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AnaSpec Introduces Cherry™Express T7 Protein Expression Kits
AnaSpec, Eurogentec Group is pleased to introduce CherryTMExpress T7 Protein Express Kits from Eurogentec. The Cherry™Express kit allows direct visualization through the whole process of T7 protein expression, production and purification without the need for any special requirements or... - February 24, 2011 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
AnaSpec Showcases Premium Quality of Fluorescent Nucleic Acid Probes
AnaSpec is pleased to showcase a variety of premium quality stains, including cell-impermeant and cell-permeant nucleic acid stains. The detection of nucleic acids is important for many life science research tasks, such as sequencing, cDNA synthesis and cloning, RNA transcription and transfection. - February 24, 2011 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
OSO BioPharmaceuticals to Sponsor Forum on Subcutaneous Biologic Drug Delivery Trends and Best Practices at DCAT Week
The 2011 DCAT Week Biologics Forum will present regulatory and pharmaceutical industry leaders discussing current requirements, trends and best practices for subcutaneous biologic drug delivery systems. - February 24, 2011 - OSO BioPharmaceuticals Manufacturing, LLC
Mitegen Announces Release of MicroRT™ Aligner
Alignment tool for preparing mounted crystals for room and variable temperature X-ray diffraction. - February 22, 2011 - MiTeGen, LLC
University of Miami Surgeon Removes Kidney Through Patient’s Belly Button
Using SPIDER Surgical System, Dr. Raymond J. Leveillee performs UHealth’s first single-incision nephrectomy. - February 20, 2011 - TransEnterix
AnaSpec Signs Distribution Agreement with In Vitr
AnaSpec, Eurogentec Group and In Vitro have announced a non-exclusive distributor agreement that will allow In Vitro and its European branches to distribute AnaSpec’s catalog and custom products for Peptides, Fluorescent Dyes, Antibodies, Assay Kits, and Amino Acids throughout Europe. In... - February 18, 2011 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
AnaSpec Offers α & β-Synuclein Recombinant Proteins
AnaSpec, Eurogentec Group, is pleased to offer two recombinant proteins for use in Neurodegenerative Disease Research, α-synuclein (SNCA) and β-synuclein (SNCB). Both α-synuclein and β-synuclein are expressed and purified from E. coli. α-Synuclein is a 140-amino acid... - February 18, 2011 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
Stevens Honors Students at Fourth Annual Founder’s Day
Stevens Institute of Technology honored students at an awards ceremony on the Fourth Annual Founder's Day. - February 18, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Stevens Dr. Subbalakshmi to Give a Keynote Address at SMi Conference on Software Defined Radio
Dr. K. P. Subbalakshmi, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology, has been scheduled to speak at the 11th Annual SMi International Software Defined Radio Conference in London. Her keynote address will discuss the latest research on... - February 18, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Predictive Biosciences and Affinity Life Sciences Collaborate in the Development of Unique Biomarker Assays
Predictive Biosciences, a recognized leader in novel molecular diagnostics and Affinity Life Sciences, specialists in biomarker assay development and cGMP compliant production, are working together on the development of specific biomarker assays for use in clinical studies. This collaboration... - February 17, 2011 - Affinity Life Sciences
Colorado BioScience Association Launches 2011 Symposium Series with 'Biotech & Pharma' Session February 17
The Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) launches its 2011 Symposium Series Thursday, February 17, with the offering, "Biotech & Pharma," at the Grand Hyatt Denver. CEOs from Array BioPharma, GlobeImmune, Ariel Pharmaceuticals and Aegis Analytical Corp. will present, along with representatives from the Colorado Initiative in Molecular Biotechnology, Pfizer, Amgen and Genentech. Advance registration required. - February 16, 2011 - Colorado BioScience Association
AnaSpec Introduces SensoLyte® SIRT2 Assay Kits Fluorimetric
Expanding on their offerings of long wavelength, highly sensitive SIRT assays, AnaSpec, Eurogentec Group, is pleased to release 2 assay kits for SIRT2, the SensoLyte® 520 FRET SIRT2 Assay Kit and the SensoLyte® Green SIRT2 Assay Kit. The substrate found in the SensoLyte® 520 FRET SIRT2... - February 16, 2011 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
Stevens Dr. Michael M. Zavlanos Receives NSF CAREER Award for Robot Network Research
Dr. Michael M. Zavlanos, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology, is a recipient of the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award. Supporting the career development of high-achieving faculty in the sciences who show promise of becoming... - February 16, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Tocomin Palm Tocotrienol Complex Won Ingredient of 2010 Award
Tocomin was selected because it has cutting edge science; is effective and natural. - February 12, 2011 - Carotech Inc.
MIT/Harvard Broad Institute Scientist Joins Semprus BioSciences
Semprus BioSciences today announced the appointment of Roger Smith, Ph.D., as the company's new microbiology team leader. - February 11, 2011 - Semprus BioSciences
Aciont® CEO to Present at IN3 West Medical Device Conference
John Higuchi will present on behalf of Aciont Inc at the IN3 West Medical Device Conference in Las Vegas, NV on February 22, 2011. - February 10, 2011 - Aciont Inc.
UNESCO Invites Stevens Professor Alan Blumberg for Research Collaboration
Dr. Alan Blumberg, Director of the Center for Maritime Systems at Stevens Institute of Technology, has been invited to join UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) on collaborative research addressing urban coastal ecosystems. He will be working with the IOC in Paris, France as... - February 10, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Stevens CIESE Executive Director Beth McGrath Accepts Presidential Award
President Barack Obama named Stevens Institute of Technology’s Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education (CIESE), led by Executive Director Beth McGrath, a recipient of the prestigious Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring... - February 10, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Stevens Thomas Dabay to Present at National Conference on Undergraduate Research
Stevens Institute of Technology student Thomas Dabay ‘11 (Roanoke, Va.) has been selected from among 3,500 applicants to present at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research 2011 (NCUR 2011) at Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York. An Electrical Engineering student, Thomas will present "Absurd America: Finding Camus' Absurd in Pynchon’s America." - February 09, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
ChiroSolve, Inc. Launches New Method Development Kits
ChiroSolve announces the introduction of two new product packages, EnantioPrep and ScalePrep. - February 06, 2011 - ChiroSolve, Inc.
Colorado's Bioscience Discovery Evaluation Grant Program Creates 598 New Jobs in the State, with Payroll Exceeding $44 million
The Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) and The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) have jointly released results of the Bioscience Discovery Evaluation Grant Program (BDEGP) at the CBSA's Third Annual "Bioscience Day at the Capitol" event. The BDEGP was created by the Colorado General Assembly in 2006 to grow the bioscience industry in the state. - February 05, 2011 - Colorado BioScience Association
Oncolytics Biotech® Inc. Announces 2-Arm, Randomized Phase II Pancreatic Cancer Study
Oncolytics Biotech Inc. (“Oncolytics”) announced that the Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program, Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI), which is part of the National Institutes of Health, has agreed to sponsor a 2-Arm randomized Phase II study of... - February 04, 2011 - Oncolytics Biotech
Pacific Biomarkers Names Sheri’ DuMond as Its New Director of Business Development
Pacific Biomarkers, Inc. (PBI) (OTCBB: PBMC), a provider of biomarker laboratory services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and diagnostics industries, has promoted Sheri’ DuMond to Director of Business Development following her role as Senior Associate Director of Business Development at... - February 04, 2011 - Pacific Biomarkers Inc
CDC Awards Contract to PharmaJet for Development of Needle‐free Intradermal Vaccine Delivery Device
Funding advances development of needle‐free injector that enables reduced doses and antigen‐sparing of vaccines. - February 03, 2011 - PharmaJet, Inc.
Stevens Physics Professor Stefan Strauf Receives NSF CAREER Award for Quantum Research
Dr. Stefan Strauf, Assistant Professor of Physics and Engineering Physics at Stevens Institute of Technology, has been honored by the National Science Foundation with the prestigious CAREER Award. The objective of Dr. Strauf's awarded research is to address the problem of scalability of semiconductor quantum photonic devices, which are currently limited by the inherently random nucleation process of self-assembled quantum dots. - February 03, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Susan Schniepp, VP of Quality at OSO BioPharmaceuticals, Elected to PDA Board of Directors
Susan Schniepp, vice president of quality at OSO BioPharmaceuticals Manufacturing, LLC, has been elected to the board of directors at the Parenteral Drug Association (PDA). Schniepp has enjoyed a long and productive relationship with the PDA. In addition to serving on numerous committees and being... - January 28, 2011 - OSO BioPharmaceuticals Manufacturing, LLC
New Lin28 Antibody Announced by Novus Biologicals
Novus' new Lin28 antibody is useful for immunofluorescence, immunohistochemistry and Western blot. By Western blot, Lin28 antibodies recognize a band at approximately 29kDa. This new Lin28 antibody was validated by Western blot on NTERA-2 cell lysate and 293T cells overexpressing LIN28. - January 26, 2011 - Novus Biologicals
Advanced Quality & Regulatory Symposium: FDA Speaker & Leading Industry Experts Discuss Compliance Issues in the Drug, Device and Biologics Industry
The 2011 Advanced Quality and Regulatory Symposium for the Biotech and Medical Devices Industry Conference will address the latest regulatory requirements for the development of clinical trials, regulatory submission, and quality systems regulatory requirements for devices, drugs and biologics products. - January 25, 2011 - Monarch Quality Systems Solutions, LLC.
TransEnterix Lands Surgical Device Executive to Serve as Chief Technology Officer
Richard M. Mueller will oversee all aspects of company’s research and development, including rapid innovation. - January 24, 2011 - TransEnterix
AnaSpec Introduces Industry’s First Fluorimetric Assay - SensoLyte® Cathepsin G Kits
AnaSpec, Eurogentec Group, is pleased to announce the release of the industry's first fluorimetric kits for Cathepsin G, the SensoLyte® 520 Cathepsin G Assay Kit and SensoLyte® Rh110 Cathepsin G Assay Kit. These long-wavelength, homogeneous assays are ideal for the screening of enzyme... - January 22, 2011 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
AnaSpec Offers PEGylated Amino Acids
AnaSpec, Eurogentec Group, is pleased to highlight their wide collection of Fmoc- and Boc-protected PEGylated amino acids for PEGylated peptides synthesis. PEGylation has become a well-accepted method for the delivery of biopharmaceuticals-especially peptide and protein drugs.1-4 Simple... - January 22, 2011 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
OSO BioPharmaceuticals Taps Craig Mastenbaum to Lead West Coast Business Development
OSO BioPharmaceuticals Manufacturing, LLC, has named Craig Mastenbaum director of new business development for its West Coast market. Mastenbaum brings to OsoBio more than 30 years of leadership experience in clinical and contract liquid, lyophilized, ampule and syringe product manufacturing. Most... - January 21, 2011 - OSO BioPharmaceuticals Manufacturing, LLC
Sustainable Now Technologies Appoints Ryan Dibble as Chief Financial Officer
Sustainable Now Technologies (SNT), a green technologies developer located in Signal Hill, California, has announced today the appointment of Ryan Dibble as Chief Financial Officer. - January 21, 2011 - Sustainable Now Technologies
Mitegen Appoints New CEO
Mitegen LLC (“Mitegen”, the “Company), a provider of innovative consumables for X-ray diffraction, crystallography and protein crystallization to academic, pharmaceutical, industrial and government researchers around the world, announced today that Robert Newman has been appointed... - January 19, 2011 - MiTeGen, LLC
Synpromics Appoints Andrei Lyne as CFO
Synpromics Ltd. is pleased to announce that Andrei Lyne has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. The new appointment demonstrates Synpromics’s commitment to build a world-class management team to fully exploit the exciting potential of its innovative technology. - January 19, 2011 - Synpromics Ltd
Laboratory Robotics Interest Group (LRIG) Exhibits at LabAutomation
The Laboratory Robotics Interest Group (LRIG) is pleased to announce its participation in LabAutomation2011, January 29 - February 2, 2011, Palm Springs Convention Center, Palm Springs, California. All conferees, exhibitors, and media are invited to visit the LRIG booth, #492 to get the latest... - January 17, 2011 - Laboratory Robotics Interest Group (LRIG)
Blue and Red Density Marker Beads Now Available from Cospheric LLC
Cospheric LLC, a microsphere manufacturing and distributing company, recently launched a line of density marker beads in particle size ranges from 10 micron to 600 micron in diameter. Two microsphere product lines having densities of 1.065 g/cc and 1.075 g/cc are currently in stock and ready for... - January 15, 2011 - Cospheric LLC
Bioo Scientific Launches a Sensitive ELISA for Detection of Melamine Contamination in Food
Today Bioo Scientific released the MaxSignal® Melamine ELISA Kit for the sensitive detection of melamine contamination in food samples including milk, milk powder, feed, meat and even chocolate. - January 14, 2011 - Bioo Scientific
Oncolytics Biotech® Inc. Announces Opening of Enrollment in U.S. Phase I Colorectal Cancer Study
The principal investigator of the new colon cancer trial using Reolysin is Dr. Sanjay Goel of the Montefiore Medical Center at The Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. - January 13, 2011 - Oncolytics Biotech
Pacific Biomarkers, Inc. Announces Awards of Major Research Contracts
Pacific Biomarkers, Inc. (OTCBB: PBMC, “PBI”), a provider of biomarker laboratory services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and diagnostics industries, announced today that it has been awarded two major research contracts with two multinational pharmaceutical companies (the... - January 13, 2011 - Pacific Biomarkers Inc
NovaBay Pharmaceuticals Reports Activity of New Drug Against Deadly “Superbug”
NovaBay recently announced that in tests conducted at a third-party laboratory, its experimental drug NVC-422 showed in vitro activity against NDM-1. - January 13, 2011 - NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
ALPCO Appoints Cosmo Bio Co., Ltd. as Their New Distribution Channel in Japan
Cosmo Bio Co., Ltd. is a distributor of high quality research reagents and instruments throughout Japan. ALPCO Diagnostics is a leading developer and distributor of high quality immunoassay kits in the US. The two companies feel that their mutual commitment to offering quality products in the life science research area will be the basis for a strong partnership. - January 10, 2011 - ALPCO
Dr. Pinar Akcora Joins Stevens Institute of Technology
Stevens Institute of Technology is pleased to announce that Dr. Pinar Akcora, formerly of the University of Missouri-Columbia, has joined the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science faculty as an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering. Dr. Akcora is the recipient of the... - January 09, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Fort Worth Bariatric Surgeon Adopts SPIDER® System for Gastric Banding
As both surgeon and gastric band patient, Dr. Adam Smith appreciates system’s fewer incisions - January 08, 2011 - TransEnterix
Semprus BioSciences Names Ulla Wallin Director of Clinical Affairs
Semprus BioSciences today announced the appointment of Ulla B. Wallin, BSN, Sc.M., as the company’s first Director of Clinical Affairs. - January 07, 2011 - Semprus BioSciences
Affinity Life Sciences Announces Expansion of Their cGMP Manufacturing Facility to Provide Additional Capacity for Biomarker Assay Development and Lyophilization Services
Affinity Life Sciences, Inc. is a New England based contract manufacturing and research organization committed to providing scientific and quality expertise to meet the unique production demands of the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries worldwide. Affinity's introduction of this space allows for even greater capacity and efficiency for projects ranging from R&D to cGMP compliant production. - December 31, 2010 - Affinity Life Sciences
AnaSpec Introduces Industry’s First FRET-Based - SensoLyte® Green Elastase Assay Kits
AnaSpec, Eurogentec Group is pleased to introduce the SensoLyte® Green Elastase Assay Kit - the first FRET-based Elastase activity assay kit in the industry. This kit employs a natural substrate, elastin that is labeled with the 5-FAM fluorophore and the QXL™ 520 quencher. Proteolytic... - December 30, 2010 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
AnaSpec Expands Anti-GFP Collection – mAb & Chicken Polyclonal Antibodies
AnaSpec is pleased to expand their GFP antibodies offerings. The new GFP antibodies include two monoclonals raised in mouse and a third, a polyclonal raised in chicken. Purified green-fluorescent protein (GFP) was used as antigen. Antibody reactivity was confirmed by ELISA and specificity was... - December 30, 2010 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
Stevens Dr. Miasnikov and Dr. Gilman Receive National Security Agency Grant
Dr. Alexei Miasnikov and Dr. Robert Gilman of the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Stevens Institute of Technology recently received a two-year research grant from the National Security Agency's (NSA) Mathematical Sciences Program to test their novel approach to the Andrews-Curtis conjecture,... - December 24, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Stevens Dr. Thomas Herrington Elected to ASBPA Board of Directors
Dr. Thomas Herrington, Associate Professor of Ocean Engineering and Assistant Director of the Center for Maritime Systems at Stevens Institute of Technology, has been elected to the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) Board of Directors. "This appointment is recognition... - December 24, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology