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A2LA Accreditation is Renewed and Expanded for Calibration at Laboratory Testing Inc.
Electrical and temperature calibration were added to the scope of A2LA accreditation at Laboratory Testing Inc. Accreditation for dimensional testing, calibration of instruments and standards and field calibration was renewed through March 31, 2013. - June 27, 2011 - Laboratory Testing Inc.
Research from The Hamner Shows Efficacy of Alternative Method for Delivering Cancer-Fighting Drugs to Lungs
Study is First to Demonstrate Effectiveness of Aspiration Route - June 25, 2011 - The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences
ALPCO Appoints CST China as Their Exclusive Distributor in China
ALPCO Diagnostics, a leading manufacturer and distributor of high quality immunoassay kits, is pleased to announce that they have appointed CST (Shanghai) Biological Reagents Company Ltd. (CST China) as their new distributor in China. With CST China as their new distribution channel in China,... - June 23, 2011 - ALPCO
Colorado Institute for Drug, Device and Diagnostic Development Awards Funding to Fort Collins-Based VetDC
The Colorado Institute for Drug, Device and Diagnostic Development (CID4) has selected Ft. Collins, Colorado-based VetDC to receive funding and management assistance to advance its Lead Molecule, VDC 1101. VetDC in-licenses, develops and commercializes technologies to address serious unmet medical needs in companion animals. - June 23, 2011 - Colorado Institute for Drug, Device and Diagnostic Development
AnaSpec Offers Custom Assay Development Service
AnaSpec, EGT Group, provider of the long wavelength, ultra-sensitive SensoLyte® assay kits, is pleased to offer custom service for the development of assays. The long wavelength of SensoLyte® protease assays, many of which utilize the 5-FAM/QXL™ 520 and HiLyte Fluor™... - June 23, 2011 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
AnaSpec Highlights Anb-Wang Resin
Colorimetric based Peptide-p-Nitroanilide conjugates (peptide-pNAs), with absorbance at approximately 408 nm, have historically been and are still widely used substrates for the study of protease activity. However, the preparation of peptide-pNA presents technical challenges. The amino group of pNA... - June 23, 2011 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
New Release of GNCutter32 Boosts Multi-Size Stock-Cutting Effectiveness
GNCutter32 version 4.0 received two significant improvements: new multi-size stock-cutting optimization and new layout minimization algorithms. - June 21, 2011 - Optimalon Software Ltd.
TWA Flight 800: Countdown to Fifteen Year Anniversary
Flight 800 Independent Researchers Organization (FIRO) is recognizing the fifteen year anniversary of the crash of TWA Flight 800 by publishing weekly articles and multimedia presentations on the facts surrounding the crash. For the next four weeks until the fifteen year anniversary on July 17, 2011, these articles will be summarizing the most important findings of federal and independent investigators alike. - June 20, 2011 - Flight 800 Independent Researchers Organization
Bayer Cropscience Releases Video About Making Science Make Sense Program at Durham Performance Learning Center
Crop Science Company’s Biology Lab Helps More Than 50 Percent of Students Pass Biology in 2011 - June 16, 2011 - Bayer CropScience
Doctors of Weight Loss Adds 7 Surgeons to Expert Panel
Doctors of Weight Loss, a resource for individuals who want to understand the latest research, news, and options for weight loss surgery, has announced the addition of 7 bariatric surgeons to their existing panel. Doctors of Weight Loss launched in May, 2011, and currently features 43 expert... - June 15, 2011 - Doctors of Weight Loss
Urweb.tv Offers a New Channel for Open Innovation Business Development
Glaxo Smith Kline Consumer Products is the latest company to open an online Open Innovation portal as part of its business development strategy. To reach those hard-to-find inventors, entrepreneurs and garage geniuses, GSK is using MMC Productions technology marketing channel urweb.tv. - June 15, 2011 - MMC Productions Inc
NSTC Launches Nanotechnology Training Programs
Nano Science and Technology Consortium (NSTC), India announces the Nanotechnology Training (Certification) Programs for different fields of Science & Technology. With the availability of these kind of training programs in India, NSTC is looking forward to sensitize students, professionals and... - June 12, 2011 - Nanoscience and Technology Consortium
Using Nanosilica to Strengthen Concrete at Stevens Institute of Technology
Jon Belkowitz, a concrete expert and doctoral student at Stevens Institute of Technology, studies chemical reactions within concrete at the nanoscale to formulate a new concrete mixture that will result in longer-lasting buildings, roadways, sidewalks, stairs, sewers, and dams. - June 12, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
MoBiTec Expands Its Selection of High Quality Gene Expression Systems for Bacillus megaterium
Based on its already successful protein expression systems for Bacillus megaterium, MoBiTec GmbH introduces a new family of protein expression vectors, the hp-Expression Systems, for high yield expression in the well-established organism Bacillus megaterium. This new system complements the existing non-E. coli expression systems for B. megaterium, Bacillus subtilis, Lactococcus lactis and yeast. Further non-E. coli expression systems are in preparation. - June 09, 2011 - MoBiTec GmbH
Mold Growth on Exterior Building Materials is Subject of Proposed New ASTM Standard
“Exterior environments are more severe and if an environmental chamber method is going to be useful in determining a rating for exterior products, it is going to have to be a severe challenge,” says LaZonby. - June 05, 2011 - The MicroStar Lab Limited
IonSense Introduces the ID CUBE™ Source - to be Presented at the American Society for Mass Spectrometry Annual Conference
Features OpenSpot™ Sample Card for Near-Instantaneous Analysis of Liquids and Solids. - June 03, 2011 - IonSense, Inc.
Colorado BioScience Association Applauds Boettcher Foundation on Announcing the Second Class of Boettcher Investigators in the Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Program
The Colorado BioScience Association applauds Boettcher Foundation on the announcement of its 2011 class of Boettcher Investigators in the Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Program. The program, launched last year, provides for the discovery of new knowledge that improves human health through the investment in and advancement of early-career scientists. - June 01, 2011 - Colorado BioScience Association
ISIS Services Announces Deb Kaldunski as Director of Client Services
ISIS Services, a leading preclinical and medical device contract research organization announced today that Deb Kaldunski has been appointed Director of Client Services. - May 29, 2011 - ISIS Services
Colorado Bioscience Association Commends Governor John Hickenlooper's Signing of The Innovation Reinvestment Act
Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper signed The Innovation Reinvestment Act, Senate Bill 47, into law at ceremonies held May 26th at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Initiated by the Colorado BioScience Association and Colorado Cleantech Industry Association, Senate Bill 47 provides up to $2 million annually to each industry, creating new companies and stimulating job growth based on promising discoveries made at the state’s major research institutions. - May 27, 2011 - Colorado BioScience Association
AnaSpec Introduces DPPIV Assay Kit
AnaSpec, EGT Group is pleased to introduce a new long wavelength fluorimetric assay kit for determining Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV (DPPIV) activity, the SensoLyte® Rh110 DPPIV Assay Kit. This kit contains a substrate that emits in the green range of 520 nm when cleaved by DPPIV. The kit provides a... - May 27, 2011 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
AnaSpec Offers High-Throughput Dispensing Service
AnaSpec, EGT Group is pleased to offer high-throughput dispensing service. Their commitment to supply the life science community with simple, affordable and innovative solutions has resulted in this service: bringing the advantages of automation within everyone’s reach. The fully equipped... - May 27, 2011 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
AnaSpec Introduces Anti- β-Amyloid
AnaSpec, Eurogentec Group is pleased to announce the release of two new mouse monoclonal antibodies specific for β-Amyloid (1-40) & (1-42). These two antibodies are of the IgG1 subtype and do not cross-react with each other at concentrations up to 50 ng/ml when tested in sandwich ELISA. - May 27, 2011 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
AnaSpec Introduces Speedy 28-Day Custom Polyclonal Antibody Service
When traditional protocols can take almost 90 days, the wait for high-quality custom polyclonal antibodies can be excruciating. AnaSpec is pleased to introduce the Speedy 28-day custom polyclonal antibody service. Leveraging proven technology from Eurogentec, AnaSpec's parent company, this protocol... - May 27, 2011 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
AnaSpec Highlights MMP Inhibitors
AnaSpec, Eurogentec Group, is pleased to release 11 MMP inhibitors to complement their wide offering of MMP SensoLyte® 520 and 490 fluorimetric kits, colorimetric kits, recombinant proteins, and Z-Fish™ antibodies (antibodies specific for zebrafish). These MMP inhibitors are small... - May 25, 2011 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
"Knowing Your 2 Blood Types Is A Life And Death Matter, and Not An Option,” Says 24 DNA Founders.
“Sadly, current teaching and medical practices claims you have 1 Blood Type. People are being exposed to blood transfusions daily based on outdated discoveries,” says 24 DNA co-founder Bob Ainuu Afamasaga. - May 25, 2011 - AIGA
Thousands Participate in Lupus Foundation of America’s Fourth Annual New York City Walk for Lupus Now® to Support Lupus Research and Education Programs
On Saturday, May 21, 2011 the South Street Seaport was filled with purple passion as nearly 5,000 people living with lupus and their families and friends walked together to bring greater attention to lupus and raise urgently needed funds for lupus research, education, and support programs during... - May 24, 2011 - Lupus Foundation of America, Inc.
HRC Fertility Announces 1st Baby Born After Using New PGD Technology for 24-Chromosome Screening and Single Gene Screening for Tay-Sachs
HRC Fertility used a new screening technology called Parental Support™ created by Gene Security Network (GSN) - May 14, 2011 - HRC Fertility
Rudolf Jaenisch and Bob Waterston Appointed Heads of Faculty for Genomics & Genetics at Faculty of 1000
Rudolf Jaenisch and Bob Waterston have recently joined F1000 as Heads of Faculty for Genomics & Genetics. Rudolf Jaenisch is a Founding Member of the Whitehead Institute and a Professor of Biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge USA. He is credited with creating the... - May 14, 2011 - Faculty of 1000
ALPCO Diagnostics' Partnership with Electra-Box Diagnostica AB Looks to the Future of American-Swedish Research Collaborations
It is a long-standing tradition in the scientific research community for researchers to engage in collaborative studies spanning international borders. In keeping with this spirit, and with a desire to foster international collaboration, ALPCO Diagnostics is pleased to announce that they have entered into a distribution agreement with Electra-Box Diagnostica AB of Sweden. - May 13, 2011 - ALPCO
PME Provides Israel with Lake Monitoring Instrumentation for Water Quality Management
Precision Measurement Engineering (PME) recently provided the Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research Institution (IOLR) with lake monitoring sensor instrumentation to collect various water and air data in Lake Kinneret. - May 13, 2011 - Precision Measurement Engineering, Inc.
Historic Washington Legislation Protects Sharks
Washington Governor Signed SB 5688 into Law Today, Making the State First in the Continental U.S. to Ban Shark Fins - May 12, 2011 - COARE (The Center for Oceanic Awareness, Research, and Education)
The New Standard Model of Elementary Particles Reveals DNA of Life and Universe is “YHWH,” Says 24 DNA Founders
“Exciting as each letter represents a major scientific discovery where Y is Photons-Z, H is Higgs Mechanism (H)-Higgs Bosons (H), and W is Weak Force-Graviton,” says 24 DNA co-founder Bob Ainuu Afamasaga. - May 12, 2011 - AIGA
GhostPlace Launches Site Debunking Elenin Comet Conspiracies
GhostPlace.com has created a new site debunking the conspiracies surrounding the comet C/2010 X1, also known as Comet Elenin. - May 05, 2011 - GhostPlace.com
Cryogenic Institute of New England, Inc. Introduces Dry Ice Blasting to the Power Generation Industry
The Cryogenic Institute of New England, Inc. is proud to announce its success in utilizing dry ice blasting technology to clean power generation equipment for preventative maintenance and disaster recovery purposes. - May 05, 2011 - Cryogenic Institute of New England, Inc.
Controlling Brain Circuits with Light: F1000 Biology Reports Takes a Look at the Story Behind the Invention of Optogenetics
F1000 Biology Reports, the open access, peer-reviewed journal from Faculty of 1000, today published a historical account of the beginnings of the optogenetic revolution by Edward Boyden. - May 05, 2011 - Faculty of 1000
Los Alamos National Laboratory Purchases PSSC Labs' Powerwulf Cluster for Monte Carlo Particle Transport Calculations
Los Alamos National Laboratory, one of the world's largest science and technology institutions, partners with PSSC Labs to customize an affordable supercomputing solution for their computational needs. All PowerWulf Clusters are configured with industry recognized CBeST Cluster Management Toolkit. Visit http://www.pssclabs.com to learn more. - May 03, 2011 - PSSC Labs
Novus Biologicals Announces New Nkx6.1 Antibody Made Using SDIX's Genomic Antibody Technology™
Novus Biologicals announced today a new Nkx6.1 antibody (catalog number NBP1-49672) for the study of Pancreatic Stem Cell Markers or Signal Transduction. This Nkx6.1 antibody was made using SDIX's Genomic Antibody TechnologyTM (GATTM). Homeobox protein Nkx-6.1 is a bifunctional transcription... - April 28, 2011 - Novus Biologicals
Rosa Announces Qualification of a Novel Methodology for Prediction of Pediatric Clinical Pharmacology Data in Bile Acid Metabolism
A PhysioPD™ model of bile acid metabolism has incorporated ‘omics data to predict ursodiol clinical data and explain inter-individual variability. - April 28, 2011 - Rosa & Co LLC
Novus Biologicals Announces New USP22 Antibody Made Using SDIX's Genomic Antibody Technology™
Novus Biologicals announced today a new USP22 antibody (catalog number NBP1-49644) for the study of ubiquitin-dependent metabolic pathways. This USP 22 antibody was made using SDIX's Genomic Antibody TechnologyTM (GATTM). Deubiquitinating enzymes (DUBs) comprise a large group of proteases that... - April 28, 2011 - Novus Biologicals
Physicist and Best-Selling Author Michio Kaku Talks About His New Book, Physics of the Future, on Conversation Crossroad April 26th at 7pm EST
Join Conversation Crossroad hosts Betty-Lynn White and Garrison Leykam for their interview with physicist and best-selling author Michio Kaku about his new book, Physics of the Future, on April 26th at 7pm EST. Fast forward on Conversation Crossroad as Michio Kaku looks into our collective future... - April 23, 2011 - Conversation Crossroad
Novus Biologicals Announces New PINK1 Antibody Made Using SDIX Genomic Antibodies™
Novus Biologicals is excited to announce a new PINK1 antibody (catalog number NBP1-49678) for the study of mitochondrial markers and neurodegeneration. This PINK 1 antibody was made using SDIX Genomic Antibody TechnologyTM (GATTM). PTEN-induced putative kinase 1 (PINK1) is a mitochondrial... - April 23, 2011 - Novus Biologicals
Boston Microfluidics Contracts Affinity Life Sciences for Immunoassay Development and Protein Chemistry Services
Boston Microfluidics, Inc. and Affinity Life Sciences, Inc. have partnered to develop immunoassays and chemistry components related to Boston Microfluidics’ POC device. - April 22, 2011 - Affinity Life Sciences
Stem Cell-Based Product for Aiding Hair Growth Launched by BioRegenerative Sciences, Inc.
BioRegenerative Sciences, Inc. releases a new stem cell-based product for aiding hair growth in women. The new product, called Hair Stemulating Complex for Women, was developed using BRS' stem cell released molecules technology called S2RM Technology. - April 22, 2011 - BioRegenerative Sciences, Inc.
PME Develops Conductivity Sensor for Hypersaline Lakes and Estuaries
Precision Measurement Engineering, Inc. (PME) recently developed a new conductivity sensor to be used for water quality monitoring and management. - April 22, 2011 - Precision Measurement Engineering, Inc.
HealthSaaS Announces White Labeling of Cloud Based Connected Outcomes Framework
HealthSaaS today announced white labeling of their cloud based Connected Outcomes Framework service. - April 19, 2011 - HealthSaaS, Inc
New Periodic Table Website Links to 109 Elements
A new Periodic Table website at http://micmet.com/ste.htm shows atomic symbol and atomic number of 109 Elements with links to data for each element. The Periodic Table Website was developed by Atlantic Equipment Engineers (AEE) http://micmet.com an ISO 9001:2008 Registered Firm in Bergenfield, New Jersey. - April 17, 2011 - Atlantic Equipment Engineers
AnaSpec Introduces Industry’s First Zebrafish Specific Antibodies - Z-FishTM Anti-Lysozyme
AnaSpec, Eurogentec Group is pleased to be the first in the industry to establish a new product line of zebrafish specific (Z-Fish™) antibodies to support the increasing needs of researchers. In collaboration with the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, AnaSpec's Z-Fish™... - April 13, 2011 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
Yuri's Night Officially Recognized as 501(c)(3) Organization
On the week of April 12, 2011, the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's first human spaceflight and the 30th anniversary of the first launch of the Space Shuttle, Yuri's Night is quite pleased to announce that Yuri's Night, Inc., the organization which maintains Yuri's Night on the global level, has... - April 13, 2011 - Yuri's Night
Lupus Research Institute Enthusiastically Supports Plans to Reduce Ethnic and Racial Health Disparities Announced by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The Lupus Research Institute and its National Coalition of state and local organizations welcomes the two strategies announced today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to strengthen and expand community-led efforts to achieve health equity across the nation. The Lupus... - April 09, 2011 - Lupus Research Institute
Spectral MD Awarded National Science Foundation Grant
Innovative high technology systems company, Spectral MD, has been awarded a competitive Small Business Innovation Research Phase II grant from the National Science Foundation. The Phase II grant will allow Spectral MD to make significant progress in the development of their innovative diagnostic... - April 09, 2011 - Spectral MD