Edinburgh, UK – Lab901 Limited, a developer of innovative automation for life sciences based in Loanhead, Edinburgh, has raised £3.55 million in its latest equity funding round. The financing syndicate was led by new investor, Alliance Trust Equity Partners (ATEP), together with existing investors, Scottish Enterprise’s Scottish Venture Fund, Archangel Informal Investment Ltd and Noble […]

HYDERABAD, India–Ocimum Biosolutions, a leading provider of integrated genomics solutions, has announced the release of Genowiz™ 4.0, a comprehensive solution for gene expression analysis. The latest version makes the process of microarray data analysis simpler with a host of features such as AutoGuide to execute automated work flows for analyzing data, addition of organisms/genomes, automatic […]

RNA, microRNA Researchers Comprise One of the Main User Groups of febit’s Simplified and Automated Microarray Technology MEDFORD, Mass., and HEIDELBERG, Germany, April 22 — febit holding gmbh today announced it will introduce the Geniom RT Analyzer(R) to the U.S. market at RNAi World Congress, which will take place April 30-May 2 in Boston. RNA-researchers, […]

MADISON, WISCONSIN (April 22, 2008). Promega has entered into an agreement with GeneCopoeia to combine its HaloTag® protein fusion technology with GeneCopoeia’s extensive library of human and mouse open reading frame (ORF) OmicsLink™ sequences. The resulting OmicsLink ORF expression clones with HaloTag are ready for use, offering a potentially weeks of time savings to customers. […]

DUBLIN, Calif., April 22 — Microchip Biotechnologies, Inc. (MBI) announces that it has entered into a multi-patent license agreement with GE Healthcare that significantly enhances MBI’s intellectual property portfolio supporting the development of lab-on-a-chip devices. The patents cover design and methods for creating integrated fluidic microchip devices. “Licensing these fundamental patents continues to build our […]

BioIT World Conference 2008 SAN DIEGO–Accelrys Inc. (NASDAQ:ACCL) today announced its intention to support Microsoft’s Office SharePoint Server 2007 as a publication platform for Accelrys’ scientific applications. In addition, Accelrys will work collaboratively with Microsoft to evaluate Windows HPC Server 2008 and other Microsoft platform products. “Our collaboration with Microsoft allows Accelrys to deliver scientific […]

New Twelve-Sample Product Will Enable Researchers to Combine DNA and RNA Research at a Substantially Lower Cost SAN DIEGO–Illumina, Inc., (NASDAQ:ILMN – News) at its Annual North American User Group Meeting, introduced the HumanHT-12 BeadChip, a twelve sample product designed to accelerate whole genome expression and expression-based Quantitative Trait Loci (eQTL) studies. The HumanHT-12 BeadChip […]

ST. LOUIS, April 16 — Sigma-Aldrich (Nasdaq: SIAL) today announced the launch of its Imprint(TM) Chromatin Immunoprecipitation Kit for epigenetic research (https://www.sigma.com/chip). The Imprint(TM) ChIP Kit provides a complete solution for Chromatin Immunoprecipitation, including columns and reagents for DNA purification as well as an integrated protocol for ChIP DNA amplification with the GenomePlex(R) Whole Genome […]

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.–Fluidigm Corporation announced today that it has filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relating to the proposed initial public offering of shares of its common stock. Copies of the Fluidigm Corporation S-1 Registration Statement can be accessed over the Internet through the SEC’s Web site at […]

More than 25 participants use Affymetrix’ integrated genomics solution to accelerate research on more than 10 types of cancer SANTA CLARA, Calif.–Affymetrix Inc. (Nasdaq:AFFX – News) today extended its Collaborations in Cancer Research Program (CCRP) to North America, forming an alliance between Affymetrix and 25 leading cancer researchers. The expansion builds on the success of […]