Fluxion Delivers First Commercial Shipments of IsoFlux™ System for Circulating Tumor Cell Analysis
June 6, 2013
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.-- Fluxion Biosciences, Inc. announced today that the first round of IsoFlux instruments has been delivered to customers around the world. Initially announced in November, the IsoFlux System is an automated instrument and microfluidic cartridge for high sensitivity enrichment of rare cells such as circulating tumor cells (CTCs), stem cells, and immune [...]
New centre will decipher roles of nature and nurture in human health
June 6, 2013
The MRC-NIHR Phenome Centre will examine around one hundred thousand blood and urine samples every year. It will analyse phenomes - the biological results of people's genes and environment - to help determine the causes of disease and indicate how treatments can be tailored for individual patients. The centre will enable scientists to better understand [...]
T2 Biosystems Appoints Marc Jones and Frédéric Sweeney, Ph.D., to Senior Management Team
June 6, 2013
Lexington, MA, – T2 Biosystems, a company developing direct detection products enabling superior diagnostics, today announced the appointments of Marc Jones as Chief Financial Officer and Frédéric Sweeney, Ph.D., as Senior Director, Business Development. “Marc’s and Fred’s combined financial and business development expertise are ideal additions to the T2 Biosystems leadership team as we prepare [...]
BellBrook Labs Launches Four New Turn-Key Methyltransferase Assay Kits
June 6, 2013
Madison, WI - Methyltransferases are key players in epigenetic control of gene expression and have become the targets of intensive public and private drug discovery efforts. Unfortunately, the first step in developing epigenetic drugs – identification of specific inhibitors for target enzymes – has been plagued by problems in getting methyltransferase enzymes to function correctly [...]
June 6, 2013
GERMANTOWN, Maryland, and HILDEN, Germany, — QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced that a U.S. reference laboratory customer of its HPV-related products used for cervical cancer screening has made public on June 6 a new non-exclusive agreement to consolidate the purchase of products used for women’s health diagnostics with a competitor [...]
June 6, 2013
GENTBRUGGE, Belgium, – Trinean, the leading provider of microfluidic spectrophotometry platforms, today announced it has entered into a long-term agreement with Bayer CropScience to supply DropSense96 and Xpose droplet readers along with its proprietary cDrop spectral analysis software to Bayer CropScience's global operations. Bayer CropScience will be using Trinean’s technology for High Throughput quantification and [...]
IntelliCyt and Tekon Biotech Announce China Distribution Agreement
June 6, 2013
Albuquerque, NM -- IntelliCyt Corporation, a provider of cell and bead-based screening solutions for phenotypic drug discovery, antibody discovery and in-vitro toxicity testing, today announced an exclusive agreement with Tekon Biotech to distribute their products in the Chinese life science arena. Tekon will feature IntelliCyt’s new iQue™ Screener at the SLAS China conference, June 6-7 [...]
Arrayjet Continue to Widen Global Sales Channels with New Distribution Deal in South East Asia
June 6, 2013
Arrayjet Ltd are delighted to announce today a new distribution deal, expanding global sales channels with the appointment of genomics and proteomics distributor Sciencewerke in South East Asia, with sales reach covering Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. Arrayjet Commercial Director, Claire Jenkins commented; ''with worldwide customers and a user base spanning 16 countries, selecting the [...]
Datacolor Expands International Operations with Opening of New Turkish Facility
June 6, 2013
Lawrenceville, NJ – Datacolor®, a global leader in color management solutions, today announces the establishment of its direct sales and service organization in Turkey. The base will serve as a customer center, providing resources for service and more direct product information, demonstration and access that will allow customers to be more effective in their color [...]
FEI Helios 1200AT DualBeam System Accelerates Process Development and Ramp
June 6, 2013
Hillsboro, Ore — FEI (NASDAQ: FEIC) today released the Helios NanoLab™ 1200AT, the newest generation of its full-wafer DualBeam™ analysis systems. The addition of an optional automated FOUP (front opening universal pod) loader allows location of the Helios NanoLab 1200AT system inside the semiconductor wafer fab, where its scanning electron microscope (SEM) imaging and precise [...]
