Enables New Era of Efficiency and Effectiveness for Forensic DNA Laboratories CARLSBAD, Calif.–Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:LIFE) today announced that its Applied Biosystems Identifiler® Direct and Identifiler® Plus forensic kits have been approved by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation for use by laboratories generating DNA profiles for inclusion in the National DNA Index System […]
The Smart Solution for Superior Contrast in Fluorescence Imaging Wetzlar, Germany. Resolution and contrast are crucially important for fluorescence applications in widefield microscopy. Undesired haze effects that reduce contrast can be minimized by using the smart principle of structured illumination. The result: fluorescence images with excellent contrast, superb axial resolution and ultra-sharp 2D sections of […]
The First of Several New Products Targeted to Boost Productivity While Lowering Costs for High Sample Throughput SNP Genotyping SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.–Fluidigm Corporation today introduced its new FC1™ Cycler designed to reduce the thermal cycling time by a factor of three when compared with the company’s current products. The FC1 Cycler can reduce overall […]
FREMONT, Calif. — — WaferGen Biosystems, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board:WGBS.ob – News), a leading developer of state-of-the-art genetic analysis systems, today announced that the University of Texas, Health Science Center at Houston, is the 10th early-access customer of the SmartChip Real-Time PCR System. The SmartChip System is designed to advance genome research results through the […]
Takara Bio Inc. (Shiga, Japan) today announced that it has granted QIAGEN GmbH (Hilden, Germany) a worldwide non-exclusive license to make, use and sell LA-PCR related products under the patents covering the LA-PCR technology, which Takara Bio owns. Including QIAGEN, the company has twenty four (24) licensees of its LA-PCR technology worldwide. Financial terms of […]
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India — Ocimum Biosolutions, a leading provider of genomic solutions, today announced the launch of its quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) services in India. This technology is already in use at Gene Logic, an Ocimum Biosolutions company. qRT-PCR technology is routinely used for a variety of applications such as expression analysis […]
Enable Significant Speed and Cost Advantages for Biomarker Validation Using Gene Expression and Genotyping – Can load up to 384 samples on a single SmartChip with 5,184 nanowells, offering the highest number of samples that can be run on a single nano-chip FREMONT, Calif. — WaferGen Biosystems, Inc. (OTC:WGBS) (BULLETIN BOARD: WGBS) , a leading […]
PENZBERG, Germany–Roche (SIX:RO)(SIX:ROG)(OTCQX:RHHBY) and Ghent University (Belgium) have signed an agreement for the use of Roche’s LightCycler® 1536 Instrument in various cancer research projects in Ghent. Studies include multigene expression signature profiling on cancer research samples and, digital PCR for sensitive detection of mutant cancer cells in a background of normal cells. Furthermore, DNA methylation […]
OXFORD, England and SAN DIEGO — Enigma Diagnostics Limited, the decentralised and point-of-care molecular diagnostics company, announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted U.S. Patent No. 7,659,096 with claims that cover the use of amplification consumables in several current real-time and end point PCR instruments. The consumables incorporate a thermally conducting […]
Usability and Performance Enhancements Promote New Era of Lab Productivity CARLSBAD, Calif.–Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:LIFE) today announced the expansion of its industry-leading family of real-time PCR systems with the introduction of a new high-productivity instrument. The Applied Biosystems ViiA™ 7 Real-Time PCR System seamlessly integrates a variety of quantitative PCR (qPCR) and genotyping applications, enabling […]
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