Life Science News and Press Releases

96-Well Chromatin Immunoprecipitation (ChIP) Assay

Porvair Sciences Ltd

30/07/2013

Porvair Sciences has announced an application note describing the excellent results achievable from a new 96-well format version of its ChromaTrap chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assay technology.Developments in the field of epigenetics are rapidly expanding as researchers elucidate the principles governing gene regulation through the in vivo dynamic binding of proteins to DNA. Key to this is the need to analyse large numbers of high and low abundant regulatory...

OGT to launch new cancer focused CytoSure™ array at CCMC meeting

Oxford Gene Technology

30/07/2013

Oxford, UK – 30 July 2013. Oxford Gene Technology (OGT), provider of innovative genetics research and biomarker solutions to advance molecular medicine, will launch its new CytoSure™ Consortium Cancer +SNP array (4x180k) at the Cancer Cytogenomics Microarray Consortium (CCMC) and Cytogenomics Array Group (CAGdb) combined meeting in Chicago on the 5th- 7th August, booth 4.The new CytoSure™ Consortium Cancer +SNP array allows the simultaneous detection of...

RANDOX LAUNCHES NEW LIQUID CONTROLS: IMMUNOASSAY CONTROL AND ANALYSER-SPECIFIC BNP CONTROL

Randox Laboratories

19/07/2013

In response to growing European market demands, Randox Laboratories has launched a new liquid frozen, multi-platform Immunoassay control, together with an analyser-specific, liquid BNP cardiac control.All Randox controls are true third party controls, manufactured independently using quality, screened human serum. The controls are designed for use in the routine monitoring of accuracy and precision in patient sample testing.The Immunoassay Control has been developed...

flexiPERM® Reusable Cell Culture Inserts

Sarstedt, Inc.

19/07/2013

Sarstedt flexiPERM® reusable silicone inserts subdivide slides and any cell culture dish into smaller cultivation units. Different cell lines can be grown in one vessel or equivalent cell lines can be grown in parallel with the assurance of comparable growth conditions. flexiPERM® inserts are highly adhesive to any flat surface for up to 14 days without additional or potentially contaminating adhesives. flexiPERM® inserts are easily removed...

High Throughput 96- & 384-Well DNA Purification

AMS Biotechnology (AMSBIO)

19/07/2013

MagSi-DNA cleanFIX from AMSBIO offers a cost effective solution for purifying DNA fragments, removing all unwanted side products and reagents, such as single nucleotides, terminator dyes, primers and primer dimers, enzymes, buffers and salts.In many genomics applications, purification of DNA fragments is required to prevent downstream interference with analysis methods. Purification of PCR reactions often requires removal of dNTPs, primers, enzymes, salt by-products and...

Innovative Gas Sensors Expand SSB’s PAT Portfolio

Sartorius Group

16/07/2013

• Global sales partnership with German specialists for gas analysis BlueSens• New sensors for oxygen and carbon dioxide measurement further extend SSB’s already comprehensive PAT portfolio Goettingen, July 16, 2013 – Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB), a leading international supplier of pharmaceutical and biotech equipment, has entered into a global sales partnership with BlueSens, the German experts in gasometric engineering. BlueSens is a highly...

A 3D InSight™ into drug discovery with Tecan’s Infinite® M200 PRO

Tecan Trading AG

16/07/2013

A novel solution for analyzing 3D cell cultures, based on Tecan’s Infinite® M200 PRO and InSphero’s 3D InSight™ microtissue technology, is helping to reduce the cost of early phase drug development. Dr Jens M Kelm, Co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of InSphero, explained: “Although classical 2D cell culture techniques are still widely used throughout the pharmaceutical industry, their limitations are becoming increasingly apparent. The...

Routine Generation of Powder Samples from HPLC Fractions

Genevac Ltd.

15/07/2013

Genevac reports that its HT Series II Evaporator using the Fast Lyophilisation, or LyoSpeed™ process is enabling a growing number of pharmaceutical labs to routinely dry HPLC fraction samples to a powder form, such that the samples can then be accurately weighed, easily sub-sampled and redissolved.When working with certain HPLC solvents, such as water and acetonitrile, a fully dried result can be hard to achieve due to interactions with the dissolved sample -...

Merck Millipore Partners with Gyros to Develop, Manufacture and Commercialize Kits on the Gyrolab™ Immunoassay Platform

Merck Millipore

15/07/2013

• Simple, automated, nanoliter-scale assays requiring as little as 1uL of sample• Ready-to-use kits are fully validated for reliable use in clinical research• Accuracy and precision meet or exceed ELISA performance July 15, 2013, Darmstadt, Germany - Merck Millipore, the Life Science division of Merck, today announced a partnership with Gyros AB to develop, manufacture and commercialize immunoassay...

EndoTrap® HD 1/1 and EndoTrap® HD 5/1

Hyglos GmbH

04/07/2013

Hyglos High-Definition Matrix for ENDOTOXIN REMOVAL is now available also for small-scale purification as pre-filled columns. EndoTrap® HD removes endotoxins (lipopolysaccharides/LPS) from aqueous solutions of a wide range of samples such as proteins, antibodies, vaccines, nucleic acids, buffers and cell extracts with EXCELLENT SAMPLE RECOVERY RATES. EndoTrap® HD offers: • Best-in-class endotoxin binding capacity of...