ST. LOUIS, –Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (Nasdaq: SIAL) today signed an OEM agreement with AB SCIEX, a leading company for high end mass spectrometry instruments, to globally distribute its mass spectrometry based tagging chemistries called SCIEX iChemistryTM Solutions for applications in basic research and applied markets. The agreement strengthens the existing Sigma-Aldrich portfolio of reagents for mass […]

Framingham, Mass. -AB Sciex Pte. Ltd, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, today announced a distribution agreement with Sigma-Aldrich® to resell the company’s portfolio of mass spectrometry-based tagging chemistries called SCIEX iChemistryTM Solutions. This portfolio of advanced chemistries includes the industry-leading iTRAQ® reagents for proteomics and IDQuantTM standards for pesticide analysis. Sigma-Aldrich will […]

CORALVILLE, IA – Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), the world leader in oligonucleotide synthesis, now provides xGen™ Lockdown™ Probes?individually synthesized 60?120 nucleotide 5’-biotinylated capture oligonucleotides designed to enable cost-effective, high depth sequencing and analysis of specific regions of the genome. xGen Lockdown Probes are ideal for target enrichment and custom panel development, and capture sets can […]

LANCASTER, Calif.– Simulations Plus, Inc. ( SLP ), a leading provider of consulting services and software for pharmaceutical discovery and development, today released preliminary revenues for its fourth fiscal quarter of fiscal year 2012, ended August 31, 2012 (4QFY12), and for the entire fiscal year 2012 (FY12). Ms. Momoko Beran, chief financial officer of Simulations […]

Bozeman, MT — Today Golden Helix announced the availability of GenomeBrowseTM, a revolutionary new genomic visualization and annotation platform for DNA and RNA sequence data. With the release of GenomeBrowse, Golden Helix expands its product suite to attract fundamental research investigators as well as translational scientists, both of whom use a number of analytical tools […]

RayBiotech, Inc. today announced that the company has established formal compliance in both Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Good Laboratory Practices (GLP). Particular product lines now manufactured under GMP status include Quantibody, G-, C- and L-Series antibody arrays as well as all ELISA-related products, but the compliance under GMP guidelines will apply to all products […]

Männedorf, Switzerland, – Tecan and Siloam Biosciences Inc. announce their intent to co-market a new automated low volume, high sensitivity microfluidic ELISA. The system is based on Tecan’s Freedom EVO® liquid handling technology and the Siloam Biosciences’ OptiMax™ microplate. It offers rapid, sensitive and specific chemifluorescence-based ELISA procedures using exceedingly small sample volumes. The speed, […]

SAN DIEGO, — Sequenom, Inc. (NASDAQ: SQNM), a life sciences company providing innovative diagnostic testing and genetic analysis solutions, today announced the appointment of Myla Lai-Goldman, M.D., to its Board of Directors, effective September 11, 2012. Dr. Lai-Goldman has also been appointed to the Science Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors. Dr. Lai-Goldman is […]

Darmstadt, – Merck announced today that it has signed an agreement with employee representatives on an efficiency plan for the company’s operations in Germany. The efficiency measures are part of the company’s “Fit for 2018” business transformation program spanning all businesses and regions in order to secure Merck’s long-term competitiveness. Merck plans to eliminate around […]

Beverly, MA –– Enzymatics, Inc., a rapidly growing provider of molecular biology reagents, today announced the appointment of Jonathan DiVincenzo as President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. DiVincenzo brings more than 20 years of industry experience to the role having previously served as Corporate Officer of Millipore Corporation and President of its Bioscience Division. Mr. […]