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Video demonstrates high throughput screening of cellular bioenergetics of multiple cell lines

INTEGRA has published a video demonstrating how its VIAFLO 96 handheld electronic pipette, used in conjunction with the Seahorse Bioscience XF96 Extracellular Flux Analyzer, provides high throughput screening of the cellular bioenergetics of multiple cell lines.

From INTEGRA Biosciences 17 Sep 2013

Final countdown on for health exchange launches

Federal officials are happy with what may turn out to be a soft launch of the health law's insurance exchanges Oct. 1. In the meantime, states are busy readying consumers for the exchanges' kickoffs with informational sessions and campaigns designed at creating a better-informed public.

17 Sep 2013

Prairie Technologies acquired by Bruker

Bruker Corporation today announced that it has acquired Prairie Technologies, Inc. (Prairie), a provider of life science fluorescence microscopy products. The acquisition strengthens Bruker’s position in life science markets, adding to the Bruker Nano Surfaces Division’s existing life science atomic force microscopy (Bio-AFM) systems.

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 13 Sep 2013

ACC, Symphony Health Solutions partner to improve quality of cardiovascular care

Symphony Health Solutions, a provider of high-value data, analytics and technology solutions for life science manufacturers, payers and providers, and the American College of Cardiology, a professional organization dedicated to improving cardiovascular health, today announced they have entered into a business relationship to develop new insights from an integrated healthcare database, which will include assets from the ACC's rich National Cardiovascular Data Registry and Symphony Health's Integrated DataverseTM.

13 Sep 2013

Paragon Bioservices awarded 2013 CMO Leadership Award for Quality and Reliability

Paragon Bioservices, a contract manufacturing organization whose expertise is the process development and manufacturing of biopharmaceuticals, announced today that it has been awarded the 2013 CMO Leadership Award for Quality and Reliability.

10 Sep 2013

Olympus to showcase next generation of inverted microscope systems at EMBO Meeting 2013

Demonstrating the very latest in live cell imaging technologies, Olympus will exhibit its range of IX3 inverted microscope frames with associated software and accessories at the upcoming European Molecular Biology Organisation Meeting 2013, taking place in Amsterdam on 21-24 September.

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 5 Sep 2013

Sigma Life Science signs license agreement with Horizon Discovery for CompoZr ZFN technology

Sigma-Aldrich Corporation today announced that Sigma Life Science, its innovative biological products and services business, has entered a non-exclusive license agreement with Horizon Discovery for use of Sigma's CompoZr Zinc Finger Nuclease technology.

3 Sep 2013

Institut Curie's Emmanuel Barillot receives Agilent Thought Leader Award

Agilent Technologies Inc. today announced that Dr. Emmanuel Barillot, director of Bioinformatics and Systems IT at the Institut Curie in Paris, has received an Agilent Thought Leader Award in recognition of his pioneering development of user-friendly, Web-based bioinformatics tools for systems toxicology.

28 Aug 2013

Researchers develop ddPCR technology to quantify rejection biomarker in organ transplant injury

A recently reported blood test for the early detection of organ transplant injury could enable more timely therapeutic intervention in transplant patients and thus help to avoid longer term damage. As described by scientists at the University Medical Center G-ttingen and Chronix Biomedical, a molecular diagnostics company, the new method uses Bio-Rad Laboratories' Droplet Digital PCR (ddPCR-) technology to overcome the obstacles of earlier tests, which were both time-consuming and costly.

28 Aug 2013

Sigma Life Science releases genome editing tool for screening and exploratory studies

Sigma-Aldrich Corporation today announced that Sigma Life Science, its innovative biological products and services business, released Sigma CRISPRs, an inexpensive mammalian genome editing tool suitable for screening and exploratory studies.

27 Aug 2013

INTEGRA Biosciences enters into UK market with local sales team

INTEGRA Biosciences has announced, as of August 1st 2013, a direct sales / support team in the UK to further improve support of its local customer base.

From INTEGRA Biosciences 23 Aug 2013

Two proteins identified as prime suspects in proliferation of breast cancer

Two proteins have been identified as prime suspects in the proliferation of breast cancer in a study by an international consortium of researchers from Rice University, the University of North Texas, Denton (UNT); the University of California, San Diego (UCSD); and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

21 Aug 2013

New UV-visible spectrophotometer released by Hitachi High Technologies America, Inc.

The Life Sciences Division of Hitachi High Technologies America, Inc. released its newest UV-visible spectrophotometer, Model UH5300.

16 Aug 2013

Pro-curo solutions fulfil tracking requirements of life science laboratories

Pro-curo Software Ltd. provides a range of software packages to fulfil the tracking requirements of small, medium and large life science laboratories. When working with Pro-curo, purchasers can select the package that meets their exact requirements.

13 Aug 2013

Saint-Gobain introduces next-generation Tygon S3 tubing for use in laboratory applications

Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, the maker of Tygon® high-performance flexible tubing, has become the first manufacturer to introduce a bio-based, phthalate-free product for use in laboratory applications. DEHP Di(2-ethylhexyl phthalate), a common plasticizer, has been removed from existing Tygon® formulations.

12 Aug 2013

CfPIE announces two new training courses for life science professionals

The Center for Professional Innovation and Education has announced two new EU regulations training courses for life science professionals. The new courses – to be presented in early December at the Berlin Hilton in Berlin, Germany, expands upon the thirty other CfPIE courses presented in Europe each year.

9 Aug 2013

New reagent kits for intracellular staining from Beckman Coulter Life Sciences

PerFix-Expose1 and PerFix-nc1, innovative new reagent kits for intracellular staining from Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, minimize sample manipulation for a streamlined workflow that delivers high quality results. Developed for use on Beckman Coulter’s Gallios1 and Navios2 series flow cytometers and compatible with all Beckman Coulter Life Sciences’ fluorochromes, the kits enable a clear focus on the cytoplasmic and nuclear compartments of the cell.

8 Aug 2013

FitBionic completes $2.2M funding round with KMG Capital Partners, CID4 and High Country Venture

FitBionic has completed a $2.2 million funding round with a team led by KMG Capital Partners, with High Country Venture and the Colorado Institute for Drug, Device and Diagnostic Development. The investment was developed in support of the global launch of FitBionic's currently available first product, the FitBionic Foot, and as a bridge to the company's Series A financing, which is expected in 2014.

8 Aug 2013

Researchers develop nanoprobe technique to help treat fatal diseases more effectively

Researchers at the University of Southampton, in collaboration with colleagues at the University of Cambridge, have developed a technique to help treat fatal diseases more effectively.

8 Aug 2013

Compugen, Bayer sign collaboration and license agreement for antibody-based cancer immunotherapies

Compugen Ltd. announced today the signing of a collaboration and license agreement for the research, development, and commercialization of antibody-based therapeutics for cancer immunotherapy against two novel Compugen discovered immune checkpoint regulators.

5 Aug 2013

Life science News and Research

Video demonstrates high throughput screening of cellular bioenergetics of multiple cell lines

Final countdown on for health exchange launches

Prairie Technologies acquired by Bruker

ACC, Symphony Health Solutions partner to improve quality of cardiovascular care

Paragon Bioservices awarded 2013 CMO Leadership Award for Quality and Reliability

Olympus to showcase next generation of inverted microscope systems at EMBO Meeting 2013

Sigma Life Science signs license agreement with Horizon Discovery for CompoZr ZFN technology

Institut Curie's Emmanuel Barillot receives Agilent Thought Leader Award

Researchers develop ddPCR technology to quantify rejection biomarker in organ transplant injury

Sigma Life Science releases genome editing tool for screening and exploratory studies

INTEGRA Biosciences enters into UK market with local sales team

Two proteins identified as prime suspects in proliferation of breast cancer

New UV-visible spectrophotometer released by Hitachi High Technologies America, Inc.

Pro-curo solutions fulfil tracking requirements of life science laboratories

Saint-Gobain introduces next-generation Tygon S3 tubing for use in laboratory applications

CfPIE announces two new training courses for life science professionals

New reagent kits for intracellular staining from Beckman Coulter Life Sciences

FitBionic completes $2.2M funding round with KMG Capital Partners, CID4 and High Country Venture

Researchers develop nanoprobe technique to help treat fatal diseases more effectively

Compugen, Bayer sign collaboration and license agreement for antibody-based cancer immunotherapies

Pittcon Highlights: Bioanalytical and Life Sciences eBook

Sensing a Healthier Future

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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