SANTA CLARA, Calif.– Affymetrix, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFFX) announced a co-marketing agreement today naming GenoSplice, Inc. as its preferred data analysis service provider for the new GeneChip® Human Transcriptome Array 2.0, the most comprehensive microarray available for alternative splicing detection. GenoSplice, a leader in genomic data analysis and alternative splicing, has developed a dedicated expression analysis solution, […]

VANCOUVER, – Kinexus Bioinformatics Corporation, a world-leader in molecular intelligence research, announced a major upgrade in its PhosphoNET KnowledgeBase (www.phosphonet.ca) for the study of cell communication systems. This open-access website now features data on over 177,000 experimentally-confirmed human phosphorylation sites (P-sites) and 789,000 additional P-sites predicted with a powerful algorithm trained with over 22,000 kinase-substrate […]

In a paper published today in the journal PLOS ONE, scientists from Biolog, Inc. reported on the use of Phenotype MicroArray technology as a general method that enables the determination of environmental signals that can activate or repress production of toxins by pathogenic microorganisms. This technological achievement has important applications ranging from health care to […]

Frickenhausen,– With horsemeat in lasagnes and pork in kebabs, the meat scandal is escalating day by day. Consumer protection groups and politicians are now calling for Europewide DNA testing for a whole range of foodstuffs. Using the CarnoCheck DNA test, hundreds of samples are currently being tested at various European laboratories as part of efforts […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Affymetrix, Inc. (NASDAQ: AFFX) and DNA Link, Inc., a Korean genomics-based biotechnology company, today announced that they have signed a Powered by AffymetrixTM (PbA) Program agreement in which DNA Link, Inc. obtains a worldwide license to develop and commercialize a forensic test for comprehensive human identification and other diagnostic tests using […]

New York, NY and Toronto, Ontario, — Axela Inc. announced it has appointed AmeriTech Advisors healthcare investment banking team to respond to recent strategic interest from life science industry companies. This involves licensing or sale of rights to certain of the company’s recently developed multiplex tests and proprietary platform technologies. Over the last 2 years […]

NORCROSS, Ga., — RayBiotech, Inc. announced today that it has executed a master services agreement with Banner Sun Health Research Institute (BSHRI) of Sun City, Arizona. Under the terms of the agreement, RayBiotech will provide priority services for the biochemical analysis of disease markers in biological samples. A particular focus of the pact will be […]

SCHOTT and Applied Microarrays, Inc. have established a partnership for the distribution of SCHOTT NEXTERION® products in the North American market. The new partnership will expand the availability of high quality coated and uncoated glass substrates for DNA and protein microarrays, as well as other life science applications. Starting January 21, 2013, Applied Microarrays, Inc. […]

State-of-the-art testing to measure genetic variations in livestock, and to identify inherited diseases within herds, will soon be available in Australia at The University of Queensland’s Animal Genetics Laboratory (AGL). The AGL in UQ’s School of Veterinary Science has this week signed a service agreement with the Nebraska-based agri-genomics company, GeneSeek Inc, a Neogen Company, […]

CHICAGO, Ill. –– NanoInk’s NanoFabrication Systems Division is pleased to announce that it has reached a non-exclusive agreement with Genetimes Technology Inc. to serve as its distributor in China. Genetimes will distribute NanoInk’s desktop nanofabrication equipment, including the NLP 2000 System and the DPN 5000 System, which have a wide range of applications ranging from […]