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Single-Molecule Device Proved as Effective Tool for Nanoscience Experiments

Cornell University researchers recently stretched individual molecules and watched electrons flow through them, proving that single-molecule devices can be used as powerful new tools for nanoscale science experiment...

11 Jun 2010

WaferGen Selects Takeda to Market SmartChip System in Japan

WaferGen Biosystems, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: WGBS), a leading developer of state-of-the-art genome analysis systems, today announced the signing of an exclusive distribution agreement for the company's SmartChip R...

10 Jun 2010

16 Students Joins Johns Hopkins Institute for Nanobiotechnology Research Experience for Undergraduates

For 10 weeks this summer, 16 students from universities across the country will join the highly competitive Johns Hopkins Institute for Nanobiotechnology (INBT) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU). The internshi...

9 Jun 2010

New Reusable Bio-Chips from Fluidigm Reduces SNP Genotyping Costs

Fluidigm Corporation today announced it has developed the world’s first reusable bio-chip architecture for the commercial market.

From Standard BioTools 9 Jun 2010

Novel Microfluidic System for Rapid and Sensitive Detection of Rare Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells

From sample to answer in just 1 hour with just a finger prick of blood is what researchers from A*STAR Institute of Microelectronics (IME) aim to achieve with their novel microfluidic system for rapid and sensitive detec...

8 Jun 2010

Life BioScience Awarded NSF Grant to Develop Fast, Inexpensive Diagnostic Platform for Screening Animal Viruses

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $150,000 grant to Albuquerque-based Life BioScience, Inc. (LBSI) for the further development of its proprietary glass ceramic diagnostic platform in the early detection...

8 Jun 2010

Analysis Reveals Government Funding Increased for Synthetic Biology Research

A new analysis by the Synthetic Biology Project at the Woodrow Wilson Center found that the U.S. government has spent around $430 million on research related to synthetic biology since 2005, with the Department of E...

8 Jun 2010

Making Diagnostics Quick and Mobile

Biametrics is a spin-off from the University of Tübingen that focuses on the commercialisation of innovative developments in the field of label-free bioanalyses. The company's platform detects interactions between biomolecules using reflectometric interference spectroscopy (RIfS) and can be integrated into small mobile analytical devices.

8 Jun 2010

Nano3D Biosciences Receives $250,000 Fund to Develop Bio-Assembler

The announcement was made this morning at the Houston Technology Center (HTC), a business accelerator that assists Houston-based emerging technology companies, whose client companies are among the award recipients.

5 Jun 2010

New Biosensor to Monitor c-di-GMP Levels Inside Single Bacteria Cell

Some species of bacteria perform an amazing reproductive feat. When the single-celled organism splits in two, the daughter cell - the swarmer - inherits a propeller to swim freely. The mother cell builds a stalk to cling to surfaces.

4 Jun 2010