IDT Launches Modular NGS Gene Capture Pools

Coralville, IA — — Integrated DNA Technologies today announced the introduction of xGen® Predesigned Gene Capture Pools and Plates. These modular gene capture probes are the latest addition to IDT’s growing portfolio of high quality, customizable next generation sequencing products. xGen Predesigned Gene Capture Pools and Plates are ideal for creating customized target capture panels [...]

Thermo Fisher Scientific Announces Its Ion PGM Dx Next Generation Sequencing System is Now CE-Marked for In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) Use

CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Thermo Fisher Scientific today announced the successful CE-IVD registration of its new Ion PGM Dx System for sale in European countries. The Ion PGM Dx System was developed using the proven Ion Torrent next generation sequencing (NGS) technology, currently used to produce hundreds of thousands of tests in clinical research laboratories each [...]

RURO, Inc. Exceeds Double Growth for 2nd Year

Frederick, MD -- RURO, Inc. achieved a second consecutive annual period with greater than 100% sales volume growth. Contributing highlights to the company’s success included the release of a new version of its flagship solution platform, Limfinity®, the opening and immediate success of its first foreign office in Shanghai, and highly visible customer installations. Limfinity® [...]

ASTM D7345 Microdistillation Method Now Included in ASTM Reference Standard D1655 for Aviation Fuels PAC’s ISL PMD 110 Complies to Newly Included Method

Houston, TX., USA –– PAC, a leading global provider of advanced analytical instruments for laboratories and online process applications, is pleased to announce that its ISL PMD 110 is now approved for use in the ASTM Reference Standard D1655 for Aviation Fuels. ASTM recently added ASTM D7345, the PMD Method, to the jet fuel reference [...]

Implant Sciences Selected to Receive up to $2,000,000 from the Department of Homeland Security to Develop Next-Generation Explosives Trace Detection Systems

WILMINGTON, Mass.-- Implant Sciences Corporation (OTCQB: IMSC), a high technology supplier of systems and sensors for homeland security and defense markets, announced today that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has selected Implant Sciences' proposal to develop next generation explosives trace detection (ETD) screening systems for funding. The project, pending successful negotiations, is worth up [...]

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY ACQUIRES PROTEA’S LAESI® TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM

Morgantown, WV -– (OTCQB: PRGB) (“Protea”) announced today that Princeton University has purchased Protea’s LAESI DP-1000 Instrument System for direct molecular analysis. The system will be used in Princeton’s Frick Chemistry Laboratory for the screening of microbial samples to identify new molecular entities that may hold promise as new antimicrobial therapeutics. “We are pleased that [...]

Optibrium Introduces the Latest Release of StarDrop™ Featuring Card View™, a Unique Freeform Environment

CAMBRIDGE, UK -– Optibrium™, a developer of software for drug discovery, today announced the release of version 6.0 of its StarDrop™ software platform. This major new release introduces Card View™, an intuitive and highly flexible environment to view and interact with compound data in the context of discovery projects. Card View provides a unique and [...]

Luminex Corporation Announces Retirement of Patrick Balthrop, President and CEO

AUSTIN, Texas -- Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ: LMNX) today announced that Patrick J. Balthrop, Sr. has retired as President and CEO. The board of directors has named Nachum "Homi" Shamir as President and CEO. Mr. Balthrop has resigned as a director but will continue to serve the company and its shareholders as a consultant to the [...]

Prestigious Academic Facility at Northwestern University Acquires the SyncroPatch 384/768PE

Livingston, NJ, USA -- The SyncroPatch 384/768PE offers the highest throughput in automated patch clamping history. The SyncroPatch 384/768PE focuses on providing both high quality recordings together with broad experimental versatility, two important hallmarks that clearly convinced scientific researchers at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL. The SyncroPatch 384/768PE is an advanced [...]

Illumina Accelerator Announces Investment in Inaugural Startup Class

SAN DIEGO -- Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced the selection of three startup companies for the inaugural Illumina Accelerator funding cycle. The companies are Encoded Genomics, Inc., EpiBiome, Inc., and Xcell Biosciences Inc. The Illumina Accelerator is the world’s first business accelerator focused solely on creating an innovation ecosystem for the genomics industry. It is [...]

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