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 [...]
Adeno-Associated Virus Services for Gene Delivery
August 24, 2015
AMSBIO has introduced an expanded range of Adeno-associated virus (AAV) cloning and packaging services. Adeno-associated viruses are single-stranded DNA viruses that can infect a broad range of cell types including dividing and non-dividing cells and are, therefore, widely used vehicles for gene delivery. Clinical trials have not only found AAV to be consistently safe and [...]
Burning Rock and Illumina Collaborate on Molecular Diagnostics for Oncology
August 24, 2015
GUANGZHOU, China & SAN DIEGO - Burning Rock and Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) today announced they have entered into an agreement whereby Burning Rock will develop advanced clinical applications for molecular diagnostics in oncology based on Illumina's next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology. The collaboration highlights the ever-increasing importance of genomics to improve healthcare in China. In [...]
August 24, 2015
NEW YORK -- FireflySci Inc. (FFS) is the newest company in the cuvette manufacturing industry. In just a short time, they are quickly starting to dominate the cuvette market and are now expanding into micro flow cell manufacturing for flow cytometers, cell sorters, and particle analyzers. A micro flow cell is the heart and soul [...]
Lumora Sells Heat Elution Technology to Roche
August 24, 2015
Cambridgeshire, UK -- Lumora, a provider of state-of-the-art molecular diagnostic products for the clinical research and industrial markets, has sold its proprietary nucleic acid Heat Elution purification technology1 to Roche. Roche has signed a definitive Asset Purchase Agreement with Lumora for products associated with its proprietary nucleic acid Heat Elution purification technology that is designed [...]
Renishaw Diagnostics announces CE marking of RenDx® Multiplex Assay System and Fungiplex assay
August 24, 2015
Glasgow, United Kingdom - Renishaw Diagnostics is pleased to announce the launch of the CE-IVD certified RenDx Multiplex Assay System together with its first assay, Fungiplex, a multiplex PCR in vitro test for the qualitative detection of Candida and Aspergillus DNA extracted from blood samples. The assay is designed for use on the RenDx Multiplex [...]
TACONIC BIOSCIENCES TO FUND CUSTOM MODEL DEVELOPMENT AND BREEDING TO SUPPORT VICI SYNDROME RESEARCH
August 24, 2015
Hudson, NY -- Taconic Biosciences, a leading provider of genetically modified models and services to researchers worldwide, announced it will fund the development and breeding of a custom mouse model to study Vici Syndrome. Taconic is donating the work as a Corporate Sponsor and Ultimate Technology Sponsor of the 2015 Rare Disease Science Challenge: Be [...]
Congressman Seth Moulton Visits Rigaku Analytical Devices Manufacturing Facility
August 21, 2015
Wilmington, MA – Rigaku Analytical Devices, a leading pioneer of handheld and portable spectroscopic analyzers, welcomed Congressman Seth Moulton, the U.S. Representative for Massachusetts' 6th Congressional District, to its recently expanded headquarters in Wilmington, Massachusetts yesterday, where the award-winning Progeny™ and Progeny™ ResQ™ analyzers are manufactured. Congressman Moulton is a veteran of the Iraq War [...]
