Promega Awarding $10,000 Grants to Labs Working with Real-Time PCR Reagents

Madison, WI USA. (March 27, 2019) Promega Corporation is seeking three labs working with real-time PCR to receive $10,000 in free reagents, access to a VIP Technical Service Mentor providing comprehensive PCR support and specialized training on real-time PCR techniques. Applications are open to any research scientist or student enrolled in a life science undergraduate, graduate... Read more

New Promega Water-Glo™ System Combines ATP Detection and Bioluminescence Technologies for Quick, Highly Sensitive Water Quality Testing

Madison, WI USA. (March 12, 2019) Promega Corporation’s new Water-Glo™ System offers water plant operators a rapid, highly sensitive and flexible measurement tool for monitoring microbial contamination in freshwater, process water, seawater or wastewater samples. The Water-Glo™ System, launched by Promega this week, uses bioluminescent technology to measure adenosine triphosphate or ATP, the “energy currency” of all living... Read more

New Promega Maxwell® RSC miRNA Plasma and Serum Kit Provides Quick, Automated miRNA Purification for Oncology and Translational Researchers

Madison, WI USA. (February 12, 2019) Promega Corporation’s new Maxwell® RSC miRNA Plasma and Serum Kit offers oncology and translational researchers an easy and automated protocol to purify total circulating RNA, including miRNA, from plasma, serum and enriched exosomes for advance techniques such as NGS or ddPCR. Unlike manual miRNA purification products, the new kit is... Read more

FALCO biosystems and Promega Corporation MSI-IVD Kit Collaboration Obtains Approved Companion Diagnostic Status in Japan

Madison, WI USA. (February 5, 2019) Promega Corporation today announced FALCO biosystems of Kyoto, Japan, a core business company of FALCO HOLDINGS, working in collaboration with Promega microsatellite instability (MSI) chemistry and assay design, obtained companion diagnostic approval for FALCO’s MSI-IVD from Japan’s regulatory agency, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW). The MSI-IVD Kit (FALCO),... Read more

Promega Corporation Enters License Agreement with Broad Institute to Access CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing Technology

Promega Corporation announced today it has signed a non-exclusive license agreement with the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard to sell tools and reagents for CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing, providing scientists new tools for interrogating endogenous biology. Under the agreement, Promega will combine CRISPR-Cas9 technology with its products that knock-in Promega genetic reporters to the genomes of... Read more

Promega Microsatellite Instability Technology Receives Innovation Designation from Chinese National Medical Products Administration

Madison, WI USA. (January 2, 2019) Promega Corporation’s latest microsatellite instability (MSI) technology has been granted innovation designation by the Chinese National Medical Products Administration (NMPA). Promega MSI technology has been validated in labs around the world. With innovation status, the path to become classified as an invitro diagnostic (IVD) will gain elevated efficiency by having... Read more

Reaction Biology and Promega Launch New Cell Assay Service

Malvern PA – September 24, 2018. A new cell based profiling service for drug discovery announced by Reaction Biology Corporation (RBC), a premier provider of drug discovery services, and Promega Corporation, a worldwide leader in the supply of life science products, will allow more researchers to better prioritize compounds earlier. Based on Promega NanoBRETTM technology,... Read more

Promega Commits $3 Million to Revive & Restore Science Fund Supporting Catalytic Research Bridging Biotech and Conservation

August 23, 2018 07:52 AM Pacific Daylight Time MADISON, Wisc.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–To support the exploration of new solutions for confronting significant environmental challenges, global biotechnology manufacturer Promega Corporation has pledged $3 million over the next three years to the nonprofit Revive & Restore Catalyst Science Fund. This is the first corporate pledge to a recently launched fund designed to identify... Read more

New Promega Maxwell® RSC PureFood Pathogen Kit Offers Food Labs Quick, Consistent Automated DNA Purification

MADISON, WI USA (November 30, 2017) Promega Corporation’s new Maxwell® RSC PureFood Pathogen Kit offers food safety labs an easy and consistent automated DNA purification method for PCR-based testing of food pathogens. The kit does not require enzymatic pre-treatment and, when used in combination with the Maxwell RSC Instrument, can effectively purify DNA from 1 to 16 food... Read more

Promega Launches NanoBRET™ Target Engagement Intracellular Kinase Assay, First to Quantitatively Measure Drug-Kinase Interactions in Live Cells

MADISON, WI USA (November 28, 2017) Promega Corporation’s new NanoBRET™ Target Engagement (TE) Intracellular Kinase Assay is the first assay to quantify inhibitor drug binding to kinase proteins inside live human cells, as demonstrated in the recent Cell Chemical Biology article, “Quantitative, Wide-spectrum Kinase Profiling in Live Cells for Assessing the Effect of Cellular ATP on Target Engagement.”... Read more