International Standards Group Issues Call for Liquid Handling Experts
June 30, 2015
Westbrook, Maine – Artel, the leader in liquid handling quality assurance, will host the September technical meeting of the International Standards Organization (ISO) Technical Committee 48 Working Group 4, which is developing standards for micropipettes, precision laboratory syringes and automated liquid handlers. The group is calling for experts and all relevant stakeholders who are interested [...]
Exiqon launches ExiLERATE LNA™ qPCR product portfolio for analysis of mRNA and lncRNA
June 30, 2015
Copenhagen -- Exiqon A/S (NASDAQ OMX: EXQ), a leading provider of flexible solutions for RNA analysis, today announced the launch of the ExiLERATE LNA™ qPCR product portfolio for real-time PCR analysis of mRNAs and lncRNAs (long non-codingRNA), marking the latest expansion of a growing portfolio of qPCR reagents and kits. The ExiLERATE LNA™ qPCR portfolio [...]
June 30, 2015
WILMINGTON, Mass. -- Implant Sciences Corporation (OTCQB: IMSC), a leading manufacturer of explosives trace detection (ETD) and drugs trace detection solutions for homeland security applications, today announced that it has sold 58 of its QS-B220 desktop explosives trace detectors to Finnish Airports. The systems are scheduled to be deployed within the next several months. "The [...]
Exiqon integrates RNAseq workflow in unique cloud-computing environment, XploreRNA™
June 30, 2015
Copenhagen -- Exiqon A/S (NASDAQ OMX: EXQ), a leading provider of flexible solutions for RNA analysis, today announced the launch of its innovative XploreRNA™ cloud-computing environment. Rapid adaptation of NGS (Next Generation Sequencing) as the initial analysis has increasingly left scientists challenged by overwhelming amounts of complex data for annotation and design of validation studies. [...]
June 30, 2015
Regensburg, Germany -- Lophius Biosciences GmbH, a privately held biotech company focusing on the development and marketing of innovative T cell-based research tools and diagnostic systems for functional assessment of pathogen/disease-reactive T cells, today announced the commercial launch of T-Track® ImmunoScan and T-activated® ImmunoScan Cocktail. Based on a proprietary and very specific cocktail of stimulants [...]
June 30, 2015
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- DNAnexus Inc., the leader in cloud-based genome informatics and data management, today announced that Stanford University, the Data Coordination Center (DCC) for the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded ENCyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) Project, a flagship functional genomics consortium funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) at the NIH, [...]
Fast liquid transfer down to picoliter levels with Tecan’s D300e
June 30, 2015
Männedorf, Switzerland – Tecan has introduced the D300e Digital Dispenser* for applications that need faster, reliable dispensing down to picoliter volumes. This innovative, simple-to-use device is ideal for the creation of assay plates, and can cut set-up times from hours or days to just minutes. Users can choose between dispensing aqueous solutions in combination with [...]
FlowJo and BD Partner to Streamline Flow Cytometry Data Management
June 29, 2015
FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. & ASHLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FlowJo, LLC, the provider of the market-leading third-party software for single cell analysis, and BD Life Sciences – Biosciences, a segment of leading global medical technology company BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE:BDX), announced today that they have established a strategic relationship to integrate BD’s flow cytometry data acquisition [...]
June 29, 2015
BANGALORE and MOSCOW -- ReadSense, a genomics company at nanocenter TECHNOSPARK (Troitsk), and Strand Life Sciences, the world leader in the implementation of bioinformatics in personalized medicine, have signed a cooperation memorandum. According to the memorandum, Strand and ReadSense will jointly develop affordable tests based on next-generation sequencing (NGS) for the diagnosis of genetic pathologies [...]
Rice University boots up powerful microscopes
June 29, 2015
HOUSTON – Rice University, renowned for nanoscale science, has installed microscopes that will allow researchers to peer deeper than ever into the fabric of the universe. The Titan Themis scanning/transmission electron microscope, one of the most powerful in the United States, will enable scientists from Rice as well as academic and industrial partners to view [...]
