WaferGen Partners with Salk Institute to Establish a Nano-qPCR Core Lab
March 11, 2013
FREMONT, Calif., — The Salk Institute and WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc. (OTCBB: WGBS) today announced the formation of a nano-qPCR Core Laboratory under the guidance of Ronald M. Evans, Professor and March of Dimes Chair in Molecular and Developmental Biology at Salk. The lab will utilize WaferGen’s SmartChip System as the backbone technology for high-throughput real-time [...]
March 11, 2013
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced the availability of 300 mm x 300 mm and multisample two-inch-wafer stages for its large-stage 5600LS atomic force microscope. These new stages extend the application versatility of the Agilent 5600LS AFM, which also offers the largest fully addressable and programmable 200 mm x 200 mm stage, plus a [...]
March 11, 2013
Chromotek GmbH (Munich, Germany) offers nanobody based real time assays to visualize and measure the action of candidate drugs or other substances of interest on important regulatory processes in living cells. Presently, four Chromobody® plasmids are available for analyzing the cell cycle, apoptosis, DNA methylation and cytoskeleton dynamics. A major advantage of the new Chromobody® [...]
5-clone collagen antibody kit induces arthritis in 24 hours
March 11, 2013
Collagen Antibody-Induced Arthritis (CAIA) has been widely used since 1998 when 4-clone cocktail (Arthrogen-CIA® arthritogenic monoclonal antibodies) kits first appeared. In order to induce consistent arthritis more effectively in various mouse strains including CAIA low responder C57BL/6 mice, and a variety of unpredictable knockout and transgenic mice with C57BL/6 (H-2b) or 129/Sv (H-2b) backgrounds, a [...]
Bioo Scientific Launches Kit for Affordable Screening of Enrofloxacin Contamination in Seafood
March 11, 2013
Austin, TX, -- Bioo Scientific’s newest version of the MaxSignal® Enrofloxacin ELISA Test Kit offers the ability to rapidly screen fish and shrimp samples for enrofloxacin contamination. With a detection limit of 0.1 ppb for seafood samples, the MaxSignal® Enrofloxacin ELISA Test Kit was developed specifically to meet the demanding seafood importation standards of Canada. [...]
New York-Based Corning Incorporated to Pay U.S. $5.65 Million to Resolve False Claims Allegations
March 8, 2013
Corning Incorporated has agreed to pay the United States $5.65 million to resolve claims that it knowingly presented false claims to the United States for laboratory research products sold to federal agencies through Corning’s Life Sciences division. Corning, a New York based corporation, creates and makes glass and ceramic components for consumer electronics, mobile emissions [...]
New England Peptide Announces License Agreement
March 7, 2013
New England Peptide, Inc. (NEP) today announced that it has entered into a licensing agreement with the Atlantic Cancer Research Institute (ACRI). Under the terms of the agreement NEP has acquired the worldwide exclusive rights for Vn96 and a portfolio of other peptide compounds to be used for the research grade enrichment of microparticles, microvesicles, [...]
Senova Systems to Launch World’s First Calibration-Free pH Meter at Pittcon 2013
March 7, 2013
Sunnyvale, CA - Senova Systems, Inc. announces the launch and availability of the pHit? Scanner - the world's first calibration-free pH meter. The pHit? Scanner's entirely new and unique technology platform incorporates an advanced sensor and electronics into a novel product design, eliminating glass electrodes and significantly enhancing usability compared to traditional pH meters. pH [...]
March 7, 2013
WALTHAM, MA –– Repligen Corporation (NASDAQ:RGEN) today reported financial results for its fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2012. The Company reported total revenue for the three-month period ended December 31, 2012 of $18,814,000, an increase of $11,649,000 as compared to total revenue of $7,165,000 for the same period in 2011. Revenue growth for [...]
BioLegend in San Diego, CA Receives ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 13485:2003 Certification
March 7, 2013
BioLegend in San Diego, CA, a leading provider of antibodies and reagents for biomedical research, has been granted ISO 9001:2008 certification for manufacturing and distribution of antibodies, proteins, and chemical reagents for research use, and ISO 13485:2003 certification for manufacture and distribution of antibodies, proteins, and chemical reagents for use in the medical device industry. [...]
