October 13, 2011
ALAMEDA, Calif.––BioTime, Inc. announced today the publication in the peer-reviewed journal Stem Cell Research of the complete genome sequence analysis of five clinical-grade human embryonic stem cell lines. “Evaluating the Genomic and Sequence Integrity of Human ES Cell Lines: Comparison to Normal Genomes” is the first such analysis of the entire genome of human embryonic [...]
Real Time Genomics Adds Ion Torrent Support to RTG Investigator(TM)
October 13, 2011
San Francisco, CA - Real Time Genomics, Inc., today announced the immediate availability of RTG Investigator v2.3 sequence analysis software featuring native support for the Ion Torrent semiconductor sequencing platform. With this release, Ion PGM™ users with whole genome, exome and metagenomics data can generate world class genomic analyses in minutes, using the most advanced [...]
October 13, 2011
NEWCASTLE, England -- QuantuMDx Group Limited, a handheld diagnostics and sequencing company, today announced that it has signed an exclusive license agreement with Nanosys Inc., an advanced materials architect, for several patents and patent applications related to the use of nanostructures for biosensors. The core intellectual property involves the use of nanowires and nanotubes in [...]
Custom, Optimized Antibody Panels Now Available from Beckman Coulter Flow Cytometry
October 13, 2011
BREA, CALIF. — Custom Design Services (CDS) from Beckman Coulter, Inc. provides researchers with single and multicolor custom-tailored conjugate configurations as well as purified antibodies. Beckman Coulter scientists having extensive experience in the design and optimization of multicolor reagent panels work with a wide variety of proprietary or customer-supplied human and non-human antibodies and use [...]
Introducing Thermo Scientific Orion Star A100 Meters from Cole-Parmer
October 13, 2011
Vernon Hills, IL - Simplicity meets accuracy in the new Thermo Scientific Orion Star A100 Meters—an excellent choice for environmental testing, water and wastewater treatment, quality control in food and beverage testing, and education. Affordable yet reliably effective, the meters feature a large LCD, simple button layout, and on-screen messages. Informative displays indicate measurement along [...]
Rigaku acquires handheld Raman products from BaySpec
October 13, 2011
San Jose, California - BaySpec, Inc. is pleased to announce the acquisition of the handheld Raman technology and product lines by Rigaku Americas Corporation, which will now be formed into a new division, Rigaku Raman Technologies Inc., for R&D, engineering, production, marketing and distribution. Rigaku's new handheld Raman instruments combine patented optics and proven spectral [...]
Bruker Completes Acquisition of Center for Tribology, Inc.
October 13, 2011
BILLERICA, Mass.--Bruker Corporation today announced the closing of its acquisition of Center for Tribology, Inc. (CETR) for $13 million in cash as an initial purchase price, with potential additional earn-out payments of up to $4 million in cash, depending on growth and profitability of the CETR-business within Bruker in 2012 and 2013. CETR, a privately [...]
Streamlining Sample Storage for Donor Organizations and Tissue Banks
October 13, 2011
Micronic Europe BV has launched a traceable sample management system for donor organisations and banks looking to streamline the storage of blood, bone, allograft and tissue bank materials. For tissue, bone, blood and allograft organizations, the integrity and handling of each sample is critical. Drawing upon over 25 years experience of supplying sample storage and [...]
October 13, 2011
OpGen, Inc. announced today the launch of Genome-Builder, a high performance software module that provides new, powerful capabilities for precision sequence assembly and significantly decreases the time and labor required for human, animal and plant genome sequence assembly. OpGen presented initial studies using Genome-Builder this week with its collaborators at the Sanger Institute during a [...]
October 13, 2011
Ann Arbor, MI - 3D Biomatrix, a leader in the development of three-dimensional (3D) cell culture products, and their collaborators have formed cellular spheroids from more than 20 cell lines utilizing Perfecta3D(TM) Hanging Drop Plates. The formation of spheroids from cell lines from several mammals (human, mouse, monkey) demonstrates that the versatility of the Hanging [...]
