May 1, 2013
Lucigen Corporation and Research Corporation Technologies (RCT) today announced a partnership to commercialize and distribute the CleanColi™ Expression System, the first Escherichia coli (E. coli)-based recombinant system that lacks unwanted endotoxin. Lucigen will produce and sell kits containing CleanColi™ competent cells and provide contract research services for the CleanColi™ Expression System. Lucigen simultaneously announces the [...]
Copley Scientific introduces the Dissofract, an automated sampler for dissolution testing
May 1, 2013
Nottingham, UK: The new Dissofract, from Copley Scientific, is a compact stand alone unit for the automated sampling of tablet dissolution testing apparatus. It delivers minimal cross-contamination and short sampling times enabling accurate assessment of the dissolution profile of even fast release tablets. With a novel design based around the use of highly accurate bidirectional [...]
FREEDOM goes Ultra Violet – Ibsen Launches 190-435 nm UV Spectrometer
May 1, 2013
Farum, Denmark - Ibsen Photonics (www.ibsenphotonics.com), the global leader in fused silica transmission gratings and industrial grade spectrometer modules, today announced the new FREEDOM UV spectrometer platform for OEM supply to manufacturers of analytical instruments. The FREEDOM platform combines compact size and cost efficiency with high performance and flexibility in choice of detector system. Due [...]
CLC bio moves Danish headquarters to landmark building in Aarhus
May 1, 2013
Aarhus Denmark -- CLC bio moved their Danish headquarters to Prismet - a local landmark highrise office building in Aarhus. Experiencing significant growth due to a long term positive development in sales, the number of employees at CLC bio has increased by more than 50% worldwide in the past two years. CEO at CLC bio, [...]
May 1, 2013
SAN CARLOS, Calif.--Natera today announced that it has completed a $54.6 million financing round to support the expansion and continued global rollout of Natera’s non-invasive prenatal test, Panorama™. The financing round included two new lead investors, OrbiMed Advisors and Harmony Partners, as well as other undisclosed new investors. All existing investors participated, including Claremont Creek [...]
Raman Analyzer Company, DeltaNu Purchased by SciAps, Inc.
May 1, 2013
SciAps, a Woburn, MA based portable analytical instrumentation company, is pleased to announce that it has acquired DeltaNu, located in Laramie, WY and formerly a business unit of Intevac Photonics. DeltaNu develops and manufactures a range of Raman-based analyzers applicable for pharmaceutical, law enforcement, and many general analytical spectroscopy applications. The combined companies fuse SciAps’ [...]
Real Time Genomics and J. Craig Venter Institute Embark on Strategic Research Initiative
May 1, 2013
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, California - Real Time Genomics, Inc. (RTG), the genome analytics company, today announced a long-term strategic collaboration with the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), a not-for-profit genomic research institute, aimed at understanding and analyzing the genetic changes that induced pluripotent stem cells may acquire during the process of differentiation. RTG and [...]
April 30, 2013
BOSTON, Mass. – Addressing the needs of R&D laboratories to free scientists from time consuming IT and information management responsibilities, Ceiba Solutions today formally introduced its portfolio of Information Innovation Solutions. Developed through years of experience working with the world’s leading life sciences R&D organizations, the solutions span three areas that can erode scientists’ productivity: [...]
Caltech uses Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis to characterize new therapeutic nanoparticles
April 30, 2013
Salisbury, UK - NanoSight reports on how Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis, NTA, is being applied in the Chemical Engineering Department of the California Institute of Technology to study nanoparticle-based therapeutics being developed for the treatment of illnesses such as dementia and Alzheimer's. The central theme of the Mark E Davis research group at Caltech is the [...]
WDS Joins the Team: EDAX Luanches TEAM™ WDS Analysis System
April 30, 2013
MAHWAH, NJ – EDAX Inc., a leader in X-ray microanalysis and electron diffraction instrumentation, has introduced the new TEAM™ WDS Analysis System. With the introduction of TEAM™ WDS, EDAX has merged its Wavelength Dispersive Spectrometry (WDS) product line into the highly successful TEAM™ Analysis System, which improves workflow and streamlines all three microanalysis techniques: Energy [...]
