In a paper published today in the journal PLOS ONE, a research team headed by Dr. Paul Wheeler from the Animal Healthand Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA, Weybridge, UK) reported breakthrough progress in understanding the metabolic and phenotypic properties of the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis and its close relative, Mycobacterium bovis. Link to article: https://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0052673 Mycobacterum tuberculosis […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Affymetrix, Inc., (NASDAQ: AFFX) today announced that based on preliminary financial data, the Company expects total revenue for the fourth quarter of 2012 will be approximately $84 million, including $18 million from its eBioscience business unit. Excluding eBioscience, the Company’s revenue increased by 1% as compared to the fourth quarter of […]

ROCKVILLE, MD — OriGene Technologies, Inc. (“OriGene”), one of the industry leaders in producing genome wide products for research and diagnostic applications, has brought the antibody field one step closer to identifying and developing ultra-specific monoclonal antibodies. Specificity of antibodies for research or clinical applications is of critical importance and therefore it is a “must” […]

Dortmund, Germany, and St. Valentin, Austria, : SCIENION AG and Anagnostics Bioanalysis GmbH today announced that Anagnostics is using Scienion’s sciFLEXARRAYER for the production of Anagnostics new product line focusing on integrated sepsis testing, based on DNA and protein based multiplex assays. Anagnostics is specialized in developing systems and tests for multiplex diagnostics and has […]

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) and SRI International today announced they have signed a licensing agreement to offer laboratory research customers a package that combines Agilent’s latest release of GeneSpring GX, GeneSpring NGS, Mass Profiler Professional and Pathway Architect version 12.5 with SRI International’s complete BioCyc Pathway Database Collection. The integrated package will allow scientists […]

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced its microarrays were used in a landmark prenatal research study published on Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine. The three-year collaborative study, “Chromosomal microarray versus karyotyping for prenatal diagnosis,” represents a significant milestone in understanding prenatal abnormalities. Agilent SurePrint CGH microarrays were used for the majority […]

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) and WiCell, a world leader in the cytogenetic testing of mouse and human embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells, today announced that WiCell is now offering comparative genomic hybridization plus single nucleotide polymorphism microarray analysis using the Agilent SurePrint G3 Human Genome CGH+SNP Microarray. Unlike previous assays that […]

Oxford Gene Technology (OGT), provider of innovative clinical genetics and diagnostic solutions to advance molecular medicine, announced today that it has opened a new office in Tarrytown, New York to support and grow its CytoSure™ cytogenetics arrays and Genefficiency™ next generation sequencing business in the US. The new office will enable OGT to provide hands-on […]

CHICAGO, Ill. –– NanoInk’s NanoFabrication Systems Division is pleased to announce that the University of Glasgow’s Biomedical Engineering Research Division (part of the school of engineering) has recently purchased and installed a DPN 5000 System – a dedicated, versatile instrument capable of patterning a variety of materials with nanoscale accuracy and precision. The NanoInk system […]

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that its board of directors has appointed Ron Nersesian Agilent president and chief operating officer, effective immediately. Nersesian has been executive vice president and chief operating officer since November 2011. Nersesian, 53, will continue to be responsible for Agilent’s Chemical Analysis (CAG), Life Sciences (LSG), Electronic Measurement (EMG), […]