January 29, 2014
GERMANTOWN, Maryland, and HILDEN, Germany — QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced plans to roll out a portfolio of assays for the QIAsymphony platform to aid in the diagnosis of healthcare-associated infections. The first new test the artus C. difficile QS-RGQ MDx Kit has been submitted to the U.S. Food and [...]
January 29, 2014
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO and SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA –– Continuing its strategy of delivering disruptive single-cell analysis capabilities to life science researchers around the world, Fluidigm Corporation (NASDAQ:FLDM) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire DVS Sciences, Inc. (DVS) to create a single-cell technology powerhouse. Combined with DVS, Fluidigm will be able to offer a comprehensive [...]
Organovo Announces First Delivery of 3D Liver Tissue to Key Opinion Leader
January 29, 2014
SAN DIEGO -- Organovo Holdings, Inc. (NYSE MKT: ONVO) ("Organovo"), a three-dimensional biology company focused on delivering breakthrough 3D bioprinting technology, today announced that it has performed its first 3D Liver tissue delivery. The achievement marks the delivery of Organovo's 3D Liver tissue to a laboratory outside of the company to a key opinion leader [...]
Roche NimbleGen Introduces Novel NGS Target Enrichment Solution for Methylation Assessment
January 29, 2014
Madison, WI, USA, Roche announced the launch of the SeqCap Epi Target Enrichment System for DNA methylation assessment at single-base resolution. This system includes both a fixed content epigenome-wide design and a full range of custom target offerings. This product line was designed to provide epigenetic researchers with next-generation tools to study DNA methylation with [...]
1st Detect Corp Announces OEM Agreement
January 29, 2014
AUSTIN, Texas -- 1st Detect Corporation, a subsidiary of Astrotech Corporation (ASTC) announced today that the company has entered into a strategic OEM agreement with RIGAKU Corporation of Tokyo, Japan. The 1st Detect OEM-1000PI mass spectrometer has been integrated with RIGAKU's Thermogravimetric Analyzer (TGA) to offer a higher performance, smaller and more cost effective solution [...]
Protemics software now Cloud Based
January 29, 2014
Thermo Fisher Scientific is pleased to announce that its web-based ProteinCenter software is now available as cloud-based version and can be accessed by multiple workstations in a laboratory. The software, regularly updated from all major protein databases, contains a consolidated, biologically annotated, protein sequence database that enables filtering, clustering and statistical bioinformatic analysis from single, [...]
Successful fiscal 2013: Sartorius reaches sales and earnings targets – Positive outlook for 2014
January 28, 2014
Goettingen; According to preliminary figures for 2013, the Sartorius Group, a leading international laboratory and process equipment supplier, grew dynamically again in 2013 and further increased its profitability. The company fully achieved its financial targets. For the current fiscal year, Sartorius expects positive business development as well. "Fiscal 2013 was a successful year for Sartorius, [...]
MTS BIOMEDICAL TEST SYSTEM HELPS RESEARCHERS DISCOVER NEW WAYS TO TREAT SPINAL TRAUMAS
January 28, 2014
Eden Prairie, Minn. – MTS Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: MTSC), a leading global supplier of high performance test systems and position sensors, today announced that the Institute of Technology, Tallaght (ITT Dublin), a university research center in South Dublin, Ireland, is conducting research leveraging MTS testing hardware, software and expertise to optimize two common spinal trauma [...]
Tecan offers Cavro® Air Displacement Pipettor option for Cavro Omni Robot
January 28, 2014
Männedorf, Switzerland – Tecan has introduced a Cavro® ADP (Air Displacement Pipettor) module for the popular Cavro Omni Robot. Available with a broad choice of lengths, orientations and options for all three axes, the Cavro Omni Robot is designed to combine precision OEM liquid handling with straightforward integration, and the launch of the Cavro ADP [...]
January 28, 2014
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Protea Biosciences Group, Inc. ("Protea"), announced today that it is a part of a team led by the George Washington University (GWU) that has been awarded up to $14.6 million for a cooperative agreement spanning five years from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). In addition to Protea, SRI International and [...]
