THE FIRST ever major Irish stem cell event, the Human Pluripotent Stem Cells Symposium, is set to be held in Dublin on 22 to 24 April 2009.
R&D SYSTEMS has launched its human and mouse embryonic Stem Cell 4-Color Flow Cytometry Kit.
Sigma-Aldrich has entered into an exclusive worldwide agreement with Stemgent to distribute Stemgent’s lentivirus-based gene delivery products for the generation of induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells.
StemCells has launched GS2-M, a new cell culture medium that enables the derivation and long-term maintenance of true (germline competent) mouse induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells.
StemCells, has launched GS1-R, the first commercially available medium to enable the derivation, maintenance and growth of true (germline competent) rat embryonic stem (ES) cells.
MILLIPORE has reaffirmed its partnership with Guava Technologies with the launch of the Guava range of assays, kits, flow cytometry systems, and service plans as part of an integrated bench top flow cytometry portfolio.
INVITROGEN has announced the release of its Neon Transfection System which has been designed to efficiently deliver nucleic acids into all mammalian cell types including primary, stem, and Difficult to Transfect Cells (DTTC).
Fluidigm has developed a new website that provides a comprehensive introduction to the rapidly expanding field of single cell gene expression profiling.
SIGMA-Aldrich has announced the world-wide release of the Mission LentiPlex Pooled Human and Murine shRNA Libraries developed to enable rapid, genome-wide RNAi screening at a bench top level
BECKMAN Coulter further their reach into life science with the expansion of its flow cytometry line with the release of the CyAn ADP Analyser developed as the next step in Advanced Digital Processing.
Neon™ transfection technology enables highly efficient delivery of nucleic acids into virtually all tested mammalian cell types, including difficult-to-transfect cells, primary cells and stem cells. This open and flexible nucleic acid delivery system consists of a small benchtop electroporation device, an electroporation pipette tip holder, patented electronic pipette tips and proprietary reagents.
Sigma-Aldrich has unveiled its new Sigma Life Science brand and website platform. With this brand, the company aims to elevate its focus on biology and provide a single place where researchers can access biological knowledge and market-leading products and technologies.
MILLIPORE has launched cell culture inserts recommended for co-culture and permeability assays.
AMSBIO has announced the release of its FACSmax cell dissociation solution. FACSmax has been developed from a proprietary formulation of proteolytic, collagenolytic and DNAse enzymes.
WARNER Instruments has released its YC-1 Flow Chamber specifically designed for monitoring yeast cell growth.
Millipore has launched Scepter, the industry’s first handheld, automated cell counter. Millipore claims that, unlike any other cell counter, this handheld device provides researchers with a simple and affordable automated option for counting cells and monitoring the health of their cultures.
SAFC Biosciences has announced it has expanded its portfolio of products and services for use in Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cell line applications with the introduction of EX-CELL CD CHO Fusion.
INVITROGEN has received the AmeriStar Package Award from the Institute of Packaging Professionals for its Gibco cell culture bottle.
CARL ZEISS has launched its Cell Observer SD which has been developed to enable confocal observation and documentation of experiments on living cells over a long period of time and with high frame rates.
ANASPEC has announced the launch of Calcein, AM, a cell-permeate and non-fluorescent compound which is widely used for determining cell viability.