May 28, 2013
Reno, Nevada. — Hamilton Robotics, as part of its co-marketing partnership with Illumina, is developing automated solutions for NGS sample preparation that reduce hands-on time, minimize operational variability, and deliver consistent results. Illumina is providing input on the protocols and assay performance. Solutions will include an NGS workstation and methods for Illumina's sample prep kits. [...]
Laboratory Information System Speeds up the Sample Storage Process
May 28, 2013
For biobanks and laboratories looking to securely organise and track their stored samples - the new version 4.903 Track-IT™ Information management system from Micronic enables users to scan tube codes directly into the software. With Micronic Traxcer code reader software now fully integrated with Track-IT - users can directly trigger tube or rack barcode scanning [...]
New Catalog of Infectious Disease Antibodies and Antigens
May 28, 2013
ViroStat, Inc. announces the release of its 2013 Catalog of Infectious Disease Antibodies and Antigens. This new catalog contains over 700 Products including their MONOTOPE™ mouse monoclonal antibodies, OMNITOPE™ polyclonal antibodies, RabMAB rabbit monoclonal antibodies and Recombinant antigens. ViroStat has been providing infectious disease reagents to researchers and rapid test manufacturers since 1985. Contact ViroStat [...]
Roche launches new bead based DNA target enrichment reagent kit for Next Generation Sequencing
May 28, 2013
Penzberg, Germany and Madison, WI, USA — Roche today announced the global launch of its SeqCap EZ Pure Capture Bead Kit supporting target enrichment workflows prior to DNA sequencing. The newly introduced SeqCap EZ Pure Capture Bead Kit is designed to provide sensitive and robust methods for capture and purification of DNA sample libraries enabling [...]
Empire Genomics Awarded SBIR Phase I Grant from NCI for Companion Diagnostics for Multiple Myeloma
May 28, 2013
BUFFALO, N.Y., -- Empire Genomics, LLC has been awarded a Phase I SBIR Grant by the National Institute of Health/National Cancer Institute to develop a genomic companion diagnostic test for multiple myeloma (MM). This is the first SBIR grant Empire Genomics has been awarded and it will be funded through October 2013. The Company plans [...]
MOCON Announces Quarterly Dividend
May 28, 2013
MINNEAPOLIS-- MOCON, Inc. (NASDAQ: MOCO) announced today that on May 23, 2013, its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of eleven cents ($0.11) per share, payable on August 16, 2013, to shareholders of record on August 2, 2013. The Company has provided stockholders with quarterly dividends for the 100th consecutive quarter. Prior to [...]
Marc Le Bozec joins CYTOO as Chief Executive Officer
May 24, 2013
Grenoble, France,– CYTOO, a French biotechnology company providing research and development tools based on cell architecture, welcomes Marc Le Bozec as Chief Executive Officer. For more than 15 years, Marc Le Bozec has been a major stakeholder in industrial and academic biotechnologies in France. For several years, he worked as a consultant in organization (Bossard [...]
Analytik Jena Receives Major Order for Diagnostic Detection Systems from Pakistan
May 24, 2013
Jena (Germany), – Analytik Jena AG has received a large order through its Leipzig-based subsidiary AJ Roboscreen GmbH requiring the delivery of systems for the preparation of samples and the detection of various viruses to eleven clinical laboratories in Pakistan. AJ Roboscreen GmbH secured the invitation to tender through a regional sales partner and prevailed [...]
General Data Acquires Triangle Biomedical Sciences
May 24, 2013
General Data Company Inc., a leading manufacturer and provider of barcode identification, tracking and data management products and solutions, has announced that it has acquired Triangle Biomedical Sciences Inc., (TBS) of Durham, North Carolina, a leading manufacturer and supplier of instrumentation, reagents and consumables for the clinical and research pathology marketplace. TBS will become a [...]
SCHOTT Introduces 10mL DURAN® Laboratory Bottle
May 24, 2013
SCHOTT North America, Inc. announced today the availability of the newest size of DURAN® Laboratory Bottles: 10 mL, the smallest in the Laboratory Bottle lineup. Ideal for a full array of uses, from storage through packaging, the new DURAN® 10mL Laboratory 3.3 borosilicate glass bottles exhibit excellent chemical resistance through the full temperature range. Ideal [...]

