AIT Introduces New ANALECT RefinIR Analyzer
August 19, 2015
Upland, CA – Applied Instrument Technologies, Inc. (AIT), a leading manufacturer of multi-component process analyzers, has announced the introduction of the all new ANALECT® RefinIR™ system. This system represents the next generation in lab automation and process development for the refining industry. The RefinIR is a fully integrated laboratory auto-sampler and FTIR instrument. It delivers [...]
August 19, 2015
OMAHA, Neb. — Transgenomic, Inc. (NASDAQ: TBIO) today announced the launch of its MX-ICP EGFR Analysis lung cancer panel that covers key actionable mutations while providing precision detection levels down to as low as 0.01%. The panel uses Transgenomic’s Multiplexed ICE COLD-PCR™ (MX-ICP) technology, which generates highly accurate results from small amounts of blood or [...]
SpectraGenetics Joins IntelliCyt’s Technology Alliance Partner Program
August 19, 2015
Albuquerque, NM -- IntelliCyt Corporation, the leading provider of innovative, high-throughput, high-content cell and bead-based screening solutions today announced its latest TAP awardee and partner, Dr. G. Reid Asbury, CEO of SpectraGenetics, Inc. The IntelliCyt TAP Program was created to collaborate with pioneering scientists and commercial partners to advance the frontier of cell- and bead-based [...]
Roche to acquire Kapa Biosystems to strengthen next-generation sequencing product offerings
August 19, 2015
Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Kapa Biosystems, Inc. (Kapa) a privately-held company headquartered in Wilmington, Massachusetts, US. Kapa Biosystems is a provider of genomic tools in the life sciences sector that employs proprietary technologies to optimize enzymes for next-generation sequencing (NGS), as well as [...]
August 19, 2015
SAN DIEGO - Synthorx Inc. announced today that the company has employed its proprietary protein expression system to successfully produce proteins containing novel amino acids. Using a semi-synthetic DNA template (containing the synthetic base pair X and Y), Synthorx scientists were able to produce RNA containing X and Y, which was used with an otherwise [...]
Appistry’s GenomePilot Now Available on Microsoft Azure
August 19, 2015
ST LOUIS, MO – Appistry, Inc., a leading provider of software and services that enable healthcare institutions to practice genomically enhanced medicine, announced today the availability of GenomePilot on Microsoft’s Azure Marketplace. Through a new collaboration, Appistry will actively participate with Microsoft and other partners in the development of a complete set of cloud-based services [...]
August 19, 2015
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Battelle’s revolutionary new software, ExactID®, will be engaged by investigators at the U.S. Defense Forensic Science Center under a new agreement. ExactID is the first commercial forensic genomics software system that lets forensic investigators harvest the power of next-generation sequencing data in a format suited for routine laboratory analysis. ExactID provides the [...]
August 19, 2015
SAN DIEGO -- Cypher Genomics, Inc., the leading genome informatics company, in partnership with the Rare Genomics Institute, today announced winners in the 2015 BeHEARD Challenge. BeHEARD is a global competition that funds projects submitted by researchers studying rare diseases or individuals affected by them, awarding them with technology prizes that will facilitate their projects. [...]
PTR-MS breath test shows potential for detecting liver disease
August 19, 2015
Innsbruck - Researchers at the University of Birmingham have published results that suggest a non-invasive breath test for liver disease using an IONICON PTR-MS. Elevated levels of limonene in patients have been found to be indicative of a diseased liver. Background Especially in the UK liver disease has risen sharply over the past few decades [...]
August 19, 2015
SOMERSET, N.J. & ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Catalent Pharma Solutions and 3M Purification Inc., recently investigated a novel purification approach that significantly increased the performance of the mAb purification process by enhancing the efficiency of the Protein A column. The process resulted in a substantially pharmaceutically pure product immediately after Protein A elution. The global [...]
