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Bioo Scientific Hosts Food and Feed Safety Training for Cochran Fellows from Turkmenistan
Bioo Scientific recently participated as a training site in the Cochran Fellowship Program, providing training in ELISAs, lateral flow and enzymatic assays to a delegation from Turkmenistan. The Cochran Fellowship is a collaboration between the National Center for Foreign Animal and Zoonotic... - July 20, 2013 - Bioo Scientific
Creative Biolabs Launches Hi-AffinityTM Technology Platform for the Development of Human Antibodies
The human antibodies derived from the novel technological platform have the highest affinity ever enabled by an in vitro antibody production technology. - July 20, 2013 - Creative Biolabs
Creative Biolabs Announces Featured Protein Array Services to Facilitate Researchers’ Study
Protein arrays make it possible to gain the high-throughput, parallel analysis of thousands of bio-reactions, including protein-antibody, protein-protein, protein-ligand, protein-drug and enzyme-substrate interactions. Creative Biolabs offers a series of high-density human, E. coli, SARS and Herpes protein arrays as well as custom staining services on the arrays. - July 18, 2013 - Creative Biolabs
Patrik Verstreken to be Awarded 2014 IBRO-Kemali Prize for Research in the Field of Basic and Clinical Neurosciences
Young Belgian neuroscience researcher has produced seminal research on synaptic transmission and Parkinson’s disease. - July 09, 2013 - International Brain Research Organization (IBRO)
Manfred Dietel To Present on Molecular Pathology at GTC’s Biomarker Europe Summit, Oct. 9-10, Berlin
Manfred Dietel, Professor at the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin will give a presentation titled “Predictive Molecular Pathology and the Role of Biomarker Detection” at GTC’s Biomarker Summit Europe 2013 on October 9–10, 2013 in Berlin, Germany. Dr. - July 05, 2013 - GTCbio
Richard Buller, VP of Pfizer, to Present at GTC’s Biomarker Europe Summit, Oct. 9-10, Berlin
Richard Buller, Vice President and Head of Clinical Development of the Oncology Business Unit at Pfizer, to Present on “Drugs, Biomarkers and Diagnostics - Well Traveled Roads in Drug Development, but Which Way is Success and How do You Know You Have Reached Your Destination?” at GTC’s Biomarker Summit Europe 2013 on October 9-10, 2013 in Berlin, Germany. - July 05, 2013 - GTCbio
Creative Biomart Launched Novel Animal-free Recombinant Proteins for Stable Research
The novel animal-free protein production system is more efficient, fast, flexible and cheap compared to transgenic plants recombinant proteins production; the scaling-up compared with bio-reactors is simple and lineal. It doesn't have issues with inclusion bodies as E.coli. - June 28, 2013 - Creative Biomart
Bioo Scientific Launches Service Testing Food and Feed for Ractopamine Contamination
Bioo Scientific is pleased to now offer Ractopamine Testing Services to complement the food and feed safety line. The new tests provide cost-effective screening for ractopamine, a potent ß-agonist, in meat, animal tissue, milk, feed, urine, serum and plasma. Bioo Scientific’s... - June 27, 2013 - Bioo Scientific
PREMIER Biosoft Delivers OligoEvaluator™ to Sigma® Life Science
PREMIER Biosoft successfully delivers OligoEvaluator™, a Comprehensive Tool to Calculate Oligonucleotide Properties and Resuspension and Dilution Values to Sigma Life Science. - June 27, 2013 - PREMIER Biosoft International
Schiller America, Inc. Partners with Attainia
Schiller America, Inc. has teamed up with Attainia, the most widely used equipment planning, budgeting, and tracking software available, to provide for the first time Schiller’s renowned cardiopulmonary devices to acute care members in North America. This new partnership will allow equipment... - June 26, 2013 - Schiller America, Inc.
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
Biotechnology Market is Expected to Reach USD 414.5 Billion in 2018 Research Report Submitted by Transparency Market Research
Transparency Market Research Report Adds "Biotechnology Market by Application - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast - 2018" to its database. - June 19, 2013 - Transparency Market Research
OMICS to Co-Publish Open Access Journals with AstonJournals
New milestone in Driving Efficiencies Across the world in Expanding Global knowledge with AstonJournals. - June 18, 2013 - OMICS Group Incorporation
MicroAgility, Inc. Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary with Gratitude
MicroAgility, Inc, an award-winning business and technology consulting company, announced today that it will be commemorating the 10th anniversary of its founding in 2003 with utmost gratitude. “MicroAgility is celebrating ten years of dedication, accomplishment, and partnership with our... - June 17, 2013 - MicroAgility, Inc.
OMICS Group Incorporation Acquires Journal of Molecular and Genetic Medicine from LibPubMedia
OMICS Group Incorporation announces acquisition of Journal of Molecular and Genetic Medicine (JMGM) from the Library Publishing Media. - June 14, 2013 - OMICS Group Incorporation
Spectral MD Announces 510(k) Clearance by the FDA for DeepView™ Medical Imaging System
Spectral MD™ (“Spectral MD” or “The Company”), a medical device imaging company, announces the DeepView™ Medical Imaging System has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for studies of blood flow in microcirculation. The... - June 13, 2013 - Spectral MD
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
BioDot and Applied Spectral Imaging Cooperate to Deliver Automated Genetic Analysis Solution
Enabling end-to-end, automated workflow for FISH and Karyotyping, from slide production to sample analysis and result reporting - June 07, 2013 - Applied Spectral Imaging
Danforth Center Announces New Director of Proteomics and Mass Spectrometry Facility
New hire brings significant expertise to the Center. - June 05, 2013 - Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
FuturaGene Enters Agreement with Danforth Center to Provide Plant Yield-Enhancing Technology to Developing Countries
FuturaGene has entered into an agreement with the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center which will see FuturaGene’s plant yield-enhancing technology tested on staple crops grown by farmers in Asia, Africa and Brazil. - June 01, 2013 - Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
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
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.
Todd Werpy, ADM to Keynote Present at Biobased Chemicals Conf. (Sept. 16-17, 2013 in San Francisco)
Todd Werpy, Vice President of ADM, will give a keynote presentation “Toward a New Generation of Renewable Fuels and Chemicals” at the 4th Biobased Chemicals: Commercialization & Partnering Conference on September 16-17, 2013 in San Francisco, CA. In this presentation, Dr. Todd... - May 25, 2013 - GTCbio
William Florence, DTRA, to Present on Biodefense Vaccines at GTC’s Vaccines Conf., July 8-10, Boston
William Florence, Acting Branch Chief for Vaccines in the Translational Medical Division at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, will present on “Current Biodefense Vaccine Programs and Challenges” at GTC’s 11th Vaccines Research & Development: All Things Considered Conference... - May 23, 2013 - GTCbio
Rick King, VP at IAVI, to Present on HIV Vaccine Design at GTC’s Vaccines Conf., July 8-10, Boston
Rick King, Vice President of Vaccine Design at the International Aids Vaccine Initiative, will present on “New Approaches to HIV Vaccine Design” at GTC’s 11th Vaccines Research & Development: All Things Considered Conference on July 8–10, 2013 in Boston, MA. Generation... - May 23, 2013 - GTCbio
Rosellini Scientific Hires Chuck Schwandt, VP of Business Development
Rosellini Scientific, LLC is pleased to announce the recent hire of Chuck Schwandt as Vice President of Business Development. Chuck is adding his twenty-plus years of leadership, service, and sales experience to the Rosellini Scientific team. He will be responsible for driving the overall growth strategy with a focus on developing custom service solutions that fit each customer’s unique needs. - May 22, 2013 - Rosellini Scientific, LLC
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
Gribbles Pathology and Sengenics Enter Into Partnership to Deliver Cutting-Edge Genetic Tests
Gribbles Pathology and Sengenics today announced an exclusive partnership to deliver genetic-based clinical tests in Malaysia. The aim of the partnership, between Gribbles, one of Asia and Australasia’s leading private pathology laboratories and Sengenics, a leading genetic diagnostics... - May 09, 2013 - Sengenics
Susan Lindquist, MIT to Keynote Present at 8th Protein Kinases Conference (July 8-9, 2013 in Boston)
Susan Lindquist, Professor of Biology and Member of Whitehead Institute at MIT, will give a keynote presentation on “Hsp90 as a Sensor for In Vivo Drug: Target Interactions” at the 8th Protein Kinases in Drug Discovery Conference on July 8-9, 2013 in Boston, MA. Heat shock proteins... - May 09, 2013 - GTCbio
Maureen Beresini, Genentech to Speak at 8th Protein Kinases Conference (July 8-9, 2013 in Boston)
Maureen Beresini, Senior Scientist at Genentech, will present on “From HTS to Mechanism: Kinase Screening Strategies That Maximize Hit Value” at the 8th Protein Kinases in Drug Discovery Conference on July 8-9, 2013 in Boston. In recent years, kinase screening has evolved to address... - May 09, 2013 - GTCbio
David Cheresh, UC San Diego to Keynote Speak at 8th Protein Kinases Conf. (July 8-9, 2013 in Boston)
David Cheresh, Distinguished Professor and Vice-Chair for Research and Development at the University of California San Diego, will give a keynote presentation on “Overcoming Cancer Cell Resistance to Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors” at the 8th Protein Kinases in Drug Discovery... - May 09, 2013 - GTCbio
PlacidWay Furthers Relationship with Panama-Based Stem Cell Facility
PlacidWay continues their relationship with Stem Cell Panama, focusing on stem cell and regenerative medicine in Panama City, Panama. - May 09, 2013 - PlacidWayUSA
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 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
Parkway Laboratories and Sengenics Enter Into an Exclusive Partnership to Provide Pioneering Genetic Tests in Singapore
Sengenics, a leading genetic diagnostics company and Parkway Laboratory Services, the premier private laboratory services provider in Singapore, and part of the Parkway Pantai group, the largest private healthcare provider in the region, announced today that they have entered into an exclusive... - April 25, 2013 - Sengenics
Morrisville Town Councilman Steve Rao Hosts Federation of Asian Biotech Associations Visit
Councilman Rao Welcomes Visit by India’s Largest Biotech and Pharmaceutical Organization in Morrisville - April 24, 2013 - Steve Rao
Metrics Inc. Adds Liquids, Creams, Gels to Manufacturing Capabilities
Company's scientists can develop new formulations or accept transfer of existing products - April 20, 2013 - Metrics, Inc.
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
Greg Bonfiglio of Proteus Ventures to Speak at Stem Cell Summit (Apr 2013 Boston)
Gregory Bonfiglio from Proteus Venture Partners, will give a presentation on “Funding for Regenerative Medicine Technologies: Opportunities And Challenges” at the Stem Cell Summit 2013 (Apr 29-30, 2013 in Boston, MA). Greg Bonfiglio is a Managing Partner of Proteus Ventures and Chair... - April 11, 2013 - GTCbio
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
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
Michael M. Blumenthal, Ph.D. Recognized by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Michael M. Blumenthal, Ph.D. of Metuchen, New Jersey has been included in the Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of food science. About Michael M. Blumenthal, Ph.D. Dr. Blumenthal has over 31 years experience in the... - March 27, 2013 - Strathmore Worldwide
Hepatitis B Foundation to Host Annual Crystal Ball Fundraiser on May 3, 2013
National Nonprofit Dedicated to Curing Hepatitis B Honors Former Chief of Hepatitis Viruses Section, NIAID of the National Institutes of Health – Dr. Robert Purcell - March 27, 2013 - Hepatitis B Foundation
Bio-Synthesis Will Spotlight the New BNA Technology at AACR
Bridged Nucleic Acids exhibit increased stability in oligonucleotides. - March 22, 2013 - Bio-Synthesis Inc.
Sridaran Natesan of Sanofi to Present at the Stem Cell Summit 2013, Apr 29-30, 2013 in Boston, MA
Sridaran Natesan, Vice President of External Innovation at Sanofi will give a keynote presentation on “How To Make Pancreatic Beta Cells” at the Stem Cell Summit 2013 (Apr 29-30, 2013 in Boston, MA). Dr. Sridaran Natesan is a member of the leadership team of the Prospective Strategic... - March 21, 2013 - GTCbio
Tiina Palomaki of EMA to Present at Stem Cell Summit 2013, April 29-30, 2013 in Boston
Tiina Palomaki, Senior Researcher at The European Medicines Agency will present on “Regulatory Requirements for Stem Cell-based Medicinal Products in the EU” at GTC’s Stem Cell Summit 2013 (Apr 29-30, 2013 in Boston, MA). Stem cells hold the promise as a source of cells for... - March 21, 2013 - GTCbio
F2G Ltd Appoints Ian Nicholson as Chief Executive Officer
F2G Ltd, the UK-based antifungal drug discovery and development company, today announced the appointment of Ian Nicholson to the position of CEO and to the Board of Directors. - March 20, 2013 - F2G Ltd