February 24, 2015
Danvers, Massachusetts -- Beckman Coulter Genomics, provider of expert sequencing solutions for research and healthcare institutions worldwide, has added stranded, ribodepletion and globin reduction library construction options to their existing RNA-Seq services. The Illumina* TruSeq Stranded Total RNA Sample Prep Kit has been automated on Beckman Coulter instruments to enable scalability and LIMS sample tracking. [...]
February 24, 2015
Santa Clara, CA -- Park Systems, world-leader in Atomic Force Microscopes (AFM) announced today they have signed a Joint Development Project (JDP) with nanoelectronics research center imec, to develop in-line AFM metrology solutions of future technology nodes including but not limited to surface roughness, thickness, critical dimension (CD), and sidewall roughness. The JDP will develop [...]
Tecan launches Cavro® Disposable Tips for OEM customers
February 24, 2015
Tecan has created a range of Cavro Disposable Tips for use with the Company’s popular Cavro brand OEM components. Offering customers a selection of premium consumables to complement their Cavro Omni Robot and Cavro Air Displacement Pipettor (ADP) options, these high quality tips have been developed and validated to ensure optimal performance and reliable operation. [...]
LGC develops new meat reference materials to safeguard the food chain
February 24, 2015
Six new meat mixture reference materials developed by LGC scientists to help protect consumers from food fraud will go on sale this week. The meat mixtures will enable food testing laboratories to assess the quality of their measurements and ensure they are able to detect substitutions in meat products at specified low levels. The materials [...]
Cerilliant Introduces Certified Spiking Solutions® of Tryptamines
February 24, 2015
ST. LOUIS -- Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (NASDAQ: SIAL) is pleased to announce that the Cerilliant® brand within its Applied Diagnostics and Testing business is introducing eight new Certified Spiking Solutions® of tryptamines for use in quantitative mass spec-based testing applications such as forensic analysis, clinical toxicology, urine drug testing, or pharmaceutical research. This product introduction includes [...]
Huntingdon Life Sciences and Harlan Laboratories to operate under new brand and name
February 24, 2015
Huntingdon (UK) -- Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS) and Harlan Laboratories have announced that the two companies will be rebranded to reflect the new integrated management structure that has been put in place and the broader product and service offerings of the combined organizations. The new name and rebranding is a significant key milestone that will [...]
GenoLogics Announces Expansion
February 24, 2015
REDWOOD CITY, CA – — GenoLogics today announced plans to expand in response to demand for its laboratory information management system, Clarity LIMS. The LIMS leader recently opened a new office in Redwood City, CA, and plans to grow every area of its operations this year to support the twofold growth of its customer base [...]
February 24, 2015
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- BioTime, Inc. (NYSE MKT: BTX) today announced that the first patient was successfully treated in the Company’s pivotal clinical trial in Europe assessing the efficacy of Renevia™ for the treatment of HIV-associated lipoatrophy. HIV-associated lipoatrophy is a disorder characterized by abnormal loss of body fat from under the skin that occurs in [...]
Dotmatics joins Pistoia Alliance to collaborate in the set-up of informatics standards
February 24, 2015
Bishops Stortford, UK -- Dotmatics, the leading global informatics solutions provider to the pharma, biotech, chemical and academic industries announced today that it has joined the Pistoia Alliance, a global, not-for-profit alliance of Life Sciences organisations that work together to lower barriers to innovation in R&D. The Pistoia Alliance was initially formed by major global [...]
BioNano Hits Scientific Milestone: 100 Unique Species Genetically Mapped and Analyzed
February 24, 2015
SAN DIEGO — — BioNano Genomics announced today that it has mapped and analyzed more than 100 unique species, including human, plant, animal and microbe, on the Irys® System. BioNano’s Irys System creates a high-resolution genome map for the precise assembly of DNA sequences, completion of large genomes and understanding of genomic structural variation. Achieving [...]
