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AnaSpec Introduces Agr D1 & D2 Thiolactone GO™ Peptides
AnaSpec has announced the release of two structurally complex peptides, Agr D1 Thiolactone and Agr D2 Thiolactone, as part of its GO™ (catalog) peptides offering. In Gram-positive bacteria, such as in Staphylococcus aureus, physiological changes in the bacterial population are dependent on... - November 14, 2009 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
AnaSpec Improves Sensitivity of SensoLyte® pNPP Alkaline Phosphatase Assays
AnaSpec’s SensoLyte® pNPP Alkaline Phosphatase Assay kits now contain a specially formulated pNPP substrate. This new substrate offers the following advantages: Ready to use – no need to reconstitute pNPP powder Improved sensitivity – detects as low as 0.02 ng alkaline... - November 11, 2009 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
Proteome Solutions Announces ProteinID Finder Version 1.7.0
Proteome Solutions, creator of ProteinID Finder and a leader in proteome database extraction and analyzation, today announced the availability of ProteinID Finder version 1.7.0 (v1.7.0). ProteinID Finder is a proteomics analyzation software capable of extracting information from the online... - October 27, 2009 - Proteome Solutions
Eurogentec Announces Agreement to Acquire AnaSpec, Inc.
Eurogentec S.A. announces today a final agreement for the acquisition of AnaSpec Inc, a privately held proteomics company based in Fremont, California. - October 25, 2009 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
AnaSpec Introduces New Cys-Containing b-Amyloid Peptides
AnaSpec has added the following amyloid peptides to its selection: b-amyloid (1-40) S26C; b-amyloid (1-42) S26C dimer; b-amyloid (1-42) S26C and other Cys-containing b-amyloid peptides - October 21, 2009 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
AnaSpec Introduces Beta- Secretase Enzyme & Assay
As one of the world’s largest providers of beta-amyloid peptides and Alzheimer’s related research products, AnaSpec has announced its latest offering – the human recombinant beta-secretase enzyme. b- secretase (BACE1) is a key protease involved in the production of beta-amyloid... - October 18, 2009 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
AnaSpec Introduces Expanded Selection of Anti-Tau Antibodies
AnaSpec has announced the release of 4 additional new phosphospecific anti-Tau antibodies. - October 15, 2009 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
AnaSpec Introduces Rat-Specific SensoLyte® 520 Renin Assay Kit
AnaSpec is pleased to announce the release of a rat renin specific assay – the SensoLyte® 520 Rat Renin Assay Kit. - October 07, 2009 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
AnaSpec Introduces Z-Fish™ Anti-p53 Antibodies
AnaSpec has announced the release of a zebrafish specific p53 antibody, the Z-Fish™ Anti-p53. - October 04, 2009 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
FDA Awards Biosearch Technologies $3.4 Mm Contract for Bioterror and Food Pathogen Detection
Biosearch Technologies, Inc. (Biosearch), a leading supplier of sophisticated oligonucleotide components to the rapidly growing molecular diagnostics industry, today announced that the company has been awarded a contract by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the development of rapid... - October 02, 2009 - Biosearch Technologies
AnaSpec Introduces New HiLyte Fluor™ 405 Fluorescent Probe
AnaSpec has introduced the newest member of the HiLyte FluorTM family - HiLyte Fluor™ 405 (Ex/Em=404/428 nm), a bright blue fluorescent probe. HiLyte FluorTM dyes are a series of superior fluorescent labeling dyes that span the full visible spectrum. They are optimized for maximum brightness... - October 01, 2009 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
AnaSpec’s Published References Pass 800
As compiled by Stanford University’s Highwire Press, the number of published papers that cite AnaSpec’s products has passed 800. Products cited include AnaSpec’s custom and catalog peptides, antibodies, assay kits, dyes, standard amino acids, unusual amino acids and synthesis... - September 30, 2009 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
RayBiotech to Award Biomarker Discovery Grants
RayBiotech, Inc., today announced today the establishment of its Biomarker Discovery Pilot Grant program, consisting of restricted grants of $10,000 to $20,000 worth of RayBiotech products and services to conduct their proposed biomarker research, which would potentially be sufficient to generate preliminary data for additional grant funding. - September 26, 2009 - RayBiotech, Inc
AnaSpec Introduces Custom Services & Reagents for Hydrocarbon-Stapled Peptides
AnaSpec now offers custom synthesis of hydrocarbon-stapled peptides. - September 20, 2009 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
BIOCOM Biotech and AnaSpec Sign Distributor Agreement
AnaSpec and BIOCOM Biotech today announced a non-exclusive distributor agreement that will allow BIOCOM Biotech to distribute AnaSpec’s catalog and custom products throughout South Africa. AnaSpec’s Director of Sales & Marketing, Violeta Rajkovska, noted, “AnaSpec is pleased... - September 19, 2009 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
GenScript Established Biology Research Collaboration with Roche
GenScript expands its drug discovery services to assay development. - September 12, 2009 - GenScript USA Inc.
GenScript Launches Antibody Sequencing Service Geared Toward Innovation
GenScript’s antibody sequencing service aims to accelerate antibody drug discovery and patent applications. - September 05, 2009 - GenScript USA Inc.
AnaSpec Introduces Calcein AM for Live Cell Staining
Calcein AM (Calcein acetoxymethyl ester), a non-fluorescent, cell permeable compound, converts to the strongly green fluorescent calcein when hydrolyzed by intracellular esterases in live cells.1-2 It is widely used for determining cell viability since the fluorescence intensity of calcein is... - August 27, 2009 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
AnaSpec Introduces New Click Chemistry Reagents
Click chemistry is a newer approach to the synthesis of drug-like molecules that can accelerate the drug discovery process. Sharpless, et al. defined what makes a click reaction as one that is wide in scope and easy to perform, uses only readily available reagents, and is insensitive to oxygen and... - August 23, 2009 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
GenScript Launches 20% Off Campaign Celebrating the 5th Anniversary of Peptide Service
GenScript celebrates its 5th anniversary for its peptide services by giving customers 20% off for standard peptide synthesis and modifications. - August 23, 2009 - GenScript USA Inc.
GenScript Expands Its THE™ Elite Antibody Series
GenScript adds THE™ Anti-DYKDDDDK mAb to the THE™ antibody series. - August 18, 2009 - GenScript USA Inc.
AnaSpec Introduces New Z-Fish™ Antibodies for Cell Cycle Control Research
AnaSpec is pleased to announce the release of a series of zebrafish specific Z-Fish™ antibodies for use in cell cycle control research. - August 13, 2009 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
AnaSpec Introduces New SensoLyte® 520 Thiol Quantitation Kit
AnaSpec has announced the release of the SensoLyte® 520 Thiol Quantitation Kit (patent pending), an ultra-sensitive, robust and easy-to-use fluorescent assay for measurement of total thiol level. - August 09, 2009 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
GenScript Upgrades Plasmid Production Platform to Deliver Potent Plasmids
GenScript upgrades its plasmid production platform to enable wider scope downstream applications. - August 07, 2009 - GenScript USA Inc.
AnaSpec Introduces Industry’s First Suite of MOG Reagents & Assay Kits
AnaSpec is pleased to be the first in the industry to provide a whole suite of reagents and assay kits for the advancement of MS research. This includes MOG proteins, peptides, antibodies and assay kits. - July 26, 2009 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
AnaSpec Introduces New SensoLyte® β-Galactosidase Assay Kits
AnaSpec is pleased to announce the release of 3 new assay kits for measuring β-galactosidase activity - July 23, 2009 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
AnaSpec Introduces New Z-Fish™ Anti-Caspase Antibodies
AnaSpec is pleased to provide research tools to keep pace with the growing needs of researchers using zebrafish as an experimental model. - July 18, 2009 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
AnaSpec Introduces New Z-Fish™ MMP Antibodies
In response to the growing needs of the research community for zebrafish specific antibodies, peptides and other products, AnaSpec has launched the exciting new Z-Fish™ series of antibodies. Z-Fish™ antibodies are raised strictly from peptide antigens derived from zebrafish protein... - July 11, 2009 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
AnaSpec Introduces Wide Selection of Fluorescent Lipophilic Tracers
Carbocyanine dyes can be used in a wide variety of application for long-term tracing of cells, including cell transplantation, migration, adhesion and fusion studies. - June 28, 2009 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
GenScript Raises $15M for Drug Discovery and Development Services Expansion —Kleiner Perkins Invests in Biology CRO Business
GenScript Inc. received $15M investment led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) to expand its biology and bio-reagent services in drug discovery and development. - June 26, 2009 - GenScript USA Inc.
AnaSpec Introduces New SensoLyte® LSD1 Assay Kit
AnaSpec has announced the release of a new long wavelength assay for Lysine-Specific Demethylase –1 (LSD1), the SensoLyte® LSD1 Assay Kit, Ex/Em=530/590 nm. LSD1 is a histone-modifying enzyme catalyzing lysine demethylation of histone H3. It plays an important role in regulation of gene... - June 25, 2009 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
AnaSpec Introduces Fluorescent GO™ Peptides
Fluorescent peptides, peptides with a reporter fluorescent dye, are valuable probes used in visualizing intracellular processes and molecular interactions at the level of single cells.1 The fluorescent dye can be attached to the amino (N) or carboxy (C)-terminus, or in the case of FRET... - June 23, 2009 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
Merrion Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Phase IIB Study for Orazol Tablet Form of Zoledronate IV Infusion at ASCO Annual Meeting
Weekly tablet delivers major new benefits for patients, doctors and payors: avoiding the need for burdensome and costly infusions and related infection risks; weekly tablet dosing offers potential for better safety and side effect profile of a ‘gold standard’ oncology drug. - June 06, 2009 - Merrion Pharmaceuticals
AnaSpec Signs Distribution Agreement with Bioeksma UAB
AnaSpec, Inc. and Bioeksma UAB today announced a non-exclusive distributor agreement that will allow Bioeksma UAB to distribute AnaSpec’s catalog and custom products throughout Lithuania and Latvia. AnaSpec’s Director of Sales & Marketing, Violeta Rajkovska, noted, “AnaSpec... - June 05, 2009 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
RayBiotech Now Offers Nearly 500 ELISA Kits
RayBiotech, the Protein Array Pioneer Company, has just increased its product line of different ELISA kits to 495, including ones detecting cytokines, chemokines, growth factors, angiogenic factors and adipokines in human, mouse, and rat samples. - June 03, 2009 - RayBiotech, Inc
Advanced Biotechnologies, Inc. (ABI) Adds UV-Inactivated Purified Whole Virus Product to Aid in Research of Human Influenza
ABI adds (H2N2) Purified Whole Virus, UV-Inactivated for use in H2N2 subtype-specific protein-based testing. Catalog # 10-126-000 - June 01, 2009 - Advanced Biotechnologies, Inc.
Advanced Biotechnologies, Inc. (ABI) Adds Cytomegalovirus (CMV) β-PL Inactivated Purified Whole Virus Product
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) AD169, Purified Whole Virus was inactivated by treatment with Beta-propiolactone (β-PL). β-PL is a DNA alkylating agent that has been shown to be effective in the inactivation of a virus. It chemically modifes viral DNA without affecting the immunogenicity or protein... - May 30, 2009 - Advanced Biotechnologies, Inc.
AnaSpec Introduces Industry’s First FRET-Based Thrombin Assay Kit
AnaSpec has announced the launch of the industry’s first FRET-based thrombin assay – the SensoLyte 520 Thrombin Activity Assay Kit. Thrombin, a serine protease, plays a central role in hemostasis by converting soluble plasma fibrinogen into an insoluble fibrin clot and by promoting... - May 30, 2009 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
AnaSpec Introduces Line of Membrane Potential Fluorescent Probes
AnaSpec has introduced a wide selection of membrane potential fluorescent probes. The plasma membrane of a cell typically has a transmembrane potential of approximately -70 mV (negative inside) as a consequence of K+, Na+ and Cl– concentration gradients that are maintained by active... - May 20, 2009 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
AnaSpec Introduces Biotin Labeled Beta-Amyloid GO™ Peptides
AnaSpec has introduced a line of b-amyloid peptides labeled with biotin (N or C-terminal biotin labels) as well as N-terminal biotin labeled b-amyloid peptides with a fluorescein label on the C-terminus. - May 15, 2009 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
Genscript Offers Free Bio-Reagent Sample Bundles
GenScript offers high quality bundled bio-reagent samples to appreciate customers and assist in biology research under current tough economic condition. - May 10, 2009 - GenScript USA Inc.
AnaSpec Launches Z-Fish™ Antibodies
AnaSpec has announced the launch of the Z-Fish™ product line of antibodies in order to address the growing needs of the research community for zebrafish specific antibodies, peptides and other products. - May 09, 2009 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
AnaSpec Introduces New SensoLyte Anti-Human MOG (1-125) IgG ELISA Kit
AnaSpec has announced the release of the newest addition to its Anti-MOG ELISA assay kit series – the SensoLyte Anti-Human MOG (1-125) IgG Quantitation ELISA Kit. This kit, along with previously featured SensoLyte Anti-Mouse MOG (1-125) and SensoLyte Anti-Rat MOG (1-125) IgG ELISA assay kits... - May 03, 2009 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
AnaSpec Launches New Headquarters in Fremont, California
Today AnaSpec announced the launch of its new headquarters in Fremont, California. Rapidly expanding over the past 16 years, AnaSpec has graduated to a state-of-the-art facility designed from the ground up for the very highest levels of lab and R&D production. The 44,010 square foot facility... - April 30, 2009 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
GenScript Seeks Long-Term Collaboration Opportunities by Offering Special Partnership Promotion for Gene Synthesis
Internationally recognized biology contract research organization GenScript Corporation announces its special partnership promotion for gene synthesis service, which aims to establish a long-term, high-volume, and preferred vendor contract with its partners by offering them specially discounted... - April 22, 2009 - GenScript USA Inc.
AnaSpec Introduces New HiLyte Fluor™ 594 Labeled Secondary Antibodies & Streptavidin
AnaSpec has introduced a line of secondary antibodies and streptavidin conjugated to the newest member of the HiLyte Fluor™ family - HiLyte Fluor™ 594 (Ex/Em=593/616 nm). Using optimal fluorophore/protein labeling ratio, these HiLyte Fluor™ 594-IgG conjugates exhibit high... - April 15, 2009 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
AnaSpec Introduces New SensoLyte Luminescent Peroxidase Assay Kits
AnaSpec has introduced two new luminescent read-out assay kits for determining peroxidase activity – the SensoLyte Luminescent Peroxidase Assay Kit and the SensoLyte Luminescent Peroxidase ELISA Assay Kit. - April 12, 2009 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
AnaSpec Introduces Series of Cell Penetrating Peptides (CPP)
AnaSpec has CPPs such as (Arg)9, Antennapedia, TAT and others. Offerings include green fluorescent labeled (e.g. FAM or FITC) CPP, red labeled (e.g. TAMRA), Cys conjugated CPPs or Cys(Npys) conjugated CPP. - April 08, 2009 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
AnaSpec’s ClearPoint™ Peptides Win Best New Product Award
AnaSpec’s ClearPoint™ Peptides were awarded the Best New Product Award in the category of Biological Samples and Reagents at Cambridge Healthtech Institute's Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference which was held in San Francisco, CA from February 25-27. By spiking protein tryptic digests... - March 25, 2009 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
AnaSpec Offers Calcein AM for Live Cell Staining
AnaSpec is pleased to offer Calcein, AM, a cell-permeant and non-fluorescent compound that is widely used for determining cell viability. Non-fluorescent Calcein, AM in live cells is hydrolyzed by intracellular esterases into the strongly green fluorescent anion calcein, and is retained in the... - March 18, 2009 - AnaSpec, EGT Group