Spotting a molecular biologist in the lab used to be quite easy. He was usually the scientist with a bucket of ice in one arm and a mortar and pestle in the other arm. While this stereotype might still hold true at many universities and, perhaps, in some private laboratories, molecular biologists are now using […]
Venlo, The Netherlands 1/22/09—Corbett, QIAGEN, ITF Labortechnik and Applied Biosystems have settled their disputes concerning the infringement by Corbett’s Rotor-Gene Real-Time PCR-Cyclers of Applied Biosystems’ Real-Time Thermal Cycler Instrument patents. Corbett, which was acquired by QIAGEN last year (see IBO 7/15/08), has entered into an agreement to license certain technology from Applied Biosystems related to […]
The US Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) has delayed by one year the enforcement of certain requirements of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), which were to take effect on February 10. The CPSIA implements new certification and testing requirements for products, including toys and other products for children under 12. The limits on […]
Company Announcements Olink AB in partnership with scientists from Uppsala University formed Q-linea AB to develop biosensors for the detection of biological warfare agents. Diversified Opportunities, an over-the-counter listed, shell company, acquired QRSciences’ US subsidiary and the electronic imaging firm Spectrum San Diego, which was partially owned by QRSciences. QRSciences agreed to distribute GE Security’s […]
Company Announcements Cell Projects entered into a commercial license and development agreement in October 2008 with Queen’s University in Canada, covering several new electroporation technologies for adherent and in situ cell electroporation. Fluxion Biosciences named two new distributors: Labtech International for the UK, Ireland and France, and Westburg BV for Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Denmark, […]
Company Announcements Empire Genomics will develop locus-specific DNA probes for One Cell Systems for slide-based FISH applications. Empire will also comarket One Cell’s synthetic oligonucleotide probes for chromosome enumeration. In November 2008, QIAGEN licensed certain methylation technologies from OncoMethylome Sciences for use in its EpiTect product line. Five new members joined the RNAi Global Initiative, […]
The European Parliament has approved legislation regulating the use of pesticides. The law bans certain highly toxic chemicals in pesticides and creates criteria for the use of other substances. The EU will create a list of approved “active substances,” consisting of chemicals that can be used in pesticides. Based on an assessment by the Swedish […]
The FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research approved 21 new molecular entities (NMEs) in 2008, up from 16 the year before. Three biologic license applications (BLAs) were approved, compared to two in 2007. Three of the NMEs and one of the BLAs were delayed approvals. The drugs with the fastest approval times tend to […]
Palo Alto, CA 1/16/09—Varian has announced that its expects fiscal year 2009 first-quarter sales, for the quarter ended January 2, to be $205–$210 million, compared to revenues of $237.4 million for the same period a year ago. “Although we entered the first quarter with a strong backlog for these products and saw solid orders during […]
Marlborough, MA 1/26/09; San Diego, CA and Ann Arbor, MI 1/26/09; San Diego, CA 1/27/08; San Diego, CA 1/28/09—Sequenom has terminated its bid for diagnostics firm EXACT Sciences (see IBO 1/15/09), following Genzyme’s acquisition of certain intellectual property assets held by EXACT related to the fields of prenatal and reproductive health and three million shares […]
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