SAN DIEGO, Calif., — Accelrys, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACCL), a leading provider of scientific innovation lifecycle management (SILM) software, announced today Accelrys Enterprise Platform 9.0, an open, scientifically aware platform delivering breakthrough capabilities for managing “Big Data” and externalized research collaboration networks. With significant new technology enhancements in the areas of security, administration and scientific services, […]

ST. PAUL, Minn.–3M Food Safety today announced that its 3M™ Molecular Detection Assay for E.coli O157 (including H7) has been granted a NF VALIDATION certification from AFNOR CERTIFICATION for its ability to detect the bacteria in raw beef, fruit, vegetable and dairy products. AFNOR CERTIFICATION’s validation for E.coli O157, effective for a four-year period, follows […]

SAN DIEGO, — BT and Accelrys, Inc. today announced that the two companies are working closely together to help garner valuable medical insights from vast public health datasets, using BT for Life Sciences cloud compute solutions combined with Accelrys Enterprise Platform and Accelrys Pipeline Pilot. The United Kingdom (UK) state-funded National Health Service (NHS) has […]

The School of Chemistry at the University of Nottingham (UK) has placed a sizeable order with Asynt to upgrade their undergraduate teaching facilities with DrySyn Scholar Plus heating block systems. The School of Chemistry at the University of Nottingham (www.nottingham.ac.uk/chemistry/index.aspx) is one of the leading Chemistry departments in the UK and is recognised internationally for […]

CORNING, N.Y.,– Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) today announced the Corning® FloWell™ 2W Plate, a multiple-well plate designed with continuous fluid perfusion technology for the controlled, directional feeding of cells for up to 72 hours. This latest innovation is an ideal automatic cell-feeding device for culturing cells that require frequent medium changes and weekend feedings. It […]

AUSTIN, Texas, — Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ: LMNX) today announced it has extended their global supply and distribution agreement with EMD Millipore—the Life Science division of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. This long-term agreement strengthens the partnership and facilitates development of life science and protein assays by EMD Millipore for Luminex’s flexible platform. “We are very pleased […]

BEVERLY, Mass.– Enzymatics, Inc., a rapidly growing provider of molecular biology reagents, announced today the launch of SPARK™ DNA Sample Prep Kits for Illumina® and Ion Torrent™ sequencing platforms. SPARK™ DNA Sample Prep Kits incorporate Enzymatics’ proprietary room temperature stable library technology and exceed performance of existing liquid-format library preparation kits by reducing reagent pipetting […]

LANCASTER, Calif — Simulations Plus, Inc. (NASDAQ: SLP), a leading provider of simulation and modeling software for pharmaceutical discovery and development, today announced that it has released Version 6.5 of its best-in-class ADMET Predictor™ software program for the prediction of molecular properties from structure. Dr. Robert Fraczkiewicz, team leader for ADMET cheminformatics, said, “The release […]

LARKSPUR, Calif., — BioCision, a leader in sample handling, announced today a new collaboration with ATCC, the world’s leading provider of authenticated biological material. ATCC debuted the first product in this collaboration, the alcohol-free CoolCell® LX cell cryopreservation container, at the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) 2013 meeting in April. BioCision and ATCC are […]

Hercules, CA —— Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. today announced the launch of its SsoAdvanced universal supermixes that deliver superior real-time PCR (qPCR) performance under any reaction conditions on any qPCR instrument. The new SsoAdvanced universal supermixes include the SsoAdvanced™ universal SYBR® Green supermix and the SsoAdvanced universal probes supermix. Both supermixes include Bio-Rad’s patented Sso7d fusion […]