TalkPoint and Life Technologies Partner for Two-part Series on Flow Cytometric Analysis

Nov. 14, 2011 - PRLog -- TalkPoint and Life Technologies Partner for Two-part Series on Flow Cytometric Analysis

The webinar series provides an overview of the tools and techniques using Molecular Probes® Reagents

New York, NY (PRWEB) November 14, 2011

TalkPoint, the leader in global communications technology, specializing in browser-based audio and video webcasting, and Life Technologies, a global biotechnology company dedicated to improving the human condition, are partnering to present “An Introduction to Flow Cytometric Analysis Using Molecular Probes® Reagents.”

The TalkPoint powered webinar series will provide an overview of the tools and techniques using Molecular Probes® reagents for flow cytometric analysis of cell proliferation, viability, vitality and apoptosis.

Part one of the two-part series will be held on Monday, November 21, from 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. PT.

During the free webinar, Jolene Bradford, R&D associate director of flow cytometry systems at Life Technologies in Eugene, Oregon, will lend her 20 years of cytometry expertise to the discussion. The webinar presentation will focus on the following topic areas:

CellTrace™ Violet and CellTrace™ CSFE
Click-iT® EdU
Dual pulse labeling with EdU and BrdU
Vybrant® DyeCycle™ stains for live cell cycle
FxCycle™ stains for fixed cell cycle analysis
Interested attendees may register for part one of the series here: An Introduction to Flow Cytometric Analysis Using Molecular Probes® Reagents, part one

Part two of the webinar series will be held on January 12, 2012 from 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. PT and will focus on cell proliferation viability, vitality and apoptosis analysis.

Interested attendees may register for part two of the series here: An Introduction to Flow Cytometric Analysis Using Molecular Probes® Reagents, part two

“It is a pleasure for TalkPoint to collaborate with Life Technologies on this advanced webinar series,” said Nick Balletta, CEO of TalkPoint. “We look forward to a successful kick-off event and are happy to offer premier access to these exclusive speakers and presentations.”

“Life Technologies is happy to continue our relationship with TalkPoint to provide a complete overview of the tools and techniques using Molecular Probes® reagents,” said Wenlan Hu, senior market development manager for Life Technologies. “By holding this webinar series, we hope the flow cytometric analysis sessions will provide attendees with an interactive forum to better understand cell proliferation.”

About TalkPoint

TalkPoint is an industry leader in global communications technology, specializing in browser-based audio and video webcasting. Since 1998, TalkPoint's easy-to-use, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) cloud platform has facilitated more than 20,000 live webcasting events per year for the top Fortune 500 and FTSE 100 companies. From investor relations and corporate communications to product launches and continuing education, TalkPoint offers scalable and flexible technology to meet today's business communication needs. For more information, visit http://www.talkpoint.com.    

About Life Technologies

Life Technologies Corporation is a global biotechnology company dedicated to improving the human condition. Our systems, consumables and services enable researchers to accelerate scientific and medical advancements that make life even better. Life Technologies customers do their work across the biological spectrum, working to advance the fields of discovery and translational research, molecular medicine, stem cell-based therapies, food safety and animal health, and 21st century forensics. The company manufactures both molecular diagnostic and research use only products. Life Technologies' industry-leading brands are found in nearly every life sciences lab in the world and include innovative instrument systems under the Applied Biosystems and Ion Torrent names, as well as, the broadest range of reagents with its Invitrogen, GIBCO, Ambion, Molecular Probes and TaqMan products. Life Technologies had sales of $3.6 billion in 2010, has a workforce of approximately 11,000 people, has a presence in approximately 160 countries, and possesses one of the largest intellectual property estates in the life sciences industry, with approximately 3,900 patents and exclusive licenses. For more information on how we are making a difference, please visit our website: http://www.lifetechnologies.com.

About Molecular Probes

Molecular Probes® (now part of Life Technologies Corp.) is the leading brand of novel fluorescent reagents that advance scientific and biomedical research worldwide. Over the last 30 years, its industry-leading portfolio has become the most peer referenced fluorescent products in life science research. Key product brands from Molecular Probes® including the Alexa Fluor® dyes, Click-iT® labeling technology and Qdot® nanocrystals are used in imaging, flow cytometry and plate reader-based applications.