Promega Launches NanoBRET™ Target Engagement Intracellular Kinase Assay, First to Quantitatively Measure Drug-Kinase Interactions in Live Cells

MADISON, WI USA (November 28, 2017) Promega Corporation’s new NanoBRET™ Target Engagement (TE) Intracellular Kinase Assay is the first assay to quantify inhibitor drug binding to kinase proteins inside live human cells, as demonstrated in the recent Cell Chemical Biology article, “Quantitative, Wide-spectrum Kinase Profiling in Live Cells for Assessing the Effect of Cellular ATP on Target Engagement.”... Read more

Sphere Fluidics and Geneva Biotech receive Eurostars genome editing grant

€1.6 million grant will support ‘precise docking of very large DNA cargoes in genomes’ project Cambridge, UK, and Geneva, Switzerland, 27 November 2017: Sphere Fluidics, a company providing single cell analysis systems underpinned by its patented picodroplet technology, and Geneva Biotech, an EMBL spin-out developing world-class viral and non-viral DNA delivery systems, have received a... Read more

The latest generation Fossomatic™ 7 analyser for testing somatic cell count in raw milk is now approved by Microval in Europe, certificate number: 2016LR62.

21. Nov, 2017 The new approval builds on approvals for the earlier generation Fossomatic™ FC that was the first instrument in the world approved by both Microval in Europe and NCIMS/ FDA in the USA. Microval is a European certification organization for the validation and approval of alternative methods for the microbiological analysis of food... Read more

Exclusive Global License for New Method of iPS Cell Production Obtained

Kusatsu/Shiga, Japan — October 19, 2017 — Takara Bio Inc. (Takara Bio), today announced the conclusion of a license agreement with Kyushu University for a new iPS cell production technology owned by Kyushu University, using the measles virus vector, a novel gene transfer vector, under which Takara Bio is granted an exclusive global license. Takara... Read more

Bio-Techne Offers Updated Novus Panel Builder, Facilitating Multicolor Flow Cytometry Panel Design

 Download as PDF NOVEMBER 20, 2017 MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Bio-Techne updated its Flow Cytometry Panel Builder tool in July 2017 to support the use of its vast selection of over 18,000 conjugated antibodies, across targets and colors. The Flow Cytometry Panel Builder, a version of the FluoroFinder tool, was first launched in... Read more

Xona Microfluidics, LLC Issued European Patents for Neuron Research Device

November 16, 2017 8:12 A.M. Eastern Time RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, DURHAM, NC—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Xona Microfluidics, LLC, a biotechnology company focused on manufacturing and distributing microfluidic devices to neuroscientists and laboratories worldwide, today announced that the European Patent Office has issued EPO Patent Nos. 1581612 and 2719756 covering the design of Xona’s products used for neuroscientific and... Read more

Fluxion Biosciences Appoints Harvard Bioscience as North American Distributor

      Harvard Bioscience will distribute the IonFlux and BioFlux Systems, targeting the electrophysiology and live cell imaging markets SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Fluxion Biosciences, a leading developer of automated solutions for cellular analysis in life sciences research and drug discovery, today announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with Harvard Biosciences. The... Read more

Agilent Thought Leader Award Presented to Renowned Drug Discovery Researcher Professor Jiandong Jiang

Agilent Thought Leader Award Presented to Renowned Drug Discovery Researcher Professor Jiandong Jiang Award to Chinese Scientist Supports the Use of Various Molecular Approaches to Cancer Research SANTA CLARA, Calif., November 12, 2017 Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that Professor Jiandong Jiang has received an Agilent Thought Leader Award in support of his... Read more