PAC Releases Next Generation Process Viscometer, the ViscoPro 2100
January 14, 2015
Houston, TX., USA –- PAC is excited to announce its next generation process viscometer. The ViscoPro 2100 enhances and improves the oscillating piston technology through improved performance, as well as ease of use and installation. Due to the ViscoPro 2100’s modular configuration, it is able to produce highly reliable viscosity results for numerous applications in [...]
New Mini Centrifuges Provide Enhanced Efficiency and Flexibility for Personal Workstations
January 13, 2015
WALTHAM, Mass. -- A new series of mini centrifuges provide researchers simplicity, ergonomics and flexibility in a compact footprint for personalized workstations. The Thermo Scientific mySPIN mini centrifuges are designed for protocols requiring quick spin downs, micro-filter cell separations and HPLC samples as well as applications with a higher RCF requirement. “Today’s researchers require fast [...]
DIAXONHIT announces the CE marking of the BJI InoPlex® test and its commercial launch
January 13, 2015
PARIS -- DIAXONHIT (Alternext : ALEHT, FR0004054427), a French leader in specialty in-vitro diagnostics for transplantation, infectious diseases and cancer, announces today that the CE marking of its BJI InoPlex® diagnostic test, the first blood test to aid in the diagnosis of prosthetic bone and joint infections, was completed late 2014 as scheduled. This regulatory [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Signs Distribution Agreement with Cynvenio for LiquidBiopsy Platfor
January 13, 2015
CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Thermo Fisher Scientific today announced it has signed an agreement with Cynvenio Biosystems Inc., a molecular testing company focused on the genomic analysis of tumor biomarkers in the bloodstream, for rights to distribute its LiquidBiopsy platform. The addition of Cynvenio’s rare cell enrichment technology complements Thermo Fisher’s Ion Torrent Personal Genome Machine [...]
JEOL and UC Irvine Partner to Develop Premier Electron Microscopy and Materials Research Center
January 13, 2015
Peabody, Mass. -- JEOL USA and the University of California's Irvine Materials Research Institute (IMRI) have entered into a strategic partnership to create a premier electron microscopy and materials science research facility. The IMRI will serve as an interdisciplinary nexus for the study and development of new materials, enabling advances in solar cell, battery, semiconductor, [...]
Beckman Coulter Genomics Receives Accreditation from College of American Pathologists
January 13, 2015
Danvers, Mass. -– Beckman Coulter Genomics, a leading provider of DNA Sequencing Services announces today accreditation from the College of American Pathologists (CAP). Furthering a long-standing commitment to delivering state-of-the-art sequencing services and high levels of customer satisfaction, the facility in Danvers completed a comprehensive on-site inspection as part of the CAP’s Accreditation Programs. The [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches Ion Torrent AmpliSeq RNA Fusion Lung Cancer Research Panel
January 13, 2015
CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Today Thermo Fisher Scientific announced that it has released a next-generation sequencing (NGS) RNA panel and workflow that enables targeted sequencing of fusion transcripts for clinical research. The new Ion Torrent AmpliSeq RNA Fusion Lung Cancer Research Panel allows simultaneous sequencing of 70 ALK, RET, ROS1, and NTRK1 fusion transcripts associated with [...]
UK Biobank selects Trinean’s DropSense96 for its Genotyping project
January 13, 2015
Gentbrugge, Belgium -- Trinean, the leading provider of microfluidic spectrophotometry platforms, today announced that its DropSense96TM droplet reader has been chosen by UK Biobank for automated quantification of 500,000 purified DNA samples in its Genotyping project. UK Biobank’s Genotyping project is one of the largest genetic studies, designed to better understand the complex interaction of [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Releases New CE-IVD Tumor Panel for Next Generation Sequencing
January 13, 2015
CARLSBAD, Calif. -- The newly released CE-IVD Oncomine Solid Tumor DNA kit from Thermo Fisher Scientific enables highly accurate and reliable multiplexed sequencing of formalin-fixed, paraffin embedded (FFPE) tumor samples with the quality and performance needed for the clinical laboratory. Compared to other molecular diagnostic testing methods, such as qPCR or Sanger sequencing, next-generation sequencing [...]
January 13, 2015
SAN BRUNO, Calif. and MADISON, Wis. -- Cord Blood Registry® (CBR®) and Cellular Dynamics International (NASDAQ:ICEL) (CDI) announced today that they have entered into a research collaboration to reprogram newborn stem cells from both umbilical cord blood and umbilical cord tissue collected, processed and cryopreserved under CBR's protocols into induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) using [...]
