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SFL’s Managing Director to Give Presentation at Informa’s 8th Annual Drug Device Combination Products Event in Berlin
SFL’s Managing Director provides regulatory insight into Drug Device Combination Products in Europe. - November 13, 2013 - SFL Regulatory Affairs & Scientific Communication Ltd
Creative Biomart Announces Commercial Agreement for Services of Biosimilar Cell Lines Manufacturing
Creative Biomart announced today that it has signed a commercial agreement for contract manufacturing pharmaceutical biosimilar cell lines for a big pharma company. - November 10, 2013 - Creative Biomart
Bioo Scientific Joins Perkin Elmer’s INspiring INnovation Tour with AflaPure Aflatoxin Immunoaffinity Columns
The 2013 INspiring INnovation Tour is a nationwide series of multi-track events sponsored by Perkin Elmer dedicated to sharing scientific knowledge. These events provide an opportunity for researchers to share their ideas and experiences with others in their industries. Last year over 1100... - November 09, 2013 - Bioo Scientific
Colorado BioScience Association Confers Special Ten-Year Recognition Awards and Announces 2013 Industry Award Winners at Annual Dinner Celebration in Denver
The Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) is celebrating its tenth anniversary by conferring three special ten-year Recognition Awards, in addition to presenting its 2013 Industry Awards, at its Tenth Annual Awards Dinner held tonight at Denver’s Marriott City Center Hotel. - November 08, 2013 - Colorado BioScience Association
ViGene Biosciences Introduces World’s Largest Collection of Pre-Made Human Full-Length cDNA ORF and miRNA Adenoviruses
ViGene Biosciences Product Launch- Introducing premade miRNA and cDNA adenoviruses. - November 08, 2013 - ViGene Biosciences
VIRUN® & Vital Pharmaceuticals® Expand Operations to Offer a Combined 29 Patents for Raw Material Manufacturing and Finished Product Capabilities
The year 2013 has been a blockbuster renaissance of key partnerships and explosive innovation for VIRUN; early in the year, VIRUN published Chapter 39, Nanotechnology and Nonpolar Active Compounds in Functional Foods through Wiley. In March, Stepan Lipid Nutrition and VIRUN formalized a partnership... - November 05, 2013 - VIRUN
IonSense, Inc. Presenting Direct Analysis in Real Time (DART®) Mass Spectrometry at the 6th International Symposium on Recent Advances in Food Analysis (RAFA)
IonSense Exhibiting at RAFA, November 5-8, 2013 in Prague, Czech Republic. Customer Workshop Will Feature High Sensitivity Analysis Using Sorbent Technologies Coupled with DART. - November 04, 2013 - IonSense, Inc.
epDualfilter TIPS® and Pipette.com’s Tips for Rainin LTS® Pipettes Now Available at Pipette.com
Pipette.com, liquid handling experts for over 17 years, announces an expansion of their tip offering with epDualfilter TIPS® as well as Pipette.com’s alternative tips for Rainin LTS® tips. The expansion will benefit labs looking to get more accurate and precise lab results. - November 02, 2013 - Pipette.com
AnaSpec Introduces SensoLyte® 520 TEV (Tobacco Etch Virus) Protease Assay Kit
SensoLyte® 520 TEV (Tobacco Etch Virus) Protease Assay Kit is used for measuring TEV protease quantity and activity. TEV protease is widely used to remove fusion tags from recombinant proteins. - November 01, 2013 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
AveXis-BioLife Launch New Website
AveXis-BioLife is pleased to announce the launch of the company’s brand new website: www.avexisinc.com. The October 2013 unveiling of the website coincides with the company’s licensing of the gene therapy program from The Kaspar Laboratory for the treatment of Spinal Muscular Atrophy... - November 01, 2013 - AveXis Inc.
Empire Genomics and QuaDPharma Join Forces for Cancer Research Fundraiser
Two Buffalo-area CEOs roll up their sleeves to serve the community and give where they live. - October 31, 2013 - Empire Genomics
MOgene LC Announces the Addition of Illumina HiSeq
MOgene LC, a full service genomics service provider, announces the addition of Illumina HiSeq to further expand its offerings. “MOgene is continually striving to become a one stop shop for genomics services. Expanding our service offerings allows us to partner with our customers and provide... - October 30, 2013 - MOgene, LC
ALPCO Expands Product Offering with Addition of Mouse-Specific Flow Cytometry Reagents
Earlier this year, ALPCO began offering flow cytometry reagents and data analysis software. As promised, the company has recently added high quality and affordable mouse reagents to their growing flow cytometry portfolio. Among the 600 new mouse reagents are antibodies for CD3, CD4, CD8 and... - October 29, 2013 - ALPCO
Colorado BioScience Association Announces Finalists for 2013 "Company of the Year" and "Rising Star" of the Year Awards
The Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) has released the finalists for the 2013 “Company of the Year” and “Rising Star” Awards, which they will present during the Annual Awards Dinner held on Thursday, November 7, at the Marriott City Center, 1701 California Street, Denver, CO. - October 28, 2013 - Colorado BioScience Association
Kingfisher Biotech’s Mouse GM-CSF Protein Found to be 40% More Active Than Competitor’s Mouse GM-CSF Protein.
Independent testing laboratory verifies that Kingfisher Biotech's Mouse GM-CSF is 40% more active than another commercially available Mouse GM-CSF protein. These proteins are routinely used in cell culture. - October 28, 2013 - Kingfisher Biotech
Kingfisher Biotech Expands Its Portfolio of Mouse Proteins with 3 New Proteins
Mouse CCL4, CXCL9, and CXCL10 are important members of the chemokine family of proteins. The major role of chemokines is to act as a chemoattractant to guide the migration of cells. CCL4 (MIP-1 beta) attracts monocytes and macrophages primarily. CXCL9 (MIG) and CXCL10 (IP-10) are known to recruit... - October 25, 2013 - Kingfisher Biotech
Pipette.com Launches New Blog Solutions.Pipette.com to Help Scientists Find Liquid Handling Answers
Liquid handling experts, Pipette.com has launched their blog site Solutions.Pipette.com. The new site will benefit the Life Science community by making it easier to find the best products and services that fit any lab technician’s problem. These resources include articles, promotions, product... - October 25, 2013 - Pipette.com
ALPCO Launches STELLUX™ Chemiluminescent Human Insulin ELISA
ALPCO releases second chemiluminescent assay in STELLUX™ product line. - October 24, 2013 - ALPCO
Geoffrey H. Saft, Owner of California Hyperbaric Equipment Company, Celebrating 8-Years of Hyperbaric Oxygen Equipment Sales
Geoffrey H. Saft, owner of California Hyperbaric Equipment Company, has announced he is now celebrating 8 years of providing clients with the highest quality of service for hyperbaric oxygen chambers and accessories. He is certified in hyperbaric therapy and his training and years of experience... - October 24, 2013 - Hyperbaric Oxygen CA
Organomation Announces Laboratory Evaporator Article Series
This fall, Organomation will publish several laboratory evaporator themed pieces to the company's blog. They will focus on critical topics including optimum operating conditions for laboratory evaporators and preventing sample contamination. - October 23, 2013 - Organomation
Dr. Hugh Hetherington Publishes New Study in Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology Journal
Injection Technologies, a dynamic early-stage medical device company developing a revolutionary method for automating fluid delivery, is pleased to announce the recent publication of Facial Fat Grafting With a Prototype Injection Control Device in the journal Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational... - October 22, 2013 - Jon Block Group
AveXis-BioLife Licenses Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Patent Portfolio from Nationwide Children's Hospital and The Ohio State University
BioLife, a synthetic biology platform company soon to be renamed AveXis, has been granted exclusive rights to the spinal muscular atrophy gene therapy program developed at The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. The license... - October 21, 2013 - AveXis Inc.
Creative Biomart Releases New Products in the Middle of Oct.
In the middle of Oct., Creative Biomart releases a new batch a products, including: Ÿ Recombinant Human MUSK, GST-tagged Ÿ Recombinant Human TIRAP, His-tagged Ÿ Native Mouse Hb Ÿ Recombinant Human NCAM2, GST-tagged Ÿ Recombinant Human NBPF15, His-tagged Ÿ Recombinant... - October 19, 2013 - Creative Biomart
Microfluidics Startup NanoCellect Adds Strategic Advisors and Nabs Another $700K from the NIH
NanoCellect, (previously called NanoSort) aims to facilitate breakthrough biomedical discoveries by making cell analysis and sorting technology more affordable and easier to use. Spunout from UCSD in late 2009, NanoCellect has now raised over $3.3M including a new $700K grant to continue developing... - October 19, 2013 - NanoCellect
AveXis BioLife Announce The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital Received Fast Track Status for Spinal Muscular Atrophy Treatment
AveXis and BioLife, synthetic biology platform companies, today announced that The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital received Fast Track designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its scAAV9.CB.SMN gene therapy product for the treatment of spinal muscular... - October 18, 2013 - AveXis Inc.
The Colorado BioScience Association Celebrates 10 Years of Supporting Bioscience in Colorado at the Annual Awards Dinner
The Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) is celebrating its 10th Anniversary with special honors during its Annual Awards Dinner at the Denver Marriott City Center. This year’s event will feature three very special honors given only for the 10th anniversary, including the Pioneering Award, Founders Award and Visionary Award. - October 16, 2013 - Colorado BioScience Association
Good News for Drug Delivery Researchers: AbboMax, Inc. Offers a Portfolio of Innovative Liposome Reagents
Liposomes are artificially-prepared vesicles that are made out of the same material as a cell membrane, a lipid bilayer. The liposomes can be filled with different substances and used as vehicles for drug or nutrient delivery. AbboMax offers various innovative liposome reagents with a large number of lipid compositions to support the needs of research organizations involved in liposome drug delivery. - October 16, 2013 - AbboMax, Inc.
Epitope Diagnostics Launches the Second Generation Immunoassay Kits Exclusively for the Quantitative Measurement of Antibody Drug Conjugate (ADC) Levels
Epitope Diagnostics has recently launched second-generation ADC kits exclusively for the quantitative measurement of DM1-, MMAE-, and MMAF-ADC level. These kits measure both humanized monoclonal antibody based ADC and mouse monoclonal antibody based ADC. Additional benefits for testing PK samples from mice are utilized by these second generation kits. - October 12, 2013 - Epitope Diagnostics, Inc.
Dr. Marehalli Prasad to Deliver Prestigious Memorial Lecture at 2013 Acoustics Conference in India
Distinguished lecture to discuss the significance of acoustical design in religious spaces. - October 11, 2013 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Dr. Hongbin Li Awarded 2013 IEEE Jack Neubauer Award for Cognitive Radio Innovation
Groundbreaking cognitive radio research advances technology for wireless network access. - October 10, 2013 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Mini-Gastric Bypass Performed with SPIDER® Surgical System
Internationally respected surgeon Dr. Michel Gagner completed procedure using fewer incisions. - October 10, 2013 - TransEnterix
Dr. Darinka Dentcheva Awarded NSF Grant to Aid High-Stakes Decision Making
Mathematical models quantify risk over time as they predict future states of real-world systems. - October 04, 2013 - Stevens Institute of Technology
MD Stem Cells Indicates Government Shutdown Will Not Impact SCOTS Eye Stem Cell Treatment Study
MD Stem Cells sees no immediate effect on the SCOTS eye stem cell trial but is monitoring NIH throughout the government shutdown. - October 03, 2013 - MD Stem Cells
HALDEY Pharmaceutical Compounding President to Address Brooklyn Physicians on Oct. 2
Dr. Emil J. Haldey will speak before an audience of doctors at the Medical Society of the County of Kings, in association with the Academy of Medicine of Brooklyn. - October 01, 2013 - HALDEY Pharmaceutical Compounding
The Changing Environment for Pharma and Medtech Companies in Europe
SFL Regulatory Affairs Consulting Ltd. (SFL) is pleased to be strengthening its activities in the UK and will be holding an inaugural and networking event in London on 8 October 2013. - September 30, 2013 - SFL Regulatory Affairs & Scientific Communication Ltd
Your Stem Cell Success Stories Can Help Bring Hope to Others
HopeCell.org Founders Invite Stem Cell Patients to Share Their Experiences and Successes - September 29, 2013 - HopeCell
Phase Focus Announces the Delivery and Installation of a Lens Profiler Instrument to the Brien Holden Vision Institute in Sydney, Australia
Phase Focus Limited is pleased to announce the successful delivery and installation of a Lens Profiler Instrument to the Brien Holden Vision Institute in Sydney, Australia; one of the world’s leading applied vision correction research institutes. This innovative instrument uses the Phase... - September 28, 2013 - Phase Focus
Pipette.com Announces Promotional T-Shirt and Other Specials for Neuroscience 2013
Pipette.com, distributor of liquid handling products, is attending Neuroscience 2013. They will be answering questions, demoing products, and raffling promotional t-shirts in Booth #3331. - September 28, 2013 - Pipette.com
Multichannel Pipettes Promotion Now Available at Pipette.com
Pipette.com, major distributor of liquid handling products, has announced their extension of promotions on multichannel pipettes. The promotions will help labs increase productivity. - September 26, 2013 - Pipette.com
Dr. Len Imas Awarded ONR Grant to Investigate Applicability of Probabalistic Computational Fluid Dynamic Methods to Problems Involving Cavitation
Researcher develops more realistic simulation of flows around partially-cavitating hydrofoils - September 25, 2013 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Stevens Researcher Awarded ONR Grant to Advance Understanding of Planing Hull Hydrodynamics and Design
Dr. Len Imas applies computational modeling to investigate hydrodynamics of “ultra-deep vee” hulls. - September 25, 2013 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Creative Biomart is Going to Sign Luciferase Supply Agreement with Kasain Laboratory
After a long-term contact and discussion, Creative Biomart finally agrees to sign a Luciferase supply agreement with Kasain Laboratory, especially Native Vibrio fischeri Luciferase (http://www.creativebiomart.net/description_390631_24.htm) until Kasain finishes its study projects. The official... - September 22, 2013 - Creative Biomart
Colorado BioScience Association Partners with Two of the State’s Economic Development Entities to Promote Colorado’s Strengths at AdvaMed 2013
Representatives from the Colorado BioScience Association, the Colorado Springs Regional Business Alliance and the Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation will showcase Colorado’s medical device and diagnostic sectors during the 2013 AdvaMed: The MedTech Conference in Washington D.C., September 23-25. - September 20, 2013 - Colorado BioScience Association
SignaBlok Achieves Key in Vivo Proof of Concept for Treatment of Cancer and Sepsis
Novel First-in-Class Peptide Inhibitor of TREM-1 Modulates the Inflammatory Response and Shows Promise for Treatment of Cancer and Sepsis - September 18, 2013 - SignaBlok, Inc.
Dr. Eui-Hyeok Yang Commences Term as ASME MEMS Division Chair
MEMS expert recognized for commitment to innovation through collaboration and education. - September 18, 2013 - Stevens Institute of Technology
30+ Life Science Investors & Strategic Partners Convene in Denver This Week for 2013 Rocky Mountain Life Science Investor & Partnering Conference
More than 30 leading investors and strategic partners from across the country will come to Denver to connect and invest in the region's emerging life science companies at the 2013 Rocky Mountain Life Science Investor & Partnering Conference. Spearheaded by the Colorado BioScience Association in collaboration with associations in Arizona, Montana, New Mexico and Utah — the conference opens with a reception at the Colorado Governor’s Mansion September 18th. - September 16, 2013 - Colorado BioScience Association
AveXis Inc. Names Director, Scientific and Corporate Affairs
AveXis Inc. (avexisinc.com), a synthetic biology platform company, today announced Mindy Du as the company’s new Director of Scientific and Corporate Affairs. This is an essential position within the company, as AveXis is focused on research/development of leading-edge technology for disease... - September 13, 2013 - AveXis Inc.
NIH Awards Advaita $2.0M for Disease Subtyping and Drug Repurposing Technology Development
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health issued a Notice of Award granting a Fast-Track Small Business Investigational Research (SBIR) Phase I and Phase II grant of $2.0 million for Advaita Bioinformatics, of Plymouth, Michigan to develop biological... - September 13, 2013 - Advaita
Silicon Kinetics® Ramps Commercial Efforts for Affinity Capture-Mass-Spectrometry (AC-MS)
Appoints Jay Smith as CEO and Keith Waddell as VP Business Development - September 12, 2013 - Silicon Kinetics
Collaborators Awarded NSF Grant for More Efficient Wireless Networks
Researchers aim to end the scarcity of wireless spectrum with dynamic and efficient access. - September 11, 2013 - Stevens Institute of Technology