IDBS today announced that the School of Pharmacy at The University of Nottingham (UK) has selected E-WorkBook to meet its data management requirements. The School of Pharmacy sought a solution that could meet three distinct requirements – adherence to good governance procedures, IP protection and visibility, and effective management of research activities. The University of […]

FOSTER CITY, Calif.–Applied Biosystems Inc. (NYSE:ABI – News) today announced that it has expanded its Software Development Community to include new software analysis tools that are expected to help drive innovation and speed the development of bioinformatics solutions that will enable researchers to realize the full potential of ultra-high-throughput genomic analysis. These new analysis tools […]

Invitrogen Corporation, a provider of essential life science technologies for research, production and diagnostics, and Active Motif, Inc., developer of TimeLogic(R) hardware-accelerated genomics solutions, have announced a joint project to explore the use of field programmable gate array (FPGA) technology for the analysis of next-generation sequencing data. The TimeLogic search appliances couple an FPGA accelerator […]

SAN DIEGO–Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN – News) today announced the appointment of Stephen Pentoney as Vice President of Array Biochemistry reporting to Joel McComb, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Illumina’s Life Sciences Business Unit. In Stephen’s new role, he is responsible for leading Illumina’s assay and application development efforts. Prior to joining Illumina, Stephen […]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–CambridgeSoft Corporation announced today that it has completed a $21 million private equity investment by Goldman, Sachs & Co. CambridgeSoft is a leading supplier of discovery, collaboration, and knowledge management research IT enterprise solutions, desktop software, scientific databases and consulting services for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and chemical industries. In connection with the offering, Raheel […]

Norgen Biotek Corp., an innovative Canadian biotechnology company focusing primarily on advancing powerful tools for RNA, DNA and protein purifications, today announced the expansion of its product offerings by launching four new kits geared towards the isolation of RNA and DNA from plants and fungi for research and diagnostic applications. In response to customer demands […]

WALTHAM, Mass.–Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, announced today that it has acquired Affinity BioReagents, a leading provider of antibodies, peptides, proteins and other reagents for life science research, based in Golden, Colorado. “Affinity BioReagents is an ideal complement to our existing capabilities in protein research,” said Marijn E. […]

Burgess Hill, UK, 17.07.2008 – Roche Diagnostics Ltd. today announced that they will support the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (OxBRC) – a partnership between the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust and University of Oxford – in the development of solutions enabling improved genetic and cytogenetic testing. Using the next-generation sequencing technology of 454 Sequencing and […]

GeneGo, Inc., a leading provider of software and databases for systems biology and pathway analysis, today announced that the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine has become a certified GeneGo Center of Excellence (COE). Miller School of Medicine researchers will have access to GeneGo’s MetaCore, training and advanced support. COE will provide a pathway […]

GE Healthcare has introduced version 7 of the ImageMaster™ 2D Platinum, a software package for comprehensive visualization, exploration and analysis of 2-D gel data, including 2-D DIGE. With interactive analysis modes and an improved user interface, version 7 offers significant new features for greater convenience and speed. Key features of ImageMaster 2D Platinum v7.0 include: […]