Global Cell Solutions Signs Distribution Agreement with VWR International, LLC for New GEM and Cell Culture Reagents

Charlottesville, Virginia - Global Cell Solutions (GCS) and VWR International, LLC, a global laboratory supply and distribution company, announced they have entered into a non-exclusive North American distribution agreement. Under the terms, VWR will distribute GCS's portfolio of GEM™ magnetic microcarrier products offered with a wide variety of cell adhesion coatings. The magnetic GEM microcarrier [...]

Life Technologies Signs Exclusive License Agreement for DNA Error-Correction Technology from Novici Biotech LLC

CARLSBAD, Calif. - Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE), a provider of innovative life science solutions,today announced that it has signed an exclusive license agreement for ErrASE, a commercially available DNA error-correction kit developed by Novici Biotech LLC to increase accuracy and accelerate the pace of research in the field of synthetic biology. Under the terms [...]

Prepare Directional, Ligation-Free RNA-Seq Libraries

Epicentre Biotechnologies announced the availability of the new ScriptSeq™ mRNA-Seq Library Preparation Kit (Illumina-compatible). Madison, Wis. - Today, Epicentre Biotechnologies announced the availability of the new ScriptSeq™ mRNA-Seq Library Preparation Kit (Illumina-compatible). The kit uses a unique, patented terminal-tagging technology that simplifies strand-specific tagging and the preparation of directional mRNA-Seq libraries from rRNA-depleted or poly(A) [...]

KTH Royal Institute of Technology Opts for Arrayjet Inkjet Microarrayer Platform

Roslin, UK - Arrayjet today announced that the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, has chosen its Marathon Inkjet Microarrayer for its Protein Array Technologies Group. Headed by Dr Peter Nilsson, the group, which will also serve as an Arrayjet reference site, is based in the Department of Proteomics and forms part of the [...]

Porvair Boost U.S Capacity

Porvair Filtration Group, a world leader in filtration and separation technology, has announced further expansion of resources at its Ashland, VA facility to cope with increased North American demand for porous plastics. Available in sheet, tube, and almost any 3 dimensional molding in a range of pore sizes (10-100 micron) - Porvair Filtration Group offers [...]

Agilent Technologies Combines CGH and SNP Assays on Same Microarray, Creating a Unique Cytogenetics Tool

SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced the SurePrint G3 Human CGH+SNP microarray platform, an innovative system for simultaneous analysis of chromosomal copy number changes and copy-neutral aberrations. The system allows researchers to study the genetic basis of developmental disorders as well as many cancers. This is the only two-color CGH [...]

PANalytical Inc. to Open New Office with Demo Facility Near Houston, TX, USA

PANalytical Inc. is pleased to announce the January 1, 2011 opening of a new office with demonstration laboratory and meeting space near Houston, TX. Located just 10 minutes from George Bush Intercontinental Airport, the Kingwood, TX facility is focused on serving the needs of the many petrochemical companies situated in the Gulf Coast region. The [...]

NanoInk Closes $65 Million Financing Led by Lurie Investments

NanoInk, parent company of the NanoGuardian, NanoFabrication, NanoProfessor and NanoBioDiscovery Divisions announces a $65 million financing to further expand commercial activities SKOKIE, Ill. - NanoInk, Inc. ® announced today a $65 million financing led by Lurie Investments. The financing will be used to convert outstanding debt to equity and to provide working capital to expand [...]

Kaluza 1.1 from Beckman Coulter Analyzes 10-Million Event Flow Cytometry Files in Real Time

Super fast analysis software in multiple languages for flow cytometric and imaging data ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. - Beckman Coulter, Inc.’s new flow cytometry analysis software, Kaluza 1.1, processes multicolor files of up to 10 million events in real time and offers an analytical speed that is dramatically faster than the previous version and several hundred [...]

IonSense Expands Product Line with ASAP Open-Air Ionization Source

IonSense to sell Atmospheric Solids Analysis Probe (ASAP) as Entry Level Source for Open-Air Mass Spectrometry Saugus, MA - IonSense, Inc. and M&M Consulting announce an agreement for the marketing and sales of M&M’s ASAP™ technology for open-air mass spectrometry, consolidating sales of two major open-air ionization methods through one distribution network. IonSense will provide [...]

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