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Secure Patient Portal Technology Proves Successful for Award-Winning Virginia Women’s Center
Richmond, Virginia’s independent women’s health practice and 2009 recipient of the Davies Award, Virginia Women’s Center, continues to prove its commitment to technology through an online portal that allows for better patient care, faster test reporting and improved patient experience. - September 29, 2011 - Virginia Women's Center
Stevens Institute of Technology Wins NSF Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education Grant
NUE-NEXUS program to give undergraduates early-curriculum classroom instruction and research opportunities in nanotechnology field. - September 29, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
AnaSpec Introduces MOG (35-55), Mouse, Rat Peptide
AnaSpec is pleased to support advances in MS research by providing MOG (35 - 55), mouse, rat, a key peptide that induces severe chronic experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in transgenic mice. - September 29, 2011 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
Bioo Scientific and Jungwoo F&B to Collaborate to Improve Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
Bioo Scientific has been invited to be a guest of The University of Texas at Austin for the UT Gyeonggi Innovation Program which is being sponsored by Governor Kim Moon-Soo, of the Gyeonggi Province, Korea. The UT Gyeonggi Innovation Program is a 3-year program to promote entrepreneurship, identify... - September 28, 2011 - Bioo Scientific
NovaTeinBio Introduces New Line of ELISA Kits to Product Catalogue
Biological reagents provider NovaTeinBio has recently announced that they have expanded their product catalogue to include a wider range of ELISA kits for laboratory testing applications. The company’s product catalogue now features the Human Dopamine DA ELISA kits, which can be utilized by... - September 25, 2011 - Novatein Biosciences
America’s Pascarella Earns Superstock 600 European Championship Wild Card Ride
Globetrotting Joey Pascarella has accepted a wild card opportunity in the upcoming Superstock 600 European Championship round scheduled for September 24th in Imola, Italy. San Francisco based consulting firm, Jon Block Group and Italian race team, Ciatti Racing will provide principal sponsorship... - September 23, 2011 - Jon Block Group
Kroger Launches Flu Shot Campaign with PharmaJet Needle-free Injection Devices
Kroger will offer the PharmaJet needle-free injection option at over 800 Kroger and The Little Clinics locations nationwide. - September 23, 2011 - PharmaJet, Inc.
ByoPlanet International LLC, a Leader in the Elimination of Health-Threatening Pathogens, Has Affiliated Itself with Safe & Secure TV Channel LLC
With death tolls, human illness, and medical costs soaring sky high, we might have just pinpointed the next global terrorists - microbial pathogens. Nowhere is safe, as outbreaks wreak havoc in our schools, hospitals, airports, hotels, public transportation, health clubs, and restaurants. If only there was some new, cutting edge technology to eliminate the dangerous bacteria and viruses - Enter ByoPlanet, the global sanitizing super hero for the 21st century. - September 22, 2011 - ByoPlanet International, LLC
Semprus BioSciences Appoints Alonzo D. Cook, Ph.D. Group Leader, Research
Semprus BioSciences today announced the appointment of Alonzo (Lon) D. Cook, Ph.D., to the newly-created post of Group Leader, Research, effective immediately. - September 22, 2011 - Semprus BioSciences
Launch of Biotechnology Portal cellexis.com – Marketing of Innovative Cell Culture Technology
atech system solutions Ltd. (“atech”) has launched the online service www.cellexis.com for marketing and distribution of innovative products and services in the field of cell culture technology. The online service www.cellexis.com is the portal for distribution of bioreactor systems that are marketed under the name “cellexis one” and services like the delivery of manufacturing processes for cell culture products according to international standards. - September 22, 2011 - atech system solutions Ltd.
SalesForce4Hire’s Kevin Schimelfenig to Serve on AdvaMed Annual Conference Panel
Custom Sales Solution Executive to Discuss Critical Funding Issues for Emerging Medical Device Companies - September 21, 2011 - SalesForce4Hire
Innovative Thought Leaders Address the 2011 Rocky Mountain Life Science Investor Conference in Denver
The 2011 Rocky Mountain Life Science Investor and Partnering Conference (RMLIPC) will host several keynote speakers who are shaping the future of bioscience. The conference is being held September 21-22 at The Brown Palace Hotel, Denver, CO. - September 21, 2011 - Colorado BioScience Association
New Histone H3 [dimethyl Lys9/phospho Thr6] Antibody Released
Today, Novus added a new Histone H3 [dimethyl Lys9/phospho Thr6] antibody to their growing line of EpiPlusTM histone modification antibodies. Over the past several months, Novus has collaborated with 21st Century Biochemicals, a leading manufacturer of custom antibodies and peptides, to generate... - September 21, 2011 - Novus Biologicals
NSF Grant Supports Graphene Nanoelectronics Research at Stevens
NSF awards a grant to advance nanoelectronic sensors through graphene. - September 21, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Nanion's Automated Patch Clamp Platforms Show Unparalleled Results Using Stem Cell Derived Cardiomyocytes
The Patchliner and the SyncroPatch 96 have successfully been used for compound analysis under current- and voltage clamp recording conditions using different stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes. The exceptional cell-platform-compatibility and the unique experimental possibilities offered by Nanion’s platforms open up whole new avenues for compound safety testing. - September 18, 2011 - Nanion Technologies GmbH
Bioo Scientific Will Participate in the 2011 AOAC International Annual Meeting
Bioo Scientific announced that it will feature its industry-leading food safety testing kits at the 125th AOAC Annual Meeting in New Orleans being held September 18th – 21st. AOAC is an independent, third party organization, which brings credibility to analytical methods used for regulation... - September 17, 2011 - Bioo Scientific
atech system solutions Develops New Bioreactor Platform for Cell Culture-Based Manufacturing
The atech system solutions Ltd. presents a new generation of bioreactor systems for cell culture-based manufacturing of biopharmaceutical compounds. The new development comprises a platform technology with high performance, safety as well as environmental compatibility and simplification of cell culture-based manufacturing methods. The system platform will be marketed under the brand name “cellexis one.” - September 17, 2011 - atech system solutions Ltd.
Swarm Intelligence Enables Better Nerve Grafts
NIH funded collaborative research adds computational models of swarm intelligence based neural networks to tissue engineering. - September 17, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
SalesForce4Hire Executive to Host AdvaMed 2011 Entrepreneur Bootcamp
Kevin Schimelfenig to Lead Panel Information on Capital Efficient Strategies for the Buyer, Seller and Investor - September 16, 2011 - SalesForce4Hire
Stevens and LeHigh Developing Nanotechnology for Better Natural Gas Utilization
Advances in understanding molybdenum nanostructures and molecular mechanisms of catalytic reactions to provide improved natural gas processing technologies. - September 15, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Applying New Mathematics for Robust Cryptography and a Safer Internet
Computer security experts are piggy-backing on recent developments in mathematics to pioneer new cryptography methods that will keep data safe even in the age of superfast quantum computing. - September 14, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Novus Biologicals Announces New NODAL Antibody Made Using SDIX Genomic Antibodiy Technology™
Novus Biologicals announced today a new NODAL antibody (catalog number NBP1-71686) for the study of cancer, angiogenesis and stem cells. This NODAL antibody was made using SDIX Genomic AntibodiesTM (GATTM). This NODAL Antibody (NBP1-71686) serves as an excellent tool for studying stem cell... - September 11, 2011 - Novus Biologicals
Stevens Convocation 2011 Celebrates Students and Faculty
Faculty and students award citations from Stevens Convocation, September 7, 2011. - September 10, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
AnaSpec Introduces Industry’s First Anti-MOG ELISA Assay Kits
AnaSpec is pleased to be the first in the industry to provide Anti-MOG (Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein) ELISA assay kits. The SensoLyte® Anti-Human MOG (1-125) IgG Quantitation ELISA Kit, SensoLyte® Anti-Mouse MOG (1-125) and SensoLyte® Anti-Rat MOG (1-125) IgG ELISA assay kits are... - September 10, 2011 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
AnaSpec Provides Industry’s Largest Collection of Anti-Tau Antibodies
In Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the major pathological hallmarks are β-sheet aggregates of β-amyloid peptides in senile plaques and hyperphosphorylated tau protein in neurofibrillary tangles (NFT).1-2 AnaSpec, a provider of one of the world’s largest collections of β-amyloid... - September 10, 2011 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
Stevens Researchers Pioneer Novel Technique to Make Plasmonic Nanogap Arrays
Dr. Stefan Strauf, et al. published a paper on leveraging holographic lithography for fabricating nanogap arrays with features 70 times smaller than the wavelengths of the blue laser light used to create the nanostructures. - September 08, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
2011 Rocky Mountain Life Science Investor and Partnering Conference Attracts More Than 30 International Investors to Denver September 21-22
More than 30 leading biotech, device, diagnostic and pharma investors from across the country and world will be coming to Denver to create the newest deals and shape the future landscape of the life science industry. The Rocky Mountain Life Science Investor & Partnering Conference (RMLIPC) is September 21-22 at the Brown Palace Hotel. - September 07, 2011 - Colorado BioScience Association
Sweden Based Prostalund to Increase Investments in the US BPH Market
To further enhance its position in the US market, the company has decided to establish a 100% owned US subsidiary under the name CoreTherm Medical, Inc. effective from September 1st 2011. The company is located in Oldsmar, Florida. - September 06, 2011 - CoreTherm Medical Inc.
Dr. Kishore Pochiraju of Stevens Co-Authors Book on Polymeric Matrix Composites
To help engineers design longer-lasting high-performance plastics, the forthcoming book, Long-Term Durability of Polymeric Matrix Composites, presents a holistic guide to environmental degradation, damage evolution, design, and application specific issues of long term structural durability. - September 03, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
ONR Funds Dr. Chang-Hwan Choi to Study Nanoscale Wetting Dynamics of Superhydrophobic Surfaces at Stevens
Dr. Choi's DURIP grant supports development of innovative anti-corrosion materials. - September 01, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
BioPharm Systems Achieves Oracle PartnerNetwork Specialization for Oracle Accelerate for Midsize Companies
Oracle Recognizes BioPharm Systems for Expertise in Delivering Innovative Solutions to Midsize Companies - August 31, 2011 - BioPharm Systems
Synpromics Teams with Scottish Enterprise to Accelerate Growth
Synpromics Ltd announces the formal support of Scottish Enterprise’s High Growth Start-Up Unit (HGSU). Synpromics intends to leverage this valuable affiliation to help drive growth as the company transitions from a start-up business to an established globally-focused corporation in the future. - August 31, 2011 - Synpromics Ltd
Introducing an Optimized Process Management Concept from Drug Development to Drug Manufacturability: Advaceutics®
Reducing risk, defining time lines and increasing cost efficiency on a new drug’s way to commercial scale manufacturing. - August 26, 2011 - ProJect Pharmaceutics GmbH
NovaTeinBio Introduces New CD Antigens to Company Catalogue
Cambridge, MA-based biomedical innovator and assay development specialist NovaTeinBio has recently announced that they have introduced a new array of products to their existing catalogue of CD antigens. These new products are designed to help medical researchers to increase their understanding of... - August 25, 2011 - Novatein Biosciences
AnaSpec Offers ClearPoint™ β-Amyloid Custom Peptide Synthesis Service
AnaSpec, the world’s largest provider of β-amyloid peptide and Alzheimer’s research reagents, also provides ClearPoint™ β-Amyloid custom peptide synthesis service. ClearPoint™ peptides are AnaSpec’s trademark collection of heavy or stable isotope labeled... - August 24, 2011 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
AnaSpec Offers SensoLyte® 520 TACE Assay Kit
While fluorimetric assay kits for the detection and inhibitor screening of Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha (TNF-α) Converting Enzyme (TACE) currently exist, none of these have been able to take full advantage of the performance provided by long wavelength FRET technologies. AnaSpec’s... - August 24, 2011 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
Bioo Scientific Launches Benzo[a]pyrene ELISA to Rapidly Screen Food for Oil Spill Contaminants
The recently released MaxSignal® Benzo[a]pyrene ELISA Kit offers rapid screening of benzo[a]pyrene, a carcinogenic component of petroleum, in fish, shrimp, meat and water samples. - August 23, 2011 - Bioo Scientific
Colorado BioScience Association Serves as Catalyst in Assembling CEO Rountable Discussion for Senator Michael Bennet and FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg
The Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) brought more than 35 industry CEOs together today to dialogue with Senator Michael Bennet and U.S. FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg at the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora. At Senator Bennet's request, CBSA designed today's session to share the bioscience industry's specific and unique needs in bringing innovative drugs and devices to market under current, often constraining, market conditions. - August 22, 2011 - Colorado BioScience Association
Solar Photovoltaic Installation Workshop at Stevens on August 25
Stevens Institute of Technology is offering a PV installation workshop on August 25 at the build site for the Empowerhouse Solar Decathlon Competition entry. - August 20, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Dr. Michael Bruno of Stevens Edits Maritime Security Journal Lauded by DHS
The US Department of Homeland Security praised the May/June 2011 issue of the Marine Technology Society Journal as guest edited by Dr. Bruno from Stevens Institute of Technology. - August 20, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Novus Releases New Mix-and-Match Pathway Assay Kits
Novus’ new Mix-and-Match Pathway Assay Kits allow for the simultaneous detection of activation states of multiple kinases in a signal pathway on a single multiwell platform. Their kits are designed to be much easier and faster than traditional Western blots (2.5 hour protocol), demonstrate a... - August 18, 2011 - Novus Biologicals
MoBiTec GmbH, Germany, is Offering Nuclear Receptor Fusion Proteins That Are of Importance to the Pharmaceutical Industry for FRET Interaction Studies
MoBiTec GmbH, Germany, supplier of research tools, introduces a collection of Nuclear Receptor-Ligand Binding Domain fusion proteins, carrying a GST tag, capable to bind a Europium-anti-GST antibody. With this the influence of fluorophore-labeled peptides on the ligand binding characteristics can be studied. E.g. the addition of a particular peptide might prevent the receptor from binding a ligand, thereby eliminating a response of a cell to a given stimulus. - August 17, 2011 - MoBiTec GmbH
Mouse Monoclonal DUX4 Antibody Announced by Novus Biologicals
DUX4 is a transcriptional activator of PITX1, whose expression is epigenetically suppressed in differentiated tissues. DUX4 defects are suspected to cause facioscapulohumeral dystrophy (FSHD), a degenerative skeletal muscle disease and one of the most common muscular dystrophies. In FSHD... - August 17, 2011 - Novus Biologicals
AnaSpec Offers Monoclonal Antibody, Anti-5-Methylcytidine
AnaSpec, EGT Group is pleased to offer Eurogentec’s popular monoclonal antibody, anti-5-methylcytidine (Clone 33D3) for use in epigenetics research. Purified from ascites, this IgG1 / λ isotype antibody is supplied as a 1 mg/ml solution (in PBS) and is available in three sizes (0.1 mg,... - August 14, 2011 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
AnaSpec Highlights Calcein AM with High Purity Grades
AnaSpec is pleased to provide Calcein AM at two purity grades, >90% or >95%, as determined by HPLC. AnaSpec also offers the SensoLyte® Calcein Cell Viability Assay Kit - a rapid and sensitive assay to detect viable cells. This kit provides ample reagents (dye and assay buffer) for 1000... - August 14, 2011 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
Professor Attygalle of Stevens Lectures at a Max Planck Institute on Mass Spectrometry
Mass spectrometry expert Dr. Athula Attygalle from Stevens Institute of Technology lectured at a Max Planck Institute in Jena, Germany, earlier this summer. - August 11, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Thirty Regional Companies Selected to Present at the 2011 Rocky Mountain Life Science Investor Conference in Denver
The 2011 Rocky Mountain Life Science Investor and Partnering Conference (RMLIPC) will bring 30 of the region’s most innovative private and public life science companies together to present to a targeted audience of biotech, device, diagnostic and pharma investors and strategic partners. The conference is being held September 21-22 at The Brown Palace Hotel, Denver, CO. - August 10, 2011 - Colorado BioScience Association
FDA Supplier Management Conference Chaired by Cerulean's John Avellanet
Cerulean's John Avellanet will chair a three-day conference of FDA officials and industry veterans discussing key regulatory requirements and industry best practices for managing suppliers and conducting supplier qualification. - August 05, 2011 - Cerulean Associates LLC
SalesForce4Hire® Releases White Paper on a "Shared Risk – Shared Reward" Sales Model
Leading Custom Sales Solutions Company Addresses Advantages of a Strategic Sales Partner Over Traditional Outsourced Sales Organizations - August 05, 2011 - SalesForce4Hire
Mitegen Announces Distribution of AP Innovation's Quick Puck Loader
Innovative Tool increases speed and reduces errors during puck loading - August 03, 2011 - MiTeGen, LLC