NCGR and Simbiot announce global, strategic partnership
July 8, 2014
Santa Fe, NM and New York, NY –- On Tuesday, the National Center for Genome Resources and Simbiot announced a strategic partnership to create new solutions for handling ‘big data’ in the genomics space. The two groups are joining forces to launch Lumenogix NGS, a software platform that offers researchers unprecedented knowledge mining and control [...]
July 8, 2014
Milpitas, CA -– At SEMICON West in San Francisco, Nanolab Technologies announced that it has purchased a new XPS analytical system in their Surface Chemical Analysis Center of Excellence that continues their rapid growth path. Last week Nanolab Technologies announced the acquisition of Microtech Laboratories, a failure analysis lab located in Texas. The new XPS [...]
BioDiscovery awarded National Institutes of Health SBIR Grant to Improve TCGA Copy Number Profiles
July 8, 2014
Hawthorne, CA -- BioDiscovery, Inc., maker of Nexus Copy Number software, announced today the award of a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant from the National Institute of Health to improve the copy number variation (CNV) data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), and has selected Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University [...]
July 8, 2014
Lawrenceville, NJ -– Datacolor®, a global leader in color management solutions, today announced the availability of the Datacolor 45IR, a portable spectrophotometer uniquely designed to meet the distinct quality control and ink formulation requirements of the security printing industry. Datacolor 45IR will help prevent counterfeiting of banknotes and confidential government or company documents, guaranteeing quality [...]
Tecan offers revolutionary transfer tool for automated Nested LiHa disposable tip handling
July 8, 2014
Männedorf, Switzerland – Tecan has introduced an innovative new consumable device offering increased throughput and capacity for Freedom EVO® workstations. The patent pending Disposable Transfer Tool is designed for use with Tecan’s Nested LiHa disposable tips, and offers fully automated handling of empty tip trays without the need for a gripper. Nested LiHa disposable tips [...]
OGT launches high-resolution, high-throughput PGS array
July 8, 2014
Oxford Gene Technology (OGT), The Molecular Genetics Company, has announced the launch of a new high-resolution, high-throughput pre-implantation genetic screening (PGS) microarray aimed at improving embryo screening for in vitro fertilisation (IVF). The CytoSure™ Embryo Screen Array offers eight arrays of 60,000 spots for high-resolution genome-wide aneuploidy and copy number detection in pre-implantation embryos. The [...]
July 8, 2014
VALENCIA, CA -- Servomex, the world leader in continuous gas analysis solutions for the Hydrocarbon Processing (HP) and Natural Gas (NG) industries has joined forces with H2scan, provider of the most accurate, tolerant and affordable hydrogen leak detection and process gas monitoring solutions, to provide complete light hydrocarbon measurement and analytical solutions to its HP [...]
SomaLogic announces Paul Menter as VP and General Manager, Life Science Tools
July 8, 2014
SomaLogic, Inc., announced today that Paul Menter has joined the company as Vice President & General Manager, Life Science Tools. “I am delighted that Paul has joined SomaLogic to oversee our growing Life Science Tools business,” said Byron Hewett, Chief Executive Officer. “Paul’s unparalleled expertise in building and leading similar efforts at other world-class companies [...]
July 8, 2014
Farmingdale, NY -- In its efforts to provide the most, comprehensive, low-maintenance, and user-friendly line of standards for spectrophotometers, NSG Precision Cells has released a new line of microplate validation plates for UV/VIS/NIR spectrophotometers and fluorometers. NSG has been a forerunner in calibration standards for spectrophotometers for a decade, with its unparalleled line of standards, [...]
QC Laboratories Selects Bio-Rad’s iQ-Check® Prep Automation Solution for Food Pathogen Detection
July 8, 2014
Hercules, CA — — Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb) today announced that QC Laboratories, an independent food testing laboratory, has selected Bio-Rad’s iQ-Check Prep Automation Solution for detecting foodborne pathogens. According to Karen Battista, laboratory manager at QC Laboratories, Lean Six Sigma process analysis revealed that Bio-Rad’s pathogen detection method outperformed the methods [...]

