TwistDx Launches World’s First DNA Amplification Kit Based on Recombinase Polymerase Amplification (RPA) – Products Based on RPA Technology Offers Alternative to PCR CAMBRIDGE, England–TwistDx, a developer of point-of-use nucleic acid diagnostics, announced today the launch of its TwistAmpTM product range, the world’s first DNA amplification products based on Recombinase Polymerase Amplification (RPA). Concurrently, TwistDx […]

IDT Expands Gene Expression Assay Portfolio to Better Support Validation and Screening Studies PrimeTime qPCR Assays now allow for affordable validation and screening studies CORALVILLE, IA – July 14 2009. Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), the world leader in oligonucleotide synthesis, expands its PrimeTime qPCR portfolio to include new assay scales that enable more affordable gene […]

Applied Biosystems Unveils New Real-Time PCR Assays That Quantify Proteins in Human Cells TaqMan Protein Expression Assays Provide Novel Method for Stem Cell Research International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) conference CARLSBAD, Calif.–Applied Biosystems, part of Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:LIFE), today announced the introduction of a new line of TaqMan® real-time PCR assays that […]

Darmstadt, Germany – July 6, 2009 – Merck announced today that the AOAC Research Institute has validated two of its products for the detection of Salmonella in peanut butter products within the scope of its Emergency Response Validation (ERV) program. Effective immediately, food manufacturers and inspectors can use both the foodproof® test and the Singlepath® […]

Rubicon Genomics, Inc., a developer of pre-analytical amplification products that enable optimal performance of advanced genetic analysis tools, announced today that it has reached agreement with BlueGnome to non-exclusively market its PicoPlex™ technology to In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) researchers under the name SurePlex DNA Amplification System as part of the BlueGnome 24sure microarray-based technology for […]

Rubicon Genomics Introduces PicoPlex Single Cell Whole Genome Amplification Kit for Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagnostics and Stem Cell and Cancer Cell Research ANN ARBOR, Mich.–Rubicon Genomics, Inc., a developer of pre-amplification products that enable optimal performance of the most advanced genetic analysis tools, announced today the release of its PicoPlex™ Single Cell Whole Genome Amplification (WGA) […]

Applied Biosystems Salmonella Detection Kit Assists Efforts to Protect Food Supply Molecular Testing Solution Receives Emergency Response Validation for Detection of Salmonella in Peanut Butter CARLSBAD, Calif.–Applied Biosystems, part of Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:LIFE – News), today announced the certification of its TaqMan® Salmonella enterica Detection Kit for the identification of Salmonella in peanut butter […]

SAN DIEGO, June 24 — TriLink BioTechnologies (TriLink), announced that it has signed a sales and license agreement with Glen Research Corporation to sell TriLink’s CleanAmp(TM) Amidites. Glen Research can now sell the patented CleanAmp(TM) Amidites produced by TriLink to third parties for use in the production of CleanAmp(TM) Primers. TriLink’s CleanAmp(TM) technology offers a […]

June 22, 2009 05:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time REDMOND, Wash.–Micronics, Inc. today announced that it has been issued a letters patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for a system and method for performing rapid thermocycling on a microfluidic device. The new patent has broad utility across the life sciences sector with […]

LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS, U.S.A, June 10, 2009 – RainDance Technologies, Inc., today announced the shipment of an RDT 1000 and Sequence Enrichment Solution to the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen). RainDance is a provider of innovative microdroplet-based solutions for human health and disease research. TGen, a nonprofit biomedical research institute based in Phoenix, Arizona, focuses on […]