RainDance Technologies announce their new Sequence Enrichment Solution.

RainDance Technoologies RDT 1000 System

RainDance Technologies, based out of Lexington, Massachusetts designs, manufactures and sells microdroplet based solutions for use in lab research in life science.
Recently, at the 2009 Advances in Genome Biology and Technology Conference, RainDance announced they have begun accepting orders for the RDT 1000 system and have actually begun commercial production of [...]

National Cancer Institute’s Animal Models & Retroviral Vaccine Section is looking for collaborators to develop HTLV-II vectored HIV vaccines.

I’m amazed by how often the NCI is emailing me regarding collaborations now. Much more often than before. I would suspect it is a result of the $10 billion put aside for the NIH. This will be great for biotech employment and the recruiters that place people into life science, and the companies that sell [...]

New Desktop Nanofabrication System announced by NanoInk.

Nanoink has just introduced their next generation Dip Pen Nanolithography system for desktop nanofabrication. Dubbed the DPN 5000, it evolved from their older NSCRIPTOR DPN system. The new version has greater control and performance than the old version.
The DPN 5000 offers versatile nanopatterning capabilities as well as high performance Atomic Force Microscopy imaging for real-time [...]

The tooth fairy may be unemployed soon, along with the rest of us.

  One of the most unpleasant aspects of modern day life, the dentists chair, could some day be a thing of the past. The high pitched scream of high speed drills across our land may finally be silenced. A recent genetic discovery has identified the gene that controls the production of tooth enamel, a discovery [...]

National Cancer Institute’s Genetics Branch is looking for collaborators to develop prognostic tests for breast cancer.

Biomarkers For Breast Cancer Based On Genetic Instability
Background:
The National Cancer Institute’s Genetics Branch is seeking statements of capability or interest from parties interested in collaborative research to further develop, evaluate, or commercialize prognostic tests for breast cancer based on a 12-gene expression signature.
Technology:
It is difficult to establish a prognosis for breast cancer because the clinical [...]

Biotage to showcase several new products at upcoming Pittcon show.

 
Biotage will be showcasing their new products the ISOLUTE SLE+ and EVOLUTE at the upcoming Pittcon show in Chicago starting March 9, 2009.
 
Biotage says that ISOLUTE SLE+ supported Liquid Extraction plates will rapidly replace traditional protein precipitation, liquid-liquid extraction and solid phase extraction protocols because chemists are able to develop methods quickly with analyte recovery [...]

Do you want to perform zero gravity scientific experiments with Spock?

No, I’m not talking about Doctor Spock. I’m talking about the fellow with the pointy ears who does the Vulcan Mind Meld, and helps keeps the humans focused on the Starship Enterprise.
Have you ever wondered how your experiments would be affected if you did them in the weightless environment of outer space instead of here on earth? [...]

Cambridge Healthtech Associates free Webinar on Label Free Assays.

For those of us who enjoy Webinars, there are quite a few happening over the next several weeks. On Thursday, February 26, 2009 at 11AM Eastern Time, Cambridge Healthtech Associates is hosting a complimentary web conference entitled, “Label Free Assays-The Potential Beyond GPCR’s.”
Since it is being presented free, the price is certainly right.
In their email to [...]

Promega has announced the launch of their new StemElite ID System.

Promega, out of Madison, Wisconsin just announced the launch of a new product called the StemElite ID System. It was designed for use in human cell line authentication in research applications. It will allow scientists to validate the authenticity and purity of their human cell lines before submitting their results for publishing. Since cross-contamination between [...]

Eksigent unveils new HPLC system.

Eksigent may be one of the smaller players in the analytical equipment market, but they never seem to disappoint. They always come out with interesting new products. This one is no exception.
Eksigent Corporation out of Dublin, California will be showing their new HPLC during Pittcon. Called the ExpressHT-Ultra HPLC system, it is claimed to provide short cycle times [...]