Tute Genomics Launches at 2013 ASHG Conference

Salt Lake City, UT -- Tute Genomics made their public debut last week at the 2013 American Society for Human Genetics (ASHG) conference in Boston, MA. Tute, founded in 2012, is a cloud-based, professional grade clinical genome interpretation engine that has the ability to analyze and annotate entire human genomes in a rapid and cost-effective [...]

PerkinElmer’s DairyGuard™ is the First Analyzer to Add Screening for Unknown Adulterants in Milk Powder

WALTHAM, Mass.--- PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader in improving the health and safety of people and the environment, today introduced the DairyGuard™ milk powder analyzer, a near infrared (NIR) spectrometer specifically developed for food suppliers and manufacturers. DairyGuard is the only system available that tests for unknown adulterants as well as known compounds, such as [...]

Meridian Life Science Awarded SBIR by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to Develop Rotavirus Vaccine

MEMPHIS, Tenn.---- Meridian Life Science, Inc., (MLS) of Memphis, Tennessee, a wholly-owned subsidiary ofMeridian Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIVO), has been selected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop a process for manufacture of a rotavirus vaccine. Funding for this activity will be provided through a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract. Process [...]

Arrayit Corporation Receives Contract Award From the Department of Veterans Affairs

SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Arrayit Corporation (OTCBB:ARYC), a life sciences and molecular diagnostics leader, announces today a $39,590 contract award from the United States Department of Veteran Affairs (VA). The VA Healthcare System provides some of the world's finest medicine and cutting-edge technology, as well as a teaching hospital, a full range of patient care services [...]

Illumina Announces Organizational Changes and Exits PCR Market

Washington, DC 10/16/13; San Diego, CA 10/21/13—Illumina had made two announcements about its future. On its third quarter conference call, the company said it is exiting the qPCR market. The company provides the Eco qPCR instrument and NuPCR assays. “This decision was due in part to our belief that sequencing delivers advantages over qPCR technology [...]

AirClean® Systems microprocessor-controlled PCR workstations reduce risk of sample contamination during DNA/RNA amplification

CREEDMOOR, NORTH CAROLINA – AirClean® Systems microprocessor-controlled PCR workstations reduce risk of sample contamination during DNA/RNA amplification. AirClean® Systems AC600 Series PCR workstations are designed as application solutions for the manipulation and amplification of DNA and RNA. These PCR workstations are available in 24’’, 32’’, and 48’’ widths. Additional features include built-in 254 nm ultraviolet [...]

ModiQuest Research and Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope Enter in Antibody Generation Collaboration

Modiquest Research, Oss, The Netherlands: ModiQuest Research BV, the Dutch antibody generation services company, today announced that it has entered into a research collaboration with the Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope (“BRICOH”) aimed at the generation of novel monoclonal antibodies against a target selected by and proprietary to BRICOH. During the collaboration, [...]

PathoGenetix Announces $10 Million Series C Financing

Woburn, MA -- PathoGenetix™, Inc., a commercial-stage developer of an automated system for rapid bacterial identification, announced today that it has secured $10 million in a Series C financing to fund continued efforts to commercialize its Genome Sequence Scanning™ (GSS™) technology. The commitment was received from existing investors including Ascension Health Ventures, Excel Venture Management [...]

Park Systems Introduces QuickStep SCM New High Speed Scanning Capacitance Microscopy

Santa Clara, CA -- Park Systems, world leader in atomic force microscopy (AFM) for the semiconductor and hard disk markets introduces QuickStep SCM, the newest technology for high throughput in scanning capacitance microscopy (SCM). Designed to work with Park NX AFM series, the leading AFM products for researchers and engineers in the semiconductor industry, Park’s [...]

ANDalyze Heavy Metal Water Testing Products Available Through Hach

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- ANDalyze has signed Hach as an authorized distributor for the ANDalyze's product line. Hach, a world leader in providing water quality testing instruments, will distribute the ANDalyze DNAzyme-based heavy metal testing products through its sales channels. Hach will introduce the product to its customers in North America at the American Water Works [...]

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