October 9, 2013
SANTA CLARA, Calif., and VANCOUVER, B.C. -- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) and MRM Proteomics Inc. today announced the launch of MRM Proteomics' PeptiQuant MRM Assay Kits for quality control in quantitative plasma proteomic analyses based on multiple-reaction monitoring. The two new kits are designed for use on Agilent's latest-generation standard-flow UHPLC-QQQ MS/MS platform, which [...]
Horizon Discovery and Blueprint Medicines Enter Oncology Research Service Agreement
October 8, 2013
Cambridge, UK -- Horizon Discovery (Horizon), a leading provider of research tools to support the development of personalized medicines, today announced it has signed a research service agreement with Blueprint Medicines Corp. (Blueprint), a patient-driven oncology company developing highly selective kinase inhibitors for genomically defined cancer subsets. Under the terms of the deal Horizon will [...]
October 8, 2013
New York, NY -- Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced the release of Pathway Studio Web Plant. This web-based research solution helps plant scientists explore breeding through trait analysis, and enables them to make more informed decisions at critical stages of crop production and protection research. [...]
Life Technologies’ Ion AmpliSeq™ Exome Certified Service Provider Program Adds Eleven New Members
October 8, 2013
CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) today announces that, due to increased demand for Ion AmpliSeq™ exome sequencing, the Ion AmpliSeq™ Exome Certified Service Provider program, an organization of some of the world's top service providers that sequence and analyze human exomes, is expanding with 11 new members. Using the Ion AmpliSeq™ Exome [...]
ARRAYit Technology Used By Researchers at NIH For Important Discovery
October 8, 2013
SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- ARRAYit Corporation (OTCQB: ARYC) reports today that researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Cancer Institute (NCI) and Northeastern University have used the ARRAYit Microarray Platform to discover biomarkers important in the treatment of prostate cancer. Pioneering authors Dr. Christopher T. Campbell, Dr. James L. Gulley, Dr. Oyindasola Oyelaran, Dr. [...]
Tecan Academy launched in Europe
October 8, 2013
Männedorf, Switzerland -- Tecan is pleased to announce the European launch of its Tecan Academy web-based training tool, building on its success in the USA and Canada, where it quickly became established as a valuable learning tool. This innovative online training tool provides an overview of the capabilities of Tecan’s liquid handling systems and readers, [...]
Dotmatics’ Elemental Suite enhanced with the launch of Elemental Draw
October 8, 2013
Bishops Stortford, UK. Dotmatics, a leading provider of informatics solutions for pharma, biotech, chemical, agrochemical and academic industries, has announced the release of the new chemical drawing software, Elemental Draw. Elemental Draw is designed to increase the productivity of chemists in the industry and in academia. Elemental Draw is now available for download as a [...]
Pall Corporation CEO Larry Kingsley Elected Chairman of the Board
October 8, 2013
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. - Pall Corporation's (NYSE:PLL) board of directors has elected Larry Kingsley as Chairman of the Board. Mr. Kingsley has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of Pall and a member of the company’s board of directors since October 2011. He succeeds Ronald L. Hoffman, who will assume the role of Lead [...]
Ultra-Flat Glass Bottom Plates Optimise Imaging of Growing Cells
October 8, 2013
Porvair Sciences new generation Krystal™ glass bottom plates are precision manufactured using a proprietary process resulting in excellent light transmission and an ultra-flat optical plane (+/- 15µm) making them perfect for imaging growing cells. The complete range of 24-, 96- and 384-well Krystal glass bottom microplates is available sterilised for tissue culture to optimise cell [...]
October 8, 2013
BOULDER, Colo. –– PANalytical NIR, formerly ASD Inc., today reminds graduate students pursuing a master’s or doctoral degree in any field of study to submit their application for the Alexander Goetz Instrument Support Program by Tuesday, October 15. Accepted student proposals will be announced in early December 2013. The students with the most groundbreaking research [...]

