IDBS and Vivenics introduce novel SaaS approach for Netherlands science park
July 1, 2013
London, UK, Boston, US and Oss, Netherlands, - IDBS, the global provider of innovative data management, analytics and modeling solutions, today announced a partnership with informatics firm Vivenics, which offers solutions for life sciences research and development (R&D) organizations. Together the companies have introduced a novel Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) approach for the Pivot Park science park [...]
Sartorius Postpones Sale of Industrial Weighing Division
July 1, 2013
Goettingen, 3 – Sartorius, a leading international laboratory and pharmaceutical equipment provider, postponed the planned divestiture of its Industrial Weighing Division for the time being. While this division has attracted the wide interest of a number of investors, their investment decisions are being impacted by the current uncertain economic environment. “Interest in this business is [...]
Illumina Applies CE Mark to MiSeqDx™ Cystic Fibrosis System
July 1, 2013
SAN DIEGO -- Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced that it declared conformity with the requirements of the IVD Directive on June 26, 2013 and has applied the CE mark for the MiSeqDx Cystic Fibrosis System. The company is finalizing plans to commercialize the product in a number of European countries that require CE marking. The [...]
Moisture-Free Cold Storage is Easy With the Scienceware® Secador® Refrigerator Ready Desiccator
June 28, 2013
What happens to materials that need to be kept cold and in a low humidity environment? Up until now a clumsy and unrefined contraption was often pieced together. The Scienceware® Secador® Refrigerator Ready Desiccator makes that a thing of the past. This new addition to the best-selling Secador® desiccator family is designed to fit, and [...]
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. [...]
