September 24, 2015
Coal-fired power plant personnel and coal producers requiring consistent coal blends and fuel quality can now use a next-generation online analyzer that offers a choice of two neutron-producing sources. The Thermo Scientific CQM FLEX coal analyzer can incorporate either an electrically-driven neutron generator or Californium (252Cf) as its neutron source. With the neutron generator configuration, [...]
New Magneto-Rheology Accessory from TA Instruments
September 24, 2015
New Castle, Delaware, USA – TA Instruments introduces an all new system for characterization of magneto-rheological (MR) fluids. The Magneto-Rheology Accessory for the Discovery Hybrid Rheometer enables parallel plate and cone-plate rheological measurements under the influence of a controlled field at temperatures as high as 170 °C and fields as high as 1 T. MR [...]
SCIEX Announces Exclusive Reseller Agreement with Advaita Bioinformatics
September 24, 2015
Framingham, MA — SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, today announced an exclusive reseller agreement with Advaita Bioinformatics, a leader in the development of bioinformatic solutions for multi-omic biological data, that will allow SCIEX to sell Advaita licenses of iPathwayGuide, as part of the OneOmics™ project. Under the agreement, Advaita's web-based application [...]
RainDance Technologies Names Kathy Ordonez Chairman of the Board of Directors
September 24, 2015
BILLERICA, Mass. — RainDance Technologies, Inc., a genomics tools company dedicated to simplifying the analysis of complex genetic diseases, today announced the appointment of Kathy Ordoñez as Chairman of its Board of Directors. Ms. Ordoñez brings more than 30 years of experience in the life sciences and diagnostics industries, and has served on the RainDance [...]
September 24, 2015
DARMSTADT, Germany & NEW YORK -- As part of the global strategic alliance between Merck and Pfizer to jointly develop and commercialize avelumab*, an investigational immune checkpoint inhibitor, the companies have announced today that they have a collaboration agreement in place with Dako, an Agilent Technologies company, for the development of a potential companion diagnostic [...]
Affordable large-scale DNA variation studies for every DNA researcher
September 24, 2015
GENALICE announced the global launch date of Population Calling, a new analysis module and part of their GENALICE MAP Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) Data Analysis Suite. In a LIVE webinar event scheduled in two weeks from today, on October 8, the company will reveal the unique capabilities to improve individual patient results and discover disease specific [...]
Shimadzu Announces New Electron Capture Detector With Contact-Free Technology
September 24, 2015
COLUMBIA, Md. — Shimadzu Scientific Instruments today announces the release of its new ECD-2010 Exceed electron capture detector (ECD). The detector features a newly designed capillary ECD cell that uses Shimadzu’s contact-free technology. Contact-free technology reduces the effect that a dirty sample matrix can have on the detector’s radioactive source. This makes the new ECD-2100 [...]
BioDiscovery and AKESOgen announce their co-marketing partnership
September 23, 2015
Hawthorne, CA and Atlanta, GA – BioDiscovery, Inc., a leader in innovative genomic data analysis software solutions for life sciences research and clinical applications, and AKESOgen, a premier genomics services provider for clinical trials, clinical testing, and research, are excited to announce their new co-marketing partnership. Combining the expertise of the two companies will provide [...]
September 23, 2015
London, UK - Genedata, a leading provider of advanced software solutions for drug discovery and life science research, today announced the successful delivery of an important milestone in its collaboration with Bayer Pharma AG to create an advanced security-hardened research data platform to manage, process and analyze exploratory NGS and other omics data from patients [...]
SomaLogic launches new, larger commercial version of SOMAscan assay
September 23, 2015
SomaLogic announced today that the latest version of its proprietary SOMAscan proteomics assay, which now measures 1,310 protein analytes, is commercially available to the life science research community. Called “SOMAscan Assay 1.3k,” this new version is replacing the current 1,129-measurement version, but without an increase in price. “We are committed to increasing our already substantial [...]
