Affymetrix Appoints Gavin Wood as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
May 20, 2013
SANTA CLARA, Calif -- Affymetrix, Inc. (NASDAQ: AFFX) today announced it has appointed Mr. Gavin Wood to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Wood joined Affymetrix in 2006 and served most recently as VP Finance, International Controller based in the United Kingdom. Mr. Wood will report to President and Chief [...]
May 20, 2013
Hoefer, Inc. has introduced a NEW 600 Volt Power Supply to its range of electrophoresis power supplies. This new midrange power supply unit is designed for electrophoresis and blotting techniques including large format and high throughput applications. The small footprint, large handle, and simple operation make the PS600 easy to set up and use in [...]
New model for genetic testing in cancer patients launched
May 20, 2013
A research programme that will lay the foundations for anyone with cancer to have access to genetic testing has been launched with £2.7 million funding from the Wellcome Trust. Led by a team at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, in collaboration with The Royal Marsden, the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics and Illumina, [...]
Pacific Biosciences Announces Uniscience as its Exclusive Brazilian Distributor for the PacBio® II
May 20, 2013
MENLO PARK, Calif. — Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc., (NASDAQ:PACB) today announced the appointment of Uniscience do Brasil as its exclusive Brazilian distributor for the PacBio® RS II —its new Single Molecule, Real-Time (SMRT®) DNA Sequencing System that provides the industry’s highest consensus accuracy and longest read lengths. Uniscience is the first distributor for PacBio [...]
AB SCIEX Announces In Vitro Diagnostic Devices CE Marked for Europe
May 20, 2013
AB SCIEX, a global leader in analytical technologies, today announced the launch of the 3200MD CE-IVDD series for general in vitro diagnostic use in Europe. Meeting regulatory requirements to obtain the CE-IVDD mark for the new AB SCIEX API 3200MD™ and 3200MD QTRAP® LC/MS/MS systems* will provide European hospitals and clinical diagnostic laboratories the confidence [...]
May 20, 2013
SEATTLE – NanoString Technologies, Inc., a provider of life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products, today announced that it has filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering of its common stock. The number of shares to be sold and the price range [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Releases New Small Benchtop Centrifuge
May 20, 2013
MILFORD, Mass.-- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, has launched the new Thermo Scientific small benchtop centrifuge, delivering, in a compact footprint, the flexibility to adapt to evolving clinical and research needs alike, including clinical chemistry, cell culture, microbiology and hematology. Featuring innovative Thermo Scientific technologies, the small benchtop centrifuge is [...]
Elsevier Launches Genomics Data App in Collaboration with Illumina
May 20, 2013
Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, medical and technical products and services, announces the launch of the Genomics Data app in collaboration with Illumina, a sequencing and array-based solutions provider for genetics research. The app allows researchers to share large data sets in Illumina's BaseSpace cloud, where they can easily be reviewed and included in [...]
May 19, 2013
De Pere, WI - Hamilton Scientific of De Pere, Wisconsin, along with their dealer, Dancker, Sellew & Douglas, has been selected to provide custom laboratory bench systems for the innovative Science and Engineering Hall at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. As part of GW’s green-building initiative, Hamilton Scientific was successful in meeting the product [...]
May 17, 2013
CHELMSFORD, Mass., -- Brooks Automation, Inc.(Nasdaq:BRKS) announced that it had been elected by the Tohoku Medical Mega Bank at Tohoku University to provide multiple Automated Sample Management Systems. As part of a competitive bid process, Tohoku Medical Mega Bank selected Brooks BioStore(TM) II systems to store up to 4 million samples of DNA, serum and [...]
