Edinburgh Instruments proudly relaunches www.edinst.com
October 5, 2015
Edinburgh Instruments, a global leading supplier of fluorescence spectrometers, is pleased to announce the launch of the new, redesigned version of their website, www.edinst.com. Key features of the site include a more engaging user experience with enhanced, extensive content, a cleaner more attractive design and mobile optimisation. The site includes expanded product information to help [...]
High-class qPCR: Analytik Jena Launches qTOWER³ at BIOTECHNICA
October 5, 2015
Jena/Hanover (Germany) — Analytik Jena AG introduces the new qTOWER³ real-time PCR thermal cycler. The manufacturer of instruments in the field of biotechnology and molecular diagnostics makes the announcement at the BIOTECHNICA exhibition in Hannover on October 6, 2015. The leading exhibition for the industry in Europe, which continues until October 8, is the most [...]
Versatile New Cole-Parmer StableTemp Thermal Cyclers Meet Research and Academic Lab Needs
October 5, 2015
Vernon Hills, IL -- The new Cole-Parmer® StableTemp™ Thermal Cyclers enable scientists to program PCR processes for easier operation. The units include two- and three-step PCR, RT-PCR, chill, and ligation program templates. Incremental and decremental temperatures and step hold times increase programming versatility. For greater flexibility, users can switch out thermal blocks to adapt to [...]
Bio-Rad Launches One-Step RT-ddPCR Advanced Kit for Probes
October 5, 2015
Hercules, CA —— Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb) today released the One-Step RT-ddPCR Advanced Kit for Probes which combines reverse transcription and Droplet Digital PCR (RT-ddPCR) for absolute RNA quantification. Delivering increased PCR efficiency, specificity, and sensitivity, this improved single-format reaction enables enrichment of rare target RNA sequences and detection of small differences [...]
New Tools to Measure S-Adenosylmethionine (SAM) and Methylation Index
October 5, 2015
AMSBIO has launched a unique series of monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies against S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) and S-adenosylhomocysteine (SAH) that allows immunoassays to be used in methylation regulation research. Methylation is involved in nearly every aspect of life. SAM is the sole methyl donor for a variety of methyl-transfer reactions in DNA, RNA, proteins, lipids, phosphilipids, hormones [...]
DNAnexus and BioNano Genomics Collaborate to Expand Access to Next-Generation Mapping
October 5, 2015
MOUNTAIN VIEW and SAN DIEGO, Calif. –– DNAnexus, Inc., the leader in cloud-based genome informatics and data management, and BioNano Genomics, Inc., the leader in physical genome mapping, today jointly announce that the companies have entered into a collaboration that offers access to BioNano’s genome analysis algorithms and pipeline (IrysSolve®) on the DNAnexus Platform. IrysSolve® [...]
Dr. Andrew Boorn is named as new CEO of Tornado Spectral Systems
October 5, 2015
TORONTO -- Tornado Spectral Systems Inc., https://www.tornado-spectral.com announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed Dr. Andrew Boorn as Chief Executive Officer. "With Dr. Boorn's passion for technology and strategic clarity, the Tornado Boar and I are very confident that he has the leadership experience to drive Tornado's success for the next chapter. He [...]
October 5, 2015
Darmstadt, Germany, – Merck Millipore, the Life Science business of Merck, announced a collaboration with celares GmbH to provide pegylation services to customers developing protein-based therapeutics and biosimilars. The new service offering enabled by the collaboration includes feasibility studies, process and analytical development, and scale-up from milligram to gram quantities required for pilot and subsequent [...]
BioTime, Inc. Agrees to Sell $5.1 Million of Equity
October 2, 2015
ALAMEDA, Calif. - BioTime, Inc. (NYSE MKT and TASE: BTX), a clinical-stage regenerative medicine company with a focus on pluripotent stem cell technology, today announced that it has agreed to sell 1,600,000 of its common shares, no par value, at an offering price of $3.19 per share to its largest shareholder, Broadwood Partners, L.P. (“Broadwood”). [...]
October 2, 2015
CARPINTERIA, Calif. -- Dako, an Agilent Technologies company and a worldwide provider of cancer diagnostics, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of a new companion diagnostic assay that can reveal whether a patient with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is likely to respond to a new form of treatment. The [...]
