Thermo Fisher Scientific Officially Opens New Manufacturing Facility in Fremont, California
October 27, 2014
Fremont, Calif., –– National, state and local representatives joined Thermo Fisher Scientific officials today to dedicate a new $85 million Niche Diagnostics Center of Excellence in Fremont, California. United States Congressmen Mike Honda and Eric Swalwell, California Assemblyman Bob Wieckowski, California State Senator Ellen Corbett, Director of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development [...]
Next Generation Sequencing Library Sample Preparation Kits
October 27, 2014
AMSBIO announces RapidSeq – new convenient and cost-effective library sample preparation kits for Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) research and diagnostic work. The RapidSeq Small RNA Sample Prep Kit is optimised for preparation of NGS libraries for subsequent cluster generation, using purified mRNA or total RNA which contains small RNA fragments as input. The protocol includes [...]
Nabsys Appoints Anthony Shuber as Chief Scientific Officer
October 27, 2014
Providence, RI –– Nabsys, Inc., a life sciences company pioneering semiconductor-based tools for genomic analysis, announced today that Anthony Shuber has joined the company as Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer. In this role, Shuber will lead the company’s efforts in product strategy as the company transitions its initial commercial focus toward oncology. Shuber, an [...]
New DNA Sequencing Facility Established in China Based on PacBio’s SMRT Sequencing Platform
October 27, 2014
MENLO PARK, Calif. and TIANJIN, China -- Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc., (Nasdaq:PACB) provider of the PacBio® RS II DNA Sequencing System, and Suqian Lakeside Pangu Gene Company (SLPC) announced that SLPC has established a new genomics facility with 1,500 square meters of laboratory space in the Tianjin Dong Li Lake Technology Park, dedicated to [...]
Protect Operators from Fumes & Particles!
October 27, 2014
The Purair 20 Ductless Fume Hood has been designed to provide operator protection when using hazardous substances. A face velocity at 100 fpm ensures containment of fumes and an alarm will alert the operator when the airflow falls to an unacceptable level. All mechanisms in the head section of the Purair 20 are on the [...]
Cleaver Scientific Helps in UK Fight Against Ebola
October 27, 2014
Cleaver Scientific reports that its horizontal electrophoresis equipment is being used on the frontline of the UK fight against Ebola. The Cleaver Scientific MultiSUB electrophoresis system features in a recent ITV report (www.itv.com/news/update/2014-10-10/government-defends-ebola-screening-plans/) on UK Government plans to step up Ebola screening of passengers arriving from West Africa at Heathrow and Gatwick airports as well [...]
Clontech Laboratories, Inc. Licenses CRISPR/CAS9 Technology From The Broad Institute
October 27, 2014
Mountain View, CA — — Clontech Laboratories, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Takara Bio Inc., today announced that they have entered into a non-exclusive license agreement with the Broad Institute to access intellectual property related to the CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing system. "Clontech is pleased to be able to provide innovative tools for CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing [...]
October 27, 2014
Billerica, MA -– Seahorse Bioscience and the Moffitt Cancer Center have announced that they have received an SBIR contract through the National Cancer Institute, to develop a reproducible method that will enable the measurement of metabolism of 3D microtissue, and can be used for high-throughput metabolic and pre-clinical toxicity screens. Cancer cells switch their metabolic [...]
OGT initiates clinical trial of array-based Non-Invasive Prenatal Test
October 27, 2014
Oxford Gene Technology (OGT), the molecular genetics company, today announced it is initiating a clinical trial of a new microarray-based non-invasive prenatal test (NIPT) for Down’s syndrome. OGT has developed proprietary microarray technology which has significant advantages over next generation sequencing (NGS). Time to result is reduced from up to ten days to less than [...]
October 27, 2014
WINOOSKI VT, USA — BioTek has been awarded U.S. Patent 8,858,718, covering the use of ultrasonic devices to check for clogged manifold tubes and to clean the manifold tubes of a microplate washer automatically. The two features are known as Verify™ and Ultrasonic Advantage™ and are available in BioTek’s 405 family of microplate washers. Using [...]
