WALTHAM, Mass.– Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, has appointed three new members to its Scientific Advisory Board: Dr. Andrea Califano, Dr. Arnold J. Levine and Dr. Aviv Regev. Dr. Califano is the founding chairman of the department of systems biology at Columbia University, and he currently serves on […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced the AriaMx System, the first instrument for real-time polymerase chain-reaction (PCR) that features easily-changeable optics cartridges for genotyping via high-resolution melt, gene-expression analysis, pathogen detection, and a variety of complex research applications. “Expanding functionality of this innovative system is as easy as replacing a […]

DELRAY BEACH, Fla.– PositiveID Corporation (“PositiveID” or “Company”) (OTCQB:PSID), a developer of biological detection and diagnostics solutions, today announced that it has shipped three M-BAND (Microfluidic-based Bioagent Autonomous Networked Detector) systems to Aberdeen Proving Ground (“APG”) in Maryland for continued testing to protect U.S. warfighters as part of The Joint United States Forces Korea Portal […]

The new illustra Single Cell GenomiPhi DNA amplification kit from GE Healthcare Life Sciences provides a simple method for producing amplified genomic DNA reliably and reproducibly. Delivering higher genome coverage with fewer mutations than PCR-based whole genome amplification methods, Single Cell GenomiPhi enables a more accurate representation of the original genome, giving researchers a tool […]

DELRAY BEACH, Fla.– PositiveID Corporation (“PositiveID” or “Company”) (OTCQB:PSID), a developer of biological detection and diagnostics solutions, today announced that its M-BAND (Microfluidic-based Bioagent Autonomous Networked Detector) system has been sent to the Korean peninsula for continued testing as part of The Joint United States Forces Korea Portal and Integrated Threat Recognition (JUPITR), a program […]

MADISON, WI — Promega Corporation announces its expansion into India with a 16th branch that serves the country’s scientific community with wide product availability, efficient delivery and technical support services. Promega Biotech India Private Ltd., a subsidiary of Promega Corporation, became fully operational on August 1, 2014. Located in New Delhi, India, the branch provides […]

Hercules, CA — — Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb) today announced the launch of new rapid cell lysis kits that allow researchers to obtain reverse transcription quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) data directly from cultured cells without the need for a separate RNA purification step. Bio-Rad’s SingleShot™ family of cell lysis RT-qPCR kits provide high-quality […]

Wilmington Massachusetts — Kapa Biosystems Strengthens Investment across Asia Pacific Region by Extending Exclusive Japanese Distribution Agreement with Nippon Genetics Latest agreement builds on continued commercial success of Kapa’s genomics product portfolio over the past seven years in the Japanese market WILMINGTON, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kapa Biosystems announced today that it has signed a new three-year exclusive […]

Jena/Göttingen (Germany)-– In August, Analytik Jena AG will begin marketing the TAdvanced, its first model in a new series of Biometra thermal cyclers. What makes the TAdvanced particularly impressive are its excellent heating and cooling rates. These are achieved through new ultra-powerful control electronics. Using an aluminum sample block, this allows speeds to be reached […]