MARCO ISLAND-– Today’s introduction of CLiC LPTM at the Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT) meeting in Marco Island, Fla., marks a new chapter for laboratories around the world involved with genetic sequencing. GenCell Biosystems unveiled the world’s first fully integrated, automated bench-top library prep workflow for next generation sequencing (NGS) that generates more […]

Ghent, Belgium – Trinean, the leading provider of microfluidic spectrophotometry platforms, today announced that it has entered into a license agreement with PerkinElmer to license certain microfluidics technology owned by its subsidiary, Caliper Life Sciences, Inc., in the field of UV-VIS quantification analysis. Under the agreement, Trinean obtained a license for the design and development […]

Hercules, CA —— Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. today announced the launch of a new simplified and robust workflow to more effectively evaluate antibodies used for measuring residual host cell protein (HCP) impurities in biotherapeutics. The two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE)- and western blotting (WB)-based workflow will be unveiled during the Well Characterized Biotechnology Pharmaceutical (WCBP) Symposium in Washington, […]

Uppsala, Sweden: Gyros AB, a leader in utilization of microfluidic technologies to miniaturize and automate immunoassays, announced Dr. Claus Braestrup has joined its Board of Directors. Dr. Braestrup is a member of the Board of Directors of Bavarian Nordic A/S, Chairman of the Board of Probiodrug AG and a member of the Boards of Santaris […]

Uppsala, Sweden: Gyros AB, a leader in utilization of microfluidic technologies to miniaturize and automate immunoassays, announced today that Dr Henrik Björkman has been appointed CTO and VP Technical Affairs, where he will lead the R&D and product supply teams. As part of his new role at Gyros, Henrik will have responsibility for driving strategic […]

CARLSBAD, Calif., — The board of directors of Life Technologies Corporation has retained Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Moelis & Company LLC to assist in its annual strategic review. The board of directors has not decided on any specific course of action. About Life Technologies Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) is a global biotechnology company […]

Seattle Washington — Plexera®, LLC, a worldwide provider of label-free surface plasmon resonance imaging (SPRi) technology solutions for functional proteomics, announced today the official launch of its contract research effort based in offices of Plexera LLC located at the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB). Plexera will perform advanced kinetic interaction analysis on either customer provided […]

In a challenging economy that compels wise purchasing decisions, AMRESCOhas increasingly become the supplier of choice for Life Sciences companies by virtue of the company’s solid reputation for quality and value. AMRESCO is a company committed to developing innovative life science products and custom solutions for companies and researchers around the world. More than three […]

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y., – Pall Corporation (NYSE:PLL), a global leader in filtration, separation and purification, today announced that it has expanded its Menlo Park, California facility, the site of its ForteBio® operations, to create a Center of Excellence (COE) for Instrumentation. The expanded COE, located in the heart of the Silicon Valley/Bay area, occupies more […]

SAN DIEGO, — Sequenom, Inc. (NASDAQ: SQNM), a life sciences company providing innovative diagnostic testing and genetic analysis solutions, today announced preliminary highlights of the Company’s 2012 performance and accomplishments. Initial 2012 Performance Results (unaudited) Total revenue of approximately $89 million, growth of approximately 59 percent year-over-year for 2012 Diagnostic services revenues of approximately $46 […]