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OsoBio Names Kathleen Larese Director of Laboratories
OsoBio has named Kathleen Larese director of laboratories. As part of OsoBio’s quality control department, the microbiology and chemistry laboratories that Larese now directs are responsible for environmental monitoring, analytical method development, and testing all incoming raw materials,... - June 26, 2013 - OSO BioPharmaceuticals Manufacturing, LLC
New 20ml Vacuum Insulated Concentrator Tube
Organomation has added a new 20 ml vacuum insulated concentrator tube to their glassware product line (Cat# GP2244). The new concentrator tube combines 0.2-20ml end point volume with a reduced height of only 119mm. The 20 ml tube allows for a larger end point volume than the traditional 10 ml... - June 23, 2013 - Organomation
Leading Pipette Distributor Pipette.com Now Stocks Simport’s Dropette and Heathrow Scientific Disposable Plastic Transfer Pipettes
Pipette.com, major leader in the liquid handling industry, is now stocking transfer pipettes. This newly available stock of pipettes will increase the already wide selection of pipette inventory offered by Pipette.com. - June 21, 2013 - Pipette.com
Epitope Diagnostics Launches the First Commercially Available Immunoassay Kits Exclusively for the Quantitative Measurement of Antibody Drug Conjugate Level (ADC)
Epitope Diagnostics has proudly introduced immunoassay kits exclusively for the quantitative measurement of antibody drug conjugate level (ADC). These kits include the EDI™ Mertansine (DM1) ADC EIA Kit, EDI™ Monomethylauristatin F (MMAF) ADC EIA Kit, and the EDI™ Monomethylauristatin E (MMAE) ADC EIA Kit. This technology, together with groundbreaking applications such as Genentech's Kadcyla (Ado-Trastuzumab Emtansine), this promising approach may help to clinically monitor cancer treatment. - June 20, 2013 - Epitope Diagnostics, Inc.
MD Stem Cells Shows Retinal Eye Disease Responds to Stem Cells with Significant Vision Improvement
Blinding retinal eye disease called Retinitis Pigmentosa seen to make major gains in visual acuity following adult stem cell therapy in the United States. - June 20, 2013 - MD Stem Cells
New NEXTflex Rapid DNA-Seq Kit Offers Two-Hour NGS Library Construction from 1 ng of DNA
Bioo Scientific’s NEXTflex™ Rapid DNA-Seq Kit allows researchers to build sequencing-ready libraries for sequencing on Illumina’s sequencing platforms from as little as 1 ng of DNA in two hours or less. This kit is ideal for use with genomic DNA, as well as FFPE samples, ChIP DNA... - June 19, 2013 - Bioo Scientific
ALPCO to Distribute NAG Assays from PPR Diagnostics
New distribution agreement allows ALPCO to distribute NAG assays from PPR Diagnostics. - June 13, 2013 - ALPCO
NanCogenics Reports Research Findings on Tumor-Localization of Cancer Therapeutics
Research results on the use of magnetic nanovectors for the tumor-specific localization of cancer therapeutics is discussed. - June 08, 2013 - NanCogenics Inc
Organomation Announces the New Automatic 20 Position N-EVAP Nitrogen Evaporator
Organomation unveils the company’s new Automatic 20 Position Nitrogen Evaporator. This latest addition to the company’s widely successful N-EVAP product line allows for automatic operation to save laboratory technicians time while reducing human error. Sales Technician Anthony Sacino... - June 08, 2013 - Organomation
CovalX and Bruker Daltonics Announce Strategic Collaboration in High Mass MALDI Detection
Joint Support of CovalX High Mass Detection Systems for all Bruker autoflex and ultraflex series instruments worldwide will provide new and existing Bruker MALDI customers with access to CovalX applications for protein interaction and macromolecular analysis. - June 07, 2013 - CovalX
Dr. Malinovskaya Presented Ultracold Quantum Research at Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics
Dr. Svetlana Malinovskaya, Professor of Physics at Stevens Institute of Technology, presented her innovative work on ultracold dynamics and decoherence at the influential Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP). Hundreds of theoretical physicists and other scientists came from all over the... - June 06, 2013 - Stevens Institute of Technology
MoBiTec GmbH and Bachem Americas, Inc., Sign Distribution Agreement for the European Market
MoBiTec GmbH, a Germany based biotech company focused on products for life science research, has entered into a distribution agreement with Bachem Americas, Inc., USA. Together with Bachem Americas, MoBiTec will continue to expand its portfolio of premier brands and high-quality products through the addition of Bachem’s high-quality immunology products. - June 01, 2013 - MoBiTec GmbH
Mouse Osteopontin ELISA Now Available from ALPCO
ALPCO launches the second species-specific kit in a line of Osteopontin ELISAs. - May 31, 2013 - ALPCO
The EDI Human Intact FGF-21 ELISA Kit is the First Immunoassay Kit That Exclusively Measures Human Intact FGF-21
Epitope Diagnostics is pleased to introduce a brand new ELISA kit for the quantitative determination of β-Klotho & FGF Receptor Active Human Intact FGF-21 level in EDTA-plasma or serum. This assay measures human intact FGF-21, instead of FGF-21 fragments like similar commercially available kits on the market today. - May 31, 2013 - Epitope Diagnostics, Inc.
Creative Biomart Scientists Found That Shutdown Gene Arih2 May Treat Hepatitis
Arih2 was found within the sentinel dendritic cells of the immune system, which play a vital role in defending intruders. - May 31, 2013 - Creative Biomart
Colorado BioScience Association Commends Boettcher Foundation’s Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Program
Colorado BioScience Association congratulates Boettcher Foundation on the announcement of its 2013 class of Boettcher Investigators in the Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Program. Now in its fourth year, the program provides for the discovery of new knowledge that improves human health through the investment in and advancement of early-career scientists. - May 30, 2013 - Colorado BioScience Association
Social & Scientific Systems Uses HeartSignals to Submit HL7 QT Data Sets to 2013 FDA ECG Warehouse
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc. (SSS), a clinical research services provider focusing on both the government and commercial sectors, announced today that SSS' Cardiac Core Laboratory Services HeartSignalsTM system has been formally validated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to... - May 30, 2013 - Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
Tucson Surgeon First in State to Offer SPIDER Gastric Sleeve for Weight Loss
Dr. Patrick Chiasson at Southern Arizona Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery also uses novel single-incision surgical platform for gallbladder removal. - May 30, 2013 - TransEnterix
Coral Products Launch Kitchen Caddy with SteriTouch®
Merseyside-based Coral Products plc has introduced an antimicrobial food recycling bin to its range of products supplied to local authorities, and is confident that this development will encourage the use of food caddies in the home. Incorporating SteriTouch® universal masterbatch into the... - May 30, 2013 - SteriTouch Ltd
Zenalux Announces Research Partnership Program for Development of New Optical Spectroscopy Applications
Zenascope™ effectively and non-destructively monitors key tissue biomarkers in real-time - May 28, 2013 - Zenalux Biomedical, Inc.
MiTeGen Announces Collaboration and License Agreements with EMBL
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 agreements with EMBLEM, the commercial subsidiary of the EMBL (the... - May 23, 2013 - MiTeGen, LLC
Lessons from the Fukushima Nuclear Plant Crisis
Dr. Julie Pullen of Stevens Institute of Technology is an expert in modeling chemical, biological, and radiological dispersion in coastal cities. The Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society has published her analysis of the response to the Fukushima Nuclear Plant Crisis. - May 23, 2013 - Stevens Institute of Technology
ALPCO to Exhibit with BÜHLMANN Laboratories at DDW 2013 and Feature Fecal Calprotectin ELISA
The partnering companies will feature BÜHLMANN's Fecal Calprotectin ELISA that is pending FDA clearance for IVD use in the United States. - May 16, 2013 - ALPCO
Colorado Bioscience Association Applauds Signing of The Colorado Advanced Industries Acceleration Act (HB 1001) by Gov. John Hickenlooper
Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) applauds the signing of The Colorado Advanced Industries Acceleration Act by Gov. John Hickenlooper. The legislation is designed to grow all the high-tech sectors in Colorado: Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace, Bioscience, Electronics, Energy & Natural Resources, Engineering and Information Technology. - May 16, 2013 - Colorado BioScience Association
Md Stem Cells Continues Billion Cell Treatments for Eye Disease
MD Stem Cells Reports Billion Cell Harvests for Eye Stem Cell Treatments in Florida. - May 11, 2013 - MD Stem Cells
Logos Biosystems Launches the Luna-FLTM Fluorescence Cell Counter
Logos Biosystems, a provider of innovative life science research tools, today announced the introduction of a next generation automated cell counter, the Luna-FL TM. The "Luna-FLTM fluorescence cell counter is a breakthrough for life science researchers," says Neon Jung, CEO of Logos... - May 10, 2013 - Logos Biosystems, Inc
OsoBio Appoints David M. Lee Vice President of Quality
OsoBio has named David M. Lee vice president of quality. Lee is responsible for overseeing all quality-related functions to ensure the company’s continued compliance with Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), including quality systems, quality control and manufacturing quality... - May 10, 2013 - OSO BioPharmaceuticals Manufacturing, LLC
Pipette.com Enhances User Experience with Site Re-launch Concentrating on Pipettes, Pipette Tips and ISO 17015 Pipette Calibration Service
Leading distributor of pipettes to clients worldwide, Pipette.com has re-launched their popular website. The new website improves visitor’s navigation experience and ensures that users gain access to additional resources that will help guide them in making the best product selection for their... - May 10, 2013 - Pipette.com
Creative BioMart Funded Research Found Another Anticancer Strategy - Targeting Cyclin D
Researchers successfully silenced abnormal proteins that control cells' growth cycle. - May 10, 2013 - Creative Biomart
ALPCO Adds FDA Registered Renin RIA from Cisbio to Product Offering
ALPCO now offering a line of RIA products from Cisbio in the United States. - May 07, 2013 - ALPCO
Bioo Scientific Launches First Kit for Molecular Indexing in RNA-Seq
Bioo Scientific introduces the NEXTflex™ qRNA-Seq™ Kit for high precision gene expression analysis by RNA-Seq. Developed in conjunction with Cellular Research Inc., this new kit efficiently generates libraries equivalent to conventional RNA-Seq libraries, but with the added feature of... - May 07, 2013 - Bioo Scientific
Colorado BioScience Association Names Derek Cole Board Chair and Appoints Six Industry Leaders to its Board of Directors at the 2013 Annual All-Member Meeting
Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) announces Derek Cole, President of Investor Relations Advisory Solutions, as the new Chairperson of its Board of Directors. Cole assumes chairperson responsibilities from Steve Orndorff, President & CEO of Ariel Pharmaceuticals. In other recent action, six new members were named to the CBSA Board of Directors. - May 04, 2013 - Colorado BioScience Association
ALPCO Launches Human Osteopontin ELISA
ALPCO launches the first assay in a new line of species-specific Osteopontin ELISAs. - May 01, 2013 - ALPCO
ALPCO Expands Product Offering with EuroFlow™ Flow Cytometry Reagents and Infinicyt™ Analytical Software from Cytognos S.L.
Starting April 30, 2013 ALPCO will begin offering flow cytometry solutions from Cytognos S.L. - April 30, 2013 - ALPCO
ALPCO Launches Their First STELLUX Chemiluminescent ELISA
ALPCO announces the launch of their STELLUX Rodent Insulin ELISA, the first ELISA launched in their new STELLUX Chemiluminescent assay product line. - April 26, 2013 - ALPCO
Herpes Solution Provider, Viradux Research Announces JV Partnership
A new development in the war against genital and oral herpes. - April 26, 2013 - viradux
New Efficient Reagents for mRNA Transfection in Classic and Stem Cells
OZ Biosciences SAS, specialized in the development of innovative transfection technologies is delighted to announce the launching of new mRNA transfection Reagents : RmesFect™ and RmesFect™ Stem. - April 25, 2013 - OZ Biosciences
YaxinBio Launches 2 New Products: Enterokinase and V8 Protease
Shanghai Yaxin Biotechnology Co., Ltd. offers two new recombinant proteins. Recombinant Bovine enterokinase, also known as enteropeptidase, is a specific protease used for tag removal, while V8 Protease (Endoproteinase GluC) is highly important for protein structure and sequence... - April 23, 2013 - Shanghai Yaxin Biotechnology Co. Ltd.
Colorado BioScience Association Releases 10th Anniversary Edition of Bioscience Colorado Magazine
10 years of supporting the bioscience industry in Colorado: Then, Now, The Future. - April 22, 2013 - Colorado BioScience Association
USDA Research: Hidrox Exhibits Superior Bactericidal Activity Against Deadly Foodborne Pathogens
A recent USDA study about the bactericidal activity of health-promoting food-derived powders, confirms that Hidrox exerts superior activity against some of today’s major foodborne pathogens: deadly micro-organisms such as Escherichia Coli; Listeria monocytogens; Salmonella enterica and Staphylococcus aureus. - April 15, 2013 - Creagri, Inc.
Eye Doctor Finds Impressive Vision Improvements from Stem Cell Treatment Reports MD Stem Cells
Post-operative visual acuity significantly improved following stem cell treatment for Macular Degeneration according to an independent Optometrist in California. - April 12, 2013 - MD Stem Cells
Virtual Model of Novel Cancer Target Developed
Plebiotic and Pharmacellion Complete Research Project on an in silico Molecular Modelling and Molecular Dynamics Model of Na K ATPase. - April 12, 2013 - Ventac Partners
System Modeling, Simulation, and Design Exploration
Ricardo Software and Red Cedar Technology (RCT) announced a partnership today whereby Ricardo will embed the industry-leading design system exploration technology from RCT into their new vehicle driveline system modeling & simulation tool, called IGNITE. “The key objective of creating... - April 10, 2013 - Red Cedar Technology
Houston Bariatric Practice Hits Surgery Milestone: 100th SPIDER ® Sleeve
Gastric sleeve weight-loss surgery patients report satisfaction with lack of visible scars, recovery and comfort. - April 10, 2013 - TransEnterix
Upcoming Drug Safety Training Opportunities
Don’t Miss Two New Interactive Drug Safety Training Sessions by Dr. Michael J. Klepper, Global Pharmacovigilance Expert, Coming This Spring - April 09, 2013 - Drug Safety Navigator, LLC
Organomation Unveils New State of the Art Website
This latest version of the company’s homepage will provide enhanced customer support and a brand new online store. - March 28, 2013 - Organomation
Cytocentrics is Proud to Announce the Appointment of SciPro as Their New Distribution Partner
Cytocentrics Bioscience GmbH, inventors of Cytocentering technology for automated patch clamp, is proud to announce the appointment of SciPro Inc. as their distribution partner for the CytoPatch2 in North America. - March 28, 2013 - Cytocentrics
ALPCO Expands Product Offering with Addition of Flow Cytometry Reagents
After over twenty years of providing immunoassay kits worldwide, ALPCO has added flow cyometry reagents to their product offering. - March 25, 2013 - ALPCO
Stevens Students Win People’s Choice Award in National Academy of Engineering Ethics Contest
A team of undergraduate students from Stevens Institute of Technology have won the People’s Choice Award in the nationwide National Academy of Engineering Ethics Video Contest for their investigation of nuclear energy as a sustainable power source. With the strong support of the Stevens community, the video garnered an impressive lead in “Likes” on Facebook. - March 23, 2013 - Stevens Institute of Technology
MD Stem Cells - Macular Degeneration Patient Continues to Improve Following Stem Cell Treatments
Married for 72 years, patient’s husband confirms positive visual results are continuing for his wife following stem cell treatment for AMD. - March 23, 2013 - MD Stem Cells