OCEANSIDE, Calif.--International Stem Cell Corporation (OTCBB:ISCO), www.intlstemcell.com, announced today that it had entered into a strategic alliance with The Automation Partnership (TAP), www.automationpartnership.com, to automate and scale up the production of stem cell-derived human corneal tissue. The alliance has been formed to create instrumentation for ISCO and its partners and affiliates to produce development and [...]

Next Generation Bio-Imaging – New software platform for Bio-Imaging released German life science specialist Kapelan Bio-Imaging expands its product family with the release of the brand new LabImage Platform. The new LabImage Platform is a software framework, providing module based functionality to create individual bio-imaging applications. Among these functionalities are state-of-the-art image analysis, data storage, [...]

The Smart Solution for Superior Contrast in Fluorescence Imaging Wetzlar, Germany. Resolution and contrast are crucially important for fluorescence applications in widefield microscopy. Undesired haze effects that reduce contrast can be minimized by using the smart principle of structured illumination. The result: fluorescence images with excellent contrast, superb axial resolution and ultra-sharp 2D sections of [...]

Clinical Diagnostics, Life Sciences and Molecular Imaging Applications NÜRNBERG, Germany--At the 17th annual Sensor + Test Fair this week in Nürnberg, Germany, PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and the environment, today announced the debut of an innovative solutions platform for demanding Low Light Level Detection applications, [...]

COLUMBUS, OH and BUDAPEST, HUNGARY and PRINCETON, NJ--ThalesNano and METTLER TOLEDO (NYSE: MTD), the leading companies in their respective fields, today announced a collaboration to combine their existing technologies to offer flow reactor technology with real-time reaction monitoring for faster reaction optimization and improved continuous process production. This customer-driven collaboration will result in the integration [...]

MARLBORO, Mass. and SAN DIEGO--Xcellerex, Inc. and Pfenex Inc. announced today that the companies, along with deltaDOT Ltd. and BioPharm Services have successfully demonstrated the production of purified swine flu H1 hemagglutinin (California strain) in 42 days starting from the amino acid sequence of the protein. During that period, the gene was cloned and expressed, [...]

BISHOPS STORTFORD, UNITED KINGDOM--Cutting edge informatics company Dotmatics Limited (Dotmatics) were selected by Almirall, the international pharmaceutical company located in Spain, to provide a range of drug discovery informatics solutions. Dr. Johannes Floeckner, Head of R&D Information Systems at Almirall said "We are very pleased to be working with Dotmatics. After we evaluated their solutions [...]

STOCKHOLM--Regulatory News: Biotage AB (STO:BIOT), a global leader in tools and technology for medicinal and analytical chemistry, and Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:CALP) today announces a transaction under which Biotage is acquiring extraction and evaporation product lines for Sample Preparation from Caliper. Biotage is acquiring the RapidTrace® and TurboVap® product lines and all associated assets [...]

STOCKHOLM -- -- BAE Systems and Portendo AB have signed an agreement to co-operate on civil and military detection systems for improvised explosive devices. The agreement means that BAE Systems obtains an exclusive license to market, sell and manufacture Portendo's P.Eye-S in the United States and Canada, for the civil market. The P.Eye-S is Portendo's [...]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--Helicos BioSciences Corporation (NASDAQ: HLCS - News) announced today that, as part of the Company’s previously disclosed efforts to consider alternatives to its existing long-term strategy, it is in the process of implementing a strategic shift to focus the business on the diagnostics markets. In connection with this effort, the Company has committed to [...]