Company Announcements

Luminex signed a teaming agreement with Northrop Grumman in March to collaborate in the creation of next generation biodetectors that will continuously monitor the environment and serve as an early-warning system for the release of potentially harmful airborne agents.

Luminex announced in March an exclusive collaboration and licensing agreement with Advanced Liquid Logic, a developer of digital microfluidics technology.

As part of a strategic partnership aimed at the field of personalized medicine, the Integrated Biobank of Luxembourg will use Life Technologies’ SOLiD System.

Product Introductions

Horiba Scientific introduced the SPRi-Plex II surface plasmon resonance–imaging system, featuring the ability to work at a range of temperatures and analyze a range of samples, including bacteria or single cells.

SDIX released the DeltaTox II portable water quality field-testing analyzer, replacing the existing DeltaTox devices. It includes chemical and bio-contamination detection and is based upon the use of a luminescent bacteria.

Carestream Molecular Imaging introduced the fully automated Gel Logic 2200 PRO imaging systems for in vitro application, including luminescent imaging.

VICAM, a Waters business, released the Vertu digital lateral flow reader for quantitative mycotoxin screening.

Cell Biosciences launched the automated, capillary-based NanoPro 100 immunoassay system, a compact, benchtop version of the NanoPro CB1000 system.

Cell Biosciences introduced the FluorChem E. Digital Darkroom for chemiluminescent Western blot and gel imaging.

VisEn Medical released an FMT Multi-Species Imaging Module for its FMT imaging platform for an expanded range of larger preclinical animal models.

Sequenom launched the MassARRAY Analyzer 4, a nucleic acid analysis platform featuring a two-times faster chip scan rate, and the flexibility to analyze any combination of genetic markers and samples.

ForteBio introduced the Octet QK(e) instrumentation system, which features greater sensitivity and a wider dynamic range, as well as the ability to re-rack biosensors.

In May, Roche launched the compact GS Junior System DNA Sequencer for small- and medium-sized research labs. It sequences over 25 million bases of DNA in a single 10-hour instrument run, with average read lengths in the range of 400 base pairs.

Sales/Orders of Note

Genomic services provider Expression Analysis agreed to purchase Pacific Biosciences’ PacBio RS DNA sequencing system, which is expected to be launched in the second half of the year.