Genetic Technologies Executes Settlement Agreement with Reproductive Genetics Institute, Inc
June 28, 2013
In compliance with ASX Continuous Disclosure Rules, Genetic Technologies Limited (ASX: GTG; NASDAQ: GENE) is pleased to report it has now executed a Settlement and Release Agreement with Reproductive Genetics Institute, Inc. of Chicago, Illinois, USA. In late August 2012, GTG reported it had filed suit against Reproductive Genetics Institute, Inc. in the United States [...]
June 28, 2013
Jena, – AJ Roboscreen, an Analytik Jena company, recently obtained the approval for two new assays for screening of swine sera for PRRSV (porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus) antibodies and for evaluation. The new ELISA-based tests differentiate into PRRSV Type I (Europe-Type) and Type II (North America-Type). The ELISA (Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay) is [...]
CHMP recommends EU approval of Roche’s Subcutaneous Herceptin for HER2 positive breast cancer
June 28, 2013
Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) is pleased to announce that the European Union’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has today recommended EU approval of a subcutaneous formulation of Herceptin® (trastuzumab) for the treatment of patients with HER2-positive breast cancer. Since Herceptin’s first approval in 1998 this targeted medicine has been used [...]
June 28, 2013
Durham, NC -- bioMérieux, a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics, today received two First Action Official Methods of Analysis (OMA) approvals from AOAC INTERNATIONAL for innovative food safety testing methods: VIDAS® UP Listeria (LPT) and VIDAS Listeria monocytogenes xpress (LMX). This unprecedented AOAC Expert Review Panel (ERP) approval of two food [...]
RURO Releases Limfinity™ – Radically New Product for Life-science Research
June 27, 2013
Frederick, MD -- RURO, Inc., a leading LIMS and sample management system provider, announces the release of Limfinity™. The new system allows research and pharmaceutical laboratories to leverage personnel mastery and understanding to achieve automation and compliance, as well as gain a centralized repository for user, system and instrument data. “The primary benefits associated with [...]
Promega Launches cGMP-Compliant Automated Clinical Sample Concentrator System
June 27, 2013
MADISON, WISCONSIN - Promega Corporation announces the launch of the Maxwell® CSC Instrument and integrated reagent kits for Blood DNA and DNA FFPE. These new solutions, now available in the U.S., have been developed and manufactured in compliance with FDA’s Quality System Regulation and are intended for use as In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) Medical Devices. [...]
RJ Lee Group selected as exclusive IONICON U.S. Distributor
June 27, 2013
RJ Lee Group has been providing analytical services both in the laboratory and in the field for over 30 years, and since 2012, the company has used an IONICON PTR-MS system, installed in a mobile laboratory, to sample a variety of organic compounds at locations around the country. RJ Lee Group will distribute the instrument [...]
Exiqon launches LNA™ microRNA Target Site Blockers
June 27, 2013
Exiqon A/S (NASDAQ OMX: EXQ), a leading supplier of high-value gene expression analysis products, today announced the launch of its miRCURY LNA™ microRNA Target Site Blocker products for efficient and specific blocking of microRNA binding. The new miRCURY LNA™ microRNA Target Site Blockers are high affinity antisense oligonucleotides that enable researchers to study the biological [...]
Miltenyi Biotec opens a new office
June 27, 2013
BERGISCH GLADBACH, GERMANY, — Miltenyi Biotec, the world’s leading cell innovation company, announced today that it opened a new office in Seoul, Korea, enlarging the company’s Asia-Pacific presence to six locations in five countries. “Miltenyi Biotec recognizes the potential of a Korean presence in achieving strong, steady growth and expanding our global reach with a [...]
Hamilton Scientific Purchases the Assets of Gibson Associates
June 27, 2013
Hamilton Scientific, a leading manufacturer of laboratory furniture and fume hoods for the education, healthcare and industrial markets, has announced that they have purchased the assets of Gibson Associates of Sudbury, Massachusetts. With this acquisition, Hamilton Scientific assumes all contracts under warranty including existing and future contracts of the Gibson Associates business and has renamed [...]
