SensiQ Technologies Announces NIH Grant for Development of Next Generation Label-Free Platform
September 17, 2013
“SensiQ Technologies has received Phase I funding from the National Institutes of Health to develop a next generation surface plasmon resonance-based platform,” said David Goad, PhD, Research Scientist for SensiQ Technologies and Principal Investigator for the research. "We anticipate this project will result in new, state-of-the-art SPR biosensing technology with applications in a number of [...]
September 17, 2013
BOSTON—BioProcess International 2013 – The new portfolio of Thermo Scientific versatile animal-derived component-free (ADCF) and serum-free media enhances performance for transient transfection media and includes the Thermo Scientific HyCell TransFx-H for use with HEK293 cells and HyCell TransFx-C for use with CHO cell lines. In an internal study, HyCell TransFx media demonstrated high transfection efficiencies [...]
SciGene Adds Sodium Thiocyanate Pretreatment Reagent to FISH Product Line
September 17, 2013
Sunnyvale, CA, USA — SciGene today introduced its new Sodium Thiocyanate Pretreatment Reagent, a convenient 1M liquid formulation of NaSCN for pre-treating tissue samples prior to application of nucleic acid probes for cytogenetic assays. The product is available in a 1 L bottle for Coplin jars or staining dishes and a 4 L container with [...]
September 17, 2013
Champaign, IL, USA - ANDalyze bolsters its DNA-based sensor/Fluorimeter platform solution for simplifying the on-site testing and analysis of water for heavy metal contamination with the addition of a cadmium (Cd) sensor. This expands its capabilities which already include sensors for lead (Pb), copper (Cu), Mercury (Hg), uranium (U) and zinc (Zn). The product, which [...]
EMD Millipore Launches Eshmuno® A Chromatography Media and Chromabolt™ Prepacked Columns
September 17, 2013
Billerica, MA — EMD Millipore, the Life Science division of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, today introduced two additions to the Company’s comprehensive chromatography portfolio to further accelerate downstream purification and improve process efficiency. Eshmuno® A is a rigid, high capacity, acid and alkaline resistant Protein A affinity chromatography media for the purification of monoclonal antibodies [...]
Gen9 Announces Call for Entries in Annual Contest Recognizing Innovation in Synthetic Biology
September 17, 2013
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Gen9, Inc., a pioneer in the development of scalable technologies for synthesizing and assembling DNA, today announced that it is now accepting entries for its second annual G-Prize. The G-Prize award, conceived and exclusively sponsored by Gen9, was launched to reward innovators and disruptors who are interested in transforming industries such as [...]
September 17, 2013
CHELMSFORD, MA – Spectro Inc. has introduced the latest evolution of its SpectroVisc Q3000 series of portable kinematic viscometers that enable immediate determination of lubricant viscosity in the field. The measurement range of the new SpectroVisc Q3050 model extends from 1cSt-680cSt at 40?C; the new functionality is the result of a new polished cell that [...]
September 17, 2013
Tokyo, JAPAN – Mitsubishi Chemical Medience Corporation (MCM) today announced that the company enters into an exclusive license agreement of Energy Resolved Oxonium Ion Monitoring (Erexim) Technology [PATPEND], jointly-developed by RIKEN (RIKEN) and Shimadzu Corporation (Shimadzu), in glycomics analysis services. By use of Erexim technology, MCM starts up evaluating the usefulness of Glycomics Analysis Services [...]
ForteBio Launches Octet HTX System for Accelerated Drug Development
September 16, 2013
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. - ForteBio, a division of Pall Life Sciences and a leading supplier of instrumentation for accelerated drug discovery and development, today announced the launch of the Octet® HTX system, the new flagship member of the Octet line of label-free interaction analysis systems. The Octet HTX system addresses the acute industry need for [...]
Corning Expands Microcarrier Product Line for Bioprocess Scale-up
September 16, 2013
CORNING, N.Y. -- Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) today announced it has expanded its microcarrier product line for bioprocess scale-up with the addition of four new Corning® Microcarriers for large-scale vaccine and cell therapy manufacturing. Corning Life Sciences will showcase its latest microcarrier innovations in booth #800 at the upcoming Bioprocess International Conference in Boston, Sept. 16-19. [...]

