CAMBRIDGE, MA – Knome Inc., the human genome interpretation company, announced today that it has been selected by Illumina, Inc., (NASDAQ: ILMN) as a partner in the Illumina Genome Network (IGN). As part of the agreement, IGN customers will have access to preferential pricing for Knome’s genome interpretation tools and services. The agreement also calls […]

BALTIMORE,– InstantLabs Medical Diagnostics Corporation (InstantLabs®), developer of the portable Hunter Accelerated Real-Time PCR® system, today announced that its Salmonella Species Food Safety Kit has been certified as Performance-Tested Methods(SM) (PTM) No. 031202 by the AOAC Research Institute (AOAC-RI). The award follows independent laboratory studies conducted by Food Safety Net Services (FSNS). The PTM certification […]

CAMBRIDGE, MA – Knome, Inc., the human genome interpretation company, today announced that it has continued to expand its scientific advisory board to include respected life sciences expert and industry pioneer, Hugh Y. Rienhoff, Jr., MD. “We are very pleased to appoint Dr. Rienhoff to our scientific advisory board,” said Martin Tolar, MD, PhD, Chief […]

SAN DIEGO — Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN), a leading developer, manufacturer, and marketer of life science tools and integrated systems for the analysis of genetic variation and function, today sent a third letter to its stockholders highlighting Illumina’s tremendous growth prospects in the next generation sequencing market. The letter urges stockholders to reject Roche’s efforts to […]

CHICAGO – NanoInk’s NanoFabrication Systems Division is pleased to announce that Osaka University’s Photonics Advanced Research Center in Osaka, Japan, has recently purchased and installed a DPN 5000 System – a dedicated, versatile instrument capable of patterning a variety of materials with nanoscale accuracy and precision. Osaka University scientists will harness the power of the […]

Stellar KLH™ ELISA Kits are designed for the rapid, quantitative measure of anti-KLH antibodies in serum or plasma samples. Stellar’s product launch includes six different kits to measure either IgG or IgM antibodies in a range of preclinical models. The new assay kits are the first anti-KLH ELISA’s (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays) made with the Company’s […]

Roche released the following statement in response to the announcement by Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) that its Board of Directors has recommended that shareholders not tender their shares to Roche’s increased offer. “We are disappointed that Illumina’s Board of Directors has rejected Roche’s increased $51.00 cash offer and continues to rebuff our attempts to engage […]

CARLSBAD, Calif.,– Life Technologies Corporation today announced the expansion to its TaqMan® Mutation Detection Assays — highly sensitive and novel molecular analysis research tools designed to detect an additional 241 of the most common mutations in 21 cancer genes. The TaqMan® Mutation Detection Assays can screen for extremely minute levels of mutations in heterogenous samples […]

The Corning cellgro product line, combined with Corning’s disposable vessels and surfaces, provides researchers with a comprehensive portfolio of products for all stages of cell culture growth and scale-up, from sample preparation and separation through harvesting. Corning cellgro products are manufactured by Mediatech Inc., a subsidiary of Corning Incorporated. “Enhancing our cell culture and molecular […]