Madison, USA and Penzberg, Germany — Roche NimbleGen (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced that one of New Zealand’s largest medical laboratories has adopted the NimbleGen CGX Cytogenetics Microarray Solution. Canterbury Health Laboratories has implemented the NimbleGen workflow solution for Cytogenetics including arrays, reagents, instruments, and software at their core facility in Christchurch, New […]

ST. LOUIS, Nov. – Sigma-Aldrich (Nasdaq: SIAL) is pleased to announce the appointment of Kirk Richter to the role of Interim Chief Financial Officer (CFO). He currently serves as Vice President and Treasurer, duties that he will continue to perform. He succeeds Rakesh Sachdev in the CFO role with Mr. Sachdev’s appointment to President and […]

Sigma Life Science announces the addition of 1,700 new Prestige Antibodies powered by Atlas Antibodies, increasing total offering to over 10,000 antibodies. St. Louis, Mo. – Sigma Life Science, the innovative biological products and services business of Sigma-Aldrich® (Nasdaq:SIAL), today announced the introduction of 1,700 new products to its collection of highly characterized Prestige Antibodies. […]

Cambridge, UK – Domainex Ltd., the Contract Research Organization committed to excellence in drug discovery, today announced a collaboration with Sigma-Aldrich (Nasdaq: SIAL) that will provide essential tools, including biochemical assays and monoclonal antibodies, for the study of proteins involved in the rapidly developing field of epigenetics. These epigenetic proteins regulate DNA expression and can […]

Schwerzenbach, Switzerland – METTLER TOLEDO is pleased to announce the availability of the RC1sp Small Scale Production Workstation. This semi-automated and highly reliable workstation allows chemists, process chemists and chemical engineers to produce small batches of high value chemicals for traceable, reproducible and more profitable reaction results. “The RC1sp offers a safe and controlled way […]

Bioo Scientific recently launched the MiraMas™ Kit, which uses a novel approach for SYBR Green/qPCR-based profiling of microRNAs and other small RNAs. MicroRNAs, small noncoding RNAs expressed in eukaryotic cells, are the subject of intense research focus due to the pivotal role they play in essentially all important biological processes and because of their potential […]

Jena – With effect from October 1, 2010, Torsten Olschewski, as Business Unit Head, will be taking overall responsibility for Analytical Instrumentation, the largest division at Analytik Jena AG. His new position also includes Research and Development, in addition to the fields of Sales, Product Management, Marketing and Service. With this restructuring, the Thuringia-based technology […]

Genomic Profiling Software, used in Physcomitrella patens Transcriptomics, will be featured at Next Generation Sequencing Congress London, UK – Genedata, a leading provider of advanced software solutions for drug discovery and life science research, today announced that the Freiburg Initiative for Systems Biology (FRISYS) is using the Genedata Expressionist Refiner Genome module to analyze and […]

SAN DIEGO, CA – At the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting,, being held from November 13-17, PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on the health and safety of people and the environment, today announced the launch of a panel of epigenetics-based detection reagents to enable high-throughput screening (HTS) for new drug candidates. The new assay […]