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Siborg Systems Inc.’s Smart Tweezers LCR-Reader: A Simpler Way to Test and Troubleshoot Surface Mount Technology and PCBs with Just a Touch
LCR-Reader is the budget model in the Smart Tweezers’ LCR-meters line; fully automatic, handheld, digital LCR-meters as an alternative to conventional testers. - August 19, 2014 - Siborg Systems Inc.
Bioo Scientific First to Address Small RNA-Seq Bias Concerns with Launch of New Kit
Bioo Scientific's patent pending NEXTflex™ Small RNA Sequencing Kit v2 utilizes randomized adapters to significantly reduce ligation bias from library preparation, resulting in the most accurate data available. The NEXTflex Small RNA Sequencing Kit v2 provides an easy, flexible, cost-effective solution for generating small RNA libraries for sequencing on Illumina sequencing platforms. - August 14, 2014 - Bioo Scientific
Michael Eisen Joins Faculty of 1000’s International Advisory Board
Michael Eisen, co-founder of the open-access journal PLOS (Public Library of Science), has joined Faculty of 1000’s International Advisory Board. - August 14, 2014 - Faculty of 1000
New Pancreatic Cell Antibodies from ALPCO Allow Researchers to Identify and Isolate Major Pancreatic Cell Types
A new menu of pancreatic cell antibodies for the identification and isolation of major human pancreatic cell types is now available from ALPCO. - August 07, 2014 - ALPCO
Strathmore’s Who’s Who Honors Dr. Gilbert Gordon with Special Times Square Appearance
Dr. Gilbert Gordon, of Oxford, Ohio, has recently been recognized by Strathmore’s Who’s Who for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of Higher Education. In honor of his accomplishments and professionalism, Dr. Gordon‘s image will be projected over Times Square, New York, on August 22nd 2014. - August 07, 2014 - Strathmore Who's Who
Bioo Scientific Secures Patent for Using Type 1 Ribosome Inactivating Proteins as Therapeutic Agents
Bioo Scientific announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) has issued Patent 8,715,676, “Production and Uses of Type 1 Ribosome Inactivating Proteins”, on May 6, 2014. The newly issued patent describes the use of recombinant type 1 ribosome inactivating proteins as... - August 03, 2014 - Bioo Scientific
ETR Laboratories Names Lab Manager
Environmental Testing and Research Laboratories is pleased to announce that Ramakanth Ananthoji, PhD, has assumed the position of Laboratory Manager. Ananthoji comes to ETR Laboratories with a broad level of experience including leadership, management and technical work in both a laboratory and... - August 01, 2014 - Environmental Testing and Research Laboratories, Inc.
IEEE and IEEMA to Co-Sponsor INTELECT Conference & Exhibition on Intelligent Electricity Consumption and Integrated Future Technologies
Three IEEE societies and the Indian Electrical & Electronics Manufacturers’ Association (IEEMA) will co-sponsor the IEEE-IEEMA INTELECT Conference & Exposition from 22-24 January 2015 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai, India. The conference theme is Smart Electricity for... - July 30, 2014 - IEEE Communications Society
ALPCO Launches Antibodies Supporting Pancreatic Cancer Research
In response to recent reports that pancreatic cancer deaths are on the rise globally, ALPCO has released a line of pancreatic antibodies to provide the research community with reliable tools that can be used to better analyze and understand pancreatic cancer. - July 29, 2014 - ALPCO
Richard Deane Terrell Has Been Recognized by America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals
Richard Deane Terrell has been honored for his accomplishments in the field of Econometrics by America’s Registry. To highlight his excellence in his chosen field, he will be featured in Times Square, New York City on Friday, August 1, 2014. - July 29, 2014 - America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals
Four Cutting Edge New Science On-Line Newsletters by 24 DNA Company Reveal the Grand Unification Theory in the Material and Non-Material Universe
“The Holy Grail of Science, Religious and Philosophical concepts, the Grand Unification Theory of Everything is now discovered. Our bold claim is disclosed in four Cutting Edge New Science Newsletters for anyone to examine,” says 24 DNA Scientist Bob Ainuu Afamasaga. - July 25, 2014 - DNA Alphabet
Professor Gilbert Gordon Has Been Recognized by America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals as Industry Leader of the Year 2014
Professor Gilbert Gordon of Oxford, Ohio has been recognized as Professional of the Year 2014 for his accomplishments and achievements in the field of Water Research. In addition, he has been selected as the Industry Leader of the Year 2014 in Higher Education. - July 23, 2014 - America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals
Business Starts to Flow for Volcano Risk Assessment Startup
The first start-up business using University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) technology announces initial revenues from its volcanic ash forecasting and risk planning tools. The startup, named V-ADAPT, Inc. specializes in understanding the risk of volcanic eruptions and ash on global transportation,... - July 22, 2014 - Nanook Tech Ventures Inc.
Geoff Notkin, Host of TV's "STEM Journals," Celebrates Series' Two Telly Awards
Science celebrity Geoff Notkin will hit the road this week to film new episodes of "STEM Journals" with an added bounce in his step: the educational TV series, which Notkin hosts, was recently awarded two 2014 Tellys, honoring the very best in film and video production. Notkin has... - July 21, 2014 - Aerolite Meteorites, LLC
MoBiTec GmbH Teams Up with Protobios to Offer Epitope Mapping Service Using Mimotope Variation Analysis (MVA) Technology
MoBiTec, Germany, partners with the Estonian biotechnology company Protobios to offer Mimotope Variation Analysis (MVA)-based antibody epitope mapping service to scientists worldwide. - July 19, 2014 - MoBiTec GmbH
Bioo Scientific Launches 16S V1 – V3 rRNA Library Prep Kits for Bacterial Metagenomics Studies
Bioo Scientific’s NEXTflex™ 16S V1 – V3 Amplicon-Seq Kit simplifies bacterial metagenomics studies for sequencing on the Illumina® MiSeq platform. This kit allows users to go from sample to sequence in two hours, making it the fastest library prep kit available. Up to 384... - July 19, 2014 - Bioo Scientific
Genetic Blueprint of Bread Wheat Genome Unveiled
The International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium (IWGSC) published today in the international journal, Science a draft sequence of the bread wheat genome. The chromosome-based draft provides new insight into the structure, organization, and evolution of the large, complex genome of the world’s most widely grown cereal crop. - July 18, 2014 - IWGSC
Case Study: Stem Cells vs Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery in a Patient with Multi-Vessel Disease 6 Year Follow Up
Stem cells outperform heart bypass surgery. A heart patient treated with his own stem cells instead of undergoing coronary bypass surgery is exceeding all expectations 6 years after his adult stem cell treatment. - July 17, 2014 - Regenocyte Worldwide
Charles Stiefel is Inaugural Donor to Yale Cancer Center Discovery Fund
High-risk, high-reward fund aims to accelerate cancer research. - July 10, 2014 - Charles Stiefel Philanthropy
Optical Zonu Micro-OTDR Technology Recognized by Lightwave Awards
Optical Supervisory Channel OTDR SFP Transceiver Receives High Scores in Lightwave Innovation Awards. - July 10, 2014 - Optical Zonu Corp.
Mirus Reagent Agent® Now on MoBiTec Website - Find the Appropriate Transfection Reagent for Your Cell Line and Experiment
MoBiTec GmbH, Germany, together with the transfection experts of Mirus Bio, USA, brings you the Reagent Agent® - a tool designed to determine the best solution for delivery of any nucleic acids into any cell type, including hard-to-transfect cell lines and primary cells. - July 05, 2014 - MoBiTec GmbH
Bioo Scientific Launches NEXTflex Cell Free DNA-Seq Kit Optimized for ctDNA and cfDNA Library Prep
The NEXTflex™ Cell Free DNA-Seq Kit for Illumina Library Preparation is optimized for library construction from low input amounts of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) or cell free fetal DNA (cffDNA). This is the first kit optimized specifically for library construction from DNA isolated from cell... - July 04, 2014 - Bioo Scientific
European Urban Public Transport Energy Efficiency Competition Launched in Berlin
Climate-KIC, the EU’s main climate innovation initiative, and Berlin’s public transport company BVG have teamed up for the Open Innovation Slam 2014 competition. - July 03, 2014 - Climate-KIC
Professor Gilbert Gordon Has Recently Been Recognized by America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals
Professor Gilbert Gordon of Oxford, Ohio has recently been recognized as Professional of the Year 2014 for his accomplishments and achievements in the field of Water Research. - June 27, 2014 - America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals
Wildcat Discovery Technologies Offers New High Throughput In-Cell Gas Sensing Capabilities
Wildcat can now measure in-situ cell gas evolution using its high throughput technology, enabling its customers to rapidly investigate thousands of new electrolytes in search of formulations that reduce lithium-ion cell gassing and improve cycle life. - June 25, 2014 - Wildcat Discovery Technologies
Customers of Market Research Suppliers Identify the Best Firms in 2014
MarketResearchCareers releases the 2014 Annual Survey of Market Research Professionals ranking more than 100 market research suppliers. - June 24, 2014 - MarketResearchCareers
Bioo Scientific Releases Sciclone and Biomek Protocols to Eliminate NGS Library Prep Bottlenecks
Today Bioo Scientific announced the release of high throughput automated methods for next generation sequencing library preparation on the Beckman Biomek® FX and Biomek® FXP Laboratory Automation Workstations, and the Perkin Elmer Sciclone liquid handling workstations. These protocols were... - June 20, 2014 - Bioo Scientific
MoBiTec GmbH, Germany, and Invent Biotechnologies Inc., USA, Sign Distribution Agreement for the European Market
MoBiTec GmbH, Germany, focused on selling products for life science research, has entered into a distribution agreement with Invent Biotechnologies, Inc., USA. Together with Invent Biotechnologies, MoBiTec expands its portfolio of premier brands. - June 19, 2014 - MoBiTec GmbH
VIRUN® & Pacific Deep Ocean Biotech Combine Natural Mineral Complexes with OmegaH2O® EPA and DHA for Foods, Beverages & Supplements
Virun, and Pacific Deep Ocean Biotech (PDOB), work together to provide mineral complexes that are derived from the ocean with Omega-3 EPA and DHA that deliver clean label claim and eco-friendly sustainable solutions. The combination allows a source for mineral complexes in VIRUN’s patent and patents-pending technologies that naturally yield low metal content to avoid reactivity with omega-3 EPA and DHA, all-the-while delivering a consistent level of Calcium, Sodium, Potassium and Magnesium. - June 18, 2014 - VIRUN
"Meteorite Men" Star Geoff Notkin Unveiling Exhibit Additions at Challenger Space Center on Saturday, June 28
New items include authentic space suits, lunar meteorite from Heinlein Prize Trust. - June 17, 2014 - Aerolite Meteorites, LLC
NC COIN, Shanahan Law Group, NC Biotechnology Center Announce Start Up and Early Stage Legal Series
Informative Five-Week seminar Series to Cover Topics from Business Formation, to Fund Raising and Exits, to IP Issues to International Business Transactions - June 14, 2014 - COIN
Bioo Scientific’s Test Strips Increase the Ease and Sensitivity of Aflatoxin M1 Analysis in Milk
Bioo Scientific’s AuroFlow™ Aflatoxin M1 Strip Test Kit is a rapid, simple, cost-effective lateral flow assay, designed to detect Aflatoxin M1 residues in raw commingled cow’s milk in only 10 minutes. This strip test detects levels of aflatoxin M1 at levels as low as 0.5 ppb. The... - June 13, 2014 - Bioo Scientific
Organomation Upgrades Sample Holder in Popular Lab Evaporator
Lab evaporators produced by Organomation continue to be among the most durable and flexible instruments in the sample preparation segment. - June 13, 2014 - Organomation
Market Prospects - Worldwide Molecular Diagnostics Market: Grand View Research
Grand View Research has announced the addition of "Global Molecular Diagnostics Market Analysis And Segment Forecasts To 2020" Market Research report to their Database. - June 13, 2014 - Grand View Research
Photetica® Will do to the Medical Industry What Elon Musk and Tesla (TSLA) Did to the Automotive Industry
Photetica is now in the clinical trial phase with its game changing medical technology designed to prevent and reverse chemotherapy side effects during chemotherapy treatment at a Rochester, Minnesota based Oncology research and treatment center. - June 12, 2014 - Photetica
MoBiTec Launches SpeedBlot (His) – A Strikingly Fast and Easy-To-Use Western Blot Stain for His-Tagged Proteins
Instant detection of poly-histidine tagged proteins on nitrocellulose membrane with SpeedBlot (His) is easy and does not require relevant hands-on time. Even 0.1 pmol detection limits can be achieved with this highly sensitive detection reagent. While common Western Blot protocols require 6 to 21 hours, staining with SpeedBlot (His) is completed after just about 90 minutes. - June 12, 2014 - MoBiTec GmbH
Summer is Here - Everyone Wants to Save Fuel! ECO Fuel Maximizer.com
With the cost of fuel rising, Transportation companies, Truck owners, RV lovers and Boat owners like everyone else are looking to save on fuel. - June 11, 2014 - ECO Fuel Systems, LLC
Gonzalo Goicochea Gains Early Admission to Strathmore’s Who’s Who 2015 Round Table
Gonzalo Goicochea, of Coral Gables, Florida, has been selected by Strathmore’s Who’s Who as an early admission to the 2015 Round Table. This distinction has been bestowed in honor of his exceptional and impressive contributions to the field of Biometrics. - June 11, 2014 - Strathmore Who's Who
EU Climate Innovation Initiative Climate-KIC Kicks-Off First Activities in Sweden at Chalmers University of Technology
Climate-KIC, the EU’s main climate innovation initiative, is set to kick-off its activities in Sweden this week with a conference at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg. Climate-KIC’s expansion into Sweden comes as it is scaling up its presence across Europe this year. The organisation has recently unveiled a series of new climate change related innovation programmes worth over €100 million. - June 10, 2014 - Climate-KIC
IonSense Introduces the DART®-EDU Program to Provide Educational Institutions with an Economical Path to Ownership of Its State-of-the-Art Mass Spectrometry Technology
Educational Leasing Program will enable chemistry departments to lower operating costs while providing students access to Direct Analysis in Real Time Mass Spectrometry. To be exhibited at the 62nd ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics in Baltimore, MD, June 15-19, 2014, Booth 120. - June 10, 2014 - IonSense, Inc.
Historian Manuel Rosa Claims Haitian Shipwreck is Not Columbus’s Santa Maria
New claims that the shipwreck found off the Northern coast of Haiti is Columbus’s famous Santa Maria flagship are allegedly not accurate according to the documentation. - June 08, 2014 - Association Cristovao Colon
New Developments in Europe’s Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy to be Highlighted on World Environment Day in Brussels
Climate-KIC, the EU’s main climate innovation initiative, will highlight new developments in Europe’s on-going transition to a low-carbon economy on World Environment Day, 5 June, in Brussels this week. A Climate-KIC delegation will discuss innovative technologies and new opportunities for European collaboration to confront the climate change challenge in a series of roundtable discussions and workshops. - June 04, 2014 - Climate-KIC
EmpowHer STEMDAY Bringing Science and Technology to Low-Income Students in Los Angeles; Funding for Stem Programs Grows
Sixty students of the EmpowHer Institute participated in a UCLA hosted event designed to expose middle-school girls to career opportunities in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) on Tuesday, May 28, 2014. - June 04, 2014 - EmpowHer Institute
Climate-KIC Launches Europe’s Largest Cleantech Idea Competition
Climate-KIC, the EU’s main climate innovation initiative, has kicked-off Europe’s largest business idea competition, CleanLaunchpad. Aspiring entrepreneurs across ten European countries will compete for three places in the world’s largest climate-specific start-up accelerator,... - June 03, 2014 - Climate-KIC
India Electrophysiology Market Outlook to 2020
Marketreportsonindia.com presents a report on “India Electrophysiology Market Outlook to 2020,” the epidemiology-based forecasting model arrives at the final numbers. - May 31, 2014 - Market Reports on India
Current Species Loss 1000 Times Higher Than Normal, Say SavingSpecies Scientists
A new scientific study shows extinction rates are much higher than normal, but technology and innovation provide hope for conservation. - May 30, 2014 - SavingSpecies, Inc
Industry's First Fluorimetric Assay for Glutaminyl Cyclase
AnaSpec Launches Industry’s First Fluorimetric, 96-well format Assay for Measurement of Glutaminyl Cyclase (QC) Activity - the SensoLyte® Green Glutaminyl Cyclase Activity Assay Kit. - May 29, 2014 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
Viewpoints Industry TV to Highlight the Latest Big Archeological Find
Viewpoints Industry TV announces the discovery of the largest dinosaur ever discovered. - May 25, 2014 - Viewpoints Industry TV
Lucideon Has Extended Its Extensive Analysis Techniques Offerings and Invested in an Agilent 7900 Quadrapole ICP-MS
Lucideon, the international provider of materials development, testing and assurance, and formerly known as Ceram, is pleased to announce it has invested in the latest Agilent 7900 Quadrapole Inductively Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS). The new ICP-MS identifies elements by their... - May 23, 2014 - Lucideon
Climate-KIC Commences Israel Tour for Cleantech Entrepreneurs
12 of Europe’s most promising cleantech start-ups to explore business opportunities in one of world’s biggest hotbeds for climate innovation. - May 22, 2014 - Climate-KIC