JEOL New Company Set up and Operational in India

Having observed the acceleration occurring on scientific importance and business potentials, JEOL Ltd. (Gon-emon Kurihara, President) has opened a new company dedicated to Analytical Instruments (NMR, ESR, Mass Spectrometer) in India on the 1st of June, aimed at offering enhanced support of excellence. Blue Star Limited remains our agent, but will focus on Electron Optics [...]

OriGene Technologies Reaches 3000 TrueMAB™ Monoclonal Antibodies

ROCKVILLE, Md. - OriGene Technologies, Inc. a gene-centric life sciences company, today announced that through its July release, the TrueMAB™ monoclonal antibodies have reached the 3000 product milestone. Each TrueMAB, made against antigens produced mostly in HEK293T cells, has proven superior in performance for immunoassays that are sensitive to proteins' native conformations. The development further [...]

NEW WHEATON Guide Highlights BioBanking Solutions™

WHEATON, the company that designs and delivers today’s most innovative solutions for the laboratory research, diagnostic packaging and specialty pharmaceuticals industries, is pleased to introduce the new Biobanking Solutions Guide. Created as a tool to aid researchers in making their jobs easier and more efficient when storing and accessing irreplaceable biological samples, the WHEATON BioBanking [...]

Roche’s xCELLigence MP Instrument Used in the First Human Kinome Screen for Dynamic RNA Inhibitor Phenotypes during Cell Proliferation

PENZBERG, Germany - RNA interference studies are a powerful technology for high-throughput screening. However, endpoint analyses only provide a snapshot of the analyzed cellular phenotype, as it is not possible to measure developmental changes over time. To address this, a research team led by Stefan Wiemann and Ulrich Tschulena in the Division Molecular Genome Analysis [...]

Roka Bioscience Completes $20 Million Series C Financing

WARREN, N.J. - Roka Bioscience, Inc. announced today that it recently completed a Series C round of equity financing, raising $20 million in new capital. The financing brings the total amount raised to $57.2 million since the company's formation in September 2009. The investor syndicate included participation from all existing investors including OrbiMed Advisors, New [...]

DNA2.0 Partners with BIOFAB to Offer Biological Building Blocks Through Gene Designer

Menlo Park, Calif. - DNA2.0 today announced that the first collection of biological building blocks characterized by the BIOFAB International Open Facility Advancing Biotechnology (BIOFAB) are now available for use in the design and assembly of genes within DNA2.0’s Gene Designer software. The free-to-use BIOFAB genetic parts are distributed as virtual sequences in the newly [...]

24/7-365 River Pollution Monitoring Now Possible With Technological Breakthrough by Atlas Scientific

Rockland County, NY - The days when companies could secretly dump pollutants into rivers has come to an end. Groundbreaking new technology developed by Atlas Scientific now makes it possible for towns and municipalities to embedded thousands of sensors into local rivers, estuaries and reservoirs, to actively monitor their health in real time. Each one [...]

NanoString Offers New Tool for Analyzing 25 Leukemia Fusion Genes in a Single Reaction

SEATTLE - NanoString Technologies, Inc., a privately held provider of life science tools for translational research and developer of molecular diagnostics, today announced the availability of a comprehensive multiplexed assay for the simple and cost-effective analysis of fusion genes linked to leukemia. The new tool is expected to greatly aid the ability of cancer researchers [...]

Agilent Technologies’ NMR Spectrometer and MRI System Chosen by National University of Singapore for Environmental Research

SINGAPORE - Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) announced today the National University of Singapore has selected the Agilent 600-MHz nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer and the 7-T MRI system to support environmental research. The NMR and MRI systems will be housed in the NUS Environmental Research Institute (NERI), and will support the work of researchers [...]

Biomatrica and USAMRIID Sign a CRADA for the Development of New Technologies Applicable for Ambient Stabilization of Clinical and Biological Samples

SAN DIEGO - Biomatrica, Inc., the leader in room temperature sample storage and stabilization, and the US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), today announced the signing of a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to develop room temperature solutions for managing clinical and biological samples. The two organizations will collaborate on the [...]

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