July 9, 2014
MADISON, WIS.-— Cellular Dynamics International, Inc. (CDI; Nasdaq: ICEL), today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) awarded the company three patents on the reprogramming of human cells into pluripotent stem cells from human blood. Joining an IP portfolio of over 800 patents awarded to or in-licensed by CDI, these patents position the [...]
Gamry Instruments Launches New Non-Commercialized Website
July 9, 2014
Philadelphia, PA –– Gamry Instruments, designer and manufacturer of electrochemical instruments, has launched a new website as a portal for electrochemists. The new website, electrochemistryresources.com, is a non-commercial informative site offering information on electrochemical research and solutions. ElectrochemistryResources.com features Dr. Bob’s Buzz based on Doctor Robert S. Rodgers. Doctor Rodgers had a long career in [...]
July 9, 2014
MORGANTOWN, W.V. and SCHLIEREN, Switzerland -- Protea Biosciences Group, Inc. (OTCQB:PRGB) and InSphero AG jointly announced today that they have entered into a collaboration that will combine each company's respective 3D technology. InSphero AG is the leading supplier of 3D organotypic microtissues for in vitro toxicology and efficacy studies, with models derived from liver, pancreas, [...]
InDevR Offers Influenza Titer on Chip® to Enhance Flu Vaccine Development
July 9, 2014
BOULDER, CO -- InDevR, a Boulder-based life science company, announced today that it is now offering Titer on Chip as a service for rapid quantification of influenza hemagglutinin protein, the crucial ingredient in flu vaccines. Influenza Titer on Chip (Flu-ToC™) utilizes a panel of subtype-specific and broadly-reactive antibodies that enable reliable quantification of hemagglutinin (HA) [...]
NCGR and Simbiot announce global, strategic partnership
July 8, 2014
Santa Fe, NM and New York, NY –- On Tuesday, the National Center for Genome Resources and Simbiot announced a strategic partnership to create new solutions for handling ‘big data’ in the genomics space. The two groups are joining forces to launch Lumenogix NGS, a software platform that offers researchers unprecedented knowledge mining and control [...]
July 8, 2014
Milpitas, CA -– At SEMICON West in San Francisco, Nanolab Technologies announced that it has purchased a new XPS analytical system in their Surface Chemical Analysis Center of Excellence that continues their rapid growth path. Last week Nanolab Technologies announced the acquisition of Microtech Laboratories, a failure analysis lab located in Texas. The new XPS [...]
BioDiscovery awarded National Institutes of Health SBIR Grant to Improve TCGA Copy Number Profiles
July 8, 2014
Hawthorne, CA -- BioDiscovery, Inc., maker of Nexus Copy Number software, announced today the award of a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant from the National Institute of Health to improve the copy number variation (CNV) data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), and has selected Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University [...]
July 8, 2014
Lawrenceville, NJ -– Datacolor®, a global leader in color management solutions, today announced the availability of the Datacolor 45IR, a portable spectrophotometer uniquely designed to meet the distinct quality control and ink formulation requirements of the security printing industry. Datacolor 45IR will help prevent counterfeiting of banknotes and confidential government or company documents, guaranteeing quality [...]
Tecan offers revolutionary transfer tool for automated Nested LiHa disposable tip handling
July 8, 2014
Männedorf, Switzerland – Tecan has introduced an innovative new consumable device offering increased throughput and capacity for Freedom EVO® workstations. The patent pending Disposable Transfer Tool is designed for use with Tecan’s Nested LiHa disposable tips, and offers fully automated handling of empty tip trays without the need for a gripper. Nested LiHa disposable tips [...]
OGT launches high-resolution, high-throughput PGS array
July 8, 2014
Oxford Gene Technology (OGT), The Molecular Genetics Company, has announced the launch of a new high-resolution, high-throughput pre-implantation genetic screening (PGS) microarray aimed at improving embryo screening for in vitro fertilisation (IVF). The CytoSure™ Embryo Screen Array offers eight arrays of 60,000 spots for high-resolution genome-wide aneuploidy and copy number detection in pre-implantation embryos. The [...]

