SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Affymetrix, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFFX) today announced at the Plant and Animal Genome XIX Conference (PAG) that it launched the GeneChip(R) Rice 44K SNP Genotyping Array, the first high-density rice genotyping array. This array was designed in collaboration with a worldwide community of rice researchers to improve the rice industry’s production confidence by […]

Cambridge, UK – Syngene, a world-leading manufacturer of image analysis solutions is delighted to unveil its revolutionary new GeneSys image acquisition software. Developed for use with Syngene’s G:BOX and Dyversity systems, GeneSys ensures scientists can quickly capture excellent images of even complex multiplex gels. The innovative GeneSys software features large touch-screen buttons which guide users […]

Flow chemistry is a promising route to improve the pharmaceutical, fine and specialty chemical industry competitiveness, enabling more efficient, safer and cleaner chemical routes. However, the challenge is to provide equipment for all parts of the development and production chain and thereby making technology transfer easy thus delivering the full advantage of continuous production. The […]

Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CALP) today announced preliminary revenue for the fourth quarter of 2010 of approximately $36.0 million, which implies fiscal 2010 revenue of approximately $123.5 million, or 10% organic annual growth. The Company’s fourth quarter revenue estimate exceeds the upper end of its previous revenue guidance by approximately $2.5 million for this […]

Austin, TX, United States – Today Bioo Scientific released the MaxSignal® Melamine ELISA Kit for the sensitive detection of melamine contamination in food samples including milk, milk powder, feed, meat and even chocolate. Bioo Scientific announced the launch of the MaxSignal® Melamine ELISA Kit today. This kit offers sensitive detection of melamine in food and […]

CARLSBAD, Calif. – A collaboration between Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) and the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine has led to the launch of the first real-time PCR-based detection kit to test for Salmonella enteritidis (SE) in poultry eggs, providing an approximate 10-fold reduction in waiting time for accurate results. The FDA has […]

CLC bio announced to be heading a pan-European comparative genomics project, COGANGS (Comparative Genomics and Next Generation Sequencing), to develop a software suite, where up to one thousand genomes, can be used as knowledge input in gene regulation analysis. The project is sponsored by the European Union with 1.6 Million Euro , and besides CLC […]

Newcastle upon Tyne, UK – Nonlinear Dynamics Ltd, the Newcastle-upon-Tyne based software company, has expanded its sales team through the creation of two new senior positions in the US and Europe. Nonlinear has built a global reputation amongst life scientists working in pharmaceutical development, biotechnology and at the world’s top universities. The Company is well […]

Männedorf, Switzerland, and Stockholm, Sweden – The Tecan Group (SIX Swiss Exchange: TECN) and Attana AB today announced that they have signed an exclusive distributor agreement under which Tecan will distribute Attana’s biosensor instruments and assay technology in North America. The agreement covers the Attana 100, 200 and Cell 200 instruments along with biosensors and […]

Affymetrix, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFFX) today announced that based on preliminary financial data, the Company expects to generate positive operating income and net income on a GAAP basis for the fourth-quarter of 2010. Total revenue for the fourth quarter is expected to be approximately $85 million and includes a $4.8 million milestone payment from a “Powered by […]