PALO ALTO, Calif.,– Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A)announced the availability of oligo array-based ChIP-on-chip (chromatin immunoprecipitation on a chip) microarrays with a more than sixfold increase in density over previous offerings. The higher density microarrays complement the platform’s superior sensitivity and reproducibility, letting researchers conduct genomic tiling experiments. These microarrays are available in two formats: […]
HERCULES, CA and CORALVILLE, IA–Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (AMEX:BIO – News) and (AMEX:BIO-B – News), and Integrated DNA Technologies, Inc. (IDT), announced a collaborative agreement to develop RNA interference (RNAi) tool sets for life science researchers. Under the agreement, IDT’s siRNA design and synthesis expertise will be paired with Bio-Rad’s transfection and analytical competencies to deliver […]
CARLSBAD, Calif.—Invitrogen Corporation (Nasdaq:IVGN) and the Human Proteome Organisation (HUPO) have entered a scientific collaboration focused on advancing proteomic research through education initiatives, standardization of research protocols and development of advanced proteomic products. Under the terms of the collaboration, Invitrogen scientists will support efforts driven by HUPO and its members internationally to develop new proteomic […]
Charlotte, NC —Pelican Life Sciences, a newly formed laboratory products company, has acquired Continental Laboratory Products, PGCScientifics and Kemp Biotechnologies. Based in San Diego, California, Continental Laboratory Products is a manufacturer of disposable fluid handling plastics, reagents and instrumentation for molecular biology research.PGC Scientifics is a manufacturer and distributor of laboratory productsfocused on niche consumables […]
SANTA CLARA, Calif. & CARLSBAD, Calif.–Affymetrix Inc. (Nasdaq:AFFX) and Invitrogen Corporation (Nasdaq:IVGN) announced today that Invitrogen has obtained a non-exclusive, worldwide license to a number of Affymetrix patents that will allow Invitrogen to manufacture and sell spotted nucleic acid microarrays in the research field. Financial details of the license were not disclosed.
St. Louis, MO; Huntsville, AL- Sigma-Aldrich and Oxford BioMedica have filed suit in US District Court against Open Biosystems. The suit alleges that Open Biosystems’ products, including the Lentiviral shRNAmir Library, infringe two patents covering lentiviral-based systems for the delivery of foreign DNA to mammalian cells that Sigma-Aldrich exclusively licensed for research use from Oxford […]
CARLSBAD, Calif. & HAYWARD, Calif. & CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom–Invitrogen Corporation (Nasdaq:IVGN), a provider of essential life science technologies for disease research and drug discovery, and Solexa, Inc. (Nasdaq:SLXA), a provider of next-generation genetic analysis systems, announced a collaboration through which Invitrogen will supply many of the reagents for Solexa’s sequencing, gene expression, and small RNA […]
Shiga, Japan,: La Jolla, CA-Takara Bioand Stratagene have settled their patent disputes regarding enzyme blendsused in PCR technology. Financial details were unavailable. “We believe that there are a number of competitors selling products that are covered under our patent portfolio. It is our intention to make limited licenses available and recognize resulting licensing revenue,” stated […]
FOSTER CITY, Calif. & BEVERLY, Mass.—Applied Biosystems Group (NYSE: ABI – News), an Applera Corporation business, and Agencourt Personal Genomics (APG) announced they have signed a definitive agreement whereby Applied Biosystems will acquire APG, a privately held developer of next-generation genetic analysis technologies, for approximately $120 million in cash. The transaction is subject to regulatory […]
South Australian biotechnology company, TGR BioSciences Pty Ltd, has secured a long term licensing agreement with PerkinElmer, Inc., a leading US technology company that will provide worldwide distribution of TGR’s new generation of drug screening kits. TGR’s SureFire™ ERK assay kits use cutting-edge proprietary technology that helps pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies as well as research […]
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