Additional NTEP Approval for Perten Instruments’ IM 9500 Whole Grain NIR Analyzer
August 12, 2014
The IM 9500 from Perten Instruments is now NTEP approved for the measurements of moisture and test weight in Medium Grain Rough Rice (MGR), Long Grain Rough Rice, Oats, and Sorghum. The IM 9500 is Perten’s Whole Grain Near-infrared instrument widely used at elevators, grain traders, and grain processors. It’s a modern instrument based on [...]
Covaris Introduces microTUBE™ LV for Ultra-Low Volume DNA Shearing
August 12, 2014
WOBURN, Mass.-- Covaris, Inc. announced the introduction of the patent-pending microTUBE LV, its latest product designed for low volume, high performance DNA Shearing for Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) applications. The Covaris microTUBE LV allows researchers to process samples as small as 15 microliters using Adaptive Focused Acoustics (AFA™) which has become the "gold standard" in [...]
August 12, 2014
San Francisco, CA –- Station X today announced that it has added DNAnexus integration to its cloud-based genome analysis platform GenePool®, providing customers with an end-to-end analytical solution. Subscribers to Station X’s GenePool genome management and analysis platform who have stored and processed their genomics data on DNAnexus’ platform can now access that data directly [...]
August 11, 2014
LA JOLLA, CA -- Human Longevity, Inc. (HLI), a genomics and cell therapy-based diagnostic and therapeutic company focused on extending the healthy, high performance human life span, today announced it has signed an agreement with Celgene Cellular Therapeutics (CCT) to license, develop, and co-promote Celgene’s proprietary placental cell population, PSC-100. HLI has the option to [...]
Optibrium Launches SentiraTM: New Software for Compound Data Visualisation
August 11, 2014
CAMBRIDGE, UK -- Optibrium™, a developer of software for drug discovery, today announced the launch of Sentira™, a new desktop application that provides dynamic data visualisation and analysis of compound data. Applicable across all fields of chemistry, Sentira enables users to quickly find patterns in compound data, visualise structure-activity relationships (SAR) and elegantly present and [...]
Certara’s New Muse Invent Allows Researchers to Design Synthetically Feasible Drug Candidates
August 11, 2014
ST. LOUIS, MO –- Certara®, the leading global technology-enabled drug development and drug safety consultancy, announced today that its Muse molecular design workflow for the identification and optimization of lead drug candidates now has virtual synthetic chemistry capabilities. Known as Muse® Invent™, this new product will enable researchers to create drug candidates with novel structures, [...]
Douglas Scientific® LLC and LGC ink distribution agreement
August 11, 2014
Alexandria, Minnesota, USA and Hoddesdon, UK -– Douglas Scientific and LGC announced today that they have formalized an exclusive distribution agreement for the sale of Douglas Scientific’s innovative Array Tape® Platform. Under the terms of this agreement LGC will represent and distribute the existing and future Array Tape laboratory automation platforms in Europe, Middle East [...]
Bioo Scientific First to Address Small RNA-Seq Bias Concerns with Launch of New Kit
August 11, 2014
Bioo Scientific launched the patent pending NEXTflex™ Small RNA Sequencing Kit v2, which utilizes randomized adapters to significantly reduce ligation bias from library preparation, resulting in the most accurate data available, as illustrated in a number of published papers. The NEXTflex Small RNA Sequencing Kit v2 provides an easy, flexible, cost-effective solution for generating small [...]
August 11, 2014
San Francisco, CA -— ACD/Labs, a leading cheminformatics company, announced at the 248th ACS National Meeting, that the latest version of ACD/Structure Elucidator Suite is now available. With this release, the industry's most advanced Computer-Assisted Structure Elucidation (CASE) system now includes a more powerful and easy-to-use workflow. Building on ACD/NMR Workbook v2014, the software provides [...]
PerkinElmer Sponsors the 46th International Chemistry Olympiad
August 11, 2014
PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on the health and safety of people and the environment, today celebrated the winners of the 46th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO). PerkinElmer sponsored the IChO, an annual academic competition for high school students and one of the International Science Olympiads. PerkinElmer representatives addressed 1,500 delegates at a closing ceremony [...]

