July 29, 2013
Eden Prairie, Minn. – MTS Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: MTSC), a leading global supplier of high performance test systems and position sensors, today announced that it has finalized an agreement with Shanghai Jiaotong University (SJTU) to establish an Aerospace Structural Strength Testing Demo Site at SJTU in Shanghai. Under this collaboration, SJTU’s School of Aeronautics and [...]
RainDrop System Unlocks Power of Trovagene’s Urine-Based Mutation Detection Technology
July 29, 2013
SAN DIEGO and BILLERICA, Mass., — Trovagene, Inc. and RainDance Technologies announced today that Trovagene has adopted RainDance’s RainDrop™ Digital PCR System for research and development, and for eventual use in the Trovagene CLIA laboratory. Trovagene has also announced successful development of a cell-free DNA mutation assay leveraging the RainDrop platform. “Trovagene’s DNA isolation and [...]
July 29, 2013
LANCASTER, Calif. - Simulations Plus, Inc. (NASDAQ:SLP), a leading provider of simulation and modeling software and consulting services for pharmaceutical discovery and development, today announced that it has completed the molecule design phase of its second NCE (new chemical entity) project, and is issuing requests for quotes to synthesize the new compounds for testing. This [...]
Cell Signaling Technology, Inc. Announces License in Personalized Cancer Diagnostics
July 29, 2013
Danvers, MA – Cell Signaling Technology, Inc. (CST) of Danvers, MA, announced today that it has granted Cepheid, Inc., a worldwide non-exclusive license to CST patent rights relating to the detection of ALK gene rearrangements for the field of PCR (polymerase chain reaction) diagnostic testing. Cepheid will develop a test, which is intended to identify [...]
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (BIO) Introduces the QX200 Droplet Digital PCR System
July 29, 2013
Hercules, CA — Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb), a multinational manufacturer and distributor of life science research and clinical diagnostic products, today announced the launch of its QX200 Droplet Digital PCR (ddPCR™) system, the second generation of the company's Droplet Digital PCR technology. The QX200 system is the only digital PCR system that [...]
July 29, 2013
HATFIELD, Pa -- Genisphere LLC has licensed its 3DNA® Signal Amplification technology to Chembio Diagnostics, Inc., a leader in point-of-care ("POC") diagnostic tests for infectious diseases. Chembio plans to use the signal enhancing technology for its Dual Path Platform (“DPP®”) rapid diagnostic pipeline tests, with the goal of achieving detection limits unique to rapid immunoassays [...]
Program will emphasize a combination of training in classical clinical chemistry and specialty areas
July 29, 2013
Houston –– Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) announced today sponsorship of a new, two-year, postdoctoral Clinical Chemistry Fellowship at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. Fellows will be trained in classical clinical chemistry, laboratory administration and research practices to prepare them for directorship positions at medical schools or hospital-based clinical chemistry laboratories. “Our mission [...]
Quintix®: New Sartorius lab balance redefines the meaning of easy for standard lab applications
July 29, 2013
Goettingen, – Sartorius has launched a user-friendly, highly accurate standard laboratory balance on the market: Quintix®. Its intuitive operating design guides users fast with fail-safe confidence through the many weighing applications built into the balance, helping to enhance laboratory workflows. The new Sartorius lab balance is available in a choice of 12 models with weighing [...]
July 26, 2013
ALAMEDA, Calif. – LifeMap Sciences, Inc. announced today the release of LifeMap Discovery™ version 1.2(discovery.lifemapsc.com). LifeMap Discovery™ is a state-of-the-art roadmap of embryonic development and stem cell biology. The product integrates embryonic development and stem cell biology, molecular, cellular, anatomical, and disease-related information, and provides data-mining capabilities and bioinformatics applications. As such, it is a [...]
July 25, 2013
Greifensee, Switzerland. – METTLER TOLEDO is proud to have recently become the first laboratory balance producer worldwide to be certified as a Foreign Designated Manufacturer (FDM) for Japan. The certification was awarded following a long application process and subsequent stringent quality audit by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), accompanied by a [...]
