IntegenX Names Robert A. Schueren Chief Executive Officer

PLEASANTON, Calif. –– IntegenX Inc., a privately held company and leading developer of rapid human DNA identification technology, DNA sequencing library preparation systems, and DNA/RNA ambient temperature stability and storage products, today announced the appointment of Robert A. Schueren as Chief Executive Officer. Robert A. Schueren has nearly 30 years of commercial and operational experience, [...]

Cellectis bioresearch launches VizuCELL cell lines for live cell imaging

Paris (France), - Cellectis bioresearch, a subsidiary of Cellectis Group (Alternext: ALCLS), the genome engineering specialist, announces the launch of VizuCELL cell lines, a tool for live cell imaging. As live cell imaging has become a requisite analytical tool in most cell biology laboratories, Cellectis bioresearch has developed VizuCELL cell lines for biomedical research and [...]

Rainin Rewards Reuse by Planting Trees

Oakland, California –– METTLER TOLEDO subsidiary Rainin Instrument has launched a new program to encourage its customers to reuse the heavy-duty cardboard return kits it sends to those who request mail-in service for their pipettes. Working in partnership with American Forests, each time a customer reuses one of the company’s pipette return kits, Rainin will [...]

India-based Spinchrom Life Sciences to Market Innovative BLItzTM Platform from Pall’s ForteBio Division

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.,- Pall Corporation (NYSE: PLL), a global leader in filtration, separation and purification, today announced that Pall India Pvt. Ltd. has entered into an exclusive India distribution agreement with a leading biosupplier, Spinchrom Life Sciences, a division of Spinco Biotech Pvt. Ltd. Through the agreement, Spinchrom will become the exclusive distributor to market [...]

Myriad Adopts RainDance’s Thunderstorm Platform for Next-Generation Sequencing Based Hereditary Cancer Panel

SALT LAKE CITY and LEXINGTON, Mass.,-- Myriad Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq:MYGN) and RainDance Technologies, Inc. today announced that they have entered into a commercial agreement whereby Myriad will adopt RainDance's ThunderStorm™ Target Enrichment System for Myriad's next-generation sequencing based Hereditary Cancer Panel (HCP) test. As part of this agreement, Myriad and RainDance have signed a multi-year [...]

NanoString Technologies Secures Option from The Broad Institute for Exclusive Worldwide License of Liver Cancer Gene Signature

SEATTLE, Wash. – NanoString® Technologies, Inc., a privately held provider of life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products, today announced that it has secured an option to an exclusive worldwide license for a 186-gene signature that could be used to determine the prognosis of patients diagnosed with the most common type of [...]

BioTek Instruments Wins Governor’s Award for Outstanding Workplace Safety

WINOOSKI VT, USA — The Vermont Safety & Health Council, and the Vermont Small Business Development Center recently presented BioTek with the 2013 "Governor's Award for Outstanding Workplace Safety" in the Large Business category at a ceremony in South Burlington, VT. The award, given by Governor Peter Shumlin at the 9th Annual Vermont Workplace Safety [...]

Breakout Labs funds two companies creating radically distinct interfaces between biology and technology

San Francisco -- The Thiel Foundation announced today the first Breakout Labs awards of 2013 to two early-stage companies working to bridge the gap dividing human beings and technology in unique ways: SkyPhrase, Inc. and Stealth Biosciences. SkyPhrase is helping computers to understand human language with greater precision than ever before. Anyone who has tried [...]

Bio-Rad’s New ddPCR™ Library Quantification Kit Optimizes Performance of Illumina NGS Platforms

Hercules, CA —— Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., today announced the availability of its new ddPCR library quantification kit for Illumina TruSeq sample preparation protocols. Used with Bio-Rad's QX100™ Droplet Digital™ PCR system, the new kit offers researchers a way to precisely and directly measure amplifiable library concentrations. The TruSeq sample preparation method is the technique behind [...]

Extended Mass Spec Imaging Services Now Available

Protea Biosciences, a leading developer of innovative bioanalytical products and services, announced today the release of an extended mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) service offering from the Mass Spec Imaging Center (MSIC™). This new service portfolio offers advanced MSI services using Protea’s proprietary LAESI DP-1000 Direct Ionization System as well as MALDI (Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization) mass [...]

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