June 19, 2013
LARKSPUR, Calif., -- BioCision, a leader in advanced products to improve sample standardization and handling in many areas of medical and scientific research, announced today the issuance of new patents by the U.S. Patent Office that apply to two of the company's thermo-conductive products developed to standardize sample handling to ensure the consistency of test [...]
New NEXTflex Rapid DNA-Seq Kit Offers Two-Hour NGS Library Construction from 1 ng of DNA
June 19, 2013
Austin, TX, - Bioo Scientific’s NEXTflex™ Rapid DNA-Seq Kit allows researchers to build sequencing-ready libraries for sequencing on Illumina’s sequencing platforms from as little as 1 ng of DNA in two hours or less. This kit is ideal for use with genomic DNA, as well as FFPE samples, ChIP DNA and clinical samples. The NEXTflex [...]
June 19, 2013
Hyderabad, India –– GVK Biosciences (GVK BIO) today announced that it has licensed its popular SAR, PK and Toxicity Database (GOSTAR) to the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA). The Material Transfer Agreement forms the basis of collaboration in Drug Repositioning, wherein the initial focus will be to identify alternative therapeutic indications of marketed compounds [...]
Morpho Detection Awarded Brazil Airport Contract for Desktop Explosives Trace Detectors
June 19, 2013
Morpho (Safran), through its subsidiary Morpho Detection, Inc., today announced that Infraero, Brazil's national airport operator, has purchased 45 Itemiser® DX desktop explosives trace detection (ETD) systems. A lightweight, portable desktop system, Itemiser DX can detect residue from explosives on skin, clothing, parcels, bags, cargo, vehicles and other surfaces. Under terms of the contract, all [...]
LGC Genomics and Covaris, Inc. Announce FFPE DNA Extraction Partnership
June 19, 2013
OBURN, MASS., -- LGC Genomics and Covaris, Inc. announced they are partnering to develop an innovative solution for the high-throughput extraction of Nucleic Acids from Formalin-Fixed, Paraffin Embedded (FFPE) tissue samples. Covaris recently introduced a kit for high-yield DNA extraction from FFPE tissue samples. Covaris' patented Adaptive Focused Acoustic™ (AFA) Technology is used to emulsify [...]
Cole-Parmer Introduces Eco-Friendly Waterless Bead Baths
June 19, 2013
Vernon Hills, IL - For an eco-friendly selection for labs and research facilities, Cole-Parmer offers Waterless Bead Baths using metallic beads instead of water. The beads are recyclable, use 50% less electricity, and do not require germicides. Yet, the bead bath delivers exceptional temperature uniformity of +/-1 degree and, because the bath is always ready [...]
June 19, 2013
BREA, CALIF. – Continuing its long history of proven clinical performance in diagnosis of myocardial infarction (MI), Beckman Coulter, Inc. announces the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance of its new Access AccuTnI+3 troponin I assay for use on its Access 2 immunoassay system. "Clinicians have depended on Beckman Coulter's troponin I test [...]
MO BIO Laboratories, Inc. launches the first kit for protein extraction from soil
June 19, 2013
CARLSBAD, Calif., -- MO BIO Laboratories, Inc., the leader in soil, plant, stool and other challenging microbial nucleic acid purification, announces the launch of the NoviPure™ Soil Protein Extraction Kit, for extraction of pure protein from all soil types. This expansion into the protein world coincides with the 20th anniversary of the company and showcases [...]
June 19, 2013
San Jose, CA – BD Biosciences, a segment of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today announced the launch of the BD LSRFortessa™ X-20 Cell Analyzer, the latest in its line of high-performance research flow cytometers. The BD LSRFortessa X-20 Cell Analyzer delivers high-performance multicolor analysis with the [...]
June 19, 2013
Adding to their already extensive supply of high quality pipettes, Pipette.com is now stocked with Simport’s Dropette® and Heathrow Scientific disposable plastic transfer pipettes, all aimed at the customer doing basic biology, chemistry and any type of liquid handling analysis (urinalysis, blood work, and serology). For over 35 years, Simport has been supplying the science [...]
