100K Genome Project unveils 20 more foodborne pathogen genomes

The 100K Genome Project, led by the University of California, Davis, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, and Agilent Technologies, today announced that it has added 20 newly completed genome sequences of foodborne disease-causing microorganisms to its public database at the National Center for Biotechnology Information. The genomes [...]

R&D 100 Award 2013 for ZEISS Lightsheet Z.1

Lightsheet Z.1 from ZEISS is one of the winners of the 51st R&D 100 Award. An independent jury and the publisher of the R&D Magazine recognize and celebrate the top 100 technology products every year. The official award ceremony will take place on 7 November in Orlando, Florida, as part of a gala event. As [...]

Bruker Announces AVANCE™-IVDr as a Standardized NMR Platform for Clinical Screening and In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) Discovery and Validation

KARLSRUHE, Germany –– Bruker today announces a standardized nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy platform for its clinical and diagnostics partners that enables cost-effective, high-performance NMR clinical screening and IVD-by-NMR discovery, development and validation of novel NMR assays. The new AVANCE-IVDr system, presently for research use only, is a complete, proven and standardized platform for NMR [...]

Urine-based Cancer Detection Technology Validated

SAN DIEGO, -- Trovagene, Inc. (NASDAQ: TROV) announces that results emerging from ongoing clinical studies have confirmed the broad applicability of Trovagene technology across a variety of cancer types, and the successful development of a molecular diagnostic test capable of detecting and quantifying oncogene mutations from a simple urine specimen. The ability to regularly detect [...]

Lumora Signs Supply Agreement with Promega for Ultra-Glo Luciferase, to be used in Lumora’s BART Molecular Diagnostics Technology

Cambridgeshire, UK ,-- Lumora, a provider of state-of-the-art molecular diagnostic products for the clinical and industrial market, and Promega, a leader in providing innovative solutions and technical support to the life sciences industry, have signed a supply agreement for the use of Promega's Ultra-Glo™ luciferase in Lumora's BART (Bioluminescent Assay in Real-Time) molecular diagnostics technology. [...]

Measure Molecular Size of Proteins & Polymers

RheoSense, Inc. announces another measurement capability to its unrivalled flagship viscometer, m-VROC. The m-VROC is now equipped with the highest resolution to detect and measure Intrinsic Viscosity, a capability indispensable for all bio/pharma and polymer applications. Intrinsic Viscosity is a parameter used to determine the molecular size, weight, structure, and interactions among proteins, polymers, or [...]

Luminex Corporation Achieves Milestone, Ships 10,000th Instrument

AUSTIN, Texas, -- Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ: LMNX) today announced it has passed a major milestone by shipping its 10,000th multiplexing instrument. This milestone was achieved by shipping a MAGPIX® instrument to Dr. Kimberle Chapin at the Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, R.I., the largest hospital and only Level I trauma center in the state. This [...]

SDIX, Inc., is now Special Diversified Opportunities, Inc. The Antibody Life Sciences division is now SDIX, LLC.

SDIX, Inc., is now Special Diversified Opportunities, Inc. The Antibody Life Sciences division is now SDIX, LLC. About SDIX SDIX (www.sdix.com) is a biotechnology company with a core expertise in creating better antigens, better antibodies and better assays for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology markets. For over 20 years, SDIX has been a leading immuno-solutions company, [...]

Seegene develops novel real-time array technology for Point of Care Testing (POCT)

Gaithersburg, Maryland and SEOUL, Korea,- Seegene Inc., (096530.KQ), a leading developer of multiplex molecular diagnostic technologies and tests, today announced a novel real-time array technology designed specifically to accelerate the development of Point of Care Testing (POCT). The novel real-time array technology successfully eliminates burdensome, time-consuming steps that normally follow PCR amplification and that are [...]

AMSBIO MagSi-DNA cleanFIX Offers Solution for Purifying DNA Fragments

MagSi-DNA cleanFIX from AMSBIO offers a cost effective solution for purifying DNA fragments, removing all unwanted side products and reagents, such as single nucleotides, terminator dyes, primers and primer dimers, enzymes, buffers and salts. In many genomics applications, purification of DNA fragments is required to prevent downstream interference with analysis methods. Purification of PCR reactions [...]

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