nCounter Analysis System Poised for Development as a Diagnostics Platform SEATTLE, Wash. — NanoString Technologies, Inc., a privately held life sciences company marketing a complete solution for detecting and counting large sets of target molecules in biological samples, today announced it has received ISO 13485:2003 certification, an internationally recognized quality standard for medical devices. The […]

Single Cell Expression Data Offers Detailed Molecular Understanding Of Embryonic Development Scientists at the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS)** have recently generated significant single cell expression data crucial for a detailed molecular understanding of mammalian development from fertilization to embryo implantation, a process known as the preimplantation period. The knowledge gained has a direct impact […]

2010 Creativity Awards Program Recipients Plan Diverse Applications Including Food Safety Monitoring and Analysis of Blood Platelet Disorders — — Rapid Uptake by Scientists Worldwide Is Testament to the Mix of Performance, Ease-of-Use and Cost-Effectiveness of the Accuri C6 Flow Cytometer — — Learn More about the Accuri C6 Flow Cytometer System at CYTO 2010 […]

SAN DIEGO — Sequenom, Inc. (NASDAQ:SQNM) today announced that on May 3, 2010, following a hearing, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California entered an order approving the stipulation of settlement reached in the class action securities lawsuits consolidated under the caption In re Sequenom, Inc. Securities Litigation, Master File No. 3:09-cv-00921 […]

Fluidigm Corporation has announced the release of a new protocol for the Access Array™ System that enables sequencing of amplicon libraries using GS FLX Titanium Series reagents on the 454 GS FLX sequencing system. The Access Array integrated fluidic circuit (IFC) automatically generates emPCR-ready libraries by simultaneously combining 48 samples and 48 primer sets to […]

Gothenburg, Sweden — Denator AB announced today that the Proteomics group at Australia’s CSIRO Livestock Industries has integrated the Stabilizor® T1 system into its proteomic workflow and will act as a reference site for the company’s technology. Based on the company’s proprietary heat inactivation technology, Stabilizor T1 stabilizes tissue samples from the crucial moment of […]

GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), has launched Laboratory Asset Management Assessment (LAMA), a consultative service for optimized laboratory asset management. LAMA evaluates a service program by obtaining information about current expenditures, asset inventory and quality of service; it identifies inefficiencies, cost and resource redundancy as well as missing information and […]

Debut of Life Science Industry’s First Benchtop Proteomic and Epigenetic Sample Preparation System MAGic™ Sample Processor Eliminates Manual Methodologies, Increases Productivity CARLSBAD, Calif.–Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:LIFE) today debuted the life science industry’s first benchtop sample preparation system designed to increase productivity while eliminating manual and contamination-related challenges traditionally associated with protein and epigenetic protocols. The […]

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.–Fluidigm Corporation today announced the release of a protocol for the Access Array™ System that enables sequencing of amplicon libraries using GS FLX Titanium Series reagents on the 454 GS FLX sequencing system. The Access Array integrated fluidic circuit (IFC) automatically generates emPCR-ready libraries by simultaneously combining 48 samples and 48 primer […]

GENTBRUGGE, Belgium — Only 6 months after the release of its ground-breaking DropSense 96 spectrophotometer, Trinean, pioneer in high throughput analysis of droplets of samples in microfluidic structures, is now launching another device that will set the tone in scientific circles: the DropPlate 16 G. This upgrade of the current microfluid disposable, the DropPlate 16 […]