COLUMBUS, Ohio--Rescentris, Inc., a leading provider of electronic lab notebook (ELN) and scientific content management software for biology and multidisciplinary R&D organizations, today announced that the company raised additional funds through Series B sale of equity. Investments were led by new and existing private investors, including leading scientists and inventors from Stanford University, former senior [...]

Malvern, UK: Researchers from the University of Tours (INSERM U618) in France are using a Spraytec laser diffraction particle size analyzer from Malvern Instruments to study nebuliser performance in real time. By understanding how aerosol concentration and droplet size vary during an inhalation cycle, the group expects to be able to develop new devices with [...]

To Develop Real-Time Imaging Agents for Prostate and Ovarian Cancer Surgery Lincoln, Nebraska/Portola Valley, California: LI-COR Biosciences and Spectros Corporation announce a non-exclusive licensing and supply agreement to couple LI-COR Biosciences' IRDye® 800CW to Spectros’ proprietary targeted biomarkers, and to develop the targeted fluorescent contrast agents for the real-time imaging and treatment of prostate and [...]

BioTek Instruments continues to expand its Synergy™ Multi-Mode Microplate Reader family with the introduction of the patent-pending Synergy H4 with Hybrid Technology™. Synergy H4 combines the sensitivity of filter-based optics with the flexibility of monochromator-based optics in one compact instrument for high-performance fluorescence-based applications. This unique hybrid of both technologies provides for endless flexibility in [...]

AACHEN, Germany--Bruker Nano today announced that its N8 TITANOS™ large-sample inspection AFM has been further improved to provide highest spatial resolving power. Due to its unique AFM technology and outstanding mechanical stability, the TITANOS has now been demonstrated with atomic-scale resolution on HOPG (highly oriented pyrolythic graphite) on a production instrument in standard configuration. The [...]

For Room Temperature Storage of Tissues and Cell Culture - SampleMatrix(R) Technology applied to Tissue & Cell Culture Stabilization SAN DIEGO -- Biomatrica, the leader in room temperature biological sample stabilization, today announced the release of DNAgard(TM), the first room temperature-based liquid formulation for stabilization and storage of tissues and cells. The new DNAgard product [...]

New Integrated Testing Strategy for the Evaluation of Environmental Contaminants CALGARY, Canada & SAN DIEGO, Calif.--The Alberta Centre for Toxicology (ACFT), University of Calgary, Faculty of Medicine, Calgary, Alberta, Canada and Roche´s (SWX:RO) (SWX:ROG) (Pink Sheets: RHHBY) cooperation partner ACEA Biosciences Inc., San Diego, CA, USA have entered into an agreement for the joint development [...]

Royston, UK -- Dolomite, a world leader in microfluidic design and manufacture, has introduced the glass microfluidic Y-Junction Chip. Enabling liquid-liquid contact of immiscible fluid streams, as well as investigations into the diffusion of molecules between parallel laminar flow streams, the chip has extremely smooth channel surfaces for an uninterrupted flow. With a compact size [...]

Partnership for sustainable development spans Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines Darmstadt -- Merck KGaA announced today that it has formed a strategic alliance with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für technische Zusammenarbeit GmbH (German Technical Cooperation - GTZ) intended to improve laboratory chemicals waste management in Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines. Within the scope of a public [...]

ST. JOSEPH, Mich. -- GeneGo, Inc., the leading systems biology tools company, announced today that Millipore Corporation has sponsored academic groups from University of Queensland, Sheffield and USC to become members of the collaborative MetaMiner (Stem Cells) project run by GeneGo. MetaMiner is a partnership program for the reconstruction of stem cell pathways and their [...]