Polysciences, Inc. Appoints New Product Manager for Life Sciences Division

Warrington, PA - Polysciences, Inc., an award-winning company specializing in the development and manufacture of high purity chemicals and reagents for laboratory research, announced the appointment of Kimberly Glover as new Product Manager of its Life Sciences Division. In this role, Ms. Glover will assume responsibility of Polysciences’ Life Sciences product lines, including; histology, light [...]

Analytical Instrumentation and Software Provider Spectro Inc. Adds Mark Spillane and Bob Wopperer to Senior Management Team

Chelmsford, MA -- Spectro Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of analytical tools and software for industrial fluids analysis, has strengthened its senior management team with the addition of Mark Spillane as Vice President of Operations and Bob Wopperer as Vice President of Business Development. Mr. Spillane most recently served as Director of Manufacturing at [...]

Eppendorf’s new Mastercycler Nexus X2 provides multi-block solution for high volume, simultaneous PCR runs

Hamburg -- Eppendorf has launched the latest offering in its range of molecular biology instruments. The new Mastercycler nexus X2 is ideal for researchers looking to carry out two runs of PCR simultaneously, without any compromise on the number of samples. The instrument comprises of two asymmetric blocks, consisting of 64 and 32 wells, which [...]

Bioo Scientific Launches Strip Test to Simplify Testing for Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus

Austin, TX -- Bioo Scientific is releasing the NovareDx™ EHDV Strip Test Kit, the first commercial strip test for the detection of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus (EHDV), an orbivirus that infects most wild and domestic ruminants. EHD is endemic in many countries, particularly affecting white-tailed deer in North America. The NovareDx EHDV Strip Test Kit [...]

In Vitro ADMET Laboratories and Taconic Announce Alliance to Offer Humanized and Knock-out Mouse Hepatocytes

Columbia, Maryland -- In Vitro ADMET Laboratories, LLC (IVAL) and Taconic announced an agreement today under which IVAL will prepare cryopreserved hepatocytes derived from Taconic’s knockout and genetically humanized mouse models for use in preclinical drug development research. The resulting plateable cryopreserved hepatocytes will be a commercial product available from either company. Using hepatocytes from [...]

Sequenom and Former CFO Resolve Litigation

SAN DIEGO -- Sequenom, Inc. (NASDAQ: SQNM), a life sciences company providing innovative diagnostic testing and genetic analysis solutions, today announced a resolution of litigation between the Company and Paul Hawran. Mr. Hawran served as the Company's Chief Financial Officer from April 2007 until September 2009. Mr. Hawran resigned in September 2009. After September 2009, [...]

RURO is Pleased to Announce New, Lower Pricing On SmartFreezer® 2.0

Frederick, Maryland -- Today, SmartFreezer® is still the only robotic, fully automated, LN2 freezer. SmartFreezer® has also established itself to be a top choice as an automated frozen storage solution, LN2 or not, for its excellent ratio of physical footprint to storage capacity to price – which is now even lower. RURO’s sample management software, [...]

InSphero Announces Collaboration with NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)

Schlieren, Switzerland and Rockville, Maryland -- InSphero AG today announced a collaboration with the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) to identify anti-cancer agents with cytotoxic activity in 3D culture models. The project includes development of multi-cell type spheroids (MCTS) by InSphero in the company’s 96- and 384-well GravityPLUS™ [...]

The Pistoia Alliance Controlled Substance Compliance Services Project Successfully Passes the First Phase of Industry Testing

New York, NY -- Using a shared-risk funding model has allowed technology suppliers, Pharma companies and other Life Sciences R&D organisations to work closely together to develop bespoke software tools while minimising financial risk. With multiple Pharma and other Life Sciences R&D organisations buying into a similar solution, there is the potential to reach a [...]

Accelrys Science Council Adds Three New Fellows Supporting Scientific Research and Innovation

SAN DIEGO -- Accelrys, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACCL), a leading provider of scientific innovation lifecycle management software and solutions, today announced the appointment of Accelrys employees Johan Carlsson, Anne Goupil-Lamy and Kate Lusczakoski as Fellows on the Accelrys Science Council. Carlsson, Goupil-Lamy and Lusczakoski respectively bring to the Council in-depth knowledge and experience in materials modelling, [...]

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