STEM CELL

Category: Cell Biology

News

  • Australia Stem Cell Healthcare now controlled by investors

    CORDLIFE associate CellSense has sold its shareholding in Australia Stem Cell Healthcare.

    06/07/2009

  • hECS line glows as becomes red blood cells

    hECS line glows as becomes red blood cells

    STEM CELL scientists from Monash University have modified a human embryonic stem cell (hESC) line to glow red when the stem cells become red blood cells.

    24/08/2009

  • NIH approves embryonic stem cell lines from StemCells Inc.

    StemCells has received approval by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) of the first 13 human embryonic stem cell (hESC) lines for use in NIH-funded research under the NIH Guidelines for Human Stem Cell Research adopted in July 2009.

    07/12/2009

  • Sigma- Aldrich launches online portal for stem cell research

    Sigma- Aldrich launches online portal for stem cell research

    SIGMA-Aldrich has announced the launch of an online web portal which provides researchers with access to its portfolio of products developed specifically for advanced stem cell research.

    12/03/2009

  • Stem cell scientists go back to school

    SCIENTISTS from the Australian Stem Cell Centre will head back to school during National Science Week to help secondary school students understand more about stem cell research.

    12/08/2009

  • The Stem Cell Chip is expected to be available to the market next year

    FLUIDIGM has announced it will provide a status update on its ground-breaking Stem Cell Chip at the World Stem Cell Summit in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, due to take place 21 to 23 September 2009.

    28/08/2009

  • Stem cell research gets federal funds

    The Australian Government plans to set up a fund to be specifically allocated to stem cell research that may lead to treatments and cures for conditions such as heart disease, diabetes and stroke.

    02/06/2010

  • Australian stem cell projects awarded $1 million

    The Australian Stem Cell Centre (ASCC) in Melbourne, has announced funding for six projects ranging from Alzheimer’s to stem cell manufacturing and bioinformatics under its Strategic Development Fund.

    13/11/2009

  • First Australian researchers are trained in iPS cell techniques

    The Australian Stem Cell Centre (ASCC) will be training young researchers for the first time in the techniques of growing and using human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells in research.

    05/05/2010

  • Faster ‘ethical stem cell’ production

    US researchers have devised a process to reprogramme mature cells into a stem-cell-like state that can be accelerated.

    09/11/2009

  • Stem Cell transplants help treat type one diabetes

    Stem Cell transplants help treat type one diabetes

    SCIENTISTS working in the United States and Brazil have released new research data announcing a breakthrough in the treatment of type one diabetes.

    15/04/2009

  • ArunA Biomedical makes CELL-EZ hMC commercially available

    ArunA Biomedical makes CELL-EZ hMC commercially available

    ARUNA Biomedical has announced it will make its cell-EZ brand hMC human mesenchymal progenitor cells commercially available to the research community in mid 2009.

    31/03/2009

  • Sigma-Aldrich to distribute Glycosan BioSystems’ HyStem

    SIGMA-Aldrich has announced an agreement with Glycosan BioSystems for the sale of HyStem a fully customizable synthetic extracellular matrix (ECM) for stem cell research.

    18/08/2009

  • Broad patent granted for pluripotent rat stem cells and genetically engineered rats

    The United Kingdom (UK) Intellectual Property Office has granted StemCells patent number GB2451523 with broad claims covering true (germline competent) rat stem cells and genetically engineered rats derived from these cells.

    24/03/2010

  • New light on how to induce pluripotency in adult cells

    New light on how to induce pluripotency in adult cells

    RESEARCHERS at the Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences and Tongji University have gained new insight into how adult cells can be induced to act like embryonic stem cells (ESC) with the ability to form any type of tissue known as "pluripotency."

    11/03/2009

  • Stem cell transplants enter Phase I trials for CNS disorders

    Purified human neural stem cells (HuCNS-SC) are being trialled to see if they can help treat neurodegenerative disorders that primarily afflict children.

    24/11/2009

  • Life technologies foundation awards grants

    THE LIFE Technologies Foundation, a non-profit arm of Life Technologies has awarded approximately $1.7 million in new grants which include the creation of an online biology textbook, and building a museum exhibit about the human cell.

    02/10/2009

  • Scientists create eggs and sperm from cells in lab

    US researchers have been able to turn human embryonic stem cells into the types of cells that make eggs and sperm. Published in Nature*, the article claimed that this finding in early human development may lead to new understanding of inherited diseases and transform treatments for infertility.

    30/10/2009

  • SOLiD System helps identify gene profile

    SOLiD System helps identify gene profile

    RESEARCHERS using the Applied Biosystem developed SOLiD System have identified comprehensive profiles of gene activity from single cells, representing the first use of any next-generation genomic analysis platform for a hypothesis-neutral, genome-wide survey of expressed genes in individual cells.

    14/04/2009

  • Bone marrow cells help treat spinal cord injury

    Bone marrow cells help treat spinal cord injury

    RESEARCHERS from DaVinci Biosciences, in collaboration with Hospital Luis Vernaza in Ecuador, have determined that injecting a patient's own bone marrow-derived stem cells (BMCs) directly into the spinal column using multiple routes can be an effective treatment for spinal cord injury, returning some quality of life for patients without serious adverse events.

    17/03/2009

Products

  • Irish stem cell conference set for April

    Irish stem cell conference set for April

    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 launches Stem Cell 4-Color Flow Cytometry Kit

    R&D Systems launches Stem Cell 4-Color Flow Cytometry Kit

    R&D SYSTEMS has launched its human and mouse embryonic Stem Cell 4-Color Flow Cytometry Kit.

  • Sigma-Aldrich expands its stem cell portfolio

    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.

  • Cell culture medium for true mouse 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.

  • AMSBIO lentivirus supernatant delivers genes for stem cell research

    AMSBIO has released a range of ready-to-use lentivirus supernatant products suitable for many kinds of gene delivery applications including stem cell research.

  • Culture medium to grow rat embryonic stem 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.

  • Stem cell incubator with microscopic imaging

    Stem cell incubator with microscopic imaging

    Olympus has introduced the VivaView MG (Multi-Gas) incubator microscope, a long-term live cell incubation and imaging system optimised for stem cell, cancer and other research requiring independent control of both oxygen and carbon dioxide levels, along with other environmental parameters.

  • Millipore and Guava make range of guava kits available worldwide

    Millipore and Guava make range of guava kits available worldwide

    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.

  • Cellavista enables cellular analysis in microplates

    Cellavista enables cellular analysis in microplates

    The Cellavista System from Roche Innovatis is a flexible tool for cell culture applications. With magnification choices of 2x to 40x, and up to 6 fluorescent channels and brightfield, Cellavista is said to be suitable for applications from stem cell growth and differentiation, through to fluorescent protein expression levels.

  • Invitrogen release Neon Transfection System

    Invitrogen release Neon Transfection System

    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).

  • Profiling gene expression from single cells

    Fluidigm has developed a new website that provides a comprehensive introduction to the rapidly expanding field of single cell gene expression profiling.

  • Sigma-aldrich releases the mission lentiplex pooled shRNA libraries

    Sigma-aldrich releases the mission lentiplex pooled shRNA libraries

    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 release CyAn ADP Analyser

    Beckman Coulter release CyAn ADP Analyser

    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.

  • Invitrogen launches Neon Transfection Device

    Invitrogen launches Neon Transfection Device

    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 launches new Life Science brand platform

    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.

 
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