SAN DIEGO -- Cyntellect, Inc., a privately-held life sciences company commercializing products to advance life science and stem cell research, biopharmaceutical production, and drug discovery, today announced the appointment of Saiid Zarrabian as President & CEO. A senior life sciences executive with strong leadership and operations experience in both public and private companies, Zarrabian has [...]

Menlo Park, CA - DNA2.0 , the leading gene synthesis and protein engineering company, today announced the availability of an innovative software tool for designing DNA sequences: Gene Designer 2.0 . Building on the success of the original Gene Designer, version 2.0 delivers a sophisticated graphic interface and drag-and-drop functionality for creating genes, whether making [...]

Development of New Tests for Applications in Prevention and Personalized Healthcare - Extended HLA testing portfolio includes products to assess tolerance for Lumiracoxib and for the early detection of inflammatory diseases Germantown, MD and Hilden, Germany --- QIAGEN (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt, Prime Standard: QIA) today announced that it has entered into an agreement with the [...]

CSIRO Study Will Facilitate Deeper Understanding of Oceanic Microbial Ecology and Bioremediation SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- -- Arrayit Corporation (OTCBB: ARYC - News), a leader in life sciences and healthcare technology, reports today that the company has installed its patented and proprietary NanoPrint™ LM60 Enterprise Level Microarrayer at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) [...]

AnaSpec, Inc. and Bioeasy Diagnostica today announced a non-exclusive distributor agreement that will allow Bioeasy Diagnostica to distribute AnaSpec’s catalog and custom products throughout Brasil. Fremont, CA -- AnaSpec, Inc. and Bioeasy Diagnostica today announced a non-exclusive distributor agreement that will allow Bioeasy Diagnostica to distribute AnaSpec’s catalog and custom products throughout Brasil. AnaSpec’s Director [...]

New contract a "significant win" for UK manufacturer Cleveland, UK - Leading research peptide manufacturer, Cambridge Research Biochemicals (CRB) announced today that it has been appointed by RCUK Shared Services Centre Ltd (RCUK SSC Ltd) as a key supplier of custom synthesised peptides and custom generated polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies. The new two-year contract will [...]

Offering researchers an unrivaled range of preclinical contrast agents for small animal in vivo imaging. Bergisch Gladbach, Germany, and Berlin, Germany -- Viscover marks the result of a fruitful collaboration between Miltenyi Biotec GmbH and nanoPET Pharma GmbH. Within this strategic alliance, Miltenyi Biotec is responsible for the distribution of Viscover products developed and manufactured [...]

Tools and Reagents Pre-Configured to Support Cell Therapy Clinical Translation CARLSBAD, Calif. -- --LifeTechnologies Corporation (NASDAQ:LIFE) today announced the formation of GIBCO(R)Cell Therapy Systems (CTS(TM)), which will offer the life science industry's widest array of products to support cell therapy applications, including regenerative medicine. Specifically designed to help cell therapy practitioners accelerate the transition from [...]

Pre-clinical research could generate proof of principle for future cell therapies to treat other neurodegenerative diseases, including spinal cord injury CARLSBAD, Calif. --The University of California, San Diego, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies and LifeTechnologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) today announced the initiation of studies which may lead to the future development of cell transplant [...]

Systems Complement the Beckman Coulter Cell Analysis Portfolio Orange County, Calif. -- Beckman Coulter, Inc., has entered into a strategic alliance with CaridianBCT, under the terms of which Beckman Coulter will market CaridianBCT cell therapy products in specific, targeted markets. CaridianBCT and Beckman Coulter will launch CaridianBCT’s Quantum Cell Expansion System, a closed system that [...]