Ann Arbor, MI – Rubicon Genomics, Inc., (Rubicon) today reported major gains in 2013 sales of its nucleic acid library preparation products, ThruPLEX®-FD Prep Kits and PicoPLEX™ WGA Kits, resulting in an increase in company revenues of 85%.James Koziarz, PhD, CEO of Rubicon Genomics, commented, “This has been a breakout year for Rubicon, as our […]

Hercules, CA —— Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. today announced the launch of more than 700 new PrimePCR human and mouse disease panels and 71 new pathway panels for real-time PCR (qPCR). The panels allow researchers to thoroughly and efficiently investigate genes known to be differentially expressed in a specified pathology or biological pathway. Bio-Rad now offers […]

MELBOURNE, Australia — Life Technologies Corporation ( https://www.lifetech.com )(NASDAQ:LIFE) today announced that its MicroSEQ(R) Real-Time PCR workflow was officially approved by the Australian Government, Department of Agriculture as an Approved Test Method to detect pathogens in export meat and meat products. Australia is a major exporter of food and the second largest exporter of beef […]

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Rubicon Genomics, Inc., (Rubicon), a leader in the development and commercialization of innovative nucleic acid library preparation products used in research and clinical testing, today announced that it has partnered with additional distributors globally to expand availability of its products, including ThruPLEX®-FD Prep Kits and PicoPLEX™-WGA Kits. Three new distribution partnerships […]

CARLSBAD, Calif. — Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) announced today that the company’s Austin manufacturing facility has received the 2013 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award in the category of Greener Synthetic Pathways. Life Technologies’ Austin, Texas, facility was recognized for its “Safe, Sustainable Chemistries for the Manufacturing of PCR Reagents” Program. The award was presented […]

Hercules, CA —— Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb), a multinational manufacturer and distributor of life science research and clinical diagnostics products, announced today that Robert M. Malchione has been appointed to its Board of Directors effective January 1, 2014. Mr. Malchione will stand for election to the Board along with Bio-Rad’s other directors […]

Hercules, CA —— Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. today announced the release of its PrimePCR assays for Droplet Digital PCR systems. This release expands Bio-Rad’s current offering by an additional 46 mutation detection assays and 323 copy number assays. In addition, the existing set of gene expression qPCR primer-only assays can now be used with the recently […]

Jena, Germany — Analytik Jena AG has appointed Dr. Marco Tilgner as the new managing director of the Japanese subsidiary AJ Japan as of January 1, 2014. Mr. Tilgner, who will report in his future role to Analytik Jena Chief Executive Officer Klaus Berka, already took over responsibility for finance and administration at the subsidiary […]

With its mandatory offer for Analytik Jena AG, Endress+Hauser has secured a three-quarter majority share in the company. The cash offer for 73,641 shares was accepted before the 28 November 2014 deadline and corresponds to 0.96 percent of the ordinary shares and voting rights. Thus a total of 76.25 percent of Analytik Jena’s voting rights […]

CARLSBAD, Calif. — MO BIO Laboratories, Inc., the leader in soil, microbial, stool, and plant nucleic acid purification, has been independently audited and is now ISO 9001:2008 certified for the design and manufacture of reagents and kits for extraction, purification and analysis of samples for the life science research community, along with providing 3rd party […]