New 384-well Assay from Affymetrix Delivers High-Throughput, PCR-free Gene Expression Analysis
September 22, 2015
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Affymetrix (Nasdaq: AFFX) announces the extension of its QuantiGene® Singleplex Assay for PCR-free gene expression measurement to include a 384-well format that is easily automatable for high-throughput compound screening. The easy-to-use, high-sensitivity assay measures gene expression with minimal sample preparation, using branched DNA for signal amplification. A key feature of the [...]
PerkinElmer Launches Opal® Multicolor IHC Research Kits for Quantative Pathology
September 22, 2015
PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and the environment, today announced the launch of its new Opal® Multicolor Immunohistochemistry (IHC) Research Kits. These offerings enable researchers, oncologists and pathologists to understand the mechanics of cancer. Opal kits are part of PerkinElmer's new Phenoptics™ workflow solutions for quantitative [...]
September 22, 2015
Framingham, MA — SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, today announced a collaboration with the laboratory of Amanda Paulovich, M.D., Ph.D., at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, to make Targeted Proteomics in cancer research more reproducible and specific. The collaboration provides SCIEX rights to commercialize the immuno-MRM assays that have been developed [...]
Endress+Hauser Submits Squeeze-Out Request to Analytik Jena AG
September 22, 2015
Jena/Weil am Rhein — Endress+Hauser (Germany) AG+Co. KG, headquartered in Weil am Rhein, Germany, (“Endress+Hauser”) submitted to the Executive Board of Analytik Jena AG on September 17, 2015, its request to allow the General Meeting of Analytik Jena AG to decide on the transfer of Analytik Jena shares held by remaining minority shareholders to Endress+Hauser [...]
September 22, 2015
LA JOLLA, CA -- Synthetic Genomics Inc. (SGI), a privately held company developing and commercializing genomic driven advancements in a variety of industries, and Lung Biotechnology PBC, a subsidiary of United Therapeutics Corporation (NASDAQ: UTHR), today announced they have expanded their multi-year research and development agreement to develop transplantation-ready pig organs using synthetic genomic advances. [...]
September 21, 2015
AUSTIN, TEXAS – Emerson Process Management, a global business of Emerson (NYSE:EMR), has provided automation and engineering services for a Qatargas project that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 1.6 million tonnes annually. Now fully operational, the Jetty Boil-Off Gas (JBOG) Recovery facility is the biggest of its kind and one of the largest environmental [...]
September 21, 2015
SAN JOSE, Calif. —— Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the winners of the 2016 Winter Conference Awards in Plasma Spectrochemistry. Selected by an independent awards committee, these industry leading scientists have made noteworthy contributions over time or through a single, significant breakthrough in the field of plasma spectrochemistry. [...]
September 21, 2015
PLEASANTON, Calif. - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced the global launch of the SeqCap EZ MedExome Target Enrichment Kit1, a comprehensive whole exome sequencing (WES) solution designed to increase the discovery and detection of human genetic variants associated with disease while reducing sequencing costs. "The release of the SeqCap EZ MedExome Target [...]
Resume Research Faster with Proteintech’s Antibody Exchange Program
September 21, 2015
Researchers and scientists rely on antibodies to further research in cancer, neuroscience, immunology, molecular biology and more. But according to a 2015 survey by The Scientist, over 75 percent of researchers are replacing failed antibodies on a routine basis. Given the importance of successful antibodies, and in an effort to help drive accountability within the [...]
Ultimate Textile Adds X-Rite Ci7800 Spectrophotometer for Exceptional Quality Control
September 21, 2015
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – X-Rite Incorporated, a global leader in color science and technology, and its subsidiary Pantone LLC, today reported that North Carolina-based Ultimate Textile added the X-Rite Ci7800 benchtop spectrophotometer and an X-Rite Ci64UV handheld sphere spectrophotometer to its portfolio of color measurement solutions. Together with existing X-Rite color management software and lighting [...]
