AARHUS, Denmark–Today, CLC bio, the world’s leading bioinformatics solution provider, announced a partnership with Isilon® Systems, Inc. which will help the life science community eliminate some of the toughest workflow bottlenecks when working with high-throughput sequencing data: Analysis and storage. CEO at CLC bio, Thomas Knudsen, states, “With high-throughput sequencing rising in popularity tremendously fast, […]

Bridgewater, NJ. — LabVantage today announced that it will be exhibiting at booth #3769 at the upcoming Pittsburgh Conference (Pittcon), Orlando, FL, March 1-4, 2010. LabVantage will be showcasing its SAPPHIRE™ Laboratory Information Management Suite (LIMS), a zero footprint and configurable off-the-shelf (COTS) solution consolidating functionality typically found in multiple laboratory systems. Also, the latest […]

IPSWICH, Mass. — New England Biolabs has expanded its line of reagents for sample preparation to include NEBNext™ DNA Sample Prep Master Mix Set 3, which has been validated for use with the SOLiD™ 3 System from Life Technologies. NEBNext reagents are a series of highly pure reagents that facilitate sample preparation for downstream applications, […]

SEATTLE–Sage Bionetworks has been selected by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Integrative Cancer Biology Program (ICBP) to establish a new interdisciplinary research and training center. “Integrating Cancer Datasets for Predictive Model Development and Training” “We are thrilled to receive the strong support from NCI and to join the other Centers for Cancer Systems Biology (CCSB),” […]

Since February 2010 Anagnostics Bioanalysis GmbH works with PEAK-Service. „With Peak-Service we have found a reliable and experienced partner for our field support. So we can assure our customers short reaction times and professional handling of maintenance and service“, states Christoph Reschreiter, CEO Anagnostics Bioanalysis GmbH on the occasion of the announcement of the deal. […]

Professor Tom Rapoport is Recognized for Shedding New Light on Protein Translocation and Its Effect on Disease SANTA CLARA, Calif.–Affymetrix, Inc. (Nasdaq: AFFX) today announced that Professor Tom Rapoport of Harvard Medical School and Howard Hughes Medical Institute is the winner of the 2010 Anatrace Membrane Protein Award. The award was presented at the Biophysical […]

New DNA Platform Validated for Human Identification Applications CARLSBAD, Calif.–Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:LIFE) today announced the launch of a new genetic analysis system designed to optimize data quality and deliver increased reliability, performance, quality assurance and ease-of-use specifically for forensic DNA testing laboratories. The Applied Biosystems 3500 Series Genetic Analyzer is the latest advancement in […]

BILLERICA, Mass.–Millipore Corporation (NYSE:MIL), a leading provider of technologies, tools and services for the global life science industry, today confirmed that its Board of Directors is evaluating strategic alternatives to enhance shareholder value, including by pursuing a process with potential bidders to explore a possible merger or sale of the Company. The Company has engaged […]

New Innovations Make Multicolor Cell Sorting Easier, Bringing the Technology and Wider Range of Applications to Broader Group of Researchers SAN JOSE, Calif. — BD Biosciences, a segment of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE:BDX – News), announced today the launch of the BD FACSAria™ III Cell Sorting System, a next-generation flow cytometer with the […]

Schott — NEXTERION® Slide NC (Louisville, KY) – Microarray Solutions, a division of SCHOTT North America, Inc. (SCHOTT) has extended the NEXTERION® range of micro-porous nitrocellulose coated slides. SCHOTT now offers slides with performance characteristics optimized for either “contact” or “non-contact” microarray printers. For use with non-contact printers, SCHOTT recommends NEXTERION Slide NC-N. As an […]