454 Life Sciences, a Roche company, and Integrated DNA Technologies, Inc., Coralville, USA announced today they have entered into an exclusive co-promotional agreement wherein IDT will design, synthesize, and purify the fusion primers required for certain 454 Sequencing applications. These applications include ultra-deep amplicon sequencing for detection of low-frequency mutations in disease associated genes, and […]

Renowned separations science expert Milos Novotny, PhD, has joined Protein Discovery’s scientific advisory board. Protein Discovery will call upon Professor Novotny’s deep knowledge of electrophoretic and chromatographic separations as the company continues to develop and commercialize sample preparation systems for mass spectrometry. “Protein Discovery has commercialized electrophoretic sample preparation in a unique and immediately useful […]

BRANFORD, Conn.–454 Life Sciences, a Roche company, today announced the publication of the 250th peer-reviewed study using the Genome Sequencer System. Researchers are taking advantage of the high accuracy and long reads that the Genome Sequencer FLX System provides to quickly generate high quality, biologically relevant results. These results are yielding breakthrough publications, giving 454 […]

DUBLIN, Calif., Sept. 17 — Microchip Biotechnologies, Inc. (MBI) has been awarded a $625,000 contract under the inaugural US Army Commercialization Pilot Program for the development of a Universal Sample Preparation Module (USPM). The Commercialization Pilot Program is a new program to assist SBIR firms that have Phase II projects that meet high priority Army […]

NuGEN Technologies, Inc., a privately held company that develops and commercializes nucleic acid amplification and sample preparation systems, and the Hamilton Company, a world leader in precision liquid handling announced today the two companies have assembled an automated, total target preparation solution to address the high-throughput challenges required in processing large sets of clinical samples […]

NEWARK, Del., Sep 11, 2008 — The MiniRam(tm) II Spectrometer and BWID(tm) software system from B&W Tek uses Raman spectroscopy and spectral libraries for identifying unknown or verifying known materials used in food and drug manufacturing. Manufacturing of both pharmaceuticals and dietary supplements are moving toward 100 percent inspection of incoming raw materials. In particular, […]

SOUTH EASTON, Mass., Sept. 11 — Pressure BioSciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: PBIO – News; “PBI” or “the Company”) today announced that it has entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID). Researchers at USAMRIID have recently shown that the use of the Company’s […]

MUNICH, Germany–The Advalytix product team of Olympus is initiating a collaborative study with The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center to characterize circulating tumor cells in breast cancer patients. The study combines Advalytix’s sensitive AmpliGrid molecular analysis platform, multiplex primer design, and integrated workflow to analyze expression of multiple target genes in single […]

Orbis Sets a New Standard in Analytical Flexibility MAHWAH, NJ – EDAX Inc., a leader in micro X-ray fluorescence, has introduced the Orbis micro-XRF elemental analyzer system, setting a new standard in analytical flexibility. Building on more than 10 years of micro-XRF experience, the Orbis spectrometer incorporates a unique motorized turret that integrates video and […]

EAST HILLS, N.Y.–Pall Corporation (NYSE: PLL – News), a global leader in filtration, separation and purification, announced today the purchase of GeneSystems, a privately held French biotechnology company that has developed a unique, easy-to-use and cost-effective molecular diagnostics platform. The acquisition of GeneSystems, with its patented approach to rapid microbiological detection equipment and disposables, expands […]