Cellecta announces the DECIPHER Project--an open source platform for genome-wide RNAi screening and analysis that provides free-of-charge access to shRNA libraries and software for genome-wide functional screening for researchers from academic and non-profit institutions. Mountain View, CA - Cellecta, Inc., a provider of screening services for gene function analysis and therapeutic drug target discovery, announced [...]

Jena, Germany - SCHOTT has added a 96-well nitrocellulose-coated microplate to its extensive line of Nexterion® microarray substrates. The product combines nitrocellulose, the surface of choice for protein microarrays, with the high-throughput 96-well microplate format; making automated parallel assays a reality. The MTP-NC96 conforms to the SBS standard microplate format commonly used for high-throughput screening [...]

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - Olympus has introduced new 30x and 60x silicone oil objectives, its latest innovation in silicone immersion microscope optics. The new UPLSAPO 30x and UPLSAPO 60x objectives can markedly improve optical performance for live cell confocal, widefield fluorescence, multiphoton, differential interference contrast (DIC) and other applications. The new silicone oil objectives have [...]

System to be displayed at the American Society of Human Genetics Meeting November 2-6, 2010 PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 27 -- BioNanomatrix, Inc., which is developing and commercializing breakthrough single-molecule genomic analysis technology, will introduce next month the nanoAnalyzer 1000 System at the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) Annual Meeting from November 2-6, 2010 in Washington, [...]

Optimized handling and improved performance DÜSSELDORF, Germany - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today launched new and improved temperature control modules for its Thermo Scientific HAAKE RheoStress 6000 rheometer. During the K show, the world’s largest trade fair for the plastics and rubber industry, Thermo Fisher will showcase the new [...]

Sigma Advanced Genetic Engineering (SAGE™) Labs to use Proprietary Technologies to Create Genetically Engineered Rat Models to Better Understand Autism and Identify New Therapeutic Approaches St. Louis, MO. - Sigma Life Science, the innovative biological products and services research business of Sigma-Aldrich® (Nasdaq:SIAL), today announced a partnership between its SAGE Labs division and Autism Speaks [...]

Arrayjet this week announced that protein-array technology researchers at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology will use the company's Marathon inkjet microarrayer. As part of the deal, financial details of which were not disclosed, KTH will also serve as a reference site for Arrayjet, and the two organizations will work together on publications and technology [...]

Westborough, MA - GenomeQuest announced that Syngenta Biotechnology, Inc. selected GenomeQuest's sequence data management platform for biological research using Next Generation Sequencing (NGS). Enabled by the arrival of NGS, Syngenta has dramatically increased its investigation of plant, insect and microbial genomes and transcriptomes. In doing so, they have accumulated NGS data from thousands of individual [...]

Science Warehouse, the rapidly growing provider of web-based purchasing solutions, is celebrating triple contract success: it has signed 3 new accounts and renewed an existing deal for a further 3 years. Leeds, United Kingdom - Science Warehouse, the rapidly growing provider of web-based purchasing solutions, is celebrating triple contract success: it has signed 3 new [...]

The Automation Partnership (TAP), a world leader in the design and development of innovative automation for life science applications, today announced the new EPSRC Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Regenerative Medicine at Loughborough University is using TAP’s new CellBase CT™ to automate the culture of clinically applicable cells in a Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) environment. [...]