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First standardised 3D culture cell harvesting kit
In 3D culture, cells are grown in a microenvironment of specialised proteins which mimics in vivo conditions and allows the cells to organise into complex structures rather than uniform monolayers
News from Trevigen (14 May 2008)
Four new assay kits for 3D cell proliferation
Trevigen has introduced four new 3D cell proliferation kits including a core kit and three different kits containing basement membrane extract, laminin I, and collagen I
News from Trevigen (14 May 2008)
HT technologies to improve process development
Workshop 'High throughput process development technologies: promises, myths and truths' will be run by Jonathan Dempsey, process science fellow at Invitrogen PD-Direct, at Biological Production Forum
News from Invitrogen ( 8 May 2008)
Difficult to synthesise custom peptides
Operating out of a modern facility in the UK, Activotec has established an international reputation for supplying high quality, difficult to synthesise custom peptides at competitive prices
News from Activotec ( 2 May 2008)
Goodfellow acquires the Technical Glass Company
Goodfellow Cambridge has acquired the Technical Glass Company, a UK-based supplier of ceramics, ceramic components and specialist glass for scientific and industrial applications
News from Goodfellow Cambridge ( 2 May 2008)
Fisher Scientific launches life science catalogue
Comprehensive catalogue will carry over 17,500 products for the life science professional, including over 2000 new lines, and demonstrates Fisher Scientific's commitment to the market
News from Fisher Scientific UK ( 2 May 2008)
Griffin Education - new catalogue now available
The catalogue contains over 400 new products lines, enhancing an already comprehensive range of products, geared to universities, schools and colleges
News from Fisher Scientific UK (30 April 2008)
Support team to meet the needs of scientists
Fisher Scientific, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, has announced the launch of a greatly enhanced technical support service
News from Fisher Scientific UK (29 April 2008)
Scientific Laboratory Show 2008 'gaining momentum'
New suppliers such as Ukas, Labsure and the University of Nottingham confirm that they will be presenting their products and services at the July 2008 event Brochure available
News from Scientific Laboratory Supplies (24 April 2008)
Programme promises total management of peptides
American Peptide has announced its new Total Peptide Management programme to help the pharmaceutical and life sciences industries bring new and innovative drugs to market faster
News from American Peptide (21 April 2008)
Custom preparations of premium human lipoproteins
Kalen Biomedical offers custom preparations tailored to individual research needs
News from Kalen Biomedical (17 April 2008)
See inside tissue with far-red fluorescent protein
TurboFP635 (scientific name Katushka) is a far-red fluorescent protein possessing excitation/emission maxima at 588/635nm
News from Evrogen (10 April 2008)
Molybdenum for industrial and R+D applications
Goodfellow, a supplier of metals and materials worldwide, offers molybdenum in small quantities for a range of research and industrial applications
News from Goodfellow Cambridge ( 9 April 2008)
Fluo-3 calcium indicator has high affinity
Calcium plays a vital role in the specific and selective regulation of major cellular processes and is central in the regulation of cardiac contractility, growth and gene expression
News from AnaSpec (31 March 2008)
Human lipoproteins for cardiovascular research
These premium research reagents include low density lipoprotein (LDL), high density lipoprotein (HDL), very low density lipoprotein (VLDL), and lipid depleted serum
News from Kalen Biomedical (28 March 2008)
New RNAi vectors launched by Invitrogen
The new vector contains an mRNA stabilising sequence (WPRE) and a nuclear import sequence (cPPT) which generate up to five-fold higher virus titers and emGFP expression than previous versions
News from Invitrogen (14 March 2008)
PolyTherics expands deal with Biocompatibles
PolyTherics will explore the biological effects on proteins of Biocompatibles's proprietary phosphorylcholine (PC) drug delivery technology.
News from PolyTherics ( 6 March 2008)
Validating drug discovery products on microplates
Invitrogen and Tecan agree to validate the compatibility of Invitrogen's reagents with Tecan's microplate detection instruments
News from Invitrogen ( 6 March 2008)
Sputtering targets line now expanded
Sputtering targets from Goodfellow are available in 62 different metals and alloys and compounds such as borides, carbides, fluorides, nitrides, oxides, selenides, silicides, sulphides, and tellurides
News from Goodfellow Cambridge ( 3 March 2008)
Productions of Sars protein in CHO cells
Cobra Biomanufacturing has entered into a manufacturing agreement with an undisclosed pharmaceutical company to produce a protein from the Sars virus in CHO (Chinese Hamster Ovary) cells under cGMP
News from Cobra Biomanufacturing (29 February 2008)
PolyTherics and Celtic Pharma sign agreement
PolyTherics's proprietary drug modification technologies will be used to enhance certain of the innovative pharmaceutical products being developed by Celtic Pharma
News from PolyTherics (28 February 2008)
PCR kits for use on high-throughput fast cycling
Invitrogen has announced the launch of the company's Express Sybr GreenER qRT-PCR and Express SuperScript qRT-PCR supermixes
News from Invitrogen (27 February 2008)
Channel blocker peptides collection is launched
AnaSpec, one of the world's largest providers of catalogue peptides, has introduced its selection of channel blocker peptides
News from AnaSpec (21 February 2008)
Noteworthy compounds available from Otava
Otava has extensive experience in the synthesis of highly valuable products for biotech and pharmaceutical applications around the world
News from Otava (20 February 2008)
Prize for ubiquitous chromatin-opening element
Presentation on UCOE protein expression technology was awarded the best oral presentation at the 18th Esact-UK scientific meeting, which took place in Cambridge in January 2008
News from Cobra Biomanufacturing (20 February 2008)
Human stem cell cDNA libraries launched
The high-quality cDNA libraries consist of complimentary DNA isolated from commonly used, well-characterized human embryonal carcinoma (hEC) and human embryonic stem cell (hESC) lines
News from Invitrogen (19 February 2008)
New Eppendorf partnership for SLS
Agreement with Eppendorf UK includes key product ranges such as centrifugation, liquid handling and thermal cycling and therefore covers a large proportion of the life scientist's daily requirements Brochure available
News from Scientific Laboratory Supplies (14 February 2008)
Significant funding for anaemia product programme
PolyTherics and Aston University have been awarded grants totalling £685,000 from the Technology Strategy Board and Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, both UK
News from PolyTherics (14 February 2008)
Polymerase promises fidelity, speed, and range
KapaHiFi DNA polymerase is a novel, single-enzyme system that exhibits industry-leading performance when compared with other high fidelity polymerases and polymerase blends
News from GRI (14 February 2008)
cDNA synthesis kit for qPCR applications
SuperScript Vilo cDNA synthesis kit uses an enhanced reaction mix that includes a helper protein designed for minimising qPCR inhibition, leading to improved detection.
News from Invitrogen (11 February 2008)
Cultrex endothelial cell invasion kit now launched
Trevigen announces the immediate availability of the Cultrex endothelial cell invasion kit for measuring early angiogenesis in vitro.
News from Trevigen ( 5 February 2008)
Optimising CHO cells for large scale bioprocess
Technical background article Invitrogen's PD-Direct is a fully integrated service for customised bioprocess development, and is the subject of a technology tutorial on developing novel types of CHO cells
News from Invitrogen ( 1 February 2008)
Metallised film for research and industry
The film is coated with a layer of metal, the thickness of which is measured and described in terms of the material's specific electrical resistance in Ohms per square
News from Goodfellow Cambridge (31 January 2008)
Bilberry extract 'helps' in kidney protection
Study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry has highlighted the qualities of bilberry extract in protecting the organism from renal damage caused by potassium bromate (KBrO3)
News from Indena (31 January 2008)
AnaSpec introduces 25 new catalogue peptides
This week AnaSpec, one of the world's largest providers of custom and catalogue peptides, introduced twenty-five (25) new catalogue peptides
News from AnaSpec (28 January 2008)
Manufacturing agreement for TNFerade
Cobra Biomanufacturing has entered into a manufacturing development agreement with GenVec for TNFerade, GenVec's lead product candidate
News from Cobra Biomanufacturing (28 January 2008)
Collaborating over immune agonists and antagonists
Dante Marciani and BioSynthesis focus on proprietary novel glycosides that stimulate innate immunity while taking advantage of the synergistic effects between innate and adaptive immunity
News from Bio-Synthesis (25 January 2008)
Wako is sales and marketing partner for Japan
Fluorotechnics announces the immediate appointment of Wako Pure Chemical Industries, as a sales, marketing and distribution partner for Japan
News from Fluorotechnics (23 January 2008)
Stratech Scientific celebrates 25 years
Originally incorporated in north London in 1983, Stratech soon became a leading supplier of speciality chemicals for molecular biology and other life science research laboratories
News from Stratech Scientific (14 January 2008)
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