HERCULES, Calif., December 19, 2008 – Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb), a multinational manufacturer and distributor of life science research and clinical diagnostic products, today announced the launch of its new Bio-Rad CFX384™ real-time PCR detection system as well as its new CFX Manager™ software, Security Edition. CFX Manager can be used to […]

Seegene, Inc., a leader in multi-pathogen diagnostic testing, today announced that it has been awarded international patent protection for a break-through technology able to accelerate the detection of highly personal variations in genetic sequences. These genetic variations can identify an individual’s risks for a broad range of disorders, such as Alzheimer’s disease and coronary artery […]

RainDance Technologies, Inc., a provider of innovative microdroplet-based solutions for human health and disease research, today announced that the Eli and Edythe L. Broad Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts, will become an early access partner for its new RDT 1000 and Sequence Enrichment Solution. Under the Early Access Partner program, RainDance will deliver to the Broad […]

Fluidigm Corporation today announced that it has secured co-exclusive licenses to Stanford University inventions that detect fetal genetic characteristics in maternal plasma, including the use of a combination of digital PCR* and high-throughput sequencing. These licenses specifically cover a technique announced by a group of Stanford researchers several months ago that counted chromosomes by finding […]

Asuragen, Inc. announced today the launch of its BCR/ABL1 Quant (RUO)* kit, a research tool utilizing multiplex real-time quantitative RT-PCR to provide simultaneous detection and quantification of BCR/ABL1 fusion transcripts (b2a2, b3a2, and e1a2), ABL1 (an endogenous control), and BCR/ABL1Quant Norm (an exogenous control) in a single reaction. The kit is based on TaqMan® technology […]

NuGEN Technologies, Inc., a privately held company that develops and commercializes nucleic acid amplification and sample preparation systems, announced today that it has hired Daniel Benetz to serve as the company’s chief financial officer, and Dr. Yan Zhang to fill the newly created role of vice president of marketing. Both will report to Elizabeth Hutt, […]

Custom Primer-Probe Mixes for 5’ Nuclease Real-Time PCR Licensed Under Applied Biosystems’ Patents CORALVILLE, IA – November 18, 2008, Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), the world leader in oligonucleotide production, has today launched the first assay products covered by its license under the Applied Biosystems’ (ABI) Probe Manufacturing License Program. The PrimeTime™ qPCR assays contain dual-labeled […]

RainDance Technologies, Inc., a provider of innovative microdroplet-based solutions for human health and disease research, today officially introduced its Sequence Enrichment Solution for targeted sequencing applications of the human genome. RainDance unveiled the solution at the 58th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) in Philadelphia, Penn. “The RainDance Sequence Enrichment Solution […]

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) announced today it has launched a new thermal cycler, the high-performance Stratagene Gradient Cycler. The new instrument broadens Agilent’s PCR product line and gives researchers access to a complete workflow solution for end-point PCR from a single supplier. PCR is a fast and inexpensive technique used to amplify or copy small […]

Joining the Techne range of personal thermal cyclers from Bibby Scientific – the TC-3000G gradient model enables eight different temperatures to be tested simultaneously, within a small footprint of only 17 x 33 cm. With the same expanded capacity as the TC-3000X, the TC-3000G gradient thermal cycler has two block options, which are easily interchangeable […]