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• iAutomate: A New Online Lab Automation Configuration Tool

• iAutomate is an on-line automation configuration tool for the Orbitor microplate mover. Create layouts, receive estimates, and share system designs with friends. Try iAutomate today at www.thermoscientific.com/iautomate.

• Inside Story Behind Glybera's Development and Approval

• Late last year the European Medicines Agency granted marketing approval for the Western world's first gene therapy product, Glybera. During this SKYPE interview, James M. Wilson, M.D., Ph.D., one of the researchers who led the Glybera team, discusses the ups and downs and ins and outs of not only developing the new therapeutic but also gaining regulatory approval for the novel product. JMW is an inventor on the AAV1 patent and will receive royalties from the sales of Glybera.

• Life of Cells - The Stem Cell

• Just like any character that is full of potential and ready to differentiate, this stem cell prefers Gibco® Specialty FBS from Life Technologies.

• A Boy And His Atom: The World's Smallest Movie

• The ability to move single atoms—the smallest particles of any element in the universe—is crucial to IBM's research in the field of atomic memory. But even nanophysicists need to have a little fun. In that spirit, IBM researchers used a scanning tunneling microscope to move thousands of carbon monoxide molecules (two atoms stacked on top of each other), all in pursuit of making a movie so small it can be seen only when you magnify it 100 million times.

• Stem Cell Basics

• Take a peek into this microscope for a lesson in stem cell basics! This video is a component of a Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative-Carnegie Science Center exhibit, which is the result of a Science Education Partnership Award from the National Center for Research Resources of the NIH.

• Life of Cells: The Sensitive Type

• Just like any sensitive character that can be hard to please, this Huvec cell prefers Gibco® Performance Plus FBS from Life Technologies.

• Bioengineered Kidney Makes Urine

• Scientists at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston have created a bioengineered kidney that can produce urine when transplanted into a rat’s body. This video from Nature Medicine takes a look at how growing organs in the laboratory might someday be the solution to help people with end-organ failure.

• Synthetic Biology Explained

• This video takes you through the principles of synthetic biology, highlighting how far we've come and where we're headed.

• BIOSTAT® D-DCU

• Experience the latest SIP fermentor generation the BIOSTAT D-DCU, designed for meeting demanding requirements in process development and production.

• FlexMoSys™ flexible, modular and fully integrated solutions

• The Combination of Complementary Expertise for the Next Generation of Flexible, Single-Use Manufacturing Concepts.

  Sartorius Stedim Biotech’s well-established, single-use and reusable product portfolio and G-Con Manufacturing’s novel, modular, mobile cleanroom “pods” provide an unparalleled set of cost-effective, “plug and play” tools for next-generation biomanufacturing.

• Multiplexing Takes Research from Bench to Bedside

• Find out how Bio-Rad’s Bio-Plex^® suspension array system has contributed to research findings in Dr. Francis Spinale and Dr. Steven Kornlau's laboratories and may impact the screening and treatment of disorders like leukemia and heart disease.

• Thermo Scientific F1-ClipTip Pipetting System

• The F1-ClipTip pipetting system enables users to deliver consistent, reproducible pipetting with good quality results. Its ClipTip interlocking technology locks tips securely into place to deliver a tight seal on every channel. Watch this video to see it in action.

• Thermo Scientific Mass Spectrometric Immunoassay (MSIA) Technology Video

• Learn how to streamline mass spectrometry-based quantitative proteomics with Thermo Scientific MSIA pipette tips. The innovative MSIA immuno-enrichment approach provides a simple way to enrich and concentrate target proteins down to the picogram amount.

• The CompoZr targeted integration kits

• The CompoZr® Targeted Integration Kit-rRosa26 integrates transgenes into the Rosa26 safe harbor locus in the rat genome. CompoZr targeted integration kits employ CompoZr zinc finger nucleases (ZFNs) for precise and heritable gene knock-in, enabling straightforward creation of transgenic cell lines. This video offers background on the zinc finger nucleases in the kit.

• Xevo G2-S® QTof and Xevo G2-S Tof mass spectrometers

• Equipped with StepWave™’s off-axis ion source technology, Xevo G2-S® QTof and Xevo G2-S Tof mass spectrometers are up to 20x more sensitive than earlier-generation instruments.

• Diffinity RapidTip

• The RapidTip®2 can enable PCR purification with polymerase removal in just one minute with one mixing step using only a standard pipettor; no additional reagents, consumables, or equipment is needed.

• 2012 BIO International Convention

• This month, the 2012 BIO International Convention will bring together a vastly transformed global industry poised to address the monumental public health challenges facing our world today. Since our event is taking place during a time of great change for our industry, I believe this is truly a can’t-miss opportunity to connect with industry leaders to accelerate your next breakthrough. To read more from Jim Greenwood, president and CEO of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), click here.

• James Wilson, M.D., Ph.D., on gene therapy as a disruptive technology

• Dr. James Wilson is a professor in the department of pathology and laboratory medicine, and the director of the gene therapy program, at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also the editor of Human Gene Therapy, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. During this interview with GEN, Dr. Wilson discusses his concept of a disruptive technology and explains why he believes gene therapy falls into this category.

  In addition to this SKYPE interview, Dr. Wilson further elaborated on his view of gene therapy as a disruptive technology in a column in the January 2012 issue of Human Gene Therapy which you can access by clicking here.

• Thermo Scientific KingFisher Duo

• Achieve high yields of quality nucleic acids from a variety of starting materials. Watch our new video to see how the Thermo Scientific KingFisher Duo magnetic particle processor can help with your purification requirements.

• Mark Heesen on Funding Challenges

• GEN interviews Mark Heesen, president of the National Venture Capital Association, about funding challenges for the biotechnology sector. For more creative financing tips, click here.

• Lisa A. Haile, Ph.D., on Patenting Embryonic Stem Cells

• Dr. Haile talks to GEN about the expected impact of Europe’s hESC patent decision. For a comparison to the situation in the U.S., click here.

• Roland Buelow, Ph.D., on Open Monoclonal Technology (OMT)

• GEN interviews Roland Buelow, Ph.D., about his company, Open Monoclonal Technology (OMT), and its rat platform for antibody engineering. To hear more from Dr. Buelow, click here.

• Ji-Joon Song, Ph.D., on ChemiDoc MP

• Find out why Ji-Joon Song, Ph.D., assistant professor in the department of biological sciences at the Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, prefers the ChemiDoc MP. Additional details on the ChemiDoc MP can be found here.

• Dana Carroll, Ph.D., on ZFN Technology

• Dr. Carroll, professor at the University of Utah and one of the originators of zinc finger nuclease (ZFN) technology, reflects on the platform’s potential for genetics. To learn more about Sigma Aldrich’s ZFN technology, click here.

• George Church, Ph.D., on Cloning a Neanderthal

• Dr. Church, professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School and director of the Center for Computational Genetics, skypes with GEN and discusses why he thinks it is a good idea to clone a Neanderthal.

• Introducing the ChemiDoc MP Imaging System for More Accurate Western Blot Quantification

• The ChemiDoc MP system is a full-feature instrument for gel or Western blot imaging. It is designed to address multiplex fluorescent western blotting, chemiluminescence detection, and general gel documentation applications.

• Hollow Fiber Modified Polyethersulfone Filters

• Modified Polyethersulfone (mPES) is an advanced hydrophilic membrane filtration chemistry that provides higher flux rates for faster processing times, excellent selectivity for separation applications, and low protein binding for higher product yields than other membranes.

• James M. Wilson, M.D., Ph.D., on Biotech's Past & Future

• Dr. Wilson skypes with John Sterling, GEN’s editor in chief, and talks about how society has most benefited from biotech since 1981 and what he expects will be the future of the field in the next three decades.

• Stelios Papadopoulos, Ph.D., Comments on Biotech & Society

• Biotech’s key contribution and factors that will push development to the next level, according to Dr. Papadopoulos in a skype interview with John Sterling, GEN’s editor in chief.

• Industry Since 1981 & Where It's Going, According to Gerry J. Elman, J.D.

• Dr. Elman discusses biotech’s biggest contribution to society over the past 30 years and what will define the field over the next 30 in skype interviews with John Sterling, GEN’s editor in chief.

• Take Your Cell Cultures to the Edge

• See how you can maximize your culture viability with the Thermo Scientific Nunc Edge Plate! Watch the innovative evaporation buffer zone in action.

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