CHELMSFORD, Massachusetts - Magellan Biosciences, a global manufacturer of products designed to make diagnostic testing easier, more cost-effective, and less labor intensive, today announced an agreement with Bruker Corporation (NASDAQ: BRKR) to deliver microbial identification from cultures using MALDI-TOF proteomic finger-printing, along with Magellan’s TREK-brand susceptibility tests to clinical, research, and veterinary laboratory customers. The [...]

MADISON, Wis. - Cellular Dynamics International (CDI), the world’s largest producer of tissue cells derived from human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) lines, today announced it has strengthened its intellectual property (IP) portfolio by licensing patented definitive endoderm differentiation technology from ViaCyte, Inc., a stem cell company focused on diabetes therapy. CDI will apply this [...]

ST. LOUIS - Sigma Life Science, the innovative biological products and services research business of Sigma-Aldrich® (Nasdaq: SIAL), today announced the signing of an agreement with Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (KBLB) to develop genetically modified silkworms for the production of spider silk, using Sigma's proprietary CompoZr Zinc Finger Nuclease (ZFN) technology. The transfer of silk [...]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Affymetrix, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFFX) today announced the expansion of its Axiom product line with the launch of the Axiom(TM) Genome-Wide CHB 1 Array, the first commercial product to maximize genetic coverage of common alleles in Han Chinese populations. This array is the third population-designed array for the Axiom(TM) Genotyping Solution and one [...]

ASILOMAR, Calif. - At the 52nd ENC, Bruker today announced the receipt of two separate orders for novel 395 GHz Solid State DNP-NMR systems that utilize Dynamic Nuclear Polarization (DNP) in order to significantly enhance the sensitivity of solid state NMR experiments. Based on Bruker's proven and unique 263 GHz Solid State DNP-NMR systems, and [...]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced the availability of custom kits for its SureSelect XT target enrichment system that can capture up to 34 Mb of genomic regions of interest for next-generation sequencing (NGS). This fivefold increase in coverage from previous custom kits enables researchers to expand the breadth of [...]

Dotmatics Ltd. have integrated Lexichem's automatic chemical naming from OpenEye Scientific Software Inc., into Studies Notebook, Dotmatics' Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN)solution, the company announced today. Studies Notebook is a platform independent, completely web-based ELN that allows scientific researchers to protect their Intellectual Property (IP). Lexichem is an industry leading software technology that automates the inter-conversion [...]

LANCASTER, Calif. - Simulations Plus, Inc. (NASDAQ: SLP), a leading provider of simulation and modeling software for pharmaceutical discovery and development, announced today the release of MedChem Studio™ version 2.0 with an impressive set of expanded and powerful capabilities for data mining and de novo molecule design. MedChem Studio 2.0 now includes: Our new MedChem [...]

Harvard Apparatus’ NEW Generation of SpinColumns™ are designed for purification of small samples (10µl to 150µl) in either single column or high-throughput 96-well or 384-well formats. Centrifugal force drives the separation process in the SpinColumns™. SpinColumns™ are offered pre-filled with a wide selection of chromatographic materials including gel-filtration, ion-exchange, silica-based reverse (C18) and normal phase [...]

San Diego, California - Silicon Kinetics Inc., the innovative life sciences tool company which introduced the world’s first 3D biosensor surface for label-free interaction analysis announced lead customers adopting the Company’s AC-MS (affinity capture - mass spec) application with SKi Pro™ instruments. “Silicon Kinetics 3D biosensor chips have a 60x advantage in surface area vs. [...]