Cerilliant Introduces New Snap-N-Spike® Internal Standards of Nicotine Metabolites
January 9, 2014
ROUND ROCK, TEXAS – Cerilliant introduces two new Certified Spiking Solutions® of nicotine metabolites anabasine-D4 HCl and trans-3’-Hydroxycotinine-D3 at concentrations of 100 µg/mL in methanol. These solution standards can be used as internal standards spiked into patient samples or in isotope dilution methods for quantification of anabasine and 3-hydroxycotinine levels in nicotine screening and other [...]
Release of Chip-Mate, a Chip-based nano-LC Ion Source for Mass Spectrometers
January 9, 2014
Ithaca, NY – Advion, Inc., a leading instruments and consumables developer for the life sciences industry, announced today the release of the latest in chip-based technology, the Chip-Mate™. The Chip-Mate is an ESI Chip®-based nano-LC ion source for applications requiring small micron ID HPLC columns and nanoelectrospray ionization (nano-ESI). This latest product offering from Advion [...]
Dako to Collaborate with Merck on Development of Companion Diagnostics for Cancer Treatment
January 9, 2014
GLOSTRUP, Denmark -- Dako, an Agilent Technologies company, announced today it has entered into a master framework agreement with Merck to develop companion diagnostic tests for oncology drugs currently in Merck's development pipeline. "Dako is relentless in its commitment to fighting cancer, together with our customers and pharma partners," said Jacob Thaysen, vice president and [...]
TTP Labtech acquires assets in fluorescence lifetime technology
January 9, 2014
Royston, UK – Significant improvements in assay reagents and availability of High Throughput Screen (HTS)-compatible readers has propelled fluorescence lifetime (FLT) technology to the vanguard of cost-effective screening technologies. TTP Labtech has consolidated its position in the field with today’s announcement of the purchase of assets from AssayMetrics Limited, Cardiff, UK a leading company in [...]
January 9, 2014
SAN DIEGO -- Sequenom, Inc. (NASDAQ: SQNM), a life sciences company providing innovative testing and genetic analysis solutions, announced today its wholly owned subsidiary, Sequenom Laboratories, has signed a national agreement with a leading benefits provider, to provide coverage for the MaterniT21™ PLUS laboratory-developed test (LDT). The addition of this contract brings the number of [...]
Illumina Announces Recipients of Agricultural Greater Good Initiative Grants
January 9, 2014
SAN DIEGO -- Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) today announced two new recipients of its Agricultural Greater Good Initiative Grants. The recipients, Iowa State University and University of California at Riverside, will apply Illumina’s array genotyping and software solutions to further their research into sustainable crop and livestock breeding practices. The grants are designed to help [...]
llumina to Provide Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) Technologies to Quest Diagnostics
January 9, 2014
SAN DIEGO -- Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced it has entered into a multi-year licensing agreement with Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), the world’s leading provider of diagnostic information services, related to the use of Illumina’s next-generation sequencing technology for clinical laboratory testing. Among the terms, Quest will have broad rights to use Illumina’s sequencing and [...]
Exiqon Announces 2014 Grant Program for microRNA, long non-coding RNA or mRNA research
January 9, 2014
Exiqon A/S (NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen: "EXQ") today announced the launch of its 2014 global research grant program, open to researchers from academic and non-profit institutions. "Exiqon aims to support our customers around the world in their everyday laboratory work and we are proud to offer excellent products for the analysis of any RNA in any [...]
January 9, 2014
CARLSBAD, Calif.-- Life Technologies (NASDAQ: LIFE) has completed a multi-year license and supply agreement with Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services, that gives Quest rights to develop molecular tests on the Ion Torrent™ next-generation sequencing platform. Under the agreement, Quest may use the platform and related consumables to independently [...]
January 9, 2014
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.-- MTS Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: MTSC), a leading global supplier of high-performance test systems and position sensors, today announced the grand opening of a vehicle system engineering laboratory in collaboration with Chery Automobile Co. Ltd. in Wuhu, China. The first MTS joint laboratory with a domestic Chinese automotive OEM, the Chery-MTS lab is [...]

