Invitrogen Launches First Ever Serum Free Media for Mesenchymal Stem Cells
May 22, 2008
Company Adds New Kits to Differentiate Mesenchymal Stem Cells CARLSBAD, Calif.--Invitrogen Corporation (NASDAQ:IVGN - News), a provider of essential life science technologies for research, production and diagnostics, announced the launch of a serum free media (SFM) designed specifically to culture mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), or stem cells derived from bone marrow. STEMPRO® MSC SFM is [...]
Setaram Inc. Appoints New CEO/VP
May 22, 2008
NEWARK, Calif., May 22 -- Setaram Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of high performance thermal analyzers, calorimeters, gas sorption and high pressure mass spectroscopy instruments for challenging and demanding applications is pleased to announce the appointment of Bruce Jamieson as CEO and Vice President. This appointment follows the recent acquisition of Hy-Energy LLC (Newark, [...]
Ruskinn launches SCI-tive workstation
May 22, 2008
New self contained stem cell workstation makes atmospheric control easier Pencoed, UK, 22nd May 2008: Ruskinn has announced the launch of its innovative, Stem Cell Investigations total in vitro environment workstation – SCI-tive – specifically designed for both embryonic and adult stem cell isolation, optimisation, differentiation and incubation within a totally enclosed controlled culture environment. [...]
Corning Awarded Additional Patent for Label-free Drug
May 21, 2008
Corning Awarded Additional Patent for Label-free Drug Development Technology Removing biomolecular labels and purification steps improves data quality and biological relevance of assay results. Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued the company an additional patent related to the Corning® Epic® System that deals with the study of [...]
The complete calibration solution for XRF analysis
May 21, 2008
PANalytical (Almelo, The Netherlands) has introduced a series of new petrochemical standard sets for X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectroscopy that make reliable and accurate calibration a simple, convenient and cost effective procedure. The standard sets are made to PANalytical specifications by VHG Labs, the internationally renowned supplier of certified standards and reference materials. Sets are available [...]
454 Sequencing Used at Institute of Genomics & Integrative Biology (IGIB) in India
May 21, 2008
454 Sequencing Used at Institute of Genomics & Integrative Biology (IGIB) in India Branford, Conn.--Roche has successfully installed the first Genome Sequencer FLX System at the prestigious IGIB, in Delhi, India. IGIB plans to use the system for all applications possible within this revolutionary technology, with a special focus on metagenomics and de novo genome [...]
May 21, 2008
Wyatt Technology Corporation, the world leader in absolute macromolecular characterization instrumentation and software, announces its instruments have been chosen by a group of Czech scientists for polymer characterization. Researchers from SYNPO, a research institute for synthetic resins and coatings and the Institute of Polymeric Materials, University of Pardubice, Czech Republic, selected Wyatt’s instrumentation over a [...]
Mixing it with the Mastersizer!
May 20, 2008
Malvern particle sizer helps match mixer to process 20 May 2008: Malvern, UK: The often difficult challenge of selecting the right mixer for specific process applications is made easier when thorough testing is possible. At the Test & Development Center of Charles Ross & Son Company, a major leading manufacturer of mixing equipment, their Malvern [...]
SPECTRO establises Japanese Office and Demonstration Facility
May 20, 2008
Tokyo, May, 2008 – SPECTRO Analytical Instruments has opened an instrument demonstration and application laboratory along with a direct sales, service and marketing office in Tokyo near Shinagawa station to better serve its growing Japanese customer base. “We are very pleased with our new Tokyo office and demonstration facility. It represents a further expansion of [...]
Quick Screening Tool Makes Fast Work of Sorting Crime Samples
May 20, 2008
Promega Launches PowerPlex® S5 System MADISON, Wis.--Promega Corporation announces a new five loci STR system that simplifies and accelerates sorting through samples collected at a crime scene. The new PowerPlex® S5 is designed to help DNA labs efficiently and effectively process the growing number of DNA samples that can come from a single crime scene. [...]
