SAN CARLOS, Calif.–NuGEN Technologies, Inc., a leader in nucleic acid sample preparation, announced today that the Pharmacogenomic Services Division of Asuragen, Inc., has added NuGEN Ovation® Systems to its menu of gene expression profiling services and as another component of the ENCOMPASS™ Services for FFPE portfolio. The NuGEN Ovation Systems family of RNA amplification and […]

PORTON DOWN, England, Oct 22 — Enigma Diagnostics Limited, the decentralised and point-of-care molecular diagnostics company, announced today that it has signed a third licence agreement with Applied Biosystems. The licence provides Enigma with access to claims of US Patent No. 5,928,907 that describe methods for monitoring nucleic acid amplification in real-time. This is the […]

Bibby Scientific announces an addition to the Techne range of personal thermal cyclers – the expanded capacity TC-3000X. With a highly successful half-century track record in the design and manufacture of temperature control equipment, Bibby Scientific’s world-leading Techne brand is synonymous with robust, reliable, reproducible DNA amplification. The new TC-3000X has two interchangeable block options. […]

Applied Biosystems Inc. (NYSE:ABI), today announced that it has commercialized a new analysis system to enable researchers to perform high-sample-throughput genotyping studies that are faster, easier and more cost effective than other commercially available methods. The TaqMan(R) OpenArray(TM) Genotyping System provides life scientists with the ease-of-use, accuracy, and reproducibility of Applied Biosystems’ TaqMan(R) SNP Genotyping […]

Largest custom DNA supplier now licensed to sell dual-labeled probes and primer-probe mixes for use in real-time PCR research applications. CORALVILLE, IA – October 16, 2008, Integrated DNA Technologies, Inc., (IDT) announced today that it has obtained from Applied Biosystems Inc., of Foster City, CA (ABI), a license to sell dual-labeled probes for use in […]

Cardiff, UK, 14 October 2008 – Q Chip Ltd, a leading developer of microencapsulation solutions, has officially opened its new corporate headquarters and R&D facility in Cardiff. The expansion into new headquarters marks a significant step in the steady expansion Q Chip has experienced since its foundation. In summer 2007 Q Chip successfully completed a […]

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Oct. 13 — Rubicon Genomics, Inc. today announced an agreement with SAIC-Frederick to amplify DNA samples for The Cancer Atlas Genome Project. Rubicon Genomics was selected to amplify and standardize total genomic DNA from 3,000 tissue and blood samples from cancer patients. The Rubicon GenomePlex(TM) Whole Genome Amplification technology was judged best […]

Fluidigm Corporation and BIOKE, a licensed distributor for the company, today announced that Enza Zaden, one of the world’s leading suppliers of high-quality vegetable seeds for agriculture, has chosen the Fluidigm’s BioMark(TM) System for Genetic Engineering and the new 96.96 Dynamic Array to help assure the quality of its seed supply. As the world’s food […]

Scientists Find a Noninvasive Prenatal Test for Down Syndrome SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.–Fluidigm Corporation today announced that Stanford University has used the unique properties of the company’s integrated fluidic circuits (IFCs) to help develop a noninvasive prenatal test for fetal chromosomal abnormalities using maternal blood. This new technique counts chromosomes by finding trace amounts of […]

Recent recalls in the pharmaceutical industry have increased awareness of the need to improve contaminant and impurity analysis in drug manufacturing. Biopharmaceutical companies are responding to this challenge for products produced in cell culture to include in-process contaminant and impurity analysis for rapid detection of the smallest known self-replicating organism, called Mycoplasma. To assist in […]