIELD, Mass.--Genetics Research LLC, an inventor of innovative technologies for the development of products for genomic analysis in research, diagnostics, and therapeutics, announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted the Company U.S. Patent No. 10,081,829, entitled "Detection of targeted sequence regions.” The patent covers a novel method for enriching sequence specific nucleic [...]

Menlo Park, CA – Personalis, Inc., a provider of advanced genomic sequencing and analytics for immuno-oncology, today announced an extension to their contract with the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to sequence a further 34,000 whole human genomes for the VA’s Million Veteran Program (MVP).  This brings the total of all Personalis contracts from [...]

The former AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals is today being relaunched as Nouryon. The move follows the recent acquisition of the business by The Carlyle Group and GIC and marks the company’s transition to becoming an independent, global specialty chemicals leader. “Launching our new company is a significant milestone to add to our proud history and we [...]

FUJISAWA CITY, Japan & DUBLIN--GenAhead Bio Incorporated (“GenAhead”) and ERS Genomics Limited (“ERS Genomics”) announced today a non-exclusive license agreement to provide GenAhead with access to ERS Genomic’s CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing technology patents. ERS Genomics holds rights to the foundational CRISPR/Cas9 patent portfolio from Dr. Emmanuelle Charpentier, co-inventor of the breakthrough gene editing technology. GenAhead had its start [...]

Munich, Germany, October 9, 2018 – Lab automatization and high throughput screening are being raised to the next level with ibidi’s latest labware development, the µ-Plate 384 Well Clear. This novel microtiter plate combines automated cell cultivation with high-resolution microscopy. The flat, thin polymer coverslip bottom allows for excellent cell adhesion onto the tissue culture-treated surface. For [...]

FDA employs Certara Phoenix®, Simcyp® and Synchrogenix GlobalSubmit software platforms to efficiently assess and evaluate sponsor submissions data  PRINCETON, NJ – Certara®, the global leader in model-informed drug development, regulatory science, market access and real-world evidence solutions, today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has renewed, and in many cases increased, its number of [...]

Chromatrap® has introduced a new and improved version of it’s popular solid phase chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assay kit for chromatin extracted from Formalin Fixed Paraffin Embedded (FFPE) tissue. Ideal for tissue samples, biopsies and difficult to lyse samples, the Chromatrap® FFPE ChIP-seq kit has overcome the issues often associated with FFPE ChIP, by offering a streamlined protocol which [...]

Ghent, Belgium – Budapest, Hungary |  Semantic search company ONTOFORCE and cheminformatics and bioinformatics software solution provider ChemAxon; have set up a collaboration to make it easier to search for linked chemical data. ChemAxon’s web-based molecule drawing and editing tool Marvin JSwill be integrated in ONTOFORCE’s DISQOVER platform. As such, researchers and others will be able to take advantage of [...]

908 Devices, a pioneer of purpose-built analytical devices for chemical and biomolecular analysis, today announced the addition of a novel predictive fentanyl classifier for their MX908 multi-mission trace chemical detection device. The company will preview this new capability with law enforcement at the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) 2018 conference in Orlando. Identification of [...]