The past few years have shown us advancement in green technology that people never thought could ever be possible. Harvesting energy from everyday things has shown that there are serious and cost efficient alternatives to fossil fuels and other environmental pollutants. While the green technology that we have right now...

Becoming pregnant is a milestone in most women’s lives, and testing for pregnancy is an exciting time when a concrete “yes” or “no” are needed in answering the big question at hand. Having a 100% accurate answer is not only detrimental to the emotional and psychological health of the potential...

Battered by years of rough financial sledding and tough competition from rival next-generation sequencing companies, Helicos Biosciences filed Thursday for protection from creditors under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. In its filing (Case 12-19091) in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts, Helicos listed $15.478 million in...

StemCyte entered an agreement with the UC Davis Umbilical Cord Blood Collection (UCB) Program to advance the collection, processing, and registration of high quality and diverse cord blood cells from California mothers for public banking. According to the company, the agreement is the first of its kind under California’s statewide...

Crystal Bioscience and Integral Molecular launched a research collaboration to generate panels of chicken monoclonal antibodies against undisclosed therapeutic GPCR and ion channel targets. According to the firms, the collaboration will leverage the synergy between Integral Molecular’s Lipoparticle technology for immunization with native conformation multispanning membrane proteins and Crystal’s GEM...

Grades of chemical reagents describe the sufficient purity for use in chemical reactions, chemical analysis, physical testing and various laboratory applications. Purity standards for reagents are set by organizations such as  ACS(American Chemical Society), ASTM International, European Pharmacopeia. Some reagent grades are registered trademarks such as BAKER ANALYZED™, ULTREX®/ULTREX®, PHOTREX®. Below is a list of...

While the American population is not as healthy as it should be right now, we’re at a wonderful point in history, whereby there are cures and treatments for the most common diseases and conditions. Regardless of age, gender or race, there are many maladies to which you may be prone,...

DioGenix formed an alliance with Fast Forward, a subsidiary of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, to develop a novel blood test for multiple sclerosis (MS). Fast Forward will provide up to $500,000 as part of a Sponsored Research Agreement that will enable DioGenix to expand an ongoing clinical trial of...