Portland, ME,– EnviroLogix Inc. has introduced the DNAble Salmonella Rapid Screening Kit, a pioneering testing solution for live poultry production. At a luncheon during the International Production and Processing Expo in Atlanta, EnviroLogix was joined by poultry industry leaders to unveil the new technology and present performance data. Kathy S. Hensley, General Laboratory Manager at […]

GLASGOW, United Kingdom, — Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) today announces that it’s developed the RapidFinder™ Equine ID Kit in conjunction with the Instituto de Medicina Genomica (IMEGEN) that detects the presence of equine DNA extracted from meat samples. The kit is optimized for its use in all Applied Biosystems Real-Time PCR Instruments. “As global […]

SAN DIEGO, — TriLink BioTechnologies, Inc. (TriLink, trilinkbiotech.com) was recently awarded a Phase I SBIR Grant of approximately $130,000 by the National Institutes of Health to develop an approach to RNA sample preparation for Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) using TriLink’s expertise in nucleic acid chemistry. This is the sixth Phase I grant TriLink has been […]

LA JOLLA, CA AND CORALVILLE, IA —SGI-DNA, a wholly owned subsidiary of Synthetic Genomics Inc. (SGI), and Integrated DNA Technologies, Inc. (IDT), the world leader in custom oligonucleotide synthesis, today announced an expanded collaboration to develop, manufacture, and market a broad range of synthetic DNA products. Financial details of the agreement were not disclosed. SGI […]

Marco Island, Florida, and Hilden, Germany,— QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today provided new insights into its next-generation sequencing (NGS) initiative, unveiling an innovative sample-to-result NGS workflow designed to enable the routine use of this breakthrough technology beyond life sciences research in areas such as clinical research and diagnostics. QIAGEN’s NGS workflow […]

SAN CARLOS, Calif.– NuGEN Technologies, Inc., a market leader in the development of RNA and DNA sample preparation solutions for genomic analysis, today announced the launch of the Mondrian SP+ System. The new Mondrian SP+ Workstation extends the functionality of the previously popular Mondrian SP Workstation through the incorporation of Peltier heating and cooling into […]

Thermo Scientific™ SureTect™ PCR System combines fast time to result with simplicity for testing of key pathogens in food safety BASINGSTOKE, United Kingdom–(BUSINESS WIRE [3])–Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the launch of SureTect PCR System that delivers test efficiencies for food safety laboratories that are testing for the […]

FREMONT, Calif., — WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc. (OTCBB: WGBS) announced today a co-marketing agreement with QIAGEN KK – a subsidiary of QIAGEN N.V.– for the joint promotion of certain products in Japan in the areas of genomics platforms such as Next-Gen sequencing (NGS) and qPCR. With the joint offering, customers will be able to seamlessly plan […]

Pleasanton, CA USA and Dubai, UAE —— IntegenX Inc., creator and developer of the first commercially available system for rapid DNA identification — the RapidHIT™ 200 — announced today that it has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Scientific Analytical Tools Trading, LLC (SAT), the leading provider of forensic equipment and laboratory design services to […]

SUNNYVALE, Calif., — Cepheid (Nasdaq: CPHD) today announced that its Board of Directors has elected John Bishop as Chairman of the Board of Directors and named Cristina Kepner as Lead Independent Director, effective February 12, 2013. Mr. Bishop, currently Cepheid’s Chief Executive Officer, succeeds Thomas Gutshall, who will continue to serve on Cepheid’s board as […]