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Hematogenix Laboratory Services, LLC Announces the Availability of FDA Approved PD-L1 Companion Diagnostic Tests
Hematogenix Laboratory Services Announces the Availability of PD-L1 Companion Diagnostic Tests for KEYTRUDA®, Merck's Anti-PD-1 Therapy for Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Whose Tumors Express PD-L1 with Disease Progression on or after Platinum-Containing Chemotherapy as well as a PD-L1 Complementary Diagnostic Test to Support Bristol-Myers Squibb's OPDIVO® Anti-PD-1 Therapy for Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. - March 24, 2016 - Hematogenix
MiTeGen Announces Their In Situ-1 Crystallization Plates Have Been Selected for Use in Microgravity Crystallization Experiments Aboard the International Space Station
MiTeGen LLC, a provider of innovative consumables for protein crystallization and X-ray diffraction to academic, pharmaceutical, industrial and government researchers around the world, announced that a line of their products, the In Situ-1™ crystallization plates, will be used for research conducted on the International Space Station (ISS). - March 24, 2016 - MiTeGen, LLC
Gilbert Gordon Honored as 2016 Professional of the Year in Scientific Research, Writing, and Contribution
Gilbert Gordon, of Oxford, Ohio, has been honored by Strathmore’s Who’s Who as a 2016 Professional of the Year. This honor has been bestowed in recognition of his outstanding achievements in Scientific Research, Writing, and Contribution. - March 23, 2016 - Strathmore Who's Who
ThinkNow Research Client Wins Gold at 2016 David Ogilvy Awards; Clorox’s “United We Grill” Campaign Wins Gold Cross-Platform Award
ThinkNow Research is thrilled to congratulate one of their core clients, Clorox, on their win at the 2016 ARF David Ogilvy Awards. Clorox was honored for their exceptional use of market research in advertising at the awards gala held March 15th in New York City during the Advertising Research... - March 22, 2016 - ThinkNow Research
Bioo Scientific Launches ELISA for Screening of Ethoxyquin in Fishmeal, Fish, Shrimp, Feed and Meat
Bioo Scientific has released a new screening method, the MaxSignal® Ethoxyquin ELISA Test Kit to test fishmeal, fish, shrimp, feed and meat for ethoxyquin (EQ) residues. - March 19, 2016 - Bioo Scientific
Gamry Instruments Will Be an Exhibitor at the 33rd Annual International Battery Seminar & Exhibit
Gamry will be exhibiting at the International Battery Seminar & Exhibit in Fort Lauderdale, FL March 21st-24th at the Fort Lauderdale Convention Center. - March 18, 2016 - Gamry Instruments
Bioo Scientific Granted Patent for Small RNA Sequencing Technology
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued U.S. patent US9255291 entitled Oligonucleotide ligation, barcoding and methods and compositions for improving data quality and throughput using massively parallel sequencing to Bioo Scientific. - March 17, 2016 - Bioo Scientific
Gamry Instruments Will be an Exhibitor at the ACS National Meeting & Expo
Gamry will be attending the 251st American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition in San Diego, CA USA March 13-17th, 2016. - March 05, 2016 - Gamry Instruments
Free Wheelchair Mission and MIT Students Work Together on Handcycle Design and Testing
In November 2015, students in Matt McCambridge’s D-Lab: Mobility Wheelchair Design in Developing Countries course at MIT built a prototype of Free Wheelchair Mission’s GEN_4 handcycle. The GEN_4 differs from FWM’s three previous generations of four-wheeled wheelchairs. The... - March 01, 2016 - Free Wheelchair Mission
ALPCO's New NT-proBNP ELISA Offers Cost Savings and Flexibility
ALPCO recently announced the release of its new NT-proBNP (1-76) ELISA, offering researchers investigating cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, and diabetes with a flexible, user friendly and cost effective tool. The assay is highly characterized to measure changes in levels of NT-proBNP, and... - February 23, 2016 - ALPCO
ITSTICC Partnered with CrowdReviews.com Announce - The 8th International Joint Conference on Computational Intelligence – IJCCI 2016
The eight edition of the IJCCI Conference (International Joint Conference on Computational Intelligence) organized by INSTICC (Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information, Control and Communication) will take place from 9 to 11 of November 2016 in Porto, Portugal. The purpose of IJCCI is... - February 23, 2016 - topseos.com
Operative Experience Adds Senior Executives to Drive Growth and Technology Expansion
Operative Experience, Inc. (OEI), a fast rising developer of high-fidelity human simulators for surgical and pre-hospital education, today announced two additions to their executive team. Jane O’Reilly, named the new Global Vice President of Sales, and Carlos Moreno, the new Chief Technology... - February 22, 2016 - Operative Experience, Inc.
Metal Replacement in Automobiles and Increasing Demand for Filter Bags to Drive Growth of Polyphenylene Sulfide to Reach $2B by 2022
The polyphenylene sulfide market study reviews, analyzes and projects the global market for polyphenylene sulfide for the period 2012-2022 while discussing the global PPS resin installed capacities. Global market for polyphenylene sulfide product types analyzed in the report include PPS compounds and other PPS products such as fibers, films and coatings. - February 21, 2016 - Industry Experts
Zyrobotics Awarded Phase II Funding from the National Science Foundation
NSF SBIR grant aids in the research and expansion of inclusive technology company. - February 20, 2016 - Zyrobotics
ImmunoReagents Introduces LigaTrap™ Purification Resins and Kits
ImmunoReagents is proud to announce LigaTrap™ purification resins and kits. LigaTrap™ technology utilizes novel, patented ligands, designed for antibody purification. Each kit includes 10 spin columns filled with LigaTrap™ resin and buffers needed to capture species-specific... - February 17, 2016 - ImmunoReagents Inc.
ALPCO Releases New Basophil Activation Test Validated for the Evaluation of Kinase Inhibitors in Early Drug Development
ALPCO has released its new InhibiScreen Basophil Activation Test (BAT) which was developed and validated specifically for the evaluation of kinase inhibitors during early drug development. - February 16, 2016 - ALPCO
Concept Design Quest is a Book About Futuristic Vehicles
This vehicle concept (not real) is a futuristic hovering car. This vehicle illustrates the idea of manipulating gravity in order to fly. This is the 2054 Phantom GT (Gravity Thruster). It is meant to be a prediction of a high speed sky car. - February 16, 2016 - Concept Design Quest
Cantor Colburn is the Fastest Growing US Patent Law Firm
For the last ten years, Cantor Colburn LLP has been the fastest growing patent law firm in the country, according to patent analytics and research firm Juristat in its “Rainmaker Firms” blog post on February 4, 2016 (www.juristat.com/rainmaker-firms). Juristat measured growth in... - February 10, 2016 - Cantor Colburn LLP
NanoCellect Closes $1.75M Series A Financing Round to Begin Production of the WOLF Cell Sorter
NanoCellect Biomedical, a developer of affordable and accessible flow cytometry and cell sorting technology for life sciences, will begin production of their WOLF Cell Sorter. The Series A investment was led by Ken Hood of San Diego’s FusionX Ventures, an early-stage investment fund. - February 08, 2016 - NanoCellect
Geoff Notkin Debuts New Meteorite, Draws Crowds at 2016 Tucson Gem and Mineral Shows
Making his 18th consecutive appearance at the Tucson gem and mineral shows, internationally renowned meteorite specialist Geoff Notkin is thrilling visitors to his showroom with an extraordinary display of rare and valuable rocks from outer space. Notkin is a TEDx speaker, meteorite hunter, world... - February 05, 2016 - Aerolite Meteorites, LLC
Vivonics Sells Artificial Lung Technology
Vivonics, Inc. announced today the sale of intellectual property and other assets related to its Artificial Lung technology to Lung Biotechnology PBC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of United Therapeutics Corporation. Vivonics’ development of the Artificial Lung technology was supported by the... - February 04, 2016 - Vivonics, Inc.
Theoretical Ecologist’s New Book Earns Literary Award
A new book by Arild O. Gautestad, which examines theories about how animals use space, has earned the Dog Ear Publishing Award of Literary Excellence. It was just one of nine books released by the company in 2015 to achieve the honor. - January 29, 2016 - Dog Ear Publishing
Handheld Active Fluorometer Now Available for Quick Assessments of Photosynthetic Efficiency of Algae
Turner Designs’ AquaFlash Active Handheld Fluorometer enables quick field assessments of photosynthetic efficiency. - January 29, 2016 - Turner Designs, Inc.
Bev Acreman is Appointed Commercial Director of F1000
F1000, a provider of services to biomedical researchers to support the discovery, writing and publication of new scientific findings, has appointed Bev Acreman as Commercial Director. - January 28, 2016 - Faculty of 1000
ALPCO's New Stool-Based Gastroenterology Assays and Extraction Method Can Improve Lab Sample Processing Time by Up to 86%
ALPCO recently launched a new panel of 13 stool-based gastroenterology assays that are all compatible with one single extraction step, allowing labs to improve sample processing time by up to 86%. - January 26, 2016 - ALPCO
Yuri's Night Congratulates 2015 Spirit of Yuri's Night Award Winner Alan Stern
Dr. Alan Stern, a planetary scientist at the Southwest Research Institute, is currently the principal investigator of the New Horizons NASA mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt. Due to his fantastic work to share his team's mission with the public and his efforts over many years to found companies that seek to increase public involvement in spaceflight, Alan is being awarded the Spirit of Yuri's Night award for 2015. - January 26, 2016 - Yuri's Night
Theoretical Ecologist Arild O. Gautestad Releases New Book
Scientists working in the field of animal ecology have a new resource that brings together different disciplines that explore how animals use space. A new book by Arild O. Gautestad, which Dog Ear Publishing reviews, explores theories and concepts to provide a much-needed overview on the topic. - January 26, 2016 - Dog Ear Publishing
Retinal Consultants of Arizona Announces New North Phoenix Location; Adds Second Airplane to Clinical Practice
Retinal Consultants of Arizona (RCA) – one of the nation’s leading Retina & Vitreous clinical research and patient treatment facilities – today announced it has purchased a 35,000 square foot building in North Phoenix to become the latest expansion of its clinical practice and... - January 21, 2016 - Retinal Consultants of Arizona
Bioo Scientific Completes ISO 9001:2008 Recertification Process
Bioo Scientific has been recertified for another three years under the international ISO 9001:2008 standard (ISO CI#: SARA-2009-CA-0114-A). - January 21, 2016 - Bioo Scientific
Gamry to Present a PlugVolt Webinar: EIS and Its Applications to Battery Analysis
Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy and its Applications to Battery Analysis is the topic of a scheduled PlugVolt sponsored Webinar presented by Dr. Chris Beasley of Gamry Instruments. - January 20, 2016 - Gamry Instruments
Strathmore’s Who’s Who Names Gilbert Gordon the 2016 Professional of the Year in Water Research/Inorganic Chemistry
Gilbert Gordon, of Oxford, Ohio, has been honored as the 2016 Professional of the Year by Strathmore’s Who’s Who for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of Water Research/Inorganic Chemistry. - January 19, 2016 - Strathmore Who's Who
Gamry Instruments to Exhibit at NACE Corrosion 2016
Gamry will be an exhibitor at NACE Corrosion 2016 March 6-10 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. - January 16, 2016 - Gamry Instruments
Drug Safety Company Expands Operations
Drug Safety Navigator, LLC (DSN) Announces Another Expansion in Its Fifth Year of Operation - January 13, 2016 - Drug Safety Navigator, LLC
Da Vinci Press Announces Winning First Prize in London (UK) Book Festival for New Book "Tweeting da Vinci"
Tweeting da Vinci won first place in the London (UK) Book Festival. In its first year of publication, Tweeting da Vinci won numerous gold medals for content and design. Competing against thousands of books, Tweeting da Vinci took top honors in prestigious national and international competitions. - January 12, 2016 - Da Vinci Press
InterCore Reduces Costs, Continues to Advance DADS Development
InterCore announced that development of its core DADS™ (Driver Alertness Detection System™) product has continued to advance, despite non-product challenges faced during 2015. - January 12, 2016 - InterCore, Inc.
World Parkinson’s Program Strives to Improve Parkinson’s Care Around the Globe
World Parkinson's Program held its annual seminar in Toronto, Canada. The seminar was attended by both patients and healthcare professionals to discuss the situation faced by Parkinson's patients around the world. The focus was on patients in underdeveloped countries who cannot afford medications, walkers or canes. - January 12, 2016 - World Parkinson's Program
BÜHLMANN Laboratories Opens North American Affiliate
BÜHLMANN Laboratories is proud to announce the availability of its products directly from its new North American affiliate, BUHLMANN Diagnostics Corp (BDC) in Southern New Hampshire. - January 11, 2016 - BUHLMANN Diagnostics Corp
Virtual Journals Changing the Scientific Publishing Landscape
ScienceOpen, the research and publishing network, has created a tool for researchers to create their own “best of” collections from among over 10 million articles across all publishers and journals. The ‘Collection” principle may change the way scientists access and prioritize academic literature in journals. - January 11, 2016 - ScienceOpen
Cosmic Watch App: The New Dimension of Time
Cosmic Watch app, the abstract concept of time becomes a tangible experience on any mobile phone and tablet. This technical innovation made in Switzerland leads the astronomical clock into the digital age. - January 11, 2016 - Celestial Dynamics Ltd
Big Data is Crushing You, But PicoClusters Will Give You Footing
The data center company will exhibit new educational platforms Wednesday through Saturday at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas - January 06, 2016 - PicoCluster LLC
New Book by Author Rodney Bartlett Proposes Plausible Insights Into the Universe and Life, Science and Religion
This new book by publishing company Lulu (available from http://www.lulu.com/shop/rodney-bartlett/future-science-does-the-time-warp/hardcover/product-22491492.html) was written by an average citizen, who believes these thoughts relating to future ideas have always existed (though, since he also believes physics' Unification appears to connect every point and time in the Cosmos, obviously not on early 21st-century Earth in every case). - December 31, 2015 - Rodney Bartlett
Strathmore’s Who’s Who Names Gilbert Gordon the 2016 Academic Trailblazer
Gilbert Gordon, of Oxford, Ohio has been honored as the 2016 Academic Trailblazer by Strathmore’s Who’s Who for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of Education. - December 30, 2015 - Strathmore Who's Who
Energetics Launches New Office in Dubai
Today Energetics Incorporated (Energetics) announced the launch of its new office in Dubai, UAE, to expand Energetics’ clean energy and energy management consulting services into the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. This office located in Dubai Science Park (DSP), the... - December 20, 2015 - Energetics
MiTeGen Announces Diode Beam Stop License Agreement with Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
MiTeGen LLC, a provider of innovative consumables for X-ray diffraction, crystallography and protein crystallization to academic, pharmaceutical, industrial and government researchers around the world, announced that it has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Lawrence Berkeley National... - December 17, 2015 - MiTeGen, LLC
VIRUN NutraBIOsciences Collaborates with Otwo Biotech Shenzhen; 6 New Patent Applications in 2015; Virun’s New Facility is High-Tech; New Webinar Takes a Look Inside
VIRUN continues its’ interstellar growth by working with Chinese company Otwo Biotech of Shenzhen to bring new highly concentrated EPA DHA Omega products to market. Six new patent applications added to an already robust holdings. Virun’s new facility in Pomona, CA. nears completion and boasts State of the Art, eco-friendly functionalism, that includes heightened spray drying capabilities. A Live, upcoming Webinar, Feb. 2016, showcasing an "Inside Look" into VIRUN manufacturing and R&D. - December 16, 2015 - VIRUN
Institutions of Higher Education Win 100,000 Strong in the Americas Funding for Study Abroad with Support from ExxonMobil
The White House, U.S. Department of State, Partners of the Americas, and NAFSA announced nine new 100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund grants sponsored by ExxonMobil to support university partnerships and new study abroad programs at an event with Vice President Joe Biden. The goal of 100,000 Strong in the Americas is to increase study abroad opportunities in order to enhance hemispheric competitiveness, increase prosperity, and prepare a more global workforce. - December 16, 2015 - Partners of the Americas
New Tool for Detecting and Measuring Aggressiveness of Prostate Cancer Outlined in Latest Oncology Journal by PiscoMed Publishing
Scientists claim method is potentially more accurate than PSA and could minimize predicament of over-diagnosis at screening. - December 14, 2015 - PiscoMed Publishing Pte Ltd
Recursion Pharmaceuticals Receives $2.6 Million in Follow-on Seed Funding
Funding will be used to accelerate and scale the company’s proprietary drug discovery platform. - December 08, 2015 - Recursion Pharmaceuticals
Geoff Notkin Delivers TEDx Talk at Switzerland’s Institut Le Rosey
On Saturday, November 14, Emmy-winning television host and action scientist Geoff Notkin commanded the stage at Institut Le Rosey, delivering an inspiring TEDx talk to the students, faculty and staff of the prestigious Swiss boarding school, along with students of Aiglon College, other prominent... - December 05, 2015 - Aerolite Meteorites, LLC
F2G Ltd Announces the Acceptance of F901318 to Participate in the EMA’s Adaptive Pathways Pilot Programme
F2G Ltd, a UK based antifungal drug discovery and development company, today announced that its novel systemic antifungal product F901318 has been accepted to participate in the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Adaptive Pathways pilot programme. Initiated in March 2014, the Adaptive... - December 03, 2015 - F2G Ltd