System to Enable High-Throughput Genomic Analysis and Cancer Research Capabilities
August 17, 2015
BEIJING and FREMONT, Calif. — Annoroad has selected the WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:WGBS) SmartChip platform for high-throughput target enrichment of BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, SNP genotyping services and library quantification for next-generation sequencing (NGS). The system will provide the performance and flexibility to streamline key applications onto a single platform. NGS-based applications for cancer discovery [...]
JULABO USA, Inc. Launches Reaction Solutions Portfolio
August 16, 2015
ALLENTOWN, PA -- Today’s reaction applications require not just accurate temperatures but also exact dosing of components, proper stirring or mixing, continuous monitoring & analysis, reliable control of parameters and product harvesting. JULABO USA’s new Reaction Solutions product portfolio enable trouble-free reproducibility of processes using fully or partially automated reaction systems along with heavy-duty glassware, [...]
August 16, 2015
Austin, TX -- NanoHybrids, a biotech company based in Austin, Texas, announced the release of a new line of spherical gold nanoparticles designed to enable highly sensitive and reliable lateral flow immunoassays. Product benefits include: -Highly Monodisperse Particles with Significantly Low Batch-Batch Variability -Stringent Quality Control for Better Assay Performance -Scale-up capability to Meet High [...]
August 16, 2015
ST. LOUIS -- Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (NASDAQ: SIAL) announced today it has secured unconditional approval from Brazil's Council for Economic Defense (CADE), the final outstanding approval required for the planned acquisition of Sigma-Aldrich by Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany (the "Transaction"). This clearance, which will be effective after a waiting period of 15 days, follows recently received [...]
Renishaw’s Spectroscopy Products Division relocates to the company’s headquarters site
August 14, 2015
After 23 years, and many months of planning, Renishaw’s Spectroscopy Products Division (SPD) said farewell to its Old Town site, in Wotton-under Edge, and moved to the new Renishaw Innovation Centre located at the company’s New Mills headquarters. Situated in the stunning Gloucestershire countryside, the Renishaw Innovation Centre is a brand new building providing an [...]
Eurogentec (EGT), Belgium, Appoints MoBiTec GmbH as Distributor for Germany
August 14, 2015
Goettingen, Germany -- Eurogentec (EGT) is a leading provider of innovative products and services to the life science, diagnostic, and pharmaceutical community. MoBiTec is selling the products of AnaSpec, which now is part of EGT, for more than 10 years already. The agreement allows MoBiTec to also offer EGT's state-of-the-art qPCR kits, oligonucleotides, and further [...]
XYZ Microscope Scanning Stages are More Stable with Capacitive Feedback, from PI
August 14, 2015
Auburn, MA -- As a nanopositioning and motion control systems leader, PI's (Physik Instrumente) PInano™ super resolution (SR) microscope stage series is now available in two variations - High Precision with piezoresistive position feedback sensors and High Precision with High Stability based on capacitive feedback sensors. Higher Stability and Linearity with Capacitive Sensors, and Lower [...]
Renishaw’s Spectroscopy Products Division relocates to the company’s headquarters site
August 14, 2015
After 23 years, and many months of planning, Renishaw’s Spectroscopy Products Division (SPD) said farewell to its Old Town site, in Wotton-under Edge, and moved to the new Renishaw Innovation Centre located at the company’s New Mills headquarters. Situated in the stunning Gloucestershire countryside, the Renishaw Innovation Centre is a brand new building providing an [...]
August 13, 2015
SEATTLE -- NanoString Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSTG), a provider of life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products, today announced that Palmetto GBA, a Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) that assesses molecular diagnostic technologies through its MolDx program, has issued a favorable final local coverage determination (LCD) for the Prosigna® Breast Cancer Assay. "We are [...]
Bitplane makes the IMS file format Open Source
August 13, 2015
Belfast -- Bitplane, an Oxford Instruments Company and world leader in 2 to 4D image visualization, analysis and interpretation, today announced that its proprietary IMS file format would become Open Source. The IMS file format is based on Hierarchical Data Format (HDF5), which is designed to work with huge multidimensional data and is optimized to [...]
