Appistry Expands Genetic Analysis Offerings Powered by Broad Institute Tools

ST. LOUIS – Appistry, Inc., a leading provider of high-performance computing and analytics solutions for next-generation medicine, announced the expansion of its Cancer Genome Analysis (CGA) Suite to include additional tools for next-generation sequencing (NGS) analysis from the Broad Institute. The first addition to the suite is a method for estimating contamination levels in cancer [...]

Award-Winning Cytation™ 3 Now Offers Expanded Imaging Features!

WINOOSKI VT, USA — BioTek’s innovative Cytation™ 3 Cell Imaging Multi-Mode Reader combines automated digital microscopy and conventional multi-mode microplate detection in one modular, compact instrument, and now offers even more new features to drive workflow efficiencies and data collection. "We've seen an overwhelming response to the introduction of Cytation 3, as evidenced by the [...]

Neogen introduces NeoFilm™ for simple microbial tests

LANSING, Mich. – Neogen Corporation (Nasdaq: NEOG) announced today that it has introduced a "clearly better" test system for microbial counts. Neogen's new NeoFilm™ microbial tests require only the inoculation of a fabric sample pad and an incubation period. Following incubation, the sample pad is evaluated for bacterial colony growth. NeoFilm tests are available for [...]

Takara Bio launches new research reagents relating to the Adeno-Associated Virus Vector for gene transduction

Otsu/Shiga Japan - Takara Bio Inc. announced today the launch of several new research reagents relating to adeno-associate virus (AAV) vectors for gene transduction that will become available for sale on December 16, 2013 through Takara Bio's sales network. The most important feature of the AAV vectors that attracts gene therapy researchers is that the [...]

JHL Biotech Selects GE’s FlexFactory™ Biomanufacturing Platform for Taiwan Facility

CHALFONT ST GILES, UK and HSINCHU, TAIWAN –– GE Healthcare Life Sciences, (NYSE: GE), and JHL Biotech today announced that GE Healthcare has completed installation of its FlexFactory™ biomanufacturing platform at JHL Biotech’s Research Center and manufacturing plant in Hsinchu, Taiwan. The new manufacturing platform will follow current good manufacturing practices (cGMP) and be fully [...]

RainDance Technologies Names Alfred G. Merriweather Chief Financial Officer

BILLERICA, Mass –– RainDance Technologies, Inc., a genomics tools company enabling development of ultra-sensitive and non-invasive methods for early detection of cancer and inherited diseases, today announced that Alfred G. (Alf) Merriweather has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Merriweather brings more than 25 years of executive level experience in private and public company [...]

Human Stem Cell-Derived Neural Progenitors & Neurons

AMSBIO has introduced a new range of neural progenitor cells, and cerebral cortical neurons, derived from human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells. Despite the large investment and interest in neuroscience traditional methods of studying the human nervous system and disease pathogenesis and mechanisms required the generation of animal models. However, these methods are time consuming, [...]

Biocartis announces the end of its alliance with bioMérieux

Mechelen (Belgium)/Lausanne (Switzerland)-- Biocartis announced that bioMérieux and Biocartis have signed an agreement to end their alliance for the development and commercialization of the integrated molecular biology system, IdyllaTM (previously Apollo), in the field of microbiology molecular diagnostics. bioMérieux will return all rights on the IdyllaTM platform to Biocartis. In November 2010, Biocartis had entered [...]

First look at the Sun’s Atmosphere from the IRIS Spectrograph (NASA) equipped with HORIBA Jobin Yvon gratings.

The telescope door of NASA’s Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) equipped with HORIBA Jobin Yvon diffraction gratings was opened on July 17, 2013. The IRIS spectrograph has begun to observe with unprecedented detail the lowest parts of the sun's atmosphere, known as the interface region. “The quality of images and spectra we are receiving from [...]

Arrayit Corporation Announces Life Sciences Instrument Sale to Top Research Center in Ontario

SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Arrayit Corporation (OTCBB: ARYC), a life sciences and molecular diagnostics leader, announces today that the company has sold a $166,000 NanoPrint™ LM60PRO Enterprise Level Protein Edition Microarray Printer and accessories to a top research center in Ontario, Canada. The Canadian researchers, featured widely in the national and international media, will utilize Arrayit’s [...]

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