E-WorkBook Provides IP and Data Management Platform for Collaborative R&D GUILDFORD, UK and BURLINGTON, MA–(April 14, 2010) – IDBS, the leading worldwide provider of research data management and analytics solutions to R&D organizations, today announced that Shire plc, the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, has selected IDBS to support its virtual model for pharmaceutical research. Shire […]

CORALVILLE, Iowa and NEW SOUTH WALES, Australia — Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) and Glycon Pty Ltd of New South Wales, Australia, are partnering to bring IDT’s market leading products and services to researchers in Australia. IDT is among the world’s most respected manufacturers of custom synthetic oligonucleotides and genes. Glycon will offer Australia’s scientists local […]

Phoenix, Arizona — Today on the opening day of the exhibition at the SBS 16th Annual Conference & Exhibition, TTP LabTech announce the exciting launch of MirrorballT, a new high sensitivity laser scanning microplate cytometer for antibody discovery. Developed by an in-house team of leading experts, Mirrorball is set to fill a critical role in […]

LITTLETON, Colo. & NEWARK, Del.–Novus Biologicals, LLC and SDIX™ (Strategic Diagnostics Inc. d/b/a SDIX, NASDAQ: SDIX), announced today they have entered into an exclusive partnership for the creation and dissemination of premade Genomic Antibody Technology™ (GAT)™ polyclonal antibodies. Initial commercial efforts will focus on Novus’ dissemination of over 800 antibodies from SDIX’s premade collection of […]

VevoCQ(TM) enables measurement of perfusion kinetics in tumors and other tissue TORONTO, April 14 — VisualSonics Inc., the leader in real time, in vivo, high-resolution micro imaging systems, and Bracco Group, the foremost developer and manufacturer of ultrasound based contrast agents, today announced the launch of VevoCQ(TM) Advanced Quantification Software Tools for the Vevo(R) 2100 […]

CARLISLE, Mass. — VigeneTech Inc. has released an OEM image analysis solution to support Life Technologies Corporation’s Prodigy(TM), an automated, research-use array platform. Life Technologies is a global biotechnology tools company providing premier systems, consumables, and services for scientific researchers around the world. It sources VigeneTech, developers of novel image analysis, automation and instrumentation software, […]

Holliston, MA — Digilab, Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Santo J. Costa to its Board of Directors. Mr. Costa is currently Of Counsel with Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jerrigan, L.L.P. of Raleigh, North Carolina, where he specializes in corporate law for life science companies. Mr. Costa is the former Vice […]

New TaqMan Non-coding RNA Assays Enable Discovery of a Novel Molecular Regulator of Metastasis CARLSBAD, Calif.–Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) today announced that its scientists have teamed with researchers from Stanford University School of Medicine, and other institutions to discover a genomic component that plays a key role in promoting breast cancer progression. A study […]

The Uniqsis FlowSyn™ flow chemistry system is now available with an upgraded pump manifold assembly that offers several key advantages to the user: FlowSyn can automatically monitor each high pressure reagent channel and alert the user if a pump becomes air-locked or pumps inconsistently during an experiment. When used unattended, FlowSyn will abort the experiment […]

LEXINGTON, Mass. (USA), and HEIDELBERG, Germany -– febit announced today the receipt of an EU patent, #EP 1 728 860B1, for its technology to synthesize minimal genomes. The new patent protects febit’s technology for combining genes to construct a minimal functional genome or parts of it. The EU patent complements earlier patents on the synthesis […]