Current Headlines
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Thermo Fisher Scientific's $13.6B Acquisition Of Life Technologies Boosts Flagging M&A Numbers
5/1/2013
Global M&A activity in the life sciences sector continues to lag the pace of 2012, but signs point to activity increasing as the largest pharmaceutical companies continue to sit on large amounts of cash, Burrill & Company said today.
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Endometrial And Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cancer Genomes Characterized
5/1/2013
Two studies from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) program reveal details about the genomic landscapes of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and endometrial cancer. Both provide new insights into the molecular underpinnings of these cancers with the potential to improve treatment.
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Comparing Proteins At A Glance: Berkeley Lab Researchers Unveil Technique For Easy Comparisons Of Proteins in Solution
4/30/2013
A revolutionary X-ray analytical technique that enables researchers at a glance to identify structural similarities and differences between multiple proteins under a variety of conditions has been developed by researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab).
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Membrane Remodeling: Where Yoga Meets Cell Biology
4/30/2013
Cells ingest proteins and engulf bacteria by a gymnastic, shape-shifting process called endocytosis. Researchers at the National Institutes of Health revealed how a key protein, dynamin, drives the action.
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Global Vision Appoints Sales Consultant In Ireland To Support Explosive Demand
4/30/2013
Global Vision, the industry leader in the development of automated proofreading solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. John Kerins to its Sales team as Sales Consultant for Ireland.
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Researcher Reveals New Way To Safeguard DNA Samples
4/29/2013
DNA evidence is invisible and remarkably easy to transfer, making it possible for a sample to be spilled or even planted on a piece of evidence.
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Big-Data Analysis Identifies Prognostic RNA Markers In A Common Form Of Breast Cancer
4/28/2013
A Big-Data analysis that integrates three large sets of genomic data available through The Cancer Genome Atlas has identified 37 RNA molecules that might predict survival in patients with the most common form of breast cancer.
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Suppressing Protein May Stem Alzheimer's Disease Process
4/25/2013
Scientists funded by the National Institutes of Health have discovered a potential strategy for developing treatments to stem the disease process in Alzheimer’s disease.
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Kimberly-Clark Professional Launches Innovative RightCycle Program To Recycle Single-Use Cleanroom And Laboratory Gloves And Garments
4/25/2013
To provide cleanrooms and laboratories with effective solutions to mitigate waste and enhance Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and sustainability efforts, Kimberly-Clark Professional has introduced RightCycle – the first large-scale recycling effort for nontraditional cleanroom waste.
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ASI And Chromatan Enter Exclusive Agreement To Deliver Single-Use And Column-Free Capture Purification Solutions To Bio-Process Customers
4/24/2013
ASI, manufacturer of single-use systems and technologies and Chromatan a single-use chromatography solutions provider, announced recently an exclusive agreement between the two companies to combine development, sales, marketing and manufacturing efforts to bring CCTC - a continuous, single-use and column-free purification technology to market.