Syntrix Biosystems Wins Final Judgment of $115 Million in Patent Case against Illumina, Inc.
June 20, 2013
AUBURN, Wash.-- Syntrix Biosystems, Inc., is pleased to announce that a federal court in Tacoma, Washington, has granted the company a final judgment of $115 million in a patent infringement case it filed against Illumina, Inc., a San Diego-based biotechnology firm. The Court’s judgment was filed on June 19, 2013, and follows a $96 million [...]
Recipients of microRNA Research Grant Announced by Firefly BioWorks
June 19, 2013
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-- The Firefly Frontiers Grant is a $10,000 award towards Firefly BioWorks products for scientists engaged in cutting-edge microRNA research. The awards encourage large-scale validation studies, thereby increasing the breadth and robustness of traditional exploratory studies. The current round of recipients is involved in translational microRN A research, and Firefly’s flagship product, FirePlex® miRSelect, [...]
June 19, 2013
CARLSBAD, Calif., -- Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) today announces a licensing agreement granting Suzhou Ribo Life Sciences (Ribo) the exclusive rights to develop and manufacture siRNA therapeutics in China using Life's Invivofectamine® Rx delivery technology. Ribo will formulate proprietary siRNA molecules in combination with Invivofectamine® Rx to create a new platform designed to address [...]
Novel Microplate Design Eliminates Well-to-Well Crosstalk
June 19, 2013
To address performance limiting well-to-well crosstalk inherent in most assay plates – Porvair Sciences has developed the Krystal 2000 microplate range. Incorporating unique individual clear cups molded into either a black or white polypropylene matrix – crosstalk is eliminated and the sensitivity, photometric accuracy and repeatability of your bottom reading absorbance, fluorescence and luminescence measurements [...]
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 [...]
