Global leader in assay technology improves speed and sensitivity for detection of proteins associated with diseases Experimental Biology 2009 NEW ORLEANS–At Experimental Biology 2009, PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on the health and safety of people and the environment, today announced the launch of Western BLAST™, an amplification system used to enhance and simplify […]

Solution Complements Established Small Sample Capabilities to Now Address Virtually All Sample Types SAN CARLOS, Calif.–NuGEN Technologies, Inc., a leader in nucleic acid amplification and sample preparation, announced today that it has employed its powerful, Single Primer Isothermal Amplification (SPIA®) technology to create a new line of products that offers life scientists a fast, simple, […]

MADISON, Wis. & ST. LOUIS–Roche NimbleGen and Sigma-Aldrich (Nasdaq:SIAL) have started a collaboration to further chromatin immunoprecipitation-on-microarray (ChIP-chip) research by aligning their two complementary technologies, Roche NimbleGen’s ChIP-chip high-density microarrays and GenomePlex by Sigma-Aldrich. Together, the platforms enable researchers to effectively study the entire genome for epigenetic interactions between DNA and DNA-binding proteins to determine […]

Industry Advisory Group for Biologics Representation, Registration, and Management Extends Invitation for Additional Board Members SUNNYVALE, CA–Apr 21, 2009 — Over the next five years, the market for biologically based drugs, or biologics, is expected to grow much faster than the market for traditional small molecule-derived drugs. Biologics represent an increasing proportion of pharmaceutical company […]

Global leader in assay technologies releases new kits featuring “All-in-One-Well” functionality for investigation of disease-related cellular events DENVER–Today at the 100th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research in Denver, PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on the health and safety of people and the environment, unveiled a new series of AlphaScreen® SureFire® […]

$525,000 Grant to Speed Commercialization of Advancements to Company’s Industry-Leading Molecular Property Prediction Software LANCASTER, Calif.–Simulations Plus, Inc. (NASDAQ:SLP), a leading provider of software for pharmaceutical discovery and development, today announced that it was notified by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) that the company has been awarded a $525,000 Phase II Small Business Innovation Research […]

Providing Synchronized Solution for Improved 2-D Electrophoresis and 2-D DIGE Uppsala, Sweden, April 20, 2008 – GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), announces the launch of a suite of new products to improve and simplify the entire 2-D electrophoresis workflow from sample preparation through to analysis, and further enhance quantitation in […]

New Application Module Enables Advanced Research on Living Cells SUNNYVALE, CA, April 20, 2009 – MDS Analytical Technologies, a leader in innovative solutions for drug discovery and life-sciences research, today announced the release of the ArcturusXT™ Live Cell Application Module, expanding the ArcturusXT™ laser-capture microdissection (LCM) instrument’s application potential for scientists interested in performing experiments […]

DENVER–HTG, Inc., provider of the quantitative Nuclease Protection Assay (qNPA™) today announced the launch of the quantitative Nuclease protection assay (qNPA™) 96 Max gene expression assay at the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) annual meeting. This new testing configuration enables the measurement of 46 genes in a 96 well Array Plate. The offering provides […]

FMT(TM) Quantitative Tomographic Imaging Being Expanded to Four Fluorescent Channels to Enable Greater Data Ranges and Multiplexing of Disease Biomarkers In Vivo VisEn Multi-Modality Imaging Adapter Series Launched to Enable Imaging, Co-Registration and Data Fusion Between FMT and CT, MR, Spect and PET BEDFORD, Mass., April 20 — VisEn Medical Inc., a leader in fluorescence […]