CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-- SciFluor Life Sciences, a drug discovery and development company harnessing the transformational power of fluorine to accelerate the development of innovative new therapeutics, today announced the availability of one of its novel fluorination technologies for expanded use by industry and academic researchers. Recently developed by Tobias Ritter, Ph.D., co-founder and chief scientific advisor [...]

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) and Gachon University of Medicine and Science today announced a collaboration in the field of biomarker discovery using proteomics and glycoproteomics. The College of Pharmacy at Gachon University is world-renowned for its research in preventing and treating cancer and diabetes. Proteomics refers to the large-scale experimental analysis of proteins and [...]

CARLSBAD, Calif., -- Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) today announced it will use a fuel cell system to self-generate electricity for its company headquarters, along with its manufacturing and distribution center in Carlsbad, California. The Bloom Energy fuel cell system will begin operating in August and will reduce carbon emissions by 30 percent, increase energy [...]

HATFIELD, Pa.-- Genisphere has adapted its pioneering 3DNA Dendrimer Signal Amplification technology for Lateral Flow (LF) Point-of-Care (POC) assays, providing improved sensitivity and enabling a broad new array of POC tests. LF assays represent a unique and growing class of POC tests designed to rapidly diagnose patients within clinically actionable timeframes. Genisphere’s 3DNA® signal amplifiers [...]

SOUTH EASTON, Mass., — Pressure BioSciences, Inc. (OTCQB: PBIO) (“PBI” or the “Company”) today announced that multiple research reports have cited the ability of the Company’s Pressure Cycling Technology (“PCT”) Platform to improve the detection of RNA, DNA, and/or protein in forensic, environmental, and biodefense applications, and in research studies focused on the discovery of [...]

Tewkesbury, UK: On Friday 13 July 2012, Dame Janet Trotter, the Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire (UK), presented Tim Freeman, Managing Director of Freeman Technology, with the 2012 Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the category International Trade. Guests, who included Freeman Technology’s founders Reg and Jan Freeman, attended the lunchtime celebration at the company’s global headquarters [...]

Heidelberg, – SYGNIS Pharma AG (Frankfurt: LIOK; ISIN DE000A1E9B74; Prime Standard) and GENETRIX announced today, that the biotechnology companies SYGNIS and GENETRIX have signed a binding Term Sheet under which the companies propose to combine the GENETRIX’ DNA sequencing subsidiary X-Pol Biotech and SYGNIS. Goal is to develop and market XPol Biotech, S.L.’s DNA sequencing [...]

LOS ANGELES -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO), the world leader in serving science, today highlighted its comprehensive range of specialty diagnostics products at the annual conference of the American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC). The company continued its focus on helping customers to improve productivity by introducing products that drive innovation in the clinical [...]

EMPAT is an automated sampling system for research, product development and commercial-scale biopharmaceutical manufacturing. It collects samples directly from bioreactors aseptically and automatically, saving time, removing the risk of potential error and improving the precision of quality control measures. The system is easy to install and program, operates continuously around the clock and seamlessly integrates [...]

ALBANY, N.Y. -- Underscoring the significant role universities play in fostering research, entrepreneurship and economic growth, the University at Albany's RNA Institute recently awarded two teams of science and business students $50,000 each in its inaugural Student Venture Fund program. Made possible through funding from Waltham, Mass-based Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., the fund challenges students [...]