High-throughput spheroid microplate benefits cancer research, drug screening CORNING, N.Y. – Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) has expanded its spheroid microplate product offerings with the introduction of a unique 1536-well plate designed specifically for growing spheroid cell cultures. The Corning® 1536-well Spheroid Microplate helps scientists generate a higher volume of spheroids for high-throughput screening, which is especially beneficial in cancer research and […]

Company initiates commercial execution of groundbreaking technology accelerating cell therapy and vascular research with magnetic particle imaging. ALAMEDA, California, USA – Magnetic Insight Inc announced today that the company has secured an oversubscribed seed round of $3M. The equity round is led by Sand Hill Angels with contributions from other prominent angel investors and funds […]

The first chemically-defined, animal component-free cell culture medium for natural killer (NK) cells SANTA ANA, California: Irvine Scientific, an industry leader in the development and manufacture of cell culture media, today announced the introduction of PRIME-XV® NK Cell CDM— the first commercially available chemically-defined (CDM), animal component-free (ACF) medium for the ex vivo expansion of NK cells. The advanced medium […]

A consistent and reproducible model for drug development, toxicity testing and disease modelling applications Cambridge, UK – Axol Bioscience, the human cell culture specialists, provide highly validated primary cells and iPSC-derived cells together with optimised media and growth supplements, launch their Human iPSC-derived Atrial Cardiomyocytes for the discovery and development of novel treatments and advancing our understanding of […]

Cellectricon, a collaborative services provider dedicated to advance drug discovery and research in the areas of chronic pain and CNS disease, has appointed Professor Henrik Zetterberg to its scientific advisory board. Professor Zetterberg brings extensive expertise in Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative brain disorders. Professor Zetterberg, MD, PhD, is Professor of Neurochemistry at the University […]

Cellenion and Miltenyi Biotec Sign Co-Marketing Agreement to Provide a Time and Cost-Efficient Solution for the Development of Monoclonal Cell Lines Combined use of MACSQuant® Tyto® Cell Sorter and cellenONE® X1 single-cell deposition unit allows for time- and cost-efficient production of high-expressing and fast-expanding monoclonal cell lines. Berlin and Bergisch Gladbach, Germany: SCIENION AG and Miltenyi Biotec GmbH […]

Under this agreement, MaxCyte’s second signed with a U.S. NIH institute in the past year, the Company and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute will explore development of new therapies for sickle cell disease using MaxCyte’s gene-correction platform   Gaithersburg, Maryland – MaxCyte, Inc. today announces it has entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (“CRADA”) […]

Ensures validity and reliability of data from cell culture-based research MANASSAS, Va. — ATCC, the premier global biological materials resource and standards organization and the leading supplier of authenticated cells and advanced cell models, today announced the availability of its new PCR-based service to detect mycoplasma contamination in cell cultures. This growing service portfolio is […]

Sysmex Corporation (HQ: Kobe, Japan; Chairman and CEO: Hisashi Ietsugu) has established a new subsidiary in Egypt and will begin conducting direct sales and services with the aim of expanding its business in the Middle East. In recent years, Egypt has been setting up healthcare infrastructure in line with the country’s economic expansion and population […]

SOMERSET, N.J. – Catalent Pharma Solutions, the leading global provider of advanced delivery technologies and development solutions for drugs, biologics and consumer health products, and Berkeley Lights, Inc. (BLI), a leader in digital cell biology, today announced Catalent Biologics will adopt BLI’s Beacon®optofluidic platform to accelerate Catalent Biologics’ cell line development workflow. The Beacon platform is […]