University of Giessen Selects DNASTAR Genomics Software
August 27, 2013
MADISON, Wisconsin –– DNASTAR today announced that the University of Giessen has chosen DNASTAR Lasergene Genomics Suite software as its traditional and next-generation sequence assembly and analysis software platform for numerous departments within the university. DNASTAR’s software is now available to a wide range of university scientists, staff and students for any and all traditional [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Releases Next-Generation Benchtop NMR Spectrometer
August 27, 2013
MADISON, Wis. - Academic and industrial laboratories can now easily collect routine high-resolution nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) data on molecules in solution using the Thermo Scientific picoSpin 80, a portable, competitively-priced NMR spectrometer built for benchtop operation. The instrument’s magnet, rated at 2 Tesla, is designed to provide superior resolution of chemical and structural characteristics [...]
Porvair Launches Genuine 2ml Deep Well Plate
August 27, 2013
Porvair Sciences has developed the first 96-well round deep well plate that genuinely delivers 2.00 ml liquid capacity / well in an automation compatible SLAS / ANSI footprint. The revolutionary "common wall" design provides a full 2ml round well, round bottom well within a 45mm height limit, thus ensuring full compatibility with most plate handling [...]
August 27, 2013
Food and beverage industry managers and laboratory professionals can improve laboratory process mapping, management and automation with new Thermo Scientific SampleManager 11 tools and user-interface enhancements. The newest, most configurable version of one of the world’s most widely deployed laboratory information management systems (LIMS) is featured at the Palmer House Hilton during AOAC’s Annual Meeting [...]
WaferGen Biosystems Announces New Funding from Private Placement
August 27, 2013
FREMONT, Calif., — WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc. (OTCBB: WGBS) announced today that it has commenced a private placement to accredited investors of up to $17.25 million of units consisting of shares of common stock, shares of Series 1 convertible preferred stock and warrants to purchase shares of common stock. At the initial closing of the offering [...]
RUCDR Infinite Biologics Selects NuGEN as Corporate Sponsor and Genomic Sample Processing Partner
August 27, 2013
PISCATAWAY, N.J.-- RUCDR Infinite Biologics, the world’s largest university-based biorepository, has added NuGEN Technologies to its group of technology sponsors. A unit of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, RUCDR Infinite Biologics currently stores more than 12 million biosamples. Dr. Andy Brooks, chief operating officer of RUCDR Infinite Biologics, said: “The RUCDR corporate sponsorship [...]
Harvard Bioscience Announces Jeffrey A. Duchemin as New CEO
August 27, 2013
HOLLISTON, Mass., -- Harvard Bioscience, Inc. (Nasdaq:HBIO), a global developer, manufacturer, and marketer of a broad range of tools to advance life science research and regenerative medicine, today announced that its Board of Directors has hired Jeffrey A. Duchemin, a veteran life science executive, as Harvard Bioscience's Chief Executive Officer. David Green, who has served [...]
Real Time Genomics Launches Two New Products in Human Disease Research
August 27, 2013
Real Time Genomics, Inc., the genome analytics company, today announced the commercial introduction of its rtgSingleton™ product for the genomic analysis of individual samples, and the Beta release of its rtgPopulation™ product for case-control and cohort applications. The singleton product is designed to analyze panels, exomes or genomes on a case-by-case basis. The population product [...]
ATCC Announces Creation of Biomaterial Contributor Network
August 27, 2013
ATCC, the premier global biological materials resource and standards organization, announces material deposit agreements with over 30 leading public and private institutions. These institutions will have the option to participate in the new Biomaterial Contributor Network (BCN), and make important research materials available to the research community. ATCC will coordinate with Technology Transfer Offices at [...]
Alan Faichney joins the Board of Arrayjet as Non-Executive Chairman
August 27, 2013
We're pleased to announce that Alan Faichney has joined the Board of Arrayjet as Non-Executive Chairman with immediate effect. Alan has 33 years of commercial and company leadership experience, building international businesses in the Technology sector. Beginning his career in the Aerospace industry, Alan later joined the oil exploration industry where he held key technical [...]

