Affymetrix Appoints Riccardo Pigliucci to Board of Directors
May 18, 2015
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Affymetrix (NASDAQ: AFFX) today announced that Riccardo Pigliucci has been appointed to the company’s board of directors effective May 13, 2015. Mr. Pigliucci will serve as a member of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Pigliucci has served as the Managing Partner of Aldwych Associates, LLP, a management and technology consulting partnership since [...]
May 18, 2015
SAN DIEGO -- Illumina (NASDAQ:ILMN) announced today that the company has filed a new patent infringement suit against Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc. and its parent company, Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. Illumina is seeking all available remedies. The new suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, is based on Ariosa’s infringement [...]
OHAUS Corporation Launches Pioneer PA+
May 18, 2015
Parsippany, NJ -- OHAUS Corporation, a leading manufacturer and marketer of high quality balances and scales, recently launched the Pioneer PA+ under their Ingenious Portfolio of quality-driven laboratory instruments. For over a century, the OHAUS brand has been synonymous for best-in-class measurement at value-driven pricing. With a proven track record of accuracy and reliability in [...]
KromaTiD Signs Asian Distribution Agreement with Tokyo Future Style
May 18, 2015
Fort Collins, Colorado -- KromaTiD is pleased to announce an agreement with Tokyo Future Style for distribution of its proprietary dGH™ and Pinpoint FISH™ products and services throughout Japan. “We are excited to be working with KromaTiD because we believe that their novel genomic technology will be attractive to our customers and the Japanese market. [...]
Kapa Biosystems Launches New RNA Prep Kit to Maximize Sequencing Efficiency
May 18, 2015
WILMINGTON, Mass. -- Kapa Biosystems, Inc., today launched a new RNA library preparation product for next-generation sequencing (NGS) workflows that enables users to generate a more complete view of the transcriptome by detecting more low-abundance and unique transcripts. The KAPA Stranded RNA-Seq Kit with RiboErase uses a targeted enzymatic depletion method to remove ribosomal RNA [...]
S-BIO Launching BlotGlyco® O-Glycan Sample Preparation Kit in U.S., Japan
May 18, 2015
TOKYO -- Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:4203) will launch “BlotGlyco® O-Glycan Sample Preparation Kit”, a breakthrough new product that enables scientists to analyze O-glycans in biological samples, including biotherapeutic glycoproteins, in a simple, safe and streamlined operation. This new product will be launched simultaneously in Japan and United States1 in late May 2015. The kit [...]
New Western Blot System Offers Multi-Format, Hands-Free Immunodetection
May 18, 2015
CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Expanding upon the innovative first generation iBind Western System, Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed the new iBind Flex Western System for automated western blot processing. Based on proprietary sequential lateral flow (SLF), the latest platform is designed to enable a more versatile walk-away solution for the immunodetection step in a western blotting [...]
Ocean Optics Appoints Vice President Technology
May 15, 2015
Dunedin, Florida, USA -– Spectroscopy applications knowledge leader Ocean Optics has appointed Steven Frey to the position of Vice President of Technology. Ocean Optics Frey In his new role, Frey will drive the development of technologies for next generation applications of miniature spectroscopy. He will lead the company’s team of design and applications engineers in [...]
May 15, 2015
Halma, the leading safety, health and environmental technology group, today confirms the appointment of Philippe Felten as Process Safety Sector Chief Executive with effect from 14 May 2015, following a period of transition from Neil Quinn as part of the succession process previously announced on 2 April 2015. As a result, Neil Quinn has also [...]
MO BIO Laboratories, Inc. Launches the PowerMag® DNA Clean-Up Kit
May 14, 2015
CARLSBAD, Calif. -- MO BIO Laboratories, Inc., the leader in soil, environmental, plant and microbial nucleic acid purification, announces the launch of the PowerMag® DNA Clean-Up Kit, for automated, hands-free clean-up of DNA samples that require a secondary purification for removal of PCR inhibitors. This kit features MO BIO's novel ClearMag® magnetic bead technology. The [...]
