SYGNIS signs non-exclusive distribution agreement for Australia with GeneWorks Pty Ltd
August 25, 2015
Madrid, Spain and Heidelberg, Germany – SYGNIS AG (Frankfurt: LIO1; ISIN: DE000A1RFM03; Prime Standard) today announced that it has signed a non- exclusive distribution agreement for the commercialization of SYGNIS’ proprietary product portfolio in Australia with GeneWorks Pty Ltd. Under the terms of the agreement, SYGNIS has granted GeneWorks the rights to promote, market and [...]
InDevR Collaborating with Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to Evaluate FluChip-8G
August 25, 2015
BOULDER, Colorado –– InDevR, Inc., an innovative life science company dedicated to improving biopharmaceutical and vaccine manufacturing, announced today that the lab of Richard Webby, Ph.D., at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (St. Jude) will be aiding in the development of a new influenza diagnostic, including evaluating assay performance on non-seasonal influenza viruses. The FluChip-8G [...]
High Throughput Single-Cell mRNA Sequencing Preparation Comes to the Fluidigm C1 System
August 25, 2015
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Fluidigm Corporation (NASDAQ:FLDM) today announced commercial availability of a new high throughput single-cell mRNA sequencing workflow for its C1TM system to enable large-scale studies to characterize heterogeneous samples. This validated workflow includes a new advanced integrated fluidic circuit (IFC) and reagent kit that significantly increases throughput and ease-of-use, while simultaneously [...]
August 25, 2015
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- STEMCELL Technologies Inc. has signed a patent license agreement with iPS Academia Japan, Inc. to license and commercialize iPS Academia Japan, Inc.’s patented technologies for induced pluripotent stem cell (iPS cell) research. This agreement will enable STEMCELL Technologies to develop, manufacture, and distribute products that are optimized for cellular reprogramming. This [...]
MDL Partners with PierianDx to Rapidly Launch Next Generation Sequencing Tests for Breast Cancer
August 25, 2015
ST LOUIS, MO – PierianDx, the forerunner in clinical genomic informatics, announced today that Molecular Diagnostics Laboratories (MDL) has standardized on its leading bioinformatics software platform in order to rapidly launch its BRCA1/2 genomic testing program. MDL, based in Covington, KY, will utilize the PierianDx Clinical Genomicist Workstation™ 3.0 to jump-start its BRCA testing program. [...]
August 24, 2015
Pleasanton, California – The revolutionary RapidHIT® System from IntegenX delivered a stunning arrest in the UK last week. A suspect was arrested for a minor crime and swabbed for a DNA reference sample while in custody. His DNA profile was generated in less than two hours using the RapidHIT System at UK forensic laboratory, Key [...]
August 24, 2015
PLEASANTON, Calif. -- Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) has signed a definitive asset purchase agreement with Lumora for products associated with the unique, patent-protected Heat Elution1technology for nucleic acid purification of multiple sample types including challenging formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tumor samples. Roche plans to explore integrating this technology into its sequencing workflow solution. Today, [...]
August 24, 2015
Santa Barbara, CA -- Oxford Instruments Asylum Research announces the release of a new high temperature sample heater accessory for the MFP-3D Origin™ AFM. The Origin is Asylum’s most affordable AFM and has proven very popular with new professors and other researchers looking to stretch their research budgets while still getting a high performance, reliable [...]
Agena Bioscience Introduces Front-End Automation for Its MassARRAY® System for Genetic Analysis
August 24, 2015
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Agena Bioscience™ today introduced the Chip prep module to automate sample handling after PCR for the MassARRAY® 96-well System. This enables laboratories to operate the MassARRAY System largely unattended for high-throughput, multiplex genetic analysis. “Whether you are a lab manager, pathologist, or medical director, automation of the post-PCR workflow reduces labor [...]
Precise Controlled Cooling of Biological Samples
August 24, 2015
The ChilliBlock from Asynt is a new modular system purpose designed for precise, controlled cooling and heating of biological samples in microplates, vials and Eppendorf tubes. Traditionally methods of cooling biological samples often rely upon direct immersion in ice buckets which are prone to considerable temperature variability, contamination and loss of wetted labels. ChilliBlocks can [...]
