August 1, 2011
Framingham, MA - Pharmaceutical scientists typically face a meager five percent success rate for anti-cancer drugs in clinical trials. To help improve this success rate, Japanese scientists, led by Dr. Tetsuya Terasaki, one of the top pharmaceutical scientists focused on drug transporters, have developed a new approach designed to overcome complexities of developing new, more [...]
August 1, 2011
WOBURN, Mass.--PathoGenetiX Inc., today announced that the Company has received $4.0 million in the first closing of its Series B financing. The Company has received $9.5 million in commitments from investors for the Series B. The funds will be used to complete development of PathoGenetiX’s first commercial systems for identifying pathogens in complex biological samples [...]
LECO Corporation Opens New Separation Science Facility in Europe
August 1, 2011
St. Joseph, Mich. — The LECO European Life Sciences and Chemical Analysis Centre recently opened in Mönchengladbach, Germany. This new 330 square-meter (3,550 square-foot) facility is dedicated to separation science sales and applications—providing support, method development, sample analysis, and instrument demonstrations to new and current customers throughout Europe. Grand-opening festivities included a ribbon-cutting and tours [...]
August 1, 2011
LEXINGTON, Mass. -- RainDance Technologies, Inc., the leading provider of microdroplet-based solutions for single molecule and single cell analysis, today announced the publication of two significant studies that further validate the use of the company’s MethylSeq™ Solution to power large-scale epigenetic research projects. Published separately in Genome Research and PLoS ONE, these two studies from [...]
LabGard ES NU-629 Animal Biological Safety Cabinet Updates
August 1, 2011
PLYMOUTH, Minn. -- NuAire is universally recognized as the leader in providing laboratory professionals with reliable products for the most demanding environments. NuAire is pleased to announce product updates to the LabGard ES model NU-629 Animal Handling Class II, Type A2 Biological Safety Cabinet. The LabGard ES NU-629 provides personnel, product, and environmental protection for [...]
August 1, 2011
MILFORD, Mass. - SeraCare Life Sciences, Inc., a global life sciences company providing vital products and services to facilitate the discovery, development and production of human diagnostics and therapeutics, today announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a process to explore and evaluate potential strategic alternatives for the Company to enhance shareholder value, which [...]
New Rapid Western Blotting Kits from AMRESCO, LLC Expand Primary Antibody Compatibility
July 31, 2011
Solon, Ohio - The streamlined simplicity of AMRESCO’s Rapid Western Blotting Kits for use with mouse and rabbit primary antibodies debuted last year to a welcome reception. Dr. Patricia DiBello at the Cleveland Clinic said, “[AMRESCO’s Rapid Western Blottting Kits] are easy to use and have greatly reduced the time I have to spend doing [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific and Agere Pharmaceuticals Collaborate to Offer
July 29, 2011
NEWINGTON, N.H. – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced a cooperation agreement with Agere Pharmaceuticals Inc., which will enable customers to accelerate formulation development of pharmaceutical compounds. The partnership is intended to reduce time and cost during proof of concept studies by means of hot melt extrusion and granulation. [...]
Topcon announces versatile, hybrid microscope
July 29, 2011
LIVERMORE, Calif. – Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS), a global leader in precision optical, GPS, and automation systems for geodetic, engineering and construction applications, has introduced the Aquila hybrid microscope to the North American market. Ray O’Connor, TPS president and CEO, said, “The Aquila hybrid scope puts the versatility of an optical microscope and the power [...]
July 29, 2011
ST. LOUIS, MO - MOgene, LC, a leading genomics service provider headquartered in St. Louis, MO, announced today the offering of new extra-long reads on Roche's 454 GS FLX+ next generation sequencing platform. MOgene is one of the first companies in the USA to offer this long read sequencing upgrade which delivers millions of bases [...]
