Stem cells

Raman Scattering Method can Detect Pluripotent Stem Cells with High Sensitivity

September 12, 2016

Researchers at Emory University (Atlanta, GA) have developed an extremely sensitive technique for detecting pluripotent stem cells, which—despite their potential applications—can become tumors when transplanted. The technique uses gold [more...]

New cell-sorting Technology Could Improve The Development Of Cell Therapies

March 21, 2016

Progressively spaced micropillars in the new magnetic ratcheting system for sorting cells (Credit: UCLA) Researchers at UCLA have developed a new way to separate and organize cells suspended in fluid samples by their subtle biochemical [more...]

NanoCellect Closes $1.75M Series A Financing Round to Begin Production of the WOLF Cell Sorter

February 10, 2016

Wolf Cell Sorter Instrument (Image Credit: NanoCellect Biomedical Inc, Click to enlarge image) San Diego, CA—Feb 4th, 2016—NanoCellect Biomedical, a developer of affordable and accessible flow cytometry and cell sorting technology for [more...]

Insulin-Producing Pancreatic Cells Created from Human Skin Cells

January 7, 2016

Functioning human pancreatic cells after they’ve been transplanted into a mouse. [Image credit: Saiyong Zhu] Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have successfully converted human [more...]