Nanyang Polytechnic and Pall to groom talent for Singapore’s biologics industry

Singapore,– Pall Filtration Pte Ltd, the Asia-Pacific headquarters of Pall Corporation (NYSE: PLL), a global leader in filtration, separation and purification, will be collaborating with Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) School of Chemical & Life Sciences (SCL) to develop talent for the rapidly growing biologics sector within Singapore’s S$13 billion pharmaceutical industry. The three-year collaboration encompasses student [...]

Xylem commemorates World Water Day through global water cooperation

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., – Xylem Inc. (NYSE: XYL), a leading global water technology company addressing the world’s most challenging water issues, is commemorating World Water Day and the United Nations’ International Year of Water Cooperation by enhancing global partnerships to provide and protect safe water resources in communities around the world. According to the World [...]

Affymetrix Signs Contract With UK Biobank to Genotype 500,000 UK Individuals in the Largest Ever Study of Genetic and Environmental Factors in Disease and Personalized Medicine

SANTA CLARA, Calif -- Affymetrix, Inc. (NASDAQ: AFFX) today announced that it has signed a contract with UK Biobank to genotype 500,000 DNA samples donated by UK residents as part of a prospective epidemiological study of complex diseases that are of great relevance to public health. Affymetrix’ Axiom® Genotyping Solution will be used to generate [...]

NDIS Approval of Promega PowerPlex® Fusion System Assists Laboratories in Meeting Evolving Standards

Promega Corporation’s PowerPlex® Fusion System is now approved for use in laboratories that generate DNA records for the National DNA Index System (NDIS). NDIS is the U.S. national database containing over ten million offender profiles used to help authorities in solving criminal investigations nationwide, using the FBI’s CODIS system. This approval of PowerPlex Fusion follows [...]

Cellular Dynamics and Coriell Institute for Medical Research Awarded Multi-Million Dollar Grants from California Institute for Regenerative Medicine to Manufacture and Bank Stem Cell Lines

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

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

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 [...]

Ingenuity Systems IPA Provides Researchers with Genomic Insights Suggesting that Physical Activity Does Not Slow Muscle Aging

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

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!

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 [...]

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