BellBrook Labs and UW-Madison Team Awarded NCI Contract to Develop Next Generation Cancer Models

Madison, WI -- The National Cancer Institutes has awarded a $1.75M Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) contract to BellBrook Labs for a collaborative effort with researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to develop more realistic models for breast and ovarian cancer. The research will use imaging and microfabrication technology developed by the UW team to [...]

Announces Agreement with GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer to Develop Oncology Companion Diagnostics Using Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS)

CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Thermo Fisher Scientific and pharmaceutical companies GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer have entered into an agreement to develop a universal next-generation sequencing (NGS) oncology test for solid tumors that will serve as a companion diagnostic for multiple drug programs. Thermo Fisher intends to submit this test for premarket approval to the Food and Drug [...]

Horizon Discovery Group plc Signs Master Services Agreement for Approximately $1.2 million

Cambridge, UK -- Horizon Discovery Group plc (LSE: HZD) (Horizon), a leading provider of research tools to support translational genomics and the development of personalized medicines, today announces that its business unit Horizon Diagnostics has signed a Master Services Agreement with a major global diagnostic development company and a US biopharmaceutical company to support the [...]

Nanoscience Instruments Announces New PoroMetric Software for Phenom Desktop SEM

Phoenix, AZ -- The visualization and analysis of pores is easier than ever before with the Phenom desktop and integrated PoroMetric from Nanoscience Instruments. The combination of speed, ease of use and superb imaging quality of the Phenom and pore analysis software of PoroMetric creates a powerful tool for inspecting a wide range of samples [...]

Silicon Biosystems Appoints Farideh Bischoff, Ph.D. as Executive Director of Scientific Affairs

San Diego, CA -- Silicon Biosystems, Inc. announced the appointment of Farideh Bischoff, Ph.D. as Executive Director of Scientific Affairs. Dr. Bischoff has more than 20 years of experience in reproductive genetics and cancer research and diagnostics. Prior to joining Silicon Biosystems, Dr. Bischoff served as Vice President of Translational Research and Clinical Development at [...]

Bibby Scientific Ltd acquires PCRmax Ltd

Bibby Scientific, one of the largest manufacturers of quality bench top science equipment, has purchased 100% of the share capital of PCRmax, a UK based sales and distribution Company set up specifically to capture a significant market share of the standard (PCR) and quantitative PCR (QPCR) markets. They are also the registered owners of the [...]

Agilent Technologies Thought Leader Award Supports Cancer Stem Cell Research at Mount Sinai

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -— Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that Carlos Cordon-Cardo, M.D., Ph.D., of the Mount Sinai Health System, has received an Agilent Thought Leader Award in recognition of his groundbreaking work in molecular and translational pathology. Dr. Cordon-Cardo is the Irene Heinz Given and John LaPorte Given Professor and chair of [...]

New Epigenetic Kits for Demethylase and Methyltransferase Drug Discovery from BPS Bioscience

San Diego, CA -- FBXL11 (KDM2A) and FBXL10 (KDM2B) are F-box and Jumonji domain-containing enzymes that specifically demethylate mono- and di-methylated lysine 36 of histone H3 (H3K36) in a Fe(II) and ?-ketoglutarate (?KG)-dependent manner. Unlike most methyllysine histone modifications, methylation of H3K36 is associated with active chromatin and gene transcription. FBXL10 was also reported to [...]

Bibby Scientific Ltd acquires PCRmax Ltd

Bibby Scientific, one of the largest manufacturers of quality bench top science equipment, has purchased 100% of the share capital of PCRmax, a UK based sales and distribution Company set up specifically to capture a significant market share of the standard (PCR) and quantitative PCR (QPCR) markets. They are also the registered owners of the [...]

Reichert Life Sciences Offers New Professional and Support Services for Surface Plasmon Resonance Researchers

Buffalo, NY -- Reichert Technologies, a unit of Ametek Ultra Precision Technologies, today announced its offering of professional and support services for researchers performing surface plasmon resonance (SPR) experiments. Reichert’s global network of experts helps customers obtain the highest quality data from their SPR experiments by installing equipment, training researchers, performing contract services and consulting. [...]

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