June 22, 2009 05:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time REDMOND, Wash.–Micronics, Inc. today announced that it has been issued a letters patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for a system and method for performing rapid thermocycling on a microfluidic device. The new patent has broad utility across the life sciences sector with […]

MUKILTEO, Wash., June 22, 2009 — CombiMatrix Corporation (Nasdaq:CBMX – News) announced today that all Appellate Briefs by CombiMatrix and National Union have been filed with the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals (the “Court”). The case is now in the hands of the Court, which will set a date for oral hearings. In February […]

Arrayit Corporation (OTC.BB: ARYC), a leading manufacturer of products and services for disease prevention, treatment and cure, announced today that its microarray-based diagnostic test, patented under the trade name Variation Identification Platform (VIP), is ready for manufacture and distribution. A breakthrough screening test using VIP will allow clinicians and researchers to test and detect the […]

Oncology Test Further Highlights Broad Market Applicability of GeneXpert System SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 17 — Cepheid (Nasdaq: CPHD – News) today announced the release of its improved Xpert® BCR-ABL Monitor test to be marketed as a CE IVD product under the European Directive on In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices. With improved time-to-results, the test now […]

Transaction Allows QIAGEN to Increase Focus On Personalized Medicine Applications of HLA Testing Products VENLO, The Netherlands, June 16, 2009 — QIAGEN N.V. (Nasdaq:QGEN – News; Frankfurt:QIA – News) today announced that it has signed an agreement to transfer distribution rights on July 1, 2009 for the Olerup SSP(r) product line and the related assets […]

STOCKHOLM, Sweden–Regulatory News: LinkMed (STO:LMED) today announced the establishment of a new global distribution company, Olerup International AB, as well as the acquisition of the distribution rights for the Olerup SSP® product line from Qiagen GmbH. The transaction includes the takeover of Qiagen’s Austrian sales company. From July 1, 2009, the new company, Olerup International […]

Hong Kong, June 11, 2009 – (ACN Newswire) – The Board of Mingyuan Medicare Development Company Limited (“Mingyuan Medicare” or the “Company”, Stock code: 0233) is pleased to announce today that the Company had entered into a milestone co-operation agreement (the “Co-operation Agreement”) with Chinese National Human Genome Centre in Shanghai (“CHGC”) and Shanghai Biochip […]

MADISON, Wis.–Gentel Biosciences, an acknowledged leader in protein microarray technology, announced it has been invited to join a collaborative Clinical Research and Development consortium using novel technologies developed by the company to gain insight into major diseases of pregnancy. Gentel will participate in the development, validation and deliver a quantitative multiplex protein assay to the […]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–Knome, a recognized pioneer in the personal genomics field, today announced that it will collaborate with SeqWright, a world-leader in custom genomic and molecular biology services, to offer its personal genome sequencing and analysis services through a CLIA-certified laboratory. CLIA, or Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments, are quality standards developed by the federal government for […]

New Capabilities Will Further Extend GeneXpert System Technology Advantages SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 10 — Cepheid (Nasdaq: CPHD – News) today announced that it has received a notice of grant award from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to develop new ten-color detection technology for use in its GeneXpert® System. The $7.5 million grant […]