Berthold Technologies Launches Mithras2 Multi-Technology Microplate Reader with Monochromators
September 26, 2013
Bad Wildbad, Germany - Berthold Technologies introduces the second generation of its Multimode Microplate Reader Mithras, the Mithras2 LB943 with monochromator and filter technology for these reading technologies •UV/VIS Absorbance •Fluorescence and FRET •Fluorescence Polarisation •Time-Resolved Fluorescence (TRF and TR-FRET) •Luminescence •BRET and BRET² •AlphaScreen® and AlphaLISA® Already implemented in the TriStar² the patent-pending optical [...]
CLC BIO AND UK SCIENTISTS ASSEMBLE ASH TREE GENOME
September 26, 2013
AARHUS, Denmark--This week, collaborating researchers at CLC bio and Queen Mary University of London have released a genome assembly of the European ash tree, Fraxinus excelsior, as part of the British Ash Tree Genome project. The release comes as populations of ash trees across Europe have been devastated by the ash dieback fungus, which spread [...]
Malvern Viscosizer 200 used to study effects of excipients on protein formulation viscosities
September 26, 2013
Malvern, UK: The effects of excipients on the viscosities of protein formulations are examined in a new application note published by Malvern Instruments in which low volume viscometry was performed with the recently launched Viscosizer 200. This benchtop system performs automated viscosity measurements on very low sample volumes over a wide range of concentrations, which [...]
JULABO USA Celebrates 20 Years in the U.S.A.
September 26, 2013
Allentown, PA -- JULABO USA celebrates 20 years of sales and service in the United States. The Juchheim family-owned business is dedicated to providing highly precise temperature control instrumentation for science, research and industry. Over 80 years ago, the origins of the Juchheim family business began in 1926 when Ernst Juchheim invented the world’s first [...]
September 26, 2013
Billerica, MA — EMD Millipore, the Life Science division of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, accepted a Silver Stevie® Award for their Muse® Cell Analyzer and a Bronze Stevie® Award for their Direct Detect® Protein Quantitation System. These awards were distributed by the American Business AwardsSM, the premier business award program in the United States. Finalists [...]
September 25, 2013
MENLO PARK, Calif. -- Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc., (Nasdaq:PACB), provider of the PacBio® RS II DNA Sequencing System, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Roche Diagnostics to develop diagnostic products, including sequencing systems and consumables, based on Pacific Biosciences' Single Molecule, Real-Time (SMRT®) technology. Pacific Biosciences will develop and manufacture [...]
September 25, 2013
LONDON -- Accelrys, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACCL), a leading provider of scientific innovation lifecycle management solutions, has announced the availability of an extensive set of advanced predictive sciences applications and services. These integrated capabilities enable drug discovery teams to investigate and evaluate hypotheses about the chemical or biological behavior of molecules of therapeutic interest in silico [...]
Trovagene Expands NPM Patent Coverage
September 25, 2013
SAN DIEGO -- Trovagene, Inc. (NASDAQ: TROV), a developer of cell-free molecular diagnostics, announced the issuance of U.S. Patent 8,501,924, "Nucleophosmin protein (NPM) mutants, corresponding gene sequences and uses thereof." The patent pertains to nucleic acid sequences encoding NPM mutants and methods of detecting them for diagnosing acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and monitoring residual AML [...]
September 25, 2013
Tokyo - Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501, "Hitachi") has developed explosives detection technology to automatically inspect for explosive substances adhering to luggage to strengthen security in public facilities such as airports. As a result of this technology, inspection of carry-on luggage which previously took time as it required an inspector to wipe the luggage can be [...]
Global Genomics Group (G3) and Illumina to Partner on Cardiovascular Genomics
September 25, 2013
RICHMOND, Va., and SAN DIEGO -- Global Genomics Group (G3) and Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) today announced that they have entered into a partnership to investigate novel biomarkers and biological pathways involved in the development and diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases. Under the terms of the agreement, Illumina will conduct whole genome sequencing (WGS) in the [...]
