LINCOLN, Neb. – LI-COR Biosciences introduces EddyPro Express, an open source software package that computes fluxes of carbon dioxide, water vapor, methane, and energy using the Eddy Covariance method. EddyPro Express is designed to provide increased data standardization in the Eddy Covariance community by providing a tool that is both robust and straight forward. “Processing […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Affymetrix, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFFX) today launched new Axiom(TM) myDesign(TM) Targeted Genotyping (TG) Arrays for the targeted genotyping market, enabling researchers to study mutations in disease pathways and characterize gene-gene interactions. This latest advancement allows researchers to design custom arrays to genotype 1,500 to 2.6 million markers per sample and rapidly transition from […]

BALTIMORE – BD Diagnostics, a segment of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), today announced the U.S. launch of the BD MAX™ for use as an open system. BD MAX is the first and only fully automated, bench-top molecular system designed to perform a broad range of molecular tests. This includes in vitro diagnostic […]

Marcy l’Etoile, France – bioMérieux, a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics, has signed an agreement to acquire AES Laboratoire, a leading French group, specialized in industrial microbiological control, for 183 million euros. This will be bioMérieux’s ninth acquisition in five years and its third in the area of industrial applications. Founded […]

MADISON, Wisconsin – DNASTAR® announced the release of SeqMan NGen software for the Linux operating system today. This powerful DNA sequence assembly tool is now available on Linux, Windows and Macintosh operating systems. SeqMan NGen is the most powerful next-generation sequence assembly software available in the market and can assemble a whole human genome using […]

Paris (France) and Osaka (Japan) – Cellectis bioresearch, a subsidiary of Cellectis (Alternext: ALCLS) and genome customization specialist, has appointed Wako Pure Chemical Industries as its distributor in Japan for the Company’s broad portfolio of research products and services, including the recently launched TALEN1 Access™. Wako Pure Chemical Industries is a leading distributor of research […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that NIMGenetics S.L. of Madrid has achieved Certified Service Provider (CSP) status for genomic research using Agilent SurePrint comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) and CGH/SNP microarrays. “We are very proud to become the first Agilent CSP in Spain,” said Dr. Juan Cruz Cigudosa, NIMGenetics chief […]

Cambridge, UK – Syngene, a world-leading manufacturer of image analysis solutions, is pleased to announce its Dyversity 2D gel imaging system is being used by scientists at one of Latin America’s most prestigious Ophthalmological Institutions, the Institute of Ophthalmology “Fundación Conde de Valenciana” in Mexico, to study which proteins are associated with ocular diseases. Researchers […]

Ottawa, ON – DNA Genotek Inc., a leading provider of products for biological sample collection, stabilization and preparation, today launched OMNIgene™•DISCOVER, a new method to collect and stabilize microbial DNA. Academic and clinical researchers now have access to an easy-to-use and non-invasive method to collect and stabilize microbial DNA for molecular detection and analysis of […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Affymetrix, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFFX) today announced the availability of multiple genomic microarray tools that will further enable scientists in the applied research field. The company is updating, developing, and manufacturing organism arrays in collaboration with leading scientific communities so that researchers in areas such as animal breeding, crop science, and microbial genetics […]