Munich, Germany – German biotechnology company, ibidi GmbH, introduces Fuse-It reagents, a new alternative to gene transfection. This novel product line uses membrane fusion as a highly superior method of transferring various molecules and particles into living cells. The speed and efficiency of this technique cuts down experiment times from days to minutes. Membrane fusion [...]

CINCINNATI -- Meridian Bioscience, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio (NASDAQ: VIVO) today announced that it has received FDA clearance for a new molecular diagnostic test for Bordetella pertussis (B. pertussis), its fifth assay on the illumigene platform. This innovative test is the first FDA-cleared molecular stand-alone assay for B. pertussis providing a solution to the unmet need [...]

CANDOR launches its newly developed all-in-one Solution for Western blotting at the industrial fair analytica. The innovative ReadyTector® Solution allows a quick one-step immunodetection. ReadyTector® provides sharp bands and less background for standard Western blotting applications. ReadyTector® enables a significant time saving in Western blot analysis. CANDOR expands its broad selection of premium solutions for [...]

Falls Church, VA and Menlo Park, CA – Inova Translational Medicine Institute and Personalis, Inc. today announced a partnership to advance genomic medicine for Inova’s patient population. Personalis will collaborate with Inova on whole genome analysis and interpretation for undiagnosed syndromes in an effort to provide patients and their families an answer for these difficult [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Battelle, the world’s largest nonprofit research and development organization delivering critical services for government and commercial customers, today announced it soon will release AirAlertTM, a new workplace safety device designed for early detection with continuous data collection of dangerous airborne chemicals in the workplace. AirAlert is purpose-built for environmental uses by industrial [...]

BELLSHILL, SCOTLAND: Link Technologies Ltd (www.linktech.co.uk), an ISO 9001:2008 certified specialist oligonucleotide reagent manufacturer, has expanded its range of lipophilic modifiers for the effective delivery of oligonucleotides into cells. As oligos continue to be of interest in drug discovery, offering exciting potential as therapeutic agents, there is an increasing demand for improved oligo delivery techniques. [...]

Ancaster, Canada-- For the last 25 years, Affinity Biologicals is renowned worldwide for its scientific range of products used in thrombosis and hemostasis research and diagnostics. The company is also known for producing a comprehensive line of human plasma products that includes immune-depleted, factor-deficient plasmas. The polyclonal antibody based ELISA kits offered by the company [...]

WOBURN, Mass. -- Covaris, Inc., the leader in focused acoustic technologies for the life sciences, has been awarded an International Collaborative Industry Program (ICIP) grant from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center for the development of a one-step sample preparation device for use in molecular diagnostics, as part of a $640,000 collaborative project with Coris BioConcept [...]

Hiden Analytical announces a new range of surface and surface interface diagnostic tools. Based on the UHV Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS) technique the new tools provide for high performance surface elemental and contamination analysis together with depth profiling with nanometer scale depth resolution. SIMS Workstation Hiden surface diagnostics systems are designed to work well [...]

Bishops Stortford, UK. Dotmatics, a leading provider of scientific informatics solutions and services to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, has announced that its chemical drawing App, Elemental, has reached over 100,000 downloads. Available to download for free from Apple’s iTunes store, the intuitive and innovative tool enhances scientist’s productivity, optimising the time spent drawing structures [...]