SANTA CLARA, Calif. Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, has selected the Agilent SureSelect XT Human All Exon target enrichment system along with the Agilent Bravo automated liquid-handling platform as part of the Erasmus Rucphen Family study to identify genetic risk factors for some complex genetic disorders. The […]

SAN DIEGO– Illumina (NASDAQ:ILMN) today introduced the TruSeq Amplicon – Cancer Panel, a highly multiplexed panel that will allow researchers to accurately sequence hundreds of the most relevant cancer loci, even in difficult samples such as formalin-fixed, paraffin embedded (FFPE) tumor samples. With the ability to detect mutations below 5% frequency, the TruSeq Amplicon assay […]

Porvair Sciences has introduced a new range of high grade polypropylene flip cap centrifuge tubes that combine ease of use, chemical resistance and high speed tolerance. Designed for easy one-handed operation the secure leak proof flip cap lid on each centrifuge tube can also be unscrewed. Available in a range of standard sizes the dimensions […]

Evans Mills, NY and Gananoque, ON. Farhawk Marketing Servicesannounced today that three innovative new laboratory benches will be introduced to North America at Pittcon 2012 in Orlando, Florida, March 12-15th. The new Model BCHLC 4555, BCHLC4575 and BCHLC9075 electrical IonBench LC benches contribute significantly to lab safety and productivity. They are stable, secure platforms that […]

St. Louis, Mo. — Tissue culture flasks in the TPP line offer a uniform, flat growth surface and allow complete interior access. Distributed in North America by MIDSCI, the flasks promote the highest levels of growth and retrieval for both adherent and suspension cells, reduce media and labware costs, and enable consistent and reproducible experimental […]

New Mobile Solution Expedites Safety Inspections by Enabling Mobile Data Acquisition, Eliminating Transcription Errors and Automating Reporting Fairfield, California,– ChemSW, Inc. has announced a unique new Safety Inspection Live™ (SI Live™) solution that enables users to perform safety inspections using the most popular mobile handheld devices such as the iPhone®, iPad®, Android™, etc. By eliminating […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif., and SHENZHEN, China, Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) and BGI today announced a collaborative effort to develop methodologies designated for next-generation genome-wide association studies. The methodologies will assist scientists pursuing disease and drug research. The goal of the collaboration is to create a next-generation super exome, using Agilent’s SureSelect technology. The super […]

Billerica, MA — EMD Millipore, the Life Science division of Merck KGaA* of Germany, today inaugurated its lab water production site in Shanghai. The facility will manufacture the Ming Che™ product line of tailor-made lab water purification systems and consumables targeted to meet the demands of the Chinese market, and will be sold exclusively in […]

Fluidigm Corporation unveiled a new custom assay design service for high-sample throughput amplicon resequencing on Illumina platforms at the recent Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT) meeting. The Access Array™ Target-Specific Primers, when used with the Fluidigm Access Array System, allow for fast, simple, and inexpensive preparation of up to 480 amplicons per sample […]