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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
Red Cedar Technology Releases New HEEDS Post-Processing Software
Preview version of HEEDS POST 1.0 available now - June 23, 2011 - Red Cedar Technology
Dr Joe Krebs Will Lecture About Melamine Detection in Food at the AOAC Pacific NW Annual Meeting
The Director of Protein Chemistry & Engineering at Bioo Scientific, Joe Krebs, will give a lecture describing his research on sequential injection analysis of melamine in food samples at the AOAC Pacific Northwest Section Annual Meeting. - June 22, 2011 - Bioo Scientific
One-Shot Dengue Fever Vaccine Moves Closer to Reality
Arbovax, Inc. is an early stage biotechnology company based in Raleigh NC, developing a novel and innovative technology to facilitate the development of vaccines against insect-borne viruses. Their initial focus, Dengue Fever, is ranked second only to Malaria by the World Health Organization for its devastating global impact. - June 21, 2011 - Arbovax Inc
The International Aging Research Portfolio (IARP) Team Announces the Launch of FundingTrends.org
The development team of the International Aging Research Portfolio (IARP) today announced the launch of the beta version of FundingTrends.org – a simple and effective online tool for comparing funding trends in biomedical research based on keywords and phrases used in successful grant... - June 20, 2011 - The International Aging Research Portfolio
BioPharm Systems to Host Webinar on Oracle Argus Safety and Oracle Argus Safety Japan
Leading provider of Oracle's clinical trial, data, and drug safety solutions will discuss the benefits of Argus Safety and Argus Safety Japan. - June 17, 2011 - BioPharm Systems
Dr. Marahelli G. Prasad of Stevens Receives ASME Award
Dr. Marahelli G. Prasad, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Noise and Vibration Control Laboratory at Stevens Institute of Technology, received the 2011 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Student Section Advisor Award for District A for his dedicated service as an advisor. - June 15, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Bioo Scientific Optimizes the Screening of Multiple Tetracycline Residues in Milk, Meat and Honey
Bioo Scientific is working to improve the screening for tetracycline residues in milk, meat, honey and other sample types by improving the MaxSignal® Tetracycline ELISA Kit by offering higher sensitivity and simplified extraction protocols and also by launching kits for the specific detection of oxytetracycline, chlortetracycline and doxycycline residues. - June 13, 2011 - Bioo Scientific
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
Dr. Frank Fisher of Stevens Selected for Fulbright Specialist Roster
Dr. Frank Fisher at Stevens Institute of Technology has recently been added to the Fulbright Specialist Roster for his expertise in engineering education. - June 11, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Stevens Institute of Technology 2011 Commencement
On May 26th, Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ celebrated the Class of 2011 with Commencement activities on Castle Point. - June 10, 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
Environmental Engineering Students and Faculty Study Passaic River Pollution
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection commissioned a study, conducted by students and faculty from Stevens Institute of Technology and Rutgers, to determine pollution loads in the Passaic River. - June 09, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Aciont® to Present at the 13th Annual NIH SBIR/STTR Conference
Dr. Kongnara Papangkorn’s presentation is entitled, “Safety Aspects and Drug Delivery Performance of Visulex® Passive Delivery System” - June 09, 2011 - Aciont Inc.
Carotech to Showcase GRAS-Approved Tocomin Palm Tocotrienol Complex at IFT 2011, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Carotech will share applications and benefits of TocoBev tocotrienol beverage powder at IFT. - June 09, 2011 - Carotech Inc.
IO Informatics Launches Free Knowledge Explorer – Personal Edition to Deliver Integrated Data
IO Informatics, award-winning informatics software provider, today announced a program to provide free access to its product, Knowledge Explorer – Personal Edition. - June 08, 2011 - IO Informatics, Inc.
Dr. Marahelli G. Prasad of Stevens Serves as Guest Editor for Advances in Acoustics and Vibration
Dr. Marahelli G. Prasad has been invited to be a guest editor of Advances in Acoustics and Vibration for a special issue of the journal on reducing noise levels for psychological and physiological comfort. - June 08, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Clinical Trials in Russia. 1st Quarter 2011.
The Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation (alias MoH) approved 95 new clinical trials of all types including local studies during the first quarter of 2011, 29% less than in Q1 2010. - June 08, 2011 - Synergy Research Group
Stevens Student Research Protects Credit Card Owner Privacy
Students at Stevens Institute of Technology built a prototype for a software-defined radio system that defends credit card near-field communications chips from being read illegally. Their system was recognized with 3rd place at the RIT IEEE Student Design Competition in May. - June 04, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Scisense Offers Educational Webinar “Exploring Synergies Between Echo and Pressure-Volume Systems” Featuring Dr. Kim Connelly
Webinar attendees will learn both the advantages and challenges of echocardiography and PV loop analysis. - June 04, 2011 - Scisense Systems Inc.
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.
Stevens Conference Explores Latest Innovations in Antimicrobial Biomaterials Research
The Stevens Conference on Bacteria-Material Interactions, June 9-10 in Hoboken, NJ, will cover the latest multi-disciplinary research in the area of infection-resistant biomaterials. - June 03, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Red Cedar Technology Enters Into Strategic Partnership with Applied Technology Integration
Red Cedar Technology (RCT) has entered into a strategic partnership with Applied Technology Integration (ATI) to expand RCT’s in-demand process automation services centered around HEEDS optimization software. “ATI, under the guidance of Craig Winn, a known leader in product design,... - June 03, 2011 - Red Cedar Technology
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
Dr. Mitola of Stevens Enhances the Conversation at EastWest Institute Cybersecurity Summit
Cognitive radio inventor and VP for Research at Stevens Institute of Technology Dr. Joseph Mitola is participating as a group moderator for the EastWest Institute Second Worldwide Cybersecurity Summit to be held in London, June 1-2. - May 29, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
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
Mitegen Announces Mutual Distribution Agreements with Omscientia
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 mutual non-exclusive distribution agreements with Omscientia, a... - May 26, 2011 - MiTeGen, LLC
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
PharmaJet's Heather Callender-Potters Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2011 Mountain Desert Region Award Finalist
Selected by a panel of independent judges, the Entrepreneur of the Year award finalists are chosen based on their extraordinary success, vision and personal commitment to their business and community. - May 25, 2011 - PharmaJet, Inc.
Bioo Scientific Honored with Export Award
Bioo Scientific received the 2011 Greater Austin Business Export Award. - May 22, 2011 - Bioo Scientific
Dr. Chandramouli of Stevens Invited to White House Communications Roundtable Discussion
Dr. Rajarathnam Chandramouli has been invited to participate in a roundtable discussion to develop the strategy for implementing President Obama's National Wireless Initiative. - May 22, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Scisense Offers an Educational Webinar Titled "Peer-Review Expectations of PV Loop Data" Featuring Dr. Marc Feldman (MD, FACC), University of Texas
Webinar attendees will gain insights about validating PV loop data. - May 21, 2011 - Scisense Systems Inc.
BioPharm Systems to Host Webinar on Integrating Your Clinical Trial Management System (CTMS) with an Electronic Document Management System (EDMS)
Leading provider of clinical trial, data, and drug safety solutions will explore two approaches to integrating your clinical trial management system with your electronic document management system. - May 19, 2011 - BioPharm Systems
Stevens Launches Game-Based Laboratory Environment
Stevens Institute of Technology professors have developed an online laboratory in which students learn by interacting in a virtual environment, much like massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs) such as Half-life 2, The Sims, World of Warcraft, and Second Life. Two small-scale pilots ran in 2010 and 2011, with full-scale launch Fall Semester 2011. - May 19, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Dr. Knut Stamnes at Stevens Receives NASA Grant for Environmental Monitoring
Stevens Institute of Technology Physics Professor Dr. Knut Stamnes has been awarded a NASA grant for work on mathematical tools to monitor oceanic ecosystems via satellite. - May 19, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
BioPharm Systems to Host Webinar on Leveraging Oracle's Life Sciences Data Hub (LSH) to Enable Dynamic Cross-study Analysis
Leading provider of clinical trial, data, and safety solutions will demonstrate how LSH allows users to dynamically select patient subpopulations and automatically deliver the longitudinal data for those subpopulations for detailed analysis. - May 15, 2011 - BioPharm Systems
BioPharm Systems to Host Webinar on Completing and Approving Electronic Trip Reports in Siebel Clinical
Leading provider of clinical trial, data, and safety solutions will demonstrate how site visit SOPs can be translated into electronic trip report templates in Siebel Clinical, and then completed, reviewed, and approved – entirely electronically. - May 15, 2011 - BioPharm Systems
Dr. Dawn Digrius Researches Water Resources Management in Coastal Lowland Ecuador
Dr. Digrius is leading a student team from Stevens Institute of Technology to explore the interplay of engineered dams and the history of a people in coastal lowland Ecuador. - May 14, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
TransEnterix Receives Global Entrepreneurial TiE50 Award
For demonstrating ingenuity and innovation as a life-science startup company, TransEnterix has received the prestigious TiE50 Award for 2011. The TiE50 Awards are given each year by TiE, the organizer of TiEcon, the world’s largest annual conference for entrepreneurs. One of 10 winners in... - May 14, 2011 - TransEnterix
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
Ethics Bowl Brings the Debate to Stevens
Stevens will host its Annual High School Ethics Bowl on June 2 in Hoboken. - May 13, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
OSO BioPharmaceuticals Manufacturing LLC Honored for Corporate Efforts to Protect Integrity of Rio Grande
OSO BioPharmaceuticals Manufacturing, LLC, has received the Pollution Prevention Award for its efforts to protect water quality in the Rio Grande River. The honor was awarded by the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility as part of its Pollution Prevention Program (P2 Program). The P2... - May 13, 2011 - OSO BioPharmaceuticals Manufacturing, LLC
Eagle Biosciences Announces the Launch of Mouse Monoclonal Antibody Isotyping ELISA Kit
Eagle Biosciences introduces a simple ELISA where up to 12 individual samples can be assayed for heavy chain anti-IgG1, IgG2a, IgG2b, IgG3, IgA, and IgM as well as light chain kappa and lambda in one 96-well ELISA plate. - May 11, 2011 - Eagle Biosciences, Inc.