LEXINGTON, Mass. (USA), and HEIDELBERG, Germany, Jan. 13, 2009 – febit holding GmbH, a developer of the flexible and automated biochip-based DNA-analysis platform Geniom®, today announced the appointment of Heinz Blunier, to the newly created position of Chief Operation Officer. Blunier previously served as Head of Engineering Department at Inventa, CEO of Tegimenta AG, a […]

Food processors who already rely on the BAX® system from DuPont Qualicon as a certified method for detecting Salmonella in their end products and ingredients can now use the same polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay to monitor their production environments. Validation studies comparing the BAX® system to traditional culture methods for detecting Salmonella on stainless […]

Symyx Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMMX) today announced that Schering-Plough Corporation has licensed Symyx Notebook to equip Schering-Plough research scientists with a single, enterprise-wide electronic lab notebook across the company’s global R&D operations. “By providing a common, shared notebook across the enterprise, Symyx Notebook facilitates enhanced compliance, greatly improved collaboration between researchers, and support for integration […]

-Prof. Guo Steps Down as InforSense CEO, Remains Board Member I -nforSense Receives Commitment for Additional Capital of 5Mio USD investment from Major Investors, Including Executive Team, Following Two Consecutive Record Quarters and 30% Year-Over-Year Growth -David Bennett, Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales, Appointed CEO -John O’Connell, Founder of Staffware, Continues as Executive Chairman of […]

Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today launched the Infinium® HD (High Density) iSelect Custom Genotyping solution. Researchers now have the flexibility to screen SNPs ranging from 3,000 to 200,000 in focused genotyping studies for both human and non-human species. This higher-density iSelect Custom Genotyping technology is the most versatile solution of its kind in the industry. It […]

NextBio, provider of the leading life sciences search engine, today announced the appointment of Sergio Gurrieri, Ph.D., as Senior Director of Business Development. In this role, Dr. Gurrieri will be responsible for identifying new growth opportunities and strategic business development initiatives. Dr. Gurrieri joins NextBio with 20 years of experience in life sciences research, marketing […]

UPPSALA, Sweden, January 13 — Beactica AB, the Swedish fragment-based drug discovery company, today announced a new research collaboration agreement with GE Healthcare (Chalfont St. Giles, UK), the world leading provider of molecular interaction analysis tools, and Uppsala University (Sweden). The collaboration combines Beactica’s unique approach to fragment-based drug discovery and GE Healthcare’s Biacore(TM) technology […]

ALAMEDA, Calif., Jan. 12 — Singulex, Inc. today announced that it has closed a $19 million financing round, led by JAFCO Co., Ltd. and supported by existing investors including OrbiMed Advisors and Fisk Ventures. The financing round will support the commercialization of Singulex technologies in the diagnostics market. As part of the financing, Hironori Hozoji, […]

Milestone Achieved A Year Ahead of Schedule ST. LOUIS and RICHMOND, Calif., Jan. 12 — Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGMO) today announced it has reached a major production capacity milestone as part of its agreement with Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (Nasdaq: SIAL) to commercialize zinc finger nuclease reagents (ZFNs) for research applications. The milestone triggers a payment […]

FREMONT, Calif., Jan. 12 — WaferGen Biosystems, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: WGBS), a leading developer of state-of-the-art gene expression, genotyping, cell biology and stem cell research systems, today announced that academic researchers have successfully demonstrated the performance of the company’s SmartChip(TM) Real-Time PCR System in the initial phase of the platform’s ongoing alpha testing program. […]