November 1, 2013
OMAHA, Neb. -- Transgenomic, Inc. (OTCBB: TBIO), a global biotechnology company advancing personalized medicine in cardiology, oncology, and inherited diseases through diagnostic tests as well as clinical and research services, today announced that it has entered into a collaboration agreement with PerkinElmer, Inc.(NYSE: PKI) a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of [...]
Verinata Health’s verifi® Prenatal Test Available through the California Prenatal Screening Program
November 1, 2013
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced that the verifi® prenatal test,1 offered by Verinata Health, an Illumina company, will be available to pregnant women in California through the state’s Prenatal Screening Program. The availability of the verifi® prenatal test represents a major advance in prenatal screening, providing pregnant women with genetic information [...]
Novel microfluidic material breakthrough for wafer-scale mass production of lab-on-chip
November 1, 2013
Tokyo -- Imec, a world-leading nanoelectronics research center and JSR, a leading materials company, announce that they have successfully used JSR’s innovative PA (Photo-patternable Adhesive) material for wafer-scale processing of lab-on-chip devices. With PA as a key enabling material, imec has processed microfluidic cell-sorter devices, merging microheaters and sensors with wafer-scale polymer microfluidics. PA is [...]
Mystaire® is pleased to announce the release of Aura® ductless chemical fume hoods
November 1, 2013
Creedmoor, NC - Mystaire® is pleased to announce the release of Aura® ductless chemical fume hoods. Aura® ductless fume hoods provide state of the art construction and safety features. Each Aura® ductless fume hood has advanced safety monitoring and controls. EverSafe II™ microprocessor safety controller monitors and adjusts fume hood face velocity to the user [...]
Repligen Completes Expansion of U.S. Manufacturing Facility
November 1, 2013
WALTHAM, MA -- Repligen Corporation today announced it has completed a 9,000 square foot expansion of its manufacturing facilities at its Waltham headquarters to meet growth in demand for its bioprocessing products and to ensure that the quality, capacity and support needs of its customers continue to be met. A dedicated production suite more than [...]
IsoPlane Spectrograph Used in Groundbreaking Raman Research
November 1, 2013
Acton, Massachusetts - Princeton Instruments is pleased to announce that the award-winning IsoPlane spectrograph has been used in recent, groundbreaking research in single-molecule tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy by the Van Duyne group at Northwestern University. Sonntag et al., “The Origin of Relative Intensity Fluctuations in Single-Molecule Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy,” has recently been accepted for publication by [...]
Ariosa Diagnostics Wins Summary Judgment Against Sequenom on Cell-free DNA Patent
October 31, 2013
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc., won summary judgment yesterday in a patent infringement litigation involving U.S. Patent No. 6,258,540 against Sequenom, Inc., an exclusive licensee of the patent from Isis Innovations, Inc. The United States District Court for the Northern District of California invalidated the '540 patent at issue, giving Ariosa a complete [...]
Low Profile Screw Caps Save Storage Space
October 31, 2013
Designed in conjunction with the Hannover Unified Biobank - Micronic has introduced a new range of Low Profile Screw Caps that are compatible with their entire range of 96-well format Screw Cap storage tubes (0.50ml, 0.75ml, 1.10ml, 1.40ml and 2.00ml). Micronic Low Profile Screw Caps are ideal for biobanks and other laboratory facilities that need [...]
Increasing the Safety of Biological Liquid Waste Disposal
October 31, 2013
INTEGRA has launched new single-use waste collection bottles for its VACUSIP benchtop aspiration system – a compact, portable solution for safe and convenient disposal of small volumes of biological liquid waste. The introduction of new disposable bottles allows VACUSIP users to go one step further in terms of operational safety and reducing the cost of [...]
Instem Further Enhances SRS Data Integration Platform
October 31, 2013
CONSHOHOCKEN, PA -- Instem, a leading provider of IT solutions to the global early development healthcare market, announced today it has introduced additional enhancements to the recently released version 8.4 of its Sequence Retrieval System, also known as “SRS”. SRS is a proven and scalable data integration platform that is used at both commercial and [...]
