August 6, 2014
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.-- Triangle Research Labs, LLC and Biopredic International have completed an agreement for TRL to distribute the No-Spin HepaRG™ cells in North America. The No-Spin HepaRG™ represent an important improvement over the original cryopreserved HepaRG™ cells introduced three years ago for ADMET analyses. The HepaRG™ are renewable and reproducible hepatic cells derived [...]
August 6, 2014
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.-- In a paper published in Nature Biotechnology this week, UC San Francisco and Fluidigm Corporation (NASDAQ:FLDM) scientists have demonstrated that shallow single-cell mRNA sequencing (approximately 50,000 reads per cell) is sufficient for unbiased classification of cell identities. The study shows shallow sequencing of single cells provides enough data to distinguish cells [...]
August 6, 2014
CINCINNATI -- Meridian Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIVO), today announced that it has entered into a technology and commercial license agreement with the University of Tennessee Research Foundation (UTRF) for the development of an innovative new technology that has the potential to result in a low cost, point-of-care detection platform capable of detecting proteins, small molecules, [...]
August 6, 2014
Ithaca, NY – Advion, Inc., a leading systems and consumables developer for the life sciences industry, announces the release of a Direct Analysis Probe for its line of expression compact mass spectrometers (CMS). With hundreds of CMS systems utilized in chemistry laboratories around the world, this latest development creates yet another important tool for chemists [...]
D AutoShield™ Duo Pen Needle Now Available through Retail Pharmacies for People with Diabetes
August 6, 2014
FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J.-- BD Medical, a segment of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today announced the retail pharmacy launch of BD AutoShield™ Duo, the only pen needle with patented dual front and back-end shields that provides greater convenience and safety before and after injecting. The technology conceals [...]
Cameca launches next generation atom probe microscope
August 6, 2014
Madison, WI -- "CAMECA is very proud to introduce the LEAP 5000," notes Dr. Tom Kelly, CAMECA Vice President for Innovation and New Technologies, and inventor of the Local Electrode™ Atom Probe (LEAP) technique. "This highly sophisticated materials analysis instrument integrates mature technologies from previous LEAP models and comes equipped with a redesigned detection system [...]
New Mobile App Features Chemical Drawing Software, Speeds Research
August 6, 2014
FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- Chemists can now use a powerful mobile tool inside and outside of the laboratory to quickly and conveniently get reliable chemical information and enhance lab productivity. The new ChemSearch mobile app features the intuitive mobile chemical drawing technology, ChemDoodle® from iChemLabs™, designed to enable scientists to easily draw and search chemical [...]
Organovo Announces Appointment of Gregory T. Lucier as Corporate Advisor
August 6, 2014
SAN DIEGO -- Organovo Holdings, Inc. (NYSE MKT: ONVO) ("Organovo"), a three-dimensional biology company focused on delivering breakthrough 3D bioprinting technology, announced today that Gregory T. Lucier has been appointed as a corporate advisor. In the role, Mr. Lucier will advise Chief Executive Officer Keith Murphy and the executive management team on various corporate issues. [...]
Horizon Discovery Adds Three Eminent CRISPR Experts to its Scientific Advisory Board
August 5, 2014
Cambridge, UK -- Horizon Discovery Group plc (LSE: HZD) (Horizon), the international life science company supplying research tools to organizations engaged in genomics research and the development of personalized medicines, today announced three of the world’s leading gene editing scientists have joined the Company’s Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). The scientists are Dr. Emmanuelle Charpentier, Dr. [...]
August 5, 2014
Eningen – As of 1 August 2014 Stefan Stemmer is the new CEO of Berghof GmbH, taking over in the post from Nikolaus Rombach, who was previously in charge of the holding company and the five subsidiaries (Berghof Auftragsanalytik + Umweltengineering, Berghof Automation, Berghof Fluoroplastic Technology, Berghof Membrane Technology and Berghof Products + Instruments). Although [...]
