Companies to Combine PCR Platform, PCR Standards with Mount Sinai School of Medicine Sample Library to Explore Quantitative Multigene Diagnostic Test for Indicators of Lung Cancer Risk WOBURN, Mass. & WILMINGTON, N.C.–BioTrove, Inc. and Gene Express, Inc. today announced their receipt of a two-year National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant, awarded in support of their […]

WALTHAM, Mass.–Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, announced today that it has acquired Open Biosystems, Inc., a provider of RNA interference (RNAi), gene expression and protein detection products for life science research and drug discovery and development. The acquisition significantly expands Thermo Fisher Scientific’s leadership position in the growing RNAi field. […]

Transaction Adds Proprietary Real-Time PCR Detection Technologies to QIAGEN’s Portfolio of Molecular Testing Solutions VENLO, The Netherlands, July 1, 2008 – QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt, Prime Standard: QIA) today announced that it has acquired Corbett Life Science Pty. Ltd. (Corbett), a privately-held developer, manufacturer, and distributor of life sciences instrumentation headquartered in Sydney, Australia. […]

Micronit launches easy-to-use and affordable lab-on-a-chip platform named “Fluidic Connect” Enschede, The Netherlands, July 1st, 2008 – Micronit Microfluidics today announced a new lab-on-a-chip platform named “Fluidic Connect”. The platform enables researchers to create their own lab-on-a-chip setup in just a few minutes of time. Fluidic Connect offers a solution for two major problems in […]

SAN DIEGO–Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN – News) today announced that researchers participating in a new initiative funded by the Wellcome Trust selected Illumina’s Infinium HD BeadChips to analyze 90,000 DNA samples. This new initiative aims to decipher the molecular basis of human disease and includes participation from leading research groups around the globe. Together, researchers at […]

EE-LIMS™ from Stone Bond Technologies Will Document Activities within the Laboratory Workflow at the siRNA Facility, Increasing Throughput, While Reducing Risks HOUSTON–The newly established Small Interfering Ribonucleic Acid (siRNA) Facility at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center has been charged with providing high-quality siRNA screening services for both internal and external customers. M. D. Anderson has […]

Wash Stations Designed and Optimized for xMAP Assays HERCULES, Calif., June 30, 2008 – Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (AMEX: BIO and BIOb), a multinational manufacturer and distributor of life science research and clinical diagnostic products, announced today the launch of two Bio-Plex Pro® Wash Stations for washing bead-based assays. The Bio-Plex Pro Wash Station is used […]

HERCULES, Calif., June 30, 2008 – Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (AMEX: BIO and BIOb), a multinational manufacturer and distributor of life science research and clinical diagnostics products, today announced a new GLH sensor chip for its ProteOn™ XPR36 protein interaction array system. The chip, which generates a high analyte signal through its high ligand activity and […]

Fraunhofer Institute of Toxicology and Experimental Medicine Aims to Produce Diagnostic Tool to Help Reduce Cost of Drug Attrition SANTA CLARA, Calif.–Affymetrix Inc. (Nasdaq:AFFX – News) today announced that a team of researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute in Germany is using Affymetrix’ Whole Transcript (WT) gene expression technology to better understand the molecular basis of […]

New LABWORKS(TM) Packages Build on EcoAnalytix(TM) Initiative; Address Critical Data Management Needs, Support Compliance and Help Drive Efficiencies WALTHAM, Mass.–PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI – News), a global leader in Health Sciences and Photonics, today announced three market-specific LABWORKS™ Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) packages that address increasing regulatory and compliance pressures. The new packages are […]