December 17, 2013
Moscow, Russia - As more clinicians and researchers come to rely upon genetic data in their quest to combat thousands of devastating human diseases and conditions, accurate and speedy analysis of that constantly expanding body of data becomes increasingly critical. Addressing this need, Moscow startup iBinom has released the beta version of a cloud-based SaaS [...]
December 17, 2013
Dolomite is collaborating with European technology leaders over a two year publicly funded consortium. Danish project partners OptoRobotix (R&D performing SME) and Bioneer (technological service partner) and Dolomite will jointly develop a cutting edge stem cell handling technology. As the market leader in microfluidic design, Dolomite will exploit its latest offerings to transform from concept [...]
Agilent Technologies Introduces Two New ScreenTape Assays to Optimize Next-Generation Sequencing
December 17, 2013
SANTA CLARA, Calif.Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced two new assays for the 2200 TapeStation system: the RNA ScreenTape and the D1000 ScreenTape assays. Both assays are essential for the quality control of samples in next-generation sequencing (NGS) workflow. They replace Agilent's R6K and D1K ScreenTape assays. The new RNA ScreenTape assay delivers qualitative [...]
EMD Millipore Provides Disaster Relief to Typhoon Haiyan Victims
December 17, 2013
BILLERICA, Mass. -- EMD Millipore, the Life Science division of Merck KGaA of Darmstadt, Germany, today announced it is providing product and monetary donations to assist those severely affected by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines as part of its corporate responsibility commitment to support natural disaster relief efforts. In partnership with Water Missions International, EMD [...]
Bio-Rad Offers New PrimePCR™ Disease Panels for Real-Time PCR
December 17, 2013
Hercules, CA —— Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. today announced the launch of more than 700 new PrimePCR human and mouse disease panels and 71 new pathway panels for real-time PCR (qPCR). The panels allow researchers to thoroughly and efficiently investigate genes known to be differentially expressed in a specified pathology or biological pathway. Bio-Rad now offers [...]
AirClean® Systems PowderSafe™ Type B
December 16, 2013
CREEDMOOR, NORTH CAROLINA – AirClean® Systems PowderSafe™ Type B Enclosures usher in a new era of powder weighing and containment technology. PowderSafe™ Type B enclosures provide a controlled negative pressure HEPA-filtered environment for professionals to work with and weigh powders. PowderSafe™ Type B is fabricated with polypropylene, which is a chemically resistant, high mass polymer. [...]
Grace Announces Additional Patent Granted for Flash Chromatography Technology
December 16, 2013
Columbia, MD – -W. R. Grace & Co. (NYSE: GRA) announced today that the Australian Patent Office has granted a patent related to the company’s REVELERIS® flash chromatography system. The patent concerns the use of Evaporative Light Scattering Detection (ELSD) with flash chromatography, which is a key component of the REVELERIS® flash chromatography system. The [...]
December 16, 2013
SALT LAKE CITY—The PAM50 breast cancer signature developed at the University of Utah and Huntsman Cancer Institute received FDA approval and will launch at ARUP Laboratories in Salt Lake City. The test utilizes gene expression data from 50 genes weighted together with clinical variables to generate a risk category and numerical score to assess a [...]
Life Technologies’ Food Pathogen Detection Methods Gains Approval by Australian Government
December 16, 2013
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Life Technologies Corporation ( https://www.lifetech.com )(NASDAQ:LIFE) today announced that its MicroSEQ(R) Real-Time PCR workflow was officially approved by the Australian Government, Department of Agriculture as an Approved Test Method to detect pathogens in export meat and meat products. Australia is a major exporter of food and the second largest exporter of beef [...]
Bruker Introduces High-Performance Opterra™ Multipoint Scanning Confocal Microscope
December 16, 2013
NEW ORLEANS -- Today at the 2013 American Society for Cell Biology Annual Meeting, Bruker (NASDAQ: BRKR) introduced the Opterra Multipoint Scanning Confocal Microscope, which sets a new standard for integration of confocal imaging with photoactivation. The new Opterra microscope utilizes a number of innovative features to obtain the speed of wide-field imaging and the [...]

