March 21, 2013
MADISON, WIS., –Cellular Dynamics International (CDI) and Coriell Institute for Medical Research today announced receiving two multi-million dollar grant awards from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM). CIRM awarded CDI $16 million to create 3 induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) lines for each of 3000 healthy and diseased donors. Tissue samples will be taken [...]
OriGene Technologies Raises $21.3 Million in Series C Funding
March 21, 2013
Rockville, MD –– OriGene Technologies, Inc., a leading genome wide product company for research and diagnostic applications, announced the completion of a $21.3 million Series C financing led by Qiming Venture Partners and Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers China. OriGene’s previous investor IDG-Accel also participated in this round. "We are pleased with the high level of [...]
PerkinElmer Introduces a Novel Non-Invasive Near Infrared Imaging Agent for Toxicology Applications
March 21, 2013
The GFR-Vivo™ 680 imaging agent is the first fluorescent agent that allows researchers to measure glomerular filtration rate (GFR) non-invasively, in vivo in animals. GFR-Vivo 680, in combination with Fluorescence Molecular Tomography (FMT) imaging, provides a non-invasive approach to generate consistent GFR measurements in animal models of kidney disease, dysfunction, and drug toxicity. GFR is [...]
March 21, 2013
Redwood City, CA –– Ingenuity® Systems, a leading provider of biomedical information and analysis solutions, today announced that its IPA technology was instrumental in elucidating a network of genetic drivers for aging. The networks determined, among other things, that muscle age was not primarily related to the biology of physical activity. The research was published [...]
Active Motif Acquires SwitchGear Genomics, Inc. Further Expanding Gene Regulation Product Offerings
March 21, 2013
Active Motif, a leading provider of kits and reagents for the study of epigenetic phenomena, today announced the acquisition of privately owned SwitchGear Genomics, Inc. Founded in 2006 by Stanford scientists Shelley Force Aldred, Nathan Trinklein and Richard Myers, SwitchGear Genomics is a leading provider of research products for studying regulatory elements in the human [...]
Totally New User Experience with Top-of-the-Line DV3T Rheometer!
March 21, 2013
Middleboro, MA - Brookfield Engineering Laboratories has launched the new DV3T Rheometer with full color touch-screen technology. This major redesign enhances ease of use while adding popular features. The new DV3T offers customers the most advanced user experience in viscosity measurement and measurement. The 7-inch full color touch screen conveniently displays all test parameters along [...]
March 21, 2013
BREA, CALIF. –– Professor Wilhelm Einar Stellan Hjertén of the Institute of Biochemistry, Uppsala University in Sweden, received the Arnold O. Beckman Medal and Award, presented on Monday, March 11th at the 29th International MicroScale Bioseparations Symposium (MSB 2013), held at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville (UVA). In recognizing outstanding contributions to the field [...]
2013 Brookfield Catalog Loaded with New Products!
March 21, 2013
Middleboro, MA - Brookfield Engineering Laboratories has released their new 2013 full-color catalog with complete details on all product lines. This year’s catalog is headlined by the brand new DV2T Viscometer and DV3T Rheometer featuring touch screen technology. These new instruments deliver the most advanced user experience in viscosity testing and measurement. The 2013 Catalog [...]
New Cyanine Dyes Reduce Time and Cost of Oligo Labelling
March 21, 2013
BELLSHILL, SCOTLAND,: Link Technologies Ltd, an ISO 9001:2008 certified specialist oligonucleotide reagent manufacturer, has launched a range of high quality cyanine dye products to support the continued increase in demand for fluorescent labelling in biological imaging and molecular diagnostics. As well as introducing a new range of 3’-CPG solid supports modified with Cyanine 540 and [...]
The Newest High Efficient 3D-fect Reagent of CD Genomics
March 21, 2013
With the popularity of 3D technology, many areas begin to reach out to try the novel technology. As cell transfection does, it is also stepping forward to 3D transfection system. In past, 2D cell culture was the common way. But it is limited by many aspects which can’t satisfy the strict requirements of devoted scientists [...]
