SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.–Fluxion Biosciences, Inc. announced today that a lawsuit alleging patent infringement had been filed against it in the US District Court of Northern California by Cellectricon AB, its competitor in the field of automated ion channel screening systems for drug discovery. Cellectricon has asserted U.S. Patents Nos. 7,390,650, 7,470,518, and 7,563,614 in […]

Detecting Disease And Syndrome-Related Aberrations Oxford, UK — Oxford Gene Technology (OGT), the pioneer of microarray-based technologies, has introduced three new CytoSure™ ISCA aCGH arrays to meet all resolution, multiplexing and budget requirements. Designed in collaboration with the International Standard Cytogenomic Array (ISCA) Consortium, the 8 x 60k, 4 x 180k and 4 x 44k […]

A new “Tools for ADME/Tox” resource guide is now available LGC Standards has launched a new absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME) toxicology guide comprising a unique collection of labelled and unlabelled reagents and standards, as well as important biological model systems. The Tools for ADME/Tox guide provides reference to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) […]

Isolation of High-Quality Circulating Nucleic Acids from Blood, Plasma and Serum THOROLD, ON – Norgen Biotek Corp., an innovative privately held Canadian biotechnology company focusing primarily on advancing powerful tools for nucleic acids (NA) and protein purification, today announced the launch of 10 new kits for the fast and simple isolation of nucleic acids from […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. & SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France–Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A) and Galderma R&D today announced that Galderma has adopted the Agilent Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN) to automate scientific data management at its main R&D center, the largest facility of its type devoted to dermatological research and development. “This is just the latest example of the […]

AARHUS, Denmark–CLC bio announces the expansion of our North American consulting organization. The organization, based in Washington, D.C., will function as an integrated part of CLC bio’s global consulting team. Dr. Saul A. Kravitz, formerly Director of Bioinformatics Software at the J. Craig Venter Institute has joined CLC bio and will lead the North American […]

Expansion of worldwide operations to meet global demands Royston, UK — Leading chemistry automation product innovator, Syrris established its new Brazilian subsidiary at the beginning of January 2010. With offices on four continents and an expanding distributor network, the new office in São Paulo will enable Syrris to provide efficient and direct support to its […]

UCR is first institution in the country to purchase Nikon BioStation technology, promising breakthroughs in the fight against disease RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Stem cell research at the University of California, Riverside is about to gather speed thanks to the establishment of a new Stem Cell Core Facility (SCCF) – a shared facility providing infrastructure, equipment, […]

Elan Pharmaceuticals Leverages Infosys Scientific Innovation Solution for New Research Informatics System Fremont, CA — Infosys Technologies Limited (NASDAQ: INFY) today announced that it will design and implement the Research Informatics System (RISe) at Elan Pharmaceuticals, Inc (NYSE: ELN), a leading biotechnology company, to accelerate discovery research using a path-breaking co-creation engagement model that leverages […]

VANCOUVER, British Columbia–Response Biomedical Corporation (TSX: RBM, OTCBB: RPBIF) announced that the Company has signed a second partner, Guangzhou Wondfo Biotech Co., Ltd. (Wondfo) in China to sell the Company’s diagnostic products, expanding its strategic presence in this important global market. “In 2009, we recognized a significant portion of our revenues from sales in China. […]