Calif. (July 31, 2008) – Beckman Coulter, Inc. introduces an enhanced Chiral Methods Development Kit for CE (capillary electrophoresis) analysis on the company’s P/ACE™ MDQ System. The new kit features highly sulfated cyclodextrins (HSCDs), a family of three chiral reagents that deliver excellent performance in the separation of most neutral, basic and weakly acidic compounds […]

PENZBERG, Germany–As shown in a number of experiments with different cell lines, the impedance-based xCELLigence System offers distinct and important advantages over traditional end point assays in research and is suitable for label-free and dynamic monitoring of the biological status of the cells, including cell number, viability, morphology and assessment of drug interactions with target […]

Pathwork(R) Tissue of Origin Test is the First Gene Expression Microarray-Based Test to Receive Clearance SANTA CLARA, Calif.–Affymetrix Inc. (Nasdaq:AFFX – News) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted regulatory clearance to its GCS3000Dx (GCSDx) platform for in vitro gene expression diagnostic testing. The microarray system was granted clearance along […]

Ludesi Corporation, developer of the award-winning Ludesi Image Analysis Service for 2-dimensional electrophoresis gels, today announced “Ludesi Basic” — a lightweight version of Ludesi’s industry-leading 2D Gel Image Analysis Service that provides better data quality than conventional 2D gel software and comes at a $50.00 USD per gel price level that most researchers, institutions, and […]

CARLSBAD, Calif. & NOVATO, Calif.–Invitrogen Corporation (NASDAQ:IVGN – News), a provider of essential life science technologies for research, production and diagnostics, has licensed an engineered stem cell line from the Buck Institute for Age Research. The stem cell line is used in the study of neural cells in neurodegenerative disease. The financial terms were not […]

Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. Enters into Partnership with iCD. to Provide LIMS Solutions in North America and Europe Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL), a leading supplier of Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), announces a reciprocating sales alliance with Institute for Consulting and Data Handling (iCD.) iCD., a laboratory consulting and software company, headquartered in Cologne, […]

Multiplexing of up to 256 Samples on SOLiD(TM) System Improves Workflows, Reduces Cost of RNA Analysis Studies FOSTER CITY, Calif.–Research related to the roles that small non-coding RNA molecules play in living cells is one of the fastest growing areas in biology. For these kinds of studies, researchers analyze large numbers of biological samples to […]

STRATEC Biomedical Systems AG, Birkenfeld, Germany, Greiner Bio-One GmbH, Frickenhausen, Germany, and Maven Biotechnologies, Pasadena, CA, USA, have signed their first agreement regarding a joint development program. This joint development of system solutions is based on a state of the art label-free detection technology for the diagnostics and pharmaceutical industries. These systems will combine reliability […]

BIOBASE today announced their entry into the agricultural market with the release of their latest products designed specifically for plant researchers. The “green” versions of their industry leading BIOBASE Knowledge Library (BKL) and ExPlain Analysis Platform can assist investigators studying crop optimization, disease resistance, stress tolerance and other important areas of plant biotechnology research. The […]

Roche Diagnostics and Agilent Technologies announced today they have entered into a non-exclusive licensing agreement for use of Roche’s melting curve analysis technology. Under the terms of the agreement, Agilent will obtain from Roche a non-exclusive license to use, develop and sell products based on melting curve analysis. Financial terms of the agreement were not […]