Cell-line Derived Controls for Diagnostic Assay Development

AMSBIO announce the addition of mutation cell line Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded (FFPE) samples and isolated genomic DNA (gDNA) controls to its extensive range of cell line reference standards. In both routine clinical use and diagnostic assay development, biologically-relevant positive and negative controls represent an invaluable resource. To ensure accuracy and reproducibility during IVD assay development and [...]

Waters Corporation CEO Chris O’Connell to Officiate at New Facility Opening in Brasov, Romania

Site is New Home of the Waters Romanian Software Development Center BRASOV, Romania -- On Thursday, September 28, Waters Corporation will officially inaugurate its Romanian Software Development Center, a new facility that employs more than 160 software engineers, applications support, product owners and support staff. At a ribbon-cutting ceremony scheduled for 1 p.m. EEST time Waters [...]

Metrohm USA Opens Office in Southern California

Riverview, FL Metrohm USA is excited to announce the opening of its newest field office in Fountain Valley, California. Located just outside of Los Angeles, the new West Coast location supports the company’s mission to bring its market-leading technologies closer to customers. The 6,200 square foot office will feature a full laboratory for training and [...]

Thermo Fisher Scientific Continues to Expand Plasmid DNA Purification Portfolio of Low-Endotoxin Plasmid DNA Isolation Kits

New PureLink Fast Low-Endotoxin Kit Significantly Reduces Plasmid Purification Time to Accelerate Protein Expression CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the launch of its new PureLink Fast Low-Endotoxin Plasmid Purification Midi and Maxi Kits, further strengthening its line of low-endotoxin plasmid DNA isolation products. The kits offer researchers [...]

Cerno Bioscience Hires Steve Best as Director of North American Sales

Industry veteran joins Cerno Bioscience to drive direct and channel sales of current and next generation Mass Spectrometry software. Norwalk, CT Cerno Bioscience, a leader in the application of modern mathematical techniques to mass spectrometry, announced today that Steve Best has joined the company in the role of Director of Sales, North America. Steve will [...]

Vector Laboratories Names NeoBioscience Exclusive Distributor for China

BURLINGAME, Calif. – Vector Laboratories, a leader in the development and manufacture of labeling and detection reagents for biomedical research, announces an exclusive distribution agreement with Shenzhen-based NeoBioscience Technology Company, a distributor of a broad range of high-quality research tools. Established in 2007, the company has offices in Shenzhen, Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. With a strong background [...]

Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands uses the Magritek Spinsolve 60 MHz Benchtop NMR system as part of their undergraduate teaching program

Aachen: Magritek, a leading provider of compact NMR and MRI instruments, reports how their 60 MHz benchtop NMR spectrometer is being used to teach undergraduate Biotechnology and Molecular Life Sciences students from Wageningen University about the practical use of NMR as part of the spectroscopic and chromatographic introductory course “Analytical Methods in Organic Chemistry”. Wageningen [...]

Covalent Metrology Expands Materials Characterization Products and Services

Covalent Metrology announced today that it has added two new metrology techniques to its product portfolio. The company now offers UV-Visible-Near Infrared (NIR) spectroscopy and spectral ellipsometry to complement its already successful atomic force microscopy (AFM) and white light interferometry services. Santa, Clara CA Covalent Metrology announced today that it has added two new metrology [...]

BORN2GROW supports biotech start-up Venneos with its further growth

Venture capital fund BORN2GROW has invested in Stuttgart-based Venneos GmbH in the current round of series A financing. The start-up is successfully developing and marketing the CAN-Q – a silicon chip-based imaging system for analysing biological cells. “We are thrilled to have BORN2GROW on-board as a new investor, and that we will be able to [...]

UNESCO Uses ZyGEM PDQeX to Study Pathogens

The University Twinning and Networking Programme (UNITWIN) of the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has announced a collaboration to study pathogens that affect people, livestock and agriculture in the Pacific Small Island region. Working with Massey University of New Zealand, the partnership is using the ZyGEM PDQeX, along with the Diagenetix BioRanger [...]

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