CARLSBAD, Calif. — A newly launched media system by Thermo Fisher Scientific has been designed to enable reliable and biologically relevant in vitroneuronal cell models by increasing survival of neurons by more than 50 percent compared to conventional products. The new Gibco B-27 Plus Neuronal Culture System, comprised of B-27 Plus Supplement and Neurobasal Plus Medium, allows […]

Cambridge, UK OncoSpan features the largest gene coverage of any oncology reference standard Allows the most comprehensive validation of oncology gene panels and large-scale exome sequencing assays OncoSpan is supplied with free-of-charge access to online NGS validation and quality control (QC) tool, OncoMatic Cambridge, UK: Horizon Discovery (LSE: HZD) (“Horizon” or “the Company”), a global leader […]

New Facility Helps Scientists Advance Translational Medical Research   WHAT: PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today announced the opening of the Translational Medical Engineering Demonstration Laboratory at a ceremony on September 19.  Co-founded with the State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, this facility will serve as a center for research and […]

STEMCELL Technologies Signs Exclusive License with Propagenix to Commercialize EpiX™, an Innovation Empowering Epithelial Cell Biology and Cell Therapy VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA – STEMCELL Technologies has signed an exclusive license with Propagenix of Rockville, MD to commercialize its patented EpiX™ technology, a novel and revolutionary cell culture medium that enables unprecedented expansion of tissue-resident epithelial stem cells without any […]

Madison, Wisconsin — Cellular Dynamics International (CDI), a FUJIFILM company , the leading developer and manufacturer of differentiated cells derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), and Nanion Technologies GmbH (Nanion), a leading provider of instrumentation for ion channel drug discovery and screening, announced today that they have entered into a joint marketing agreement. The mutual partnership […]

Männedorf, Switzerland, September 19, 2017 – Tecan’s innovative Spark® multimode reader can now provide walkaway processing of up to 50 assay plates per run with the addition of the new Spark-Stack™ integrated microplate stacker. This versatile and field-upgradeable module is designed to reliably automate plate loading, unloading and re-stacking for non-lidded SLAS-format microplates from six to […]

Strategic Sponsorship Will Provide Innovative Technology and Nurture Promising Biotechnology Startup SANTA CLARA, Calif., and CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) has announced a platinum sponsorship agreement with LabCentral, a biotech innovation hub based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. LabCentral is an independent, shared laboratory space designed as a launchpad for high-potential life sciences and biotech startups. […]

Announcing the Single-Cell Printer for documented isolation of cells in clonal cell line development Sunnyvale, Calif. – Molecular Devices, LLC, a leader in protein and cell biology technologies, today announced a partnership with Cytena GmbH to launch the CloneSelect™ Single-Cell Printer™ in North America. This novel system utilizes sophisticated microfluidics-based technology and real-time image analysis […]

Cologne (DE) / Basel (CH) – Lonza has today introduced the CytoSMART™ 2 System, an updated version of Lonza’s popular CytoSMART™ System for live cell imaging. The CytoSMART™ 2 Device features an advanced optical system and more powerful camera unit, which enables researchers to capture higher-resolution images of their cell cultures. Images taken can be digitally […]

Dendritic cells are a key contributor to developing cancer vaccines   SANTA ANA, California: Irvine Scientific, a world leader in cell culture media development and manufacture, today announced the introduction of PRIME-XV® Dendritic Cell Maturation CDM, a chemically-defined, animal component-free medium for the differentiation of monocytes into immature dendritic cells, and subsequent maturation in dendritic cells. Current […]