LUMENSE RAISES SERIES B, PLANS TO BRING ITS REAL-TIME SENSOR PLATFORM TO PRODUCTION
November 14, 2013
Atlanta, GA –– Lumense, an Atlanta-based developer of real-time quality control sensors capable of continuously measuring the contents of gases and liquids, has raised a Series B round led by the GRA Venture Fund and The Coca-Cola Company. The funds will be used to move the company’s flexible and scalable sensor platform, and its initial [...]
PCR from Whole Blood, Simplified
November 14, 2013
CINCINNATI -- Bioline, The PCR Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Meridian Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIVO), is proud to announce the worldwide release of the MyTaqTM Blood-PCR Kit, developed for fast, highly-specific PCR direct from whole blood samples. Based on the proven MyTaqTM HS DNA polymerase, in combination with a novel, red-colored, buffer system; the new Bioline [...]
Wheat, Barley and Maize Target Enrichment Designs for Exome Sequencing
November 14, 2013
Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced the release of SeqCap EZ Exome Designs for target enrichment of the wheat, barley and maize genomes. These agriculture exome designs were developed with key opinion leaders in crop genome research. The goal is to provide researchers a cost-effective and easy-to-use alternative sequencing method beyond whole genome sequencing. [...]
Blood Banks Provide Vital Resource in Global Blood Supply Chain
November 14, 2013
WALTHAM, Mass.--- Blood banks are essential links in the healthcare supply chain around the globe. Thermo Fisher Scientific recently installed its 1000th blood banking centrifuge in India at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi. A core part of the blood banking process, centrifuges separate whole blood into four life saving components: [...]
OC4 and Station X Partner: Accelerating Genomic Research
November 14, 2013
Las Vegas, NV -- Station X has created GenePool, a new software platform that allows medical researchers to solve complex biological and clinical problems. The GenePool software-as-a-service platform empowers researchers to analyze large clinical populations and expedite diagnostic development and research into genetic diseases. With GenePool, researchers in Pharma and Biotech companies can shave months [...]
Microbiologics Debuts New Molecular Standards Product Line – Helix Elite™
November 14, 2013
St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA -- Microbiologics, a leading global manufacturer of prepared quality control microorganism products, debuts its first molecular product line, Helix Elite™. These molecular standards are intended to facilitate the development, validation, and monitoring of molecular assays. The Helix Elite™ molecular product line currently includes 13 molecular standards for microorganisms that are difficult [...]
SciGene Announces New Product Distribution Agreement with Rainbow Scientific
November 14, 2013
Rainbow Scientific, Inc. (Windsor, CT) and SciGene (Sunnyvale, CA) announced today at the Association for Molecular Pathology Annual meeting in Phoenix, AZ , a new partnership whereby customers in North America can now purchase SciGene’s line of sample preparation reagents for FISH-based tests directly from Rainbow Scientific, Inc. Products to be sold under the agreement [...]
Mindray Announced a Settlement Agreement with Beckman Coulter Inc
November 13, 2013
SHENZHEN, China -- Mindray Medical International Limited ("Mindray", NYSE: MR), a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices worldwide, today announced a settlement agreement with Beckman Coulter Inc. On November 11, 2013, Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Mindray, entered into a settlement agreement related to an ordinary course commercial dispute [...]
November 13, 2013
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- TESCAN, a leading global supplier of scanning electron microscopes and focused ion beam workstations has delivered a LYRA FIB-SEM workstation to the University of Alabama Central Analytical Facility (CAF), a national center of excellence. The LYRA is a FIB-SEM workstation and will be used for preparing atom probe tomography and transmission [...]
EKF Molecular Diagnostics Launches New PointMan™ DNA Enrichment Kits at AMP 2013
November 13, 2013
Cardiff, UK –– EKF Diagnostics, the global diagnostics business, announces that EKF Molecular Diagnostics will launch four new PointMan™ DNA enrichment kits at the Association for Molecular Pathology Annual Meeting (AMP 2013), 14-16th November, Phoenix, AZ. The new kits for the Research Use Only market, with planned diagnostic registration in Europe in 2014, offer highly [...]

