Cepheid Receives FDA Clearance for Expanded Claims on Tuberculosis Test
February 13, 2015
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-- Cepheid (Nasdaq: CPHD) today announced it has received clearance from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for expanded claims on its Xpert® MTB/RIF test. Xpert MTB/RIF detects Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTB-complex) DNA and in positive specimens, provides simultaneous identification of rifampin-resistance associated mutations of the rpoBgene. The expanded product claim enables clinicians [...]
Quanterix Expands Kevin Hrusovsky’s Role to CEO
February 13, 2015
LEXINGTON, MA –- Quanterix Corporation, a leader in ultrasensitive single molecule measurement for the benefit of human health, today announced the appointment of Kevin Hrusovsky as Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”). Mr. Hrusovsky will continue to serve as Executive Chairman of its Board of Directors. “I am thrilled to have Kevin join the Quanterix team as [...]
Unchained Labs Has a Busy First Day! Raises $25 Million and Closes First Acquisition
February 12, 2015
Pleasanton, CA -– Start-up life sciences tools company Unchained Labs burst onto the scientific scene today, announcing a $25 million Series A Financing and the acquisition of Optim, the world's first and only multiplex protein stability platform for biologics. The financing was led by Novo Ventures, Canaan Partners and TPG Biotech. Unchained Labs is committed [...]
RainDance Technologies Announces Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against 10X Genomics, Inc.
February 12, 2015
BILLERICA, Mass.-RainDance Technologies, Inc., a genomics tools company simplifying the analysis of complex genetic diseases, today announced that it has filed a patent infringement suit against 10X Genomics, Inc. (“10X”) of Pleasanton, California. The suit was filed in Federal District Court in Delaware. The patents asserted are U.S. patent numbers 7129091, 822148, 8273573, 8304193, 8329407, [...]
February 12, 2015
MADISON, WISCONSIN -- Promega Corporation announces the release of the 6 × 5 LC-MS/MS Peptide Reference Mix, a novel reagent and software combination. The reagent monitors LC and MS parameters, while the complementary software reports on instrument performance, as well as performance history. The unique peptide formulation saves time by assessing multiple LC and MS [...]
Servomex’s New MiniLaser Platform is Most Sustainable Product Yet
February 11, 2015
When Servomex, the world leader in gas analysis technologies, launched its new MiniLaser platform in January 2015, it also launched its most sustainable product platform to date. With greatly reduced carbon and ecological footprints and improved resource efficiency in manufacturing, the MiniLaser platform also boasts higher energy efficiency with all the associated cost benefits to [...]
February 11, 2015
HILDEN, Germany, and BEIJING, China -– Groundbreaking clinical data published today in the The Lancet medical journal showed that reliance on the 100-year-old tuberculin skin test has significantly overestimated latent tuberculosis infections in China, while results in the same patients using the QuantiFERON-TB Gold (QFT®) from QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) provided [...]
AXT Establishes Preclinical Imaging Portfolio with MR SOLUTIONS Product Lines
February 11, 2015
Based in the UK, MR SOLUTIONS are responsible for having developed and manufactured the world’s first range of commercial, superconducting, cryogen-free (no liquid helium or so called dry magnet), preclinical MRI systems up to 7 Tesla suited to in vivo investigations in many areas of research such as oncology, developmental biology, cardiovascular disease, neurology and [...]
Arrayit Corporation Debuts Major New Genomics and Proteomics Products in 2015/2016 Catalog
February 11, 2015
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-- Arrayit Corporation (ARYC), a life sciences and molecular diagnostics leader, announces today that the company is debuting major new products and services for the billion dollar genomics and proteomics markets in the company's new full color, image-rich 2015/2016 catalog. Arrayit High-Seq(TM) genomic labeling kits, HuProt(TM) v2.0 19K human proteome microarrays, InnoScan(R) 910 and [...]
February 11, 2015
BOTHELL, WA -- BioLife Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLFS), a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of proprietary clinical grade hypothermic storage and cryopreservation freeze media and precision thermal shipping products for cells and tissues (“BioLife” or the “Company”), today announced that it has commenced GMP manufacturing of low molecular weight (LMD) Dextran solutions for use in [...]
