September 17, 2013
LONDON, Sept. -- UK based MR Solutions continues to lead the technology revolution in pre clinical scanning with the launch of the first combined cryogen free, 3T, MR/PET and the first 3T, MR/SPECT scanners at the World Molecular Imaging Conference (WMIC) in Savannah this week (Sept 18-21st). Dr David Taylor, CEO of MR Solutions, commented, [...]
September 17, 2013
MADISON, WISCONSIN -- Promega will host a grand opening celebration for its new cGMP manufacturing facility, the Feynman Center, on October 11. The event, open to the public, will provide community, customers and employees an opportunity to tour the facility and to learn more about the science behind the production of molecular tools and technologies. [...]
September 17, 2013
Salisbury, UK -- NanoSight reports on how the University of Cordoba has applied Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis, NTA, to improve the understanding of the behaviour of silver colloids used in the development of sustainable nanomaterials. Dr Rafael Luque is a research member in the Department of Organic Chemistry on the Campus de Rabanales of the University [...]
September 17, 2013
Mitsubishi Chemical Medience (MCM) announced that the company enters into an exclusive license agreement of Energy Resolved Oxonium Ion Monitoring (Erexim) Technology [PATPEND], jointly-developed by RIKEN and Shimadzu, in glycomics analysis services. By use of Erexim technology, MCM starts up evaluating the usefulness of Glycomics Analysis Services for guiding development and quality management of glycosylated [...]
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 [...]

