Culver City, CA – Sofie Biosciences, Inc., the molecular imaging company specializing in novel tools for PET imaging and radiosynthesis of PET compounds, has today announced the completion of the acquisition of Zevacor Pharma to form “SOFIE”. The addition of Zevacor Pharma’s 16 radiopharmacies and Contract Manufacturing Organization will complement Sofie Biosciences’ imaging and radiochemistry […]

WINOOSKI VT, USA — BioTek Instruments, Inc., a leader in life science instrumentation, including advanced cell imaging systems, announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent to the Company for its “Autofocus for Imaging System” invention used in the Cytation and Lionheart FX products. The patented method uses a custom […]

AMSBIO announce the addition of mutation cell line Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded (FFPE) samples and isolated genomic DNA (gDNA) controls to its extensive range of cell line reference standards. In both routine clinical use and diagnostic assay development, biologically-relevant positive and negative controls represent an invaluable resource. To ensure accuracy and reproducibility during IVD assay development and […]

New PureLink Fast Low-Endotoxin Kit Significantly Reduces Plasmid Purification Time to Accelerate Protein Expression CARLSBAD, Calif. — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the launch of its new PureLink Fast Low-Endotoxin Plasmid Purification Midi and Maxi Kits, further strengthening its line of low-endotoxin plasmid DNA isolation products. The kits offer researchers […]

BURLINGAME, Calif. – Vector Laboratories, a leader in the development and manufacture of labeling and detection reagents for biomedical research, announces an exclusive distribution agreement with Shenzhen-based NeoBioscience Technology Company, a distributor of a broad range of high-quality research tools. Established in 2007, the company has offices in Shenzhen, Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. With a strong background […]

Venture capital fund BORN2GROW has invested in Stuttgart-based Venneos GmbH in the current round of series A financing. The start-up is successfully developing and marketing the CAN-Q – a silicon chip-based imaging system for analysing biological cells. “We are thrilled to have BORN2GROW on-board as a new investor, and that we will be able to […]

The University Twinning and Networking Programme (UNITWIN) of the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has announced a collaboration to study pathogens that affect people, livestock and agriculture in the Pacific Small Island region. Working with Massey University of New Zealand, the partnership is using the ZyGEM PDQeX, along with the Diagenetix BioRanger […]

Dr. R. Paul Schaudies, Charles Pick and Dr. Anilrudh Venugopal bring broad industry expertise and skilled leadership to ExcitePCR to help drive commercialization of FireflyDX DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — PositiveID Corporation (OTCQB:PSID), a life sciences company focused on detection and diagnostics, announced today its ExcitePCR Corporation subsidiary has formed a board of advisors, which includes Dr. R. Paul Schaudies, […]

MADISON, WI USA Promega Corporation’s new bioluminescent HiBiT Protein Tagging System can be combined with CRISPR/CAS9-mediated gene editing to tag endogenous proteins and simplify their study under natural expression conditions, as demonstrated in “CRISPR-Mediated Tagging of Endogenous Proteins with a Luminescent Peptide,” a recently published paper in the journal ACS Chemical Biology. HiBiT technology, which provides a […]

ABL strengthens biomarker capabilities for a wide range of disease states with the Cira platform. BILLERICA, MASS and Rickville, MD – Aushon BioSystems (Aushon) and ABL, Inc. (ABL) today announced that ABL has adopted the Cira platform for multiplex and ultrasensitive biomarker analysis. Effective immediately, ABL will offer this proprietary technology as a new, exciting addition […]