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Pittcon to raise autism awareness during 2019 conference

Pittcon, the premier annual conference and exposition on laboratory science being held in Philadelphia, PA March 17-21 2019, is proud to announce its autism awareness efforts during this year’s conference.

From Pittcon 8 Mar 2019

Creating increasingly complex brain organoids

Scientists improved the initial steps of a standard protocol and produced organoids displaying regionalized brain structures, including retinal pigmented cells. The announcement was published today in BMC Developmental Biology by the D'Or Institute for Research and Education's team.

8 Mar 2019

Researchers elucidate how embryonic cells and tissues respond to force

Accumulated evidence suggests that physical force plays an important role in various developmental processes of fertilized animal eggs.

8 Mar 2019

Scientists shed light on key mechanism linked to development of healthy cells

Scientists have shed light on how healthy cells develop by identifying the role of key molecules involved.

8 Mar 2019

ACROBiosystems collaborates with ProMab Biotechnologies to develop immunotherapy products

ACROBiosystems, a leading manufacturer of recombinant proteins, announced that they have signed a collaboration agreement with ProMab Biotechnologies, a leading manufacturer of monoclonal antibodies and CAR-T cells.

From ACROBiosystems 7 Mar 2019

ACROBiosystems opens new Innovation laboratory in Delaware

January 18, 2018, ACROBiosystems officially opened its New Innovation laboratory in the Delaware Innovation Space in Wilmington, Delaware, USA, and held a grand opening ceremony.

From ACROBiosystems 7 Mar 2019

AvantGen and ACROBiosystems sign vendor agreement

AvantGen Inc., a world-leading CRO for human and rabbit antibody discovery and optimization, and ACROBiosystems Inc., a global biotech company specializing in recombinant protein technology jointly announced the signing of a preferred vendor agreement between the parties.

From ACROBiosystems 7 Mar 2019

Automation in Scientific Research – Step 1: Invest in Scheduling Software.

David Dambman discusses how a centralized scheduling software could be an essential first step for any laboratory looking to automate their workflow.

From Biosero Inc. 7 Mar 2019

CAR-T cell therapy could be on the horizon for patients with lupus

Researchers have developed a novel CAR-T cell therapy that can reduce B cell numbers known to cause the inflammatory responses in lupus.

7 Mar 2019

Genetic manipulation can double life expectancy and increase health of offspring

By manipulating the genes that make humans age, researchers have discovered that lifespans can be doubled with a better quality of life for offspring.

6 Mar 2019

Olympus improves access to science education through BioBus collaboration

Olympus is proud to support the BioBus program, two mobile science laboratories that operate with a mission “to help minority, female, and low-income K–12 and college students in New York City discover, explore, and pursue science.”

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 6 Mar 2019

Fasting-mimicking diet changes gut microbiota to reduce IBD pathology in mice

Dietary modifications are frequently used to treat inflammatory bowel diseases.

6 Mar 2019

SSB and Novasep collaborate to develop new membrane chromatography systems

Sartorius Stedim Biotech, a leading supplier for the biopharmaceutical industry, and Novasep based in Pompey, France, have entered into a collaboration agreement in the area of chromatography and single-use bioprocessing.

From Sartorius 6 Mar 2019

EAF4 module determines physicochemical, biophysical attributes of monoclonal antibodies

Postnova Analytics Inc. reports how its Electrical Asymmetrical Flow Field Flow Fractionation and Size Exclusion Chromatography modules have been used to determine the physicochemical and biophysical attributes of monoclonal antibodies.

From Postnova Analytics 6 Mar 2019

CSHL scientists create a ranked list of genetic 'usual suspects'

It's no secret that our genes are what makes us... us! But genes are often also the basis for debilitating diseases. One of the major clues to understanding any illness is seeing which genes are acting unusually during disease onset.

6 Mar 2019

New mathematical method to map cell regulatory networks

Faster results. Lower costs. Fewer cells. A new mathematical method developed by researchers at Cincinnati Children's and New York University may soon make it much easier to conduct more of the complex data analysis needed to drive advances in the exploding field of personalized medicine.

6 Mar 2019

Researchers discover facile method for introduction of fluorine atoms into organic molecules

The vast majority of pharmaceuticals employed in the treatment of human diseases are of an organic nature, meaning that the active component is a molecule (or a combination of several molecules) that is constituted of carbon and hydrogen atoms.

6 Mar 2019

Liver tissue model can help investigate the effects of RNA interference

Novel therapies based on a process known as RNA interference hold great promise for treating a variety of diseases by blocking specific genes in a patient's cells. Many of the earliest RNAi treatments have focused on diseases of the liver, because RNA-carrying particles tend to accumulate in that organ.

6 Mar 2019

New approach to creating 'theranostics' for targeting specific tumors, diseases

A City of Hope scientist and his colleagues have developed a user-friendly approach to creating "theranostics" - therapy combined with diagnostics - that target specific tumors and diseases.

6 Mar 2019

Study sheds new light on early development of embryos

By applying gene analysis to individual cells from early mouse embryos, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered previously unknown cellular stages of fetal development from fertilized egg to living being. The study is published in the scientific journal Cell Reports.

5 Mar 2019