Press Releases

Grace Bio-Labs and Avantra Biosciences partner to manufacture and distribute PATH®  Protein Microarray Slides. Bend, Oregon, July 26, 2011- Grace Bio-Labs announces a joint agreement with Avantra™ Biosciences to manufacture the PATH® Protein Microarray Ultra-thin Non-porous Nitrocellulose Slides.   The PATH® Slide, a proprietary design held by Avantra Biosciences,  provides many benefits of nitrocellulose in a thin film that allows very low background fluorescence and excellent signal-to-noise ratio.  Grace Bio-labs also manufactures and sells its proprietary Oncyte® porous Nitrocellulose Thin Film Slides, which provide the highest binding capacity for protein applications. “We are very pleased to partner with Avantra for their manufacturing needs,” says Kirk Mansberger, CEO for Grace Bio-labs. “Our standards and capabilities for quality in manufacturing are perfectly aligned with Avantra’s desire to consistently provide superior product to their customers.”

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Grace Bio-labs Improves Detection of Proteins by Fluorescence in  Protein Microarrays. Bend, Oregon, October 17, 2011- Grace Bio-Labs Inc. announces launch of SuperNOVA  nitrocellulose thin-film slides, optimized for use with fluorescence detection in protein microarrays. The newest formulation of Grace’s thin-film nitrocellulose for protein arrays offers low background fluorescence without sacrificing high protein binding capacity. Grace Bio-Labs invented thin-film nitrocellulose on glass slides nearly 20 years ago, and they continue to improve its properties for use in protein applications.  Nitrocellulose films have become the preferred substrate for protein arrays due to their high binding capacity and unique three-dimensional structure. ONCYTE® brand  SuperNOVA slides are the second generation of nitrocellulose film slides developed specifically for fluorescence detection, improving on the existing NOVA slides.

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