June 24, 2015
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)-funded Next Gen Consortium has designated WiCell as the distributor of the human pluripotent stem cell lines created as part of the NHLBI’s Next Generation Genetic Association Studies. The Next Generation Genetic Association Studies (Next Gen) program is a five-year, $80 million program to investigate functional genetic variation [...]
Automated PBMC isolation for biobanking with Tecan’s Freedom EVO®
June 24, 2015
Männedorf, Switzerland – IBBL (Integrated BioBank of Luxembourg) has developed the world’s first fully automated technique for the isolation of viable peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) using a Freedom EVO® workstation. Dr Fay Betsou, Chief of Biospecimen Science, explained: “PBMCs are of increasing interest for vaccine development and validation, and we have seen a steady [...]
June 24, 2015
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Thermo Fisher Scientific Proteomics Facility for Disease Target Discovery opened today at the Gladstone Institutes, as part of a collaboration between Thermo Fisher, Gladstone, the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), and QB3, to accelerate targeted proteomics research using the most advanced mass spectrometry technologies. The Thermo Fisher Scientific Proteomics Facility [...]
Single-cell technologies advance the value of genomics
June 24, 2015
The new technologies enable the advancement of nucleic acid research methods and open up new areas of biological enquiry for the Institute and wider science community. Providing researchers with access to better genome assemblies (commonly limited by poor input DNA), and through low input and single-cell transcriptomics, to an unprecedented understanding of the biochemical changes [...]
Air Canada Cargo Again Selects Morpho’s Itemiser DX for Enhanced Screening
June 24, 2015
ANDOVER, Mass. – Morpho (Safran), through its subsidiary Morpho Detection, today announced a follow-up order from Air Canada Cargo for Itemiser® DX explosives trace detectors (ETD) with service contracts to screen air cargo. Following a successful deployment in 2014, Air Canada Cargo has purchased additional Itemiser DX units to replace legacy systems and maintain compliance [...]
FLUIDIGM REVOLUTIONIZES IN VITRO MODELING
June 24, 2015
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Fluidigm Corporation (NASDAQ:FLDM) today announced its CallistoTM system, a fully automated and programmable microfluidic cell culture system that integrates multifactorial dosing in 32 individual chambers for simultaneous cell culture. This innovative new platform will revolutionize the way cell biologists develop in vitro cell models. By providing multifactorial dosing, transfection, and [...]
Perten releases next generation Falling Number® System
June 24, 2015
Perten Instruments announces the release of the FN 1000 – Perten’s newest Falling Number® instrument. The FN 1000 is a dual sample analysis system and reports the world standard Falling Number value – indicating alpha-amylase activity in grain and flour. The Perten Falling Number® instruments are the only validated instruments for Falling Number Approved Methods [...]
New Pluripotent Stem Cell Media Eliminates Need for Daily Feeding
June 24, 2015
STOCKHOLM - ISSCR 2015--A new pluripotent stem cell (PSC) medium is designed to offer researchers unprecedented schedule flexibility, allowing two-day breaks from culture feeding without having to make changes to current workflows or compromise culture quality. Researchers can save time and reduce sample handling, thereby decreasing the risk of contamination. The Gibco Essential 8 Flex [...]
Get Your Groove Online – GMP Probes for IVD Manufacturing
June 24, 2015
CORALVILLE, IA – Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), has become the only company to add fully licensed Minor Groove Binder (MGB) Eclipse® GMP probes to its online service, enabling quick and efficient ordering. GMP-produced and supplied under license for use as components in human in vitro diagnostic tests, these robust and economical qPCR probes join the [...]
Harvard Bioscience to Join the Russell 3000 and Russell Global Indexes
June 23, 2015
HOLLISTON, Mass. -- Harvard Bioscience, Inc. (Nasdaq:HBIO), a global developer, manufacturer and marketer of a broad range of solutions to advance life science, is set to simultaneously join two broad-market Russell indexes. According to Russell's preliminary list of additions, the Company is expected to be added to the Russell 3000® Index and the Russell Global [...]
