ALPCO recently announced its partnership with InSphero, AG to provide customers with a complete solution to assess beta-cell function in islet microtissue culture models. InSphero’s 3D InSight™ Diabetes Discovery Platform offers users a comprehensive beta-cell function application suite with all required materials to quantify insulin secretion from 3D InSight™ Islet Microtissues, including ALPCO’s validated STELLUX® Chemiluminescent Insulin ELISA. InSphero Group Head […]

La Vista, NE – Streck, Inc. and Cromoion SRL, a distributor of human and veterinary diagnostic products in Argentina, have signed a three-year distribution agreement for Streck’s full portfolio of controls, cell stabilization and molecular products. Streck’s cell stabilization products include Cyto-Chex® BCT, a blood collection tube for the preservation of whole blood specimens for […]

Researchers to access list of novel targets for Alzheimer’s disease treatment SEATTLE–Sage Bionetworks announces the launch of the Agora platform (agora.ampadportal.org) an interactive, web-based tool that allows researchers to explore curated genomic analyses of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), including a list of early candidate target nominations for AD. The analyses accessible through Agora represent the culmination of over […]

BASEL, Switzerland and WALTHAM, Mass. — Enzyvant, a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative treatments for people living with rare diseases, today announced that it has formed a collaboration with PerkinElmer Genomics, a global genomic testing company. PerkinElmer Genomics will leverage its network of global labs and testing platform to offer eligible providers and patients around the world […]

AMSBIO has introduced new CRISPR / Cas9 editing kits for gene knock-out, gene knock-in and gene mutation applications. The latest tool in genome science – CRISPR/Cas9 is a simple and efficient genome editing tool which allows for specific genome disruption and replacement resulting in high specificity and low cell toxicity. AMSBIO CRISPR Complete kits are […]

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 […]

London – Lifebit, the startup building a fully-automated system that generates and processes genomics data in real time at scale, today announces that it has closed a $3m (£2.25m) Seed funding round led by Pentech and Connect Ventures, with participation from Beacon Capital and Tiny VC (AngelList). The company is simultaneously announcing the launch of […]

Mountain View, CA—Takara Bio USA, Inc., (TBUSA, formerly Clontech Laboratories, Inc.), a wholly owned subsidiary of Takara Bio Inc., is proud to announce that patent JP6336080B—covering the Smart-seq2 method, developed by Rickard Sandberg and exclusively licensed to TBUSA by the Ludwig Institute—has been awarded by the Japan Patent Office. Additional patents regarding the Smart-seq2 technology […]

MENLO PARK, Calif.–Quantapore Inc. announced the completion of a $15.55 million sale of Series 3 Preferred Stock led by Northern Light Venture Capital (NLVC). Tsingyuan Ventures and Sangel Venture Capital were major investors in the round and were joined by Baidu Ventures and Cloudstone VC. Mr. Feng Deng of NLVC has joined Quantapore’s Board of […]

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 […]