Fremont, Calif. – WaferGen Biosystems, Inc. (OTCBB:WGBS), a leading developer of state-of-the-art genomic analysis systems, today announced that it has named André Marion, co-founder and former Chairman and CEO of Applied Biosystems (now part of Life Technologies), and Muneesh Tewari, M.D., Ph.D., faculty member at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, as members of its Scientific […]

Brad Gray Joins as President and Chief Executive Officer, and Nalini Murdter Named Chief Business Officer SEATTLE, Wash. – NanoString Technologies, Inc., a privately held life sciences company marketing a complete solution for detecting and counting large sets of target molecules in biological samples, today announced that it has appointed Brad Gray as President and […]

AMSBIO has released 4 new homogeneous 384-well format AlphaScreen assay kits – JMJD2A, JMJD2B, JMJD2C, PRMT5 and G9a (a histone methyltransferase). In the desire to make the search for new drugs more economically viable, pharmaceutical companies are seeking rapid, sensitive assays where all the reaction reagents are added in a single automated step. Homogeneous assays […]

Boxborough, MA USA – Groton Biosystems, the leader in automated online bioprocess sampling, has announced the release of a sterilizable, disposable in-situ filter sampling probe for automated and manual extraction of cell-free samples. The rugged design of this product delivers extended service life in typical bioreactor applications and features a nonbinding inert surface which resists […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that it has purchased access to the FC24 Food Commodities and Contaminants Database compiled by Europe’s Food and Environmental Research Agency (fera), and is allowing customers worldwide to use it free of charge at www.agilent.com/chem/foods. “Food testing is all about being able to quickly […]

NEW YORK – Research experts in the epigenetic field from Epigentek have developed a new, breakthrough approach for the identification of the “sixth DNA base,” 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5-hmC). This technology is based on a high throughput, strip-well format and is also incorporated into the first commercially available product, the MethylFlash(TM) Hydroxymethylated DNA Quantification Kit (https://www.epigentek.com/hydroxymethylation), for […]

Urges Stockholders to Vote “FOR” Proposed Merger with Accelrys at Wednesday, June 30, 2010 Special Meeting Santa Clara, CA – Symyx Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMMX) announced that its board of directors determined today that the June 28, 2010 “best and final” proposal received from Certara Corporation, Tripos International and Pharsight Corporation (collectively referred to as […]

Berlin, Germany – caprotec bioanalytics GmbH announced today that it has successfully completed a research collaboration with F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Basel Switzerland. Under the collaboration research agreement, caprotec used its proprietary CCMS (Capture Compound Mass Spectrometry) Technology to analyze the binding characteristics and interaction of one undisclosed drug candidate with its human target proteins. For […]

Christchurch, New Zealand – SciTOX announces that it has received its first UniTOX analyzer order. The National Polytechnic School (Escuela Politecnica Nacional) in Ecuador will be using the UniTOX to develop rapid screening procedures for treated hazardous wastes. The department head for Environmental Engineering, Dr. Trajano Ramirez said, “We look forward to using the UniTOX […]

Part of Expressionist 6, Refiner MS provides best available tool for the analysis of metabolites in plants Amsterdam, The Netherlands – Genedata, a leading provider of advanced software solutions for drug discovery and life science research, will demo the new Refiner MS at the 6th Metabolomics Conference 2010. Part of Genedata Expressionist® 6 for omics […]