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 [...]
ArcherDX Launches PreSeq™ for FFPE Input QC
August 18, 2015
BOULDER, Colo.-- ArcherDX launched Archer™ PreSeq™ QC Assays, which assess the quality of nucleic acid in FFPE samples prior to library creation for next-generation sequencing (NGS)-based mutation detection. “NGS is an extremely effective way to find oncogenic driver mutations in a tumor specimen, but analytical sensitivity and specificity are dependent upon the quality of the [...]
August 18, 2015
SAN FRANCISCO -- Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN), Warburg Pincus and Sutter Hill Ventures announced today that they have formed a company to empower consumers to discover insights into their own genomes through a vibrant ecosystem of high-quality content partners. The company, called Helix, is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and received financing commitments [...]
August 18, 2015
BETHESDA, MD – The ACMG Foundation for Genetic and Genomic Medicine (www.acmgfoundation.org) recently announced that four new directors have been elected to join its Board of Directors. The ACMG Foundation is a national nonprofit foundation dedicated to facilitating the integration of genetics and genomics into medical practice. The board members are active participants in serving [...]
RURO Announces ezColony® version 5 – Latest Release of Popular Transgenic Animal Management Software
August 18, 2015
Frederick, MD -- RURO’s ezColony® v5 is designed to support the way our customers manage their animal colonies today. The software is secure and web-based, to allow easy, real-time access to authorized personnel only. It includes many communication and notification tools. A powerful search engine aids in real-time monitoring of colony status, history, genotype, etc. [...]
High-Precision, Low-Flow Ismatec Pumps Now Part of the Cole-Parmer Family
August 18, 2015
Vernon Hills, Ill. -- With the recent acquisition of Ismatec® pumps from IDEX Health and Science, Cole-Parmer has expanded its already robust line of fluid handling and analysis products. The Swiss-engineered Ismatec pumps are renowned for their clocklike precision and manufactured according to strict ISO 9001:2008 standards. The independent channel control (ICC) pumps provide lower [...]
August 18, 2015
JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, reports on the application of scanning electrochemical microscopy to study nanometric biostructures by the Demaille and Anne Group in the Laboratoire d'Electrochimie Moléculaire at the Université Paris Diderot, France. Drs Christophe Demaille and Agnès Anne from CNRS work in [...]
August 18, 2015
BEVERLY, Mass. -- Thrive Bioscience announced today it closed a $4.0 million round of seed financing from angel groups, strategic partners and industry veterans to accelerate commercialization of previously unavailable solutions that advance drug discovery, research and delivery of new therapies by improving one of the most important research processes – cell culture. Investors in [...]
