InSphero Granted Hanging Drop Patent in United States
September 29, 2015
Schlieren, Switzerland -- The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has officially granted InSphero AG full protection of its GravityPLUS™ hanging drop technology. InSphero, the world’s leading developer of easy-to-use solutions for organotypic 3D cell culture models and body-on-a-chip systems, now holds hanging drop patents in the world’s major pharmaceutical and biotechnology markets, including [...]
Adam Equipment Now Offering OIML E2 Calibration Weights in North America and Latin America
September 29, 2015
Danbury, Conn. -- Adam Equipment, a worldwide manufacturer of scales and balances for professionals, is now offering OIML E2 class calibration weights to customers in both North and Latin America. The weight sets are certified to International Organisation of Legal Metrology (OIML) standards. Adam has previously offered OIML class weights only to customers in Europe, [...]
September 29, 2015
GE Healthcare’s Life Sciences business and NetBio announce the addition of the DNAscan 6C Rapid DNA Analysis System to their range of Rapid DNA analysis solutions. The 6-color system increases STR chemistry options with its High DNA Content Flexplex BioChipSet Cassette. The 6-dye Flexplex chemistry generates STR profiles containing 27 loci, and as a result [...]
Core Informatics Expands Next-Generation Sequencing Customer Base
September 29, 2015
Branford, CT –– Core Informatics, a developer of data management software used to accelerate scientific innovation, today announced new successful production deployments of their preconfigured workflow applications for next-generation sequencing (NGS) on the Platform for Science. Demonstrating the highly configurable and flexible architecture of the Platform for Science, multiple customers in recent months, including several [...]
Novasep appoints world-class scientists to strengthen its advisory board
September 29, 2015
Pompey, France – Novasep, a leading supplier of services and technologies for the life sciences industry, today announces the nomination of two new members to its scientific advisory board: Professor Alois Fürstner, a world expert in catalysis and director at the Max Planck Institute für Kohlenforschung, Mülheim (Germany); and Professor Alois Jungbauer, an internationally renowned [...]
VIROCYT(R) LAUNCHES VIROTAG(R) FOR DIRECT, REAL-TIME ANTIBODY-BASED VIRUS QUANTIFICATION
September 29, 2015
BOULDER, CO - ViroCyt®, the leader in rapid virus quantification, announced today the introduction of a new paradigm in virus quantification building upon its award winning Virus Counter technology. The importance of viruses as both a health threat and as a tool for addressing a growing list of diseases continues to increase at a significant [...]
September 29, 2015
Aachen, Germany: Magritek, a leading provider of compact NMR and MRI instruments, report on the use of their Spinsolve Benchtop NMR spectrometer in the Chemistry Department of Durham University. It is being applied to general NMR research, reaction monitoring and teaching at the undergraduate level. Dr Alan Kenwright is Reader in Spectroscopy and Manager of [...]
Endress+Hauser to introduce the Liquiline CA80 analyzer
September 29, 2015
Endress+Hauser will be launching a new colorimetric analyzing system, the Liquiline System CA80AM ammonium analyzer, designed for monitoring critical control points in water and resource reclamation facilities. The analyzer and sample preparation system defines a modern approach to process control and regulatory compliance, and will be extended as a platform across a range of measurement [...]
Frontage Doubles Bioanalytical Lab Capacity in USA Due to Increased Demand for Services
September 29, 2015
EXTON, Pa. -- Frontage, a full service contract research organization (CRO) located in the USA and China, is pleased to announce the expansion of its bioanalytical laboratories to meet increased demand for its services from existing and new biopharmaceutical clients. As one of the leading providers of bioanalytical services for small molecules, large molecules and [...]
Illumina Launches TruSight® Tumor OncoPanel
September 29, 2015
SAN DIEGO -- Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced it has launched TruSight® Tumor 15, a next-generation sequencing (NGS) panel designed to identify sequence variants in 15 genes commonly associated with marketed therapeutics. TruSight Tumor 15 is optimized for low input DNA from tissue preserved in formalin and paraffin. “In 2014, Illumina catalyzed the Actionable Genome [...]

