SOUTH EASTON, Mass., Feb. 18 — Pressure BioSciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: PBIO – News; “PBI” or the “Company”) today announced that it has received $1.8 million from the sale of 156,980 units in a private placement that closed on Thursday, February 12, 2009. Each unit was priced at $11.50 and consists of (i) one share of […]

Research study results may have potential implications for therapy selection in HIV patients in the future BRANFORD, Conn. & MONTREAL–New data from two studies, presented last week at the 16th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Montreal, Canada demonstrate that ultra-deep sequencing with the Genome Sequencer FLX System from 454 Life Sciences, in […]

A new range of BioVyon™ C18 silica columns and microplates has been introduced by Porvair Filtration Group for use in low volume Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) assays. Traditional packed bed SPE columns and microplates perform relatively inefficiently when using the shallow sorbent beds necessary to get good recovery from smaller sample volumes. By immobilising the […]

VirTis, an SP Industries Inc. company, has announced the availability of the modern control upgrades for a wide variety of older freeze dryers. The mechanical components of most freeze dryers are typically very rugged and stable and can last in excess of 30 years with good preventative maintenance and care. However, controller platforms are typically […]

A research study published online this week in the Journal of Infectious Disease reports that HIV resistance mutations present in as little as 1% of the viral population have a significant impact on clinical outcomes. The paper outlines the results of a collaborative study between 454 Life Sciences, a Roche company, and a Yale School […]

Torrance, CA (February 17, 2009) – Phenomenex Inc., a global leader in the manufacture of separation science consumables, introduces the Lux Amylose-2 chiral column, adding unique new selectivity to its HPLC solutions for the identification and resolution of enantiomers. The new column chemistry incorporates an amylose backbone with a novel 5-chloro-2-methylphenylcarbamate derivative to give chiral […]

San Jose, CA (February 13, 2009) – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, announces the success of its liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) solution at the Kenneth L. Maddy Analytical Chemistry Laboratory. The Thermo Scientific Aria TLX-2 turbulent flow chromatography system coupled with the Thermo Scientific TSQ Vantage triple stage […]

Agilent Technologies Inc., has announced that its recently introduced Direct Drive Robot was recognised by the Association for Laboratory Automation (ALA) as one of the top three outstanding new products at LabAutomation2009. The Direct Drive Robot advances high-throughput screening for drug-discovery research and can also be used in genomics applications, including DNA extraction and PCR […]

In a press conference held on February 12 in Leipzig, Germany, and simultaneously at the AAAS Annual Meeting in Chicago, researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology and 454 Life Sciences announced the completion of the 1X draft sequence of the Neanderthal genome. The announcement draws closure to an ambitious sequencing project initiated […]