June 18, 2015
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Emulate, Inc. today announced that it recently formed a research collaboration with Janssen Biotech, Inc., a Janssen Pharmaceutical Company of Johnson & Johnson (“Janssen”), to deploy Emulate’s Organs-on-Chips platform across certain Janssen programs to better predict the potential human response of drug candidates and improve the drug development process. The collaboration, which [...]
Teledyne Appoints Bob Malone to Board of Directors
June 18, 2015
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. –– Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY) announced today the appointment of Robert A. Malone, Executive Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of First Sonora Bancshares, to the company’s board of directors, effective July 1, 2015. The addition of Mr. Malone raises the number of board members to 11. Mr. Malone joined Sonora Bank [...]
DNAnexus Works with the Broad Institute to Support Ebola Research
June 18, 2015
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- The 2013-2015 West African Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic is the largest outbreak in human history. The World Health Organization (WHO) documented 26,648 cases and 11,017 deaths as of May 8, 2015. The outbreak started in Guinea, quickly spreading to neighboring Sierra Leone and Liberia, and eventually spanning nine countries across [...]
Highly Efficient ChIP Assay Kit for FFPE Samples
June 17, 2015
Chromatrap®, a business unit of Porvair Sciences, has introduced a new Formaldehyde Fixed Paraffin-Embedded (FFPE) ChIP Kit which overcomes the widely acknowledged shortfalls of the technique. Due to the cross-linking of proteins by formaldehyde, FFPE tissues have traditionally presented a particular challenge for ChIP analysis. In addition, the small size and delicate nature of the [...]
QIAGEN launches new genetic fingerprinting kits for U.S. forensic labs
June 17, 2015
Germantown, Maryland, and Hilden, Germany – QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today launched new Investigator® STR assay kits for analysis of DNA evidence in forensic laboratories in the United States. The new genetic fingerprint kits provide an integrated solution to simultaneously analyze multiple key genomic markers (short tandem repeats or STRs) for [...]
Optimised ChIP Protocols for qPCR and Sequencing
June 17, 2015
Chromatrap®, a business unit of Porvair Sciences, has announced a new web page** that brings together protocols developed using their proprietary solid state chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) technology. The new web page provides scientists with optimised ChIP methodologies for qPCR, high throughput qPCR, sequencing, high throughput sequencing and enzymatic chromatin shearing using Chromatrap® kits. Chromatrap® is [...]
June 17, 2015
Tokyo, Japan -- Sony Corporation ("Sony") today announced the launch of its SA3800 spectral cell analyzer, a new flow cytometer equipped with a newly developed autosampler that features 3-dimensional drive (X, Y, Z axes). The SA3800 combines ease of operation with full automation, and its autosampler delivers high-speed analysis and processing performance. A flow cytometer [...]
Highly Efficient ChIP Assay Kit for FFPE Samples
June 17, 2015
Chromatrap®, a business unit of Porvair Sciences, has introduced a new Formaldehyde Fixed Paraffin-Embedded (FFPE) ChIP Kit which overcomes the widely acknowledged shortfalls of the technique. Due to the cross-linking of proteins by formaldehyde, FFPE tissues have traditionally presented a particular challenge for ChIP analysis. In addition, the small size and delicate nature of the [...]
GMP Grade Cell Cryopreservation Media
June 17, 2015
AMSBIO has announced the launch of GMP grade STEM-CELLBANKER® manufactured in strict compliance with Japanese, EU, US, and PICS good manufacturing practice guidelines. Supplied as a ready-to-use formulation, STEM-CELLBANKER is a chemically defined freezing solution optimised for stem cell and iPS cell storage as well as preservation of other valuable cells. Recent data** supports its [...]
Genedata and IntelliCyt Forge Alliance to Transform Cell-based Screening in Drug Discovery
June 17, 2015
Albuquerque, New Mexico and Basel, Switzerland - Genedata and IntelliCyt today announced an alliance that brings together the market-leading strengths of each company to transform screening of suspension cells. The technology alliance integrates the highly-scalable data analytics and workflow capabilities of Genedata Screener® software with the high-throughput (HT) flow cytometry capabilities of the IntelliCyt iQue® [...]
