Scientists Gather to Discuss Novel Uses of Caliper Life Sciences’ Discovery Platforms and Technology – Recent ‘Innovation for Experimentation’ Series Attracts Over 350 Attendees – HOPKINTON, Mass., June 29 — Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CALP – News), a leading provider of tools and services for drug discovery and life sciences research, reports that more […]

AUSTIN, Texas–Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ: LMNX – News), the worldwide leader in multiplexed solutions, today announced three executive appointments, all effective July 1, 2009. Michael F. Pintek has been named Senior Vice President, Operations. Mr. Pintek is an industry veteran with deep and broad experience in the life science industry. He joins Luminex from Roche, where […]

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.–Fluidigm Corporation today announced that the Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA; Director Dr. Shinya Yamanaka) of Kyoto University’s Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS), has introduced a BioMark™ System for Genetic Analysis. CiRA is using the unique microfluidic properties of the system’s integrated fluidic circuits (IFCs) to analyze selected […]

Christchurch, New Zealand, 22 June 2009 – Izon Science today launched the world’s first commercial nanopore platform. The qViro and qNano instruments, used in many different research markets, allow customers to achieve the scientific evidence they require from the ability to measure individual particles down to molecular size. Izon’s instruments use a tiny hole, called […]

MENLO PARK, Calif.— ForteBio®, Inc., a leading supplier of label-free technology that accelerates the development of biotherapeutic and pharmaceutical products, announced today that it has launched two next-generation instruments: the Octet RED384 for protein, peptide, small molecule and fragment screening; and the Octet QK384 for protein and antibody assays. The new instruments will début this […]

MENLO PARK, Calif., June 22 — ForteBio(R), Inc., a leading supplier of label-free technology that accelerates the development of biotherapeutic and pharmaceutical products, announced today that it has launched two next-generation instruments: the Octet RED384 for protein, peptide, small molecule and fragment screening; and the Octet QK384 for protein and antibody assays. The new instruments […]

Protein Structures Can Provide Keys to Understanding and Preventing Diseases of Catastrophic Proportions SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.–In the rarified world of protein crystal hunters, Fluidigm’s TOPAZ® system is the tool that has helped researchers solve the structures of proteins from the Ebola Virus and Avian Flu Influenza. Now Fluidigm is introducing its new 1.96 Diffraction […]

FREMONT, Calif., June 16 — Microfluidic Systems, a privately-held company, announced today that they received patent number 7,541,166, entitled “Sonication to Selectively Lyse Different Cell Types”. This method, originally applied to the process of differential extraction of male/female DNA from a mixed forensic sample, has broad application in a wide variety of biological sample processes […]

Early Access Program Begins SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.–Today Fluidigm introduced a new integrated fluidic circuit (IFC) – called the Access Array — specifically designed to support high-throughput re-sequencing, targeted enrichment, sample barcoding, and library preparation for sequencing using amplicon tagging. The Access Array IFC complements Fluidigm’s SlingShot™ Sample Quantitation Kit that together provide researchers with […]

System Runs 500 Simultaneous Tests and Provides Scientists Fast, Accurate Results and Better Productivity AUSTIN, Texas–Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ: LMNX), the worldwide leader in multiplexed solutions, today announced the full market release of its groundbreaking FLEXMAP 3DTM system, a high-throughput multiplexing instrument that allows scientists to simultaneously perform up to 500 tests on a single sample. […]