Eppendorf licenses technology for thermal cyclers to SensoQuest
September 15, 2014
Hamburg -– Eppendorf AG has licensed patents covering gradient technology for thermal cyclers to SensoQuest GmbH, including German patent Nos. DE 196 55 282 and DE 196 55 141. Eppendorf utilizes the technology in its Eppendorf Mastercycler® pro gradient and Mastercycler nexus gradient models.
Gamma H2AX Pharmacodynamic Assay Kit
September 15, 2014
AMSBIO announces the first commercially available gamma H2AX Pharmacodynamic assay kit for the study of double strand DNA breaks through the detection of gamma H2AX - a phosphorylated histone historically proven as a highly specific and sensitive molecular marker for double strand DNA damage detection. This new assay has been developed for anti-cancer drug screening, [...]
September 15, 2014
ALAMEDA, Calif. & LONDON -- OncoCyte Corporation, a subsidiary of BioTime, Inc. (NYSE MKT: BTX), and Abcodia Ltd., a UK-based company focusing on the early detection of cancer, today announced their collaboration focused on the development of OncoCyte’s blood-based PanC-Dx™ test for early detection of breast cancer. PanC-Dx™ is a class of non-invasive cancer diagnostics [...]
Nabsys Appoints Steve Lombardi as Chief Executive Officer
September 15, 2014
PROVIDENCE, R.I.-- Nabsys, Inc., a life sciences company pioneering semiconductor-based tools for genomic analysis, today announced it has named Steve Lombardi as the company’s President and Chief Executive Officer effective immediately. The firm has also appointed Mr. Lombardi to its Board of Directors. “By adding Steve's deep life science commercialization experience, executive leadership experience and [...]
Improved TPT Mini-Peristaltic Pump
September 15, 2014
Aalborg® Instruments’ Improved Model TPT Mini peristaltic pumps provide low cost, reliable service. Flow rates are user-selectable from 7 mL/min to 28 mL/min by selecting from a choice of four different RPM drives (8, 12, 17, or 25) and tubing sizes. Simple to load and operate, two plastic slide on/off plastic tubing holders accommodate easy [...]
September 15, 2014
IRVINE, Calif.-- Zymo Research Corp., has announced the release of a new viral transport solution for safe ambient temperature storage and transport of infectious biological specimens prior to molecular testing. Importantly, the infectivity of agents in such samples is completely inactivated by the solution while maintaining the integrity of the viral nucleic acids for subsequent [...]
Hudson Robotics and Johns Hopkins Receive NIH Grant for Zebrafish HTS System
September 15, 2014
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. -- Hudson Robotics, Inc., of Springfield, NJ, in cooperation with Johns Hopkins University, has recently been awarded an NIH grant to develop a commercially viable high-throughput screening (HTS) system for in vivo studies of zebrafish. This system, termed the Automated Reporter Quantification in vivo (ARQiv) system, will bring high-throughput screening technology into the [...]
Simulations Plus Wins Cooperative Agreement with FDA
September 15, 2014
LANCASTER, Calif.-- Simulations Plus, Inc. (SLP), a leading provider of consulting services and software for pharmaceutical discovery and development, today announced that it has been notified by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that the company has been awarded a $200,000 cooperative agreement to develop improved modeling and simulation capabilities for dosage forms designed [...]
COMPLETE, AUTOMATED ASTM D2983 SAMPLE CONDITIONING AND TESTING FROM CANNON INSTRUMENT COMPANY
September 15, 2014
State College, Pa. - CANNON Instrument Company introduces the first fully automated Thermoelectric Sample Conditioner (TESC) System for ASTM D2983. Incorporating a Brookfield® DV2T digital viscometer and thermoelectrically controlled sample chamber, the TESC System automates the entire conditioning and testing process, including preheating, room temperature stabilization, cooling of the sample to test temperature, and testing [...]
September 12, 2014
Albuquerque, NM -- Sandia Biotech, Inc. announced today that the company has signed an exclusive option agreement with STC.UNM (STC) for a technology developed by researchers at the University of New Mexico (UNM) in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Queen Mary University of London in London, England. The group of technologies, called the Recombinant Fluorescent Antibody [...]
