Hercules, CA – Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. introduces the T100 thermal cycler, a compact, reliable, and economical 96-well PCR instrument with an easy-to-use graphical touch screen. The T100 thermal cycler is ideally suited for small labs or for scientists who prefer a personal instrument on their bench. Bio-Rad developed the user interface for the T100 thermal […]

Hercules, CA – Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. introduces the CFX96 Touch and CFX384 Touch real-time PCR detection systems, which feature large, color touch screens for run setup and display of real-time PCR data. The CFX96 Touch and CFX384 Touch systems combine the optical technology of the CFX optical reaction modules with the precise thermal control and […]

Hercules, CA – Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. introduces the C1000 Touch thermal cycler, a PCR instrument that combines the high thermal performance and advanced features of the C1000™ thermal cycler with a new large color touch screen. The C1000 Touch thermal cycler is ideal for large high-throughput labs, core facilities, and GLP labs that value fast […]

Penzberg, Germany – With “Size: Reduced. Fun: Amplified.”, Roche Applied Science (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) launched its new real-time PCR system on June 27th, 2011. The small, silent, sleek LightCycler® Nano Instrument supports state-of-the-art technology for fast PCR protocols featuring leading edge thermal resolution and reproducibility. This powerful newcomer to the LightCycler® family offers […]

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. – Pall Corporation (NYSE:PLL), today introduced its new GeneDisc® Cycler to test food for pathogens and spoilage organisms. This pathogen detection system enables testing of up to 96 samples in as little as one hour, compared with several days using traditional methods. Operating on a robust Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT […]

At its General Meeting held on June 21, 2011, the French Interprofessional Committee of Laboratory Suppliers (CIFL) elected its new chairman, a member of the Board of Directors : Patrice PASQUIER – General Manager, PROMEGA France. With its 160 member companies, the CIFL is an Association of manufacturers and distributors of instrumentation, products and services […]

AUSTIN, Texas – Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ: LMNX) today announced a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held EraGen Biosciences, Inc., an innovator in molecular diagnostic testing technologies for infectious disease and genetic applications. Under the terms of the agreement Luminex will purchase all outstanding shares of EraGen for approximately $34 million in cash, subject to certain adjustments. […]

VEDBAEK, Denmark – Exiqon A/S (Copenhagen:EXQ), a leading supplier of high-value gene expression analysis products, today announced the launch of a new powerful version of the qPCR data analysis software which enables fast processing of high throughput qPCR data. The new software, made by MultiD, simplifies the data analysis flow by introducing a new data […]

Menlo Park, CA – SwitchGear Genomics, a leading provider of products for studying the regulatory elements in the human genome, today announced the application of its GoClone luciferase reporter products in identifying functional sequence variants that map to expression quantitative trait loci (eQTLs) in a PLoS Genetics article “Identification, Replication, and Functional Fine-Mapping of Expression […]

UPPSALA, Sweden – Halo Genomics AB, a company providing products for next generation targeted resequencing, announces the appointment of Nacalai Tesque, Inc. as its Japanese distributor. Halo Genomics today announced the appointment of Nacalai Tesque as the new distributor in Japan. This partnership is the latest expansion for Halo Genomics in the Asia Pacific market. […]