Mad City Labs Inc., the leading global manufacturer of flexure based nanopositioning systems capable of sub-nanometre positioning resolution has appointed Elliot Scientific as distributor of its products within the UK and Ireland. The new product line now offered by Elliot Scientific covers the entire spectrum of nanopositioning, with single axis, multi-axis and stages with rotation/tilt [...]

3-Day data turnaround increases laboratory efficiency, reduces time-to-market Wakefield, MA - BIOCIUS Life Sciences Inc., developers of the RapidFire® high-throughput mass spectrometry system, today announced a new contract research service that expands the in vitro ADME (Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism and Excretion) assays that can be analyzed quickly and efficiently using RapidFire technology. The extension of [...]

Adding to its expansive line of ultra-low temperature (-86°C) freezer models, New Brunswick Scientific has introduced new large-capacity, upright freezer, capable of storing up to 48,000 samples. The Premium U700 Freezer offers 700 Liters / 25 cft. of storage capacity, and features five compartments each with insulated inner doors, and adjustable-height shelves for storage flexibility. [...]

Newark, DE, USA ; Uppsala, Sweden - iBio, Inc. (OTCBB: IBPM), its development collaborator, Fraunhofer USA Center for Molecular Biotechnology (CMB), and GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), today announced their entry into an agreement to jointly develop and globally market manufacturing solutions for biopharmaceuticals and vaccines based upon their respective [...]

Automated mineralogy technology suite now provides improved measurement and image analysis capabilities for mining, oil & gas and geoscience applications Hillsboro, Ore. -FEI Company (NASDAQ: FEIC), a leading instrumentation company providing electron microscope systems for applications across many industries, announces the availability of two new software solutions that provide quantifiable data to improve natural resource [...]

Pompey, France – Novasep, a leading supplier of manufacturing solutions to the life science industries, announces the appointment of Bernard Dubois as Chairman of its supervisory board. Bernard Dubois replaces Pietro Stefanutti, who decided to allocate most of his time to personal activities. Pietro Stefanutti said, “even if in a more remote position, I will [...]

Austin, Texas – Asuragen, Inc., a leader in molecular diagnostics and nucleic acid-based pharmacogenomics services, announced today that it has launched KRAS and BRAF mutational testing services in its CAP-accredited CLIA laboratory. Asuragen’s KRAS and BRAF laboratory developed tests (LDTs) were designed in response to newly modified guidelines from the American Society of Clinical Oncology [...]

Madison, Wisconsin - Promega Corporation announces it will provide FuGENE® HD Transfection Reagent throughout the life science market. The comprehensive, direct use offering from Promega means any life scientist can utilize FuGENE technology with no licensing requirements. FuGENE HD enables the transfection of DNA into many cell types with high efficiency and little-to-no toxicity. FuGENE [...]

Astrid Research Inc. today introduced GenoMiner, its high-performance next generation sequencing (NGS) data analysis computer with easy-to-use bioinformatics applications designed to help lab biologists without deep IT knowledge. Debrecen, Hungary - Astrid Research Inc. today introduced GenoMiner, its high-performance next generation sequencing (NGS) data analysis computer with easy-to-use bioinformatics applications designed to help lab biologists [...]

Application Anticipated to R&D of Antibody Drugs and Generic Biotech Drugs Shimadzu Corporation has released an accurate glycan analyzer capable of quickly analyzing the structure of the biological molecule "glycan." Glycans play an important role in medical research for such applications as diagnosis of cancer and other diseases and development of antibody drugs. This analyzer [...]