Hyderabad, India: GVK Biosciences (GVK BIO) today announced that it is extending its Clinical Biomarker Database (GOBIOM) license to the Biomarker Qualification Group of the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA). The GOBIOM database, which has the latest and recently updated information on all the biomarkers reported in various clinical and preclinical studies, will be […]

(DENVER, CO, US – 21 February 2013) – MPEG LA today announced that the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) has become a participating patent holder in Librassay® , MPEG LA’s licensing supermarket of diagnostic and research tool patent rights for tests and assays, kits, tools and instruments for biomarker detection and analysis, diagnostics and research. […]

BEDFORD, Mass., — Hologic, Inc. (Hologic or the Company) (Nasdaq: HOLX), a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of premium diagnostics products, medical imaging systems and surgical products dedicated to serving the healthcare needs of women, announced today that it has commenced a registered exchange offer (the Exchange Offer) to exchange up to $1 billion aggregate […]

NOVATO, CA, – Biosearch Technologies, Inc. (Biosearch), a leading supplier of sophisticated, custom-manufactured oligonucleotides and specialty amidites and CPGs to the research and diagnostics markets, announced today that it has acquired the oligonucleotide manufacturing division of the Danish company DNA Technology A/S (DNA Technology) and German CPG manufacturer VitraBio GmbH (VitraBio). With the acquisition of […]

Glencoe Software, The Journal of Cell Biology (JCB), and The Rockefeller University are pleased to announce their next enhancements to the JCB DataViewer, the world’s first system for presentation, sharing and archiving published scientific image data. The JCB DataViewer archives data for authors and makes them available for query and re-use by other scientists. In […]

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today expanded its portfolio of target-enrichment products with the introduction of HaloPlex exome kits and SureCall software. The new additions are designed to complement Agilent’s Web-based SureDesign and custom HaloPlex gene panels to provide a complete, integrated workflow. “These products simplify the sequencing of clinical research samples,” said Olle Ericsson, […]

In a paper published today in the journal PLOS ONE, scientists from Biolog, Inc. reported on the use of Phenotype MicroArray technology as a general method that enables the determination of environmental signals that can activate or repress production of toxins by pathogenic microorganisms. This technological achievement has important applications ranging from health care to […]

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today launched the Genomic DNA ScreenTape, a prepackaged consumables device that works with the company’s 2200 TapeStation instrument to determine the quantity, size and quality of genomic DNA in less than two minutes per sample, using only one microliter of material. “The automated 2200 TapeStation and new Agilent Genomic DNA […]

Marco Island, Florida, and Hilden, Germany,— QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today provided new insights into its next-generation sequencing (NGS) initiative, unveiling an innovative sample-to-result NGS workflow designed to enable the routine use of this breakthrough technology beyond life sciences research in areas such as clinical research and diagnostics. QIAGEN’s NGS workflow […]

3M Food Safety’s molecular detection technology meets international test criteria for spotting Salmonella in all food categories and environmental products ST. PAUL, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–3M Food Safety today announced its 3M™ Molecular Detection Assay Salmonella has received an extension of the current NF VALIDATION certificate from AFNOR CERTIFICATION. The Paris-based AFNOR CERTIFICATION expert committee found 3M’s […]