July 23, 2014
COLUMBIA, Md. -? Shimadzu Scientific Instruments has launched the UF-Amino Station, an LC/MS amino acid analysis system developed jointly with Ajinomoto Co. Inc. Offering simultaneous multicomponent analysis, the UF-Amino Station can analyze 38 amino acids in nine minutes, drastically enhancing laboratory throughput. The UF-Amino Station achieves high-speed analysis utilizing a fast application-specific column and an [...]
Gen9 Launches New Product to Enable Pathway and Genome Building
July 23, 2014
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts — — Gen9, Inc., the pioneer in the development of scalable technologies for synthesizing and assembling DNA, today announced the commercial launch of GeneByte Plus™ DNA constructs, synthesized at lengths ranging from 3,000 to 10,000 base pairs. This new capacity extends the company’s product portfolio, which also includes synthesized DNA below 3,000 base [...]
Traceable Sample Storage Supports Genomic Clinical Research
July 22, 2014
To support genomic clinical research, being undertaken to prepare the local area for personalized medicine, the Institutional Biobank of Lausanne (Lausanne, Switzerland) has invested in 2D sample storage consumables from Micronic to safeguard its valuable samples. The Institutional Biobank of Lausanne (BIL) was created to support clinical research and more specifically research in genomics. After [...]
InDevR Awarded $2.9 M to Advance Titer on Chip(R) for Pandemic Flu Vaccines
July 22, 2014
BOULDER, CO -- InDevR, a Boulder-based life science company, announced today that it has received an SBIR Phase II grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) (R44AI102318) to expand application of its new vaccine potency assay to pandemic influenza vaccines. The award is approximately $1 M per year over three years. [...]
Illumina’s HiSeq X Ten Sequencing Technology to be Implemented for Population Studies
July 22, 2014
DOHA, Qatar & SAN DIEGO -- Sidra Medical and Research Center will house a first-of-its-kind facility, the High-Throughput Genomics Center, to undertake population studies and genetic sequencing for the MENA region. The facility will provide Qatar and the region access to the latest technology to help advance genetic mapping projects. The facility's early phase of [...]
Albemarle researchers and coalition partners make breakthrough in catalyst research technology
July 22, 2014
BATON ROUGE, La.-- A unique collaboration between catalyst researchers from Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), Delft University of Technology, Haldor Topsoe, FEI Company and Leiden Probe Microscopy has led to an innovative new method for studying catalyst dynamics under actual operating conditions. The process uses a technique called high-resolution electron microscopy to monitor changes in the [...]
Life sciences innovator, Waters acquires the REIMS technology from Medimass
July 22, 2014
Budapest –– MediMass Ltd today announced that Massachusetts based Waters Corporation (WAT: NYSE) acquired its Rapid Evaporative Ionization Mass Spectrometry (REIMS) technology. The REIMS technology represents substantially all of the assets of MediMass and includes patent applications, software, databases and REIMS expertise. REIMS is the enabling technology for the "Intelligent Knife" or “iKnife,” a device [...]
Waters Acquires REIMS Technology, Strengthens Health Science Initiative
July 22, 2014
MILFORD, Mass. -- Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) today announced the acquisition of Rapid Evaporative Ionization Mass Spectrometry (REIMS) technology from MediMass Ltd. The REIMS technology represents substantially all of the assets of MediMass and includes patent applications, software, databases and REIMS expertise. “While showing promise across many applications, REIMS technology significantly strengthens Waters’ technology position within [...]
July 22, 2014
Boston, MA -- HighRes Biosolutions, the leading global provider of automated robotic systems to the Life Sciences industry, announced today that they have been selected by the Scottish Universities Life Sciences Alliance (SULSA) to provide multiple automated robotic platforms to support the UK National Phenotypic Screening Centre’s (UK-NPSC) research activities. The robotic systems will be [...]
Dotmatics Appoints Shikha O’Brien as Vice President of Strategic Sales and Marketing
July 22, 2014
Bishops Stortford, UK. -- Dotmatics, a leading provider of scientific informatics solutions and services, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Shikha O’Brien as Vice President of Strategic Sales and Marketing. The announcement comes to support Dotmatics’ increased footprint in the scientific informatics market and to further establish itself as one of the leading [...]
