July 21, 2014
A drop of human blood is presumed to have 10e11 specific antibodies that recognize different immunogens (natural antigen epitopes and antigenic mimics, mimotopes). Although the potential size of the human immunoglobulin repertoire has been estimated, the understanding of its overall involvement in the immune response has remained elusive, mainly because researchers are not yet able [...]
July 21, 2014
BEIJING & SAN DIEGO -- Berry Genomics Co. Ltd. announced today it has chosen Illumina Inc's. (NASDAQ: ILMN) next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology as the platform on which Berry will secure Chinese Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) regulatory approval for clinical applications, thereby expanding access to NGS-based tests in China. Under the agreement, the companies co-developed [...]
NEW Chilling/Heating Dry Bath -10°C to +110°C
July 21, 2014
Carlsbad CA ...Torrey Pines Scientific announces its EchoTherm™ Model IC20XR, Peltier driven, Chilling/Heating Dry Bath with the broadest variety of precision-made aluminum sample blocks available anywhere. The Model IC20XR can freeze, chill or heat samples from -10°C to 110°C in assay plates, centrifuge tubes of all sizes, vials, test tubes, and most any other sample [...]
How NSG Precision Cells Spectrophotometer Calibration Standards Makes NIR Work Easier
July 20, 2014
Farmingdale, NY -- NSG Precision Cells has been manufacturing spectrophotometer cuvettes, custom quartz glass optics, and spectrophotometer calibration standards for over 50 years. Throughout these years, NSG has released many products that have transformed the spectroscopy world. The most successful product has been their solid-state calibration standards. NSG’s solid-state calibration standards have been replacing liquid [...]
Bioo Scientific Launches 16S V1 – V3 rRNA Library Prep Kits for Bacterial Metagenomics Studies
July 19, 2014
Austin, TX -- Bioo Scientific’s NEXTflex™ 16S V1 – V3 Amplicon-Seq Kit simplifies bacterial metagenomics studies for sequencing on the Illumina® MiSeq platform. This kit allows users to go from sample to sequence in two hours, making it the fastest library prep kit available. Up to 384 barcodes are available with this kit, offering extreme [...]
July 18, 2014
LANSING, Mich. -— Neogen Corporation (Nasdaq: NEOG) announced today that Stephen Snyder, Neogen's chief operating officer and president, has resigned, effective July 31, 2014. The company said he will work as a consultant going forward on special projects. His resignation is for personal matters. Snyder has been in this position since September 2013. On an [...]
Omixon Launches Holotype HLA for NGS-based HLA Genotyping
July 18, 2014
Budapest, Hungary & Cambridge, MA -- Global biotechnology company Omixon, headquartered in Budapest with US offices in Cambridge, MA, announces the launch of Omixon Holotype HLA™ - a combination Assay and Software product that leverages the power of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS), for use on the Illumina® MiSeq sequencing platform. The assay and software have [...]
3M Introduces the Emphaze AEX Hybrid Purifier
July 18, 2014
ST. PAUL, Minn.-- 3M Purification will unveil a new purification technology at INTERPHEX 2014 designed to help biopharmaceutical manufacturers achieve high product purity early in the manufacturing process, improving efficiency and process economics. The new 3M™ Emphaze™ AEX Hybrid Purifier combines three unique 3M technologies — advanced polymer materials, fine fiber nonwovens, and membranes — [...]
July 18, 2014
FREMONT, Calif. -— WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc. (OTCBB: WGBSD) today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Ivan Trifunovich, the company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, as Chairman of the Board. Joel Kanter, a director of the company since 2007, will serve as lead independent director. Alnoor Shivji, the company’s Chairman since 2002, resigned from [...]
July 18, 2014
This software is designed for easy-to-use analysis of FCS files (including list mode data files) obtained on standard flow cytometers. The wizard takes you step-by-step to help you get meaningful data from your experiments rapidly and easily. A USB dongle, which comes with each LEGENDplex™ kit, is required for full access. Each dongle provides 2600 [...]
