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Polyplus-transfection grants research license to NIH for PEI-mediated transfection applications

Polyplus-transfection SA, a privately-held company developing innovative technologies for molecular and cellular biology, announces today that it has granted two agencies of the United States National Institutes of Health a non-exclusive, research license to use Polyethylenimine (PEI) for in vitro transfection applications. The two agencies are the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the National Cancer Institute.

17 Feb 2014

Altrient C improves skin firmness and elasticity by 32.7%

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17 Feb 2014

ALK announces acquisition of Bio-Medical Services

ALK, the world's leading allergen extract manufacturer, announces the acquisition of Bio-Medical Services, a veterinary reference laboratory who pioneered in vitro serum IgE allergy testing in the veterinary industry.

12 Feb 2014

Horizon Discovery, Haplogen sign worldwide distribution agreement

Horizon Discovery, a leading provider of research tools to support translational genomics and the development of personalized medicines, today announced it has signed a worldwide distribution agreement with Haplogen GmbH, with immediate effect.

12 Feb 2014

New video tracking system could help select most viable sperm

To improve their chances of success, in vitro fertilization (IVF) clinics need to assess the viability of the sperm they use. Now doctors may soon have a new technique to help them sort the good sperm cells from the less viable ones: a tracking system, developed by a team of researchers from four European institutions, that takes 3-D movies of living sperm.

12 Feb 2014

EKF Molecular Diagnostics to exhibit PointMan DNA-enrichment technology at Tri-Con 2014

EKF, announces that its subsidiary company EKF Molecular Diagnostics is exhibiting its ground-breaking PointMan DNA-enrichment tech.

From EKF Diagnostics 11 Feb 2014

Engineers place tiny synthetic motors inside live human cells

For the first time, a team of chemists and engineers at Penn State University have placed tiny synthetic motors inside live human cells, propelled them with ultrasonic waves and steered them magnetically. It's not exactly "Fantastic Voyage," but it's close. The nanomotors, which are rocket-shaped metal particles, move around inside the cells, spinning and battering against the cell membrane.

11 Feb 2014

Rubicon Genomics introduces PicoPLEX DNA-seq Kits for use with Illumina NGS platforms

Rubicon Genomics, Inc. today announced the launch of its PicoPLEX DNA-seq Kits for use with Illumina next-generation sequencing (NGS) platforms. PicoPLEX's outstanding robustness and reproducibility have made it the worldwide standard for single-cell DNA amplification for microarray and PCR-based pre-implantation genetic screening and diagnosis. PicoPLEX DNA-seq now enables researchers and clinicians to access PicoPLEX technology for analyses conducted on Illumina NGS systems.

10 Feb 2014

Scientists engineered microchip coated with blood vessel cells to study cardiovascular nanomedicine

Designing nanomedicine to combat diseases is a hot area of scientific research, primarily for treating cancer, but very little is known in the context of atherosclerotic disease.

5 Feb 2014

Mesothelin expression prognostic in lung adenocarcinoma

Mesothelin expression is a significant predictor for tumor aggression in patients with lung adenocarcinoma, suggest study findings published in Clinical Cancer Research.

31 Jan 2014

Researchers gain better understanding of HIV infection through electron microscopy

The human intestinal tract, or gut, is best known for its role in digestion. But this collection of organs also plays a prominent role in the immune system. In fact, it is one of the first parts of the body that is attacked in the early stages of an HIV infection. Knowing how the virus infects cells and accumulates in this area is critical to developing new therapies for the over 33 million people worldwide living with HIV. Researchers at the California Institute of Technology are the first to have utilized high-resolution electron microscopy to look at HIV infection within the actual tissue of an infected organism, providing perhaps the most detailed characterization yet of HIV infection in the gut.

30 Jan 2014

New pre-clinical data shows potential protective effects of GFT505 in different types of cancer

GENFIT, a biopharmaceutical company at the forefront of drug discovery and development, focusing on the early diagnosis and preventive treatment of cardiometabolic and associated disorders, today announces new pre-clinical data demonstrating the inhibitory effects of GFT505 on the proliferation of cancer cells of different origins.

30 Jan 2014

Women who have child after experiencing fertility problems are more likely to remain with partner

New reseach reveals that women who have a child after experiencing fertility problems are more likely to remain with their partner following infertility evaluations.

30 Jan 2014

Dormant prostate cancer cells within bone tissue can be reawakened to a cancerous state

Dormant prostate cancer cells in bone tissue can be reawakened to cause secondary tumours, according to new research published in Endocrine-Related Cancer. Targeting the wake-up call could prevent metastasis and improve prostate cancer survival rates.

29 Jan 2014

Study shows melatonin hormone may inhibit tumor growth and cell production

An early stage study shows melatonin - a hormone that regulates the body's sleep and awake cycles - may have the potential to help slow the growth of certain breast cancer tumors, according to researchers from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit and Foundation for Research Support of the State of S-o Paulo.

28 Jan 2014

BD announces commercial availability of CE-marked PAXgene Blood DNA Tube in Europe

BD, a leading global medical technology company, today announced the commercial availability of the CE-marked PAXgene Blood DNA Tube in Europe. The PAXgene Blood DNA Tube is the first blood collection tube designed specifically for in vitro diagnostic (IVD) genomic DNA testing. The product was developed by PreAnalytiX GmbH, a joint venture between BD and QIAGEN.

From BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) 28 Jan 2014

New method allows for large-scale generation of human embryonic stem cells

A new method allows for large-scale generation of human embryonic stem cells of high clinical quality. It also allows for production of such cells without destroying any human embryos.

27 Jan 2014

ResearchDx expands operations to focus on Middle East clinical laboratory and diagnostics markets

ResearchDx, LLC of Irvine, California, USA today announced an expansion of its operations to focus on the important Middle East clinical laboratory and diagnostics markets.

27 Jan 2014

First patient enrolled pilot clinical trial of NovoTTF Therapy plus gemcitabine for pancreatic adenocarcinoma

Novocure announced today that the first patient has enrolled in the EF-20 Study, an open label, pilot clinical trial of NovoTTF Therapy plus gemcitabine as first-line therapy for patients with locally advanced and metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma.

25 Jan 2014

Patient enrollment completed for Venaxis' pivotal clinical study of APPY1 Test

Venaxis, Inc., an in vitro diagnostic company focused on obtaining FDA clearance and commercializing its CE Marked APPY1 Test, a rapid, multiple biomarker-based assay for identifying patients that are at low risk for appendicitis, today announced completion of patient enrollment in its pivotal clinical study of the APPY1 Test in the United States.

24 Jan 2014

in vitro News and Research

Polyplus-transfection grants research license to NIH for PEI-mediated transfection applications

Altrient C improves skin firmness and elasticity by 32.7%

ALK announces acquisition of Bio-Medical Services

Horizon Discovery, Haplogen sign worldwide distribution agreement

New video tracking system could help select most viable sperm

EKF Molecular Diagnostics to exhibit PointMan DNA-enrichment technology at Tri-Con 2014

Engineers place tiny synthetic motors inside live human cells

Rubicon Genomics introduces PicoPLEX DNA-seq Kits for use with Illumina NGS platforms

Scientists engineered microchip coated with blood vessel cells to study cardiovascular nanomedicine

Mesothelin expression prognostic in lung adenocarcinoma

Researchers gain better understanding of HIV infection through electron microscopy

New pre-clinical data shows potential protective effects of GFT505 in different types of cancer

Women who have child after experiencing fertility problems are more likely to remain with partner

Dormant prostate cancer cells within bone tissue can be reawakened to a cancerous state

Study shows melatonin hormone may inhibit tumor growth and cell production

BD announces commercial availability of CE-marked PAXgene Blood DNA Tube in Europe

New method allows for large-scale generation of human embryonic stem cells

ResearchDx expands operations to focus on Middle East clinical laboratory and diagnostics markets

First patient enrolled pilot clinical trial of NovoTTF Therapy plus gemcitabine for pancreatic adenocarcinoma

Patient enrollment completed for Venaxis' pivotal clinical study of APPY1 Test

Human iPSCs: A Full Guide to Advanced in Vitro Models and Applications eBook

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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