Life Science News and Press Releases

Luminex Corporation and EMD Millipore Extend Their Global Supply and Distribution Agreement

Luminex Corporation

30/05/2013

AUSTIN, Texas, May 28, 2013 - Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ: LMNX) today announced it has extended their global supply and distribution agreement with EMD Millipore-the Life Science division of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. This long-term agreement strengthens the partnership and facilitates development of life science and protein assays by EMD Millipore for Luminex's flexible platform. "We are very pleased to extend our global supply and distribution agreement with...

Plexpress Launches Dedicated Canine ADME-Tox Service

Plexpress

29/05/2013

HELSINKI, FINLAND, 28 May 2013: Plexpress, developer of the innovative TRAC platform for high-throughput gene expression analysis, has launched a specific ADME-Tox service for canine preclinical drug candidate screening, in collaboration with Admescope. The new TRACPACK DOG INDUCTION screening service provides canine cytochrome P450 (CYP) mRNA analysis using primary dog hepatocytes followed by CYP enzyme activity measurements. Hepatocytes from three separate donors are...

Molecular Devices Becomes Global Distributor of IonFlux Automated Electrophysiology Systems and Associated Products

Molecular Devices, LLC

28/05/2013

Sunnyvale, California, May 28, 2013 – Molecular Devices®, market leader in the electrophysiology and biophysical research markets for over 30 years, announced today it has made an agreement with Fluxion Biosciences to become global distributor for the IonFlux™ portfolio of instrumentation and consumables. Molecular Devices will also provide support for all IonFlux Systems users through its recently expanded team of Application Specialists. The IonFlux...

G-Sphere Standards Go Viral

Alpha Laboratories

23/05/2013

G-Sphere Standard for Molecular Norovirus Assays The G-Sphere range of Molecular Standards from Phthisis Diagnostics has expanded to include both parasites and viruses. Synthetic controls for Norovirus , both the common GI and GII genogroups, are now available in the UK, exclusively from Alpha Laboratories. G-Sphere controls provide stable, consistent, safe and abundant material for use in molecular applications such as PCR. Part of the Simply Molecular range,...

Ergo-News from Anachem

23/05/2013

Giving you a Helping Hand for your Hands Take a look at the new Ergo-News from Anachem, a handy booklet packed full of useful information. Ergo-News takes you through step by step to explain good ergonomics, RSI and risks, how to prevent RSI, and finally Rainin solutions for ergonomic pipetting. Features within this booklet include 'What are RSI's?' this feature provides you with information on why you should be concerned about RSI and how to know if you are at risk. A...

New 600 Volt Power Supply

Hoefer, Inc.

21/05/2013

Hoefer, Inc. has introduced a NEW 600 Volt Power Supply to its range of electrophoresis power supplies.This new midrange power supply unit is designed for electrophoresis and blotting techniques including large format and high throughput applications. The small footprint, large handle, and simple operation make the PS600 easy to set up and use in the lab. With the large, easy to read LED, simply set the constant parameter, set the timer (if desired), and push...

Merck Millipore Introduces PureEpi™ Chromatin Preparation and Optimization Kit

EMD Millipore

21/05/2013

• Optimized for preparation of chromatin samples specifically for the Chromatin Immunoprecipitation (ChIP) application• Enables chromatin preparation from either cultured cells or tissues• Ideal for systematic evaluation of key parameters impacting chromatin quality and performance in ChIP May 21, 2013, Darmstadt, Germany - Merck Millipore, the Life Science division of Merck, today introduced the...

JPK reports on single molecule research at IISER Pune in India using AFM and CellHesion techniques

JPK Instruments AG

21/05/2013

Berlin, 21st May 2013: JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, reports on the work of the Nano-Mechanics Laboratory at the Indian Institute of Science Education & Research (IISER) Pune, India. The Nano-mechanics group develops and uses novel techniques to understand molecular processes and has recently developed new instrumentation in the fields of single molecule force spectroscopy...

Easy to use imaging and analysis with cellSens 1.8

Olympus Europa Holding GmbH

16/05/2013

Olympus enhances its core cellSens life science imaging and analysis software with the release of version 1.8. New customisable interface and improved support for multi well plates enhance the user experience.Hamburg, 16.05.2013 – Focusing on ease of use for routine applications, the latest cellSens software release, version 1.8, offers flexible and user-centric imaging, processing, analysing and reporting. New and enhanced functions include a fully customisable user...

High Yield RNA Isolation without the Paraffin Removal Step

AMS Biotechnology (AMSBIO)

15/05/2013

AMSBIO offers a range of kits and reagents for the extraction (isolation) of high quality RNA from FFPE tissues and LCM samples that can be used not only for PCR but also microarray applications.Using AMSBIO ExpressArt® RNA isolation technology it is now possible to achieve high RNA yield and maximum sequence length from FFPE or LCM samples without the paraffin removal step. ExpressArt® RNA technology overcomes traditional limitations placed on research due to...