CARLSBAD, Calif. – Addressing the issue of data overload from next-generation sequencers, Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) today launched its LifeScope™ 2.0 Genomic Analysis Software, a significantly enhanced bioinformatics system for analyzing data from genomic sequencing instruments to study human disease such as cancer. Information overload A single next generation sequencing instrument can generate nearly […]

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Fluidigm Corporation (NASDAQ:FLDM) today announced that the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard has purchased an Access Array™ System to automate its sample preparation for targeted resequencing. The Access Array System enhances the capabilities of powerful next-generation sequencing platforms by allowing the preparation of several sample libraries in parallel. The […]

ST. LOUIS – Building on its commitment to advance technology through materials science, Aldrich® Materials Science, a strategic growth initiative of Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (NASDAQ: SIAL), announced the establishment of a permanent endowment through the Materials Research Society (MRS) to support the new Mid-Career Researcher Award. Intended to honor individuals who have made outstanding mid-career advances […]

CAMBRIDGE, UK – Optibrium, a provider of software solutions for drug discovery, announces the availability of a range of models to help predict the toxicity of potential new compounds. Optibrium has generated a range of Quantitative Structure Activity Relationship (QSAR) models of key toxicity endpoints, based on data made available by the US Environmental Protection […]

Mulhouse, France, and Basle, Switzerland – Rhenovia Pharma SAS, a biotechnology company specialized in the development and optimization of treatments for diseases of the central and peripheral nervous systems, announces today the signing of a strategic alliance agreement with Portmann Instruments AG (PIAG). PIAG is a Swiss company specialized in the manufacture and supply of […]

MADISON, Wis. – Gentel Biosciences, a leader in proteomics profiling tools, and Eprogen, jointly announce the publication of a new book chapter featuring Gentel’s native fractionation array technology. The article can be found in the latest edition of the Springer Protocols’ Methods and Protocols Series: Methods in Molecular Biology: Protein Microarray for Disease Analysis Methods […]

FREMONT, Calif. – WaferGen Biosystems, Inc. (OTCBB:WGBS), a leading developer of state-of-the-art genomic analysis systems, today announced it has entered into definitive agreements with three leading institutional life science investors, Great Point Partners, LLC, Deerfield Management and Merlin Nexus, and certain members of the Board and management in a $30.4 million private placement financing of […]

Newton, MA – Recombinant Data Corp., a Massachusetts-based healthcare data warehousing and clinical intelligence solutions provider, today announced its continued contributions to innovative IT tools for clinical research, through the company’s key role in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Million Veteran Program (MVP). Under the leadership of VA’s Office of Research and Development, Recombinant […]

Dolomite’s new range of Piezoelectric Pumps provides a flexible solution for handling small volumes of fluid within microfluidic systems. Extremely small in size, the lightweight Piezoelectric Pumps are ideal for easy integration into experimental set-ups and can be used in portable microfluidic devices. Their unique technology uses the piezoelectric effect which converts electrical energy into […]