Ocimum Biosolutions launches qRT-PCR services in India

Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India -- Ocimum Biosolutions, a leading provider of genomic solutions, today announced the launch of its quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) services in India. This technology is already in use at Gene Logic, an Ocimum Biosolutions company. qRT-PCR technology is routinely used for a variety of applications such as expression analysis [...]

McBain Systems Named Fast-Growing Regional Microscope Dealer

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. -- McBain Systems of Simi Valley announced that it has received a "2009 Industry Division Growth Award" from Leica Microsystems. McBain Systems (formerly McBain Instruments) is the country's largest exclusive regional dealer of Leica industrial microscope products and reported a significant increase in Industry Division sales from 2008 to 2009. At Leica's [...]

Ross W. McCanless Elected to Kewaunee Scientific Board of Directors

STATESVILLE, N.C. -- Kewaunee Scientific Corporation (Nasdaq:KEQU - News) announced today the election of Ross W. (Bill) McCanless to Kewaunee Scientific's Board of Directors, effective May 1, 2010. Mr. McCanless, a resident of Salisbury, North Carolina, is an attorney and Certified Public Accountant, as well as an experienced business executive. Mr. McCanless served as President [...]

AB SCIEX and the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute to Collaborate in Disease Research Project

Organizations to Focus on Advancing Protein Research Through Emerging Mass Spectrometry Technology FOSTER CITY, Calif. & TORONTO--AB SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, today announced that it is collaborating with the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital, one of the world’s leading centers for biomedical research, to improve disease studies. [...]

Transposagen Announces New Product Offering: TGEM(TM) Genetically Modified Rat Models

170 New Human Disease Models Now Being Offered Including the World's First TP53 Knockout Rat Model LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Transposagen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., based in Lexington, KY, has announced today that it has added 170 genetically modified rats and related biomaterials to its database of laboratory rats with a genetic modification that can mimic a human [...]

The Green Solution Hood Cuts Fume Hood Energy Consumption By 96%

The Green Solution Fume Hood available through Air Master Systems Corporation operates using 4% of the energy required by standard exhaust fume hoods. Estimated to cut energy costs by 96% and reduce operating cost by 70%, the Solution Hood is ecologically friendly, saves energy, and surpasses industry safety requirements. (PRWEB) -- The Green Solution Fume [...]

Cambridge Bioscience partners With California Cell Company DV Biologics

CAMBRIDGE, UK. -- Cambridge Bioscience today announced its appointment as the new European Distributor for DV Biologics LLC, (Costa Mesa, CA, USA). The agreement brings together DV Biologics’ cutting edge human primary and stem cell systems, genomic tools and custom cell derivation expertise with Cambridge Bioscience’s proven ability to commercialize new life science research technologies. [...]

Prof. Joseph Paulauskis joins the Scientific Advisory Board at Ocimum-Genelogic

Hyderabad, India and Gaithersburg, MD, USA : Ocimum Biosolutions, a leading integrated genomics solutions company, today announced that Prof. Joseph Paulauskis from the International Genomics Consortium has joined the company’s Scientific Advisory Board. This development strengthens Ocimum’s commitment to work with key thought leaders to build sustained expertise around its vision for serving as a [...]

Roche Supports Science Education with Undergraduate Course on Sea Lion Genome Analysis Using 454 Sequencing Systems

BRANFORD, Conn.--As part of a semester-long course which aims to investigate the health of California sea lions and their environment, a group of undergraduate students at San Diego State University are experiencing first-hand the sequencing technology that is revolutionizing life science research. Led by SDSU Professor Elizabeth Dinsdale, the university students are learning how to [...]

Biotage Releases New Catalog of Sample Preparation Products and Applications

Uppsala, Sweden -– Biotage (STO: BIOT), a leading supplier of tools and technology for medicinal and analytical chemistry, announces the release of its new Sample Preparation Catalog. The 176-page catalog includes a range of products for Bioanalytical, Forensic, Clinical, Environmental, Agrochemical and Food Applications. To order a catalog, please visit www.biotage.com. This new Biotage catalog [...]

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