SANTA CLARA, Calif.–Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A – News) today introduced a dynamic and user-friendly genomics Web site, genomics.agilent.com. The Web site is a one-stop resource for all things genomics. Users will find a wealth of well-organized, easy-to-access information to support their work — from the newest science to the hottest products. The site features […]

OXFORD, England and SAN DIEGO — Enigma Diagnostics Limited, the decentralised and point-of-care molecular diagnostics company, announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted U.S. Patent No. 7,659,096 with claims that cover the use of amplification consumables in several current real-time and end point PCR instruments. The consumables incorporate a thermally conducting […]

Introduces World’s First p53 Knockout Rat ST. LOUIS — Sigma® Life Science, the innovative biological products and services brand of Sigma-Aldrich® (Nasdaq: SIAL), today introduced the world’s first p53 ‘knockout’ rat model, an important development that is expected to, due to the rat’s closer physiological and metabolic similarity to humans, significantly improve timelines for carcinogenicity […]

RICHMOND, Calif. — Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:SGMO) , a leader in the research and development of novel zinc finger DNA-binding proteins (ZFPs) for therapeutic gene regulation and modification, announced the appointment of William R. Ringo to the position of chairman of the Company’s board of directors effective April 16, 2010. “Bill has had a distinguished […]

Shepshed, LEICS., UK — DRAQ7™ (Biostatus Ltd., U.K.) is a new live cell-impermeant far-red fluorescing DNA dye with the same spectral properties that already made DRAQ5™ a reagent of choice. For flow cytometry applications, DRAQ7™ rapidly labels dead, dying and apoptotic cells in cytotoxicity and viability assays, as well as fixed cell preparations. Its far-red […]

Boyertown, PA — Rockland Immunochemicals, purveyor of high-quality antibodies and antibody based tools, recently launched a new website (www.rockland-inc.com) through Media Fusion Technologies, Inc. (MFT). Rockland Immunochemicals’ antibodies and Antibody Based Tools™ are designed for individuals performing Western Blotting, Immunohistochemistry (IHC), Immunofluorescence Microscopy, ELISA, FLOW Cytomtery, ChIP experiments, as well as other immunodetection or immunofluorescent […]

Madison, WI – Platypus Technologies announces the addition of the Oris™ Pro Collagen I Cell Invasion Assay to its product line of cell motility assays. The new Oris™ Pro Collagen I Cell Invasion Assay will be launched at the Society for Biomolecular Screening Annual Meeting (held April 11 – 17 in Phoenix, AZ). The assay […]

MADISON, Wis.–Gentel Biosciences, a leader in proteomics discovery tools, today announced the availability of the APiX View™ Detection Kits for ultra-sensitive chromogenic detection of protein microarrays, including reverse phase protein such as SomaPlex™ arrays from Protein Biotechnologies. “This launch expands the applications of APiX technology to include not only antibody and protein arrays on clear […]

Nexus 128 System Produces Vascular Images in Seconds without Contrast Agents ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Endra Life Sciences today announced the launch of the Nexus 128, a preclinical photoacoustic computed tomography (CT) scanner for small animal imaging. The system is used for simple, fast, non-invasive quantification of tumor vasculature and other physiological parameters for preclinical […]

Regensburg — The Management Board and the Supervisory Board of GENEART AG have announced their joint statement with respect to the voluntary public offer by Applied Biosystems Deutschland GmbH to the shareholders of GENEART AG. This joint statement is in reference to the offer document published by the Applied Biosystems Deutschland GmbH (affiliate of the […]