SAN DIEGO – TriLink BioTechnologies Inc. (TriLink) announced that it has entered into a distribution agreement with Sigma-Aldrich to sell its CleanAmp™ dNTPs globally. As an innovative approach to Hot Start PCR, TriLink’s CleanAmp™ dNTPs are an ideal complement to Sigma-Aldrich’s product and service offerings. In developing CleanAmp™, TriLink applied their expertise in modified nucleic […]

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Cepheid (Nasdaq: CPHD) today announced that it has appointed Mr. Mike Fitzgerald to the position of Senior Vice President, Human Resources, effective January 14, 2012. Mr. Fitzgerald joins Cepheid from Verigy, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Advantest Corp., where he most recently served as Senior Vice President of Human Resources. Prior […]

WARREN, N.J. — Roka Bioscience announced today that their Roka Listeria Detection Assay has received AOAC Performance Tested Method(SM) certification from the AOAC Research Institute (AOAC-RI). The independent laboratory study testing was conducted by Silliker, Inc., as part of the AOAC-RI independent third-party evaluation and validation processes. The Roka Listeria Detection Assay runs on the […]

LEXINGTON, Mass.–RainDance Technologies, Inc., the Digital Biology™ Company, today announced the publication of data from a collaboration with the University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) and Prognosys Biosciences that further validates RainDance’s “hotspot” approach for detecting low prevalence somatic mutations in heterogeneous tumor samples. The publication, entitled “Detection of Low Prevalence Somatic Mutations […]

LEXINGTON, Mass.– RainDance Technologies, Inc., the Digital Biology™ Company, today announced that it is collaborating with the Hôpital Saint-Louis in Paris, France and BGI in China, the world’s largest genomics institute, to discover new variants and confirm findings from a Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) study conducted by researchers at the Hôpital Saint-Louis. The collaboration will utilize […]

Anachem Ltd., a METTLER TOLEDO company (Luton, UK) is delighted to announce that it has now been awarded exclusive UK distribution rights for the novel range of molecular engineered reagents from KAPA Biosystems Inc., (Woburn, MA USA). Having become a trusted supplier to UK Life Science Research customers over the last 40 years, Anachem provides […]

WARREN, N.J. — Roka Bioscience announced today that it has secured $47.5 million in Series D financing. New investor Aisling Capital participated in the financing along with existing investors OrbiMed Advisors, New Enterprise Associates, Inc., and TPG Biotech. In conjunction with the financing, Josh Bilenker, M.D., Partner at Aisling Capital, will join Roka’s Board of […]

CARLSBAD, Calif.– Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) has received validation from the certification body of Association Francaise de Normalisation (AFNOR) for its MicroSEQ® Listeria spp. and MicroSEQ® Listeria monocytogenes assays, molecular tests that are designed to quickly and accurately detect the presence or absence of this food-borne pathogen that most recently has been associated with […]

HAMBURG, Germany, Eppendorf AG has licensed patents covering gradient technology for thermal cyclers to Analytik Jena AG for use in their thermal cyclers, including US patent Nos. 6,767,512 and 7,074,367. Eppendorf utilizes the technology in its Eppendorf Mastercycler® pro gradient, Mastercycler gradient and Mastercycler ep realplex models. Eppendorf AG, based in Hamburg, Germany, develops, produces […]

MANSFIELD, Mass. — PrimeraDx today announced that David Jackson has been appointed as the Vice President of Business Development. “David has extensive capabilities in companion diagnostic partnerships, and his experience with DxS and Qiagen is well aligned with the company’s strategy to be the platform of choice in the burgeoning companion diagnostics market,” said Matt […]