Roche launches new software updates for its LightCycler 96 and LightCycler Nano PCR Systems
June 6, 2013
Roche today announced the global launch of new software updates, including advanced high- resolution melting analysis and qualitative gene detection modules for the Light Cycler 96 and new support features for the LightCycler Nano system. The new LightCycler 96 module for high- resolution melting analysis will be particularly valuable in human genetic disease research applications. [...]
Salmonella Species PCR Assay Offers Validated Method for Fast, Simple Detection of Food Pathogens
June 6, 2013
BASINGSTOKE, United Kingdom -- Food microbiology laboratories can now confidently test to a recognized standard forSalmonella species with the Thermo Scientific SureTect Salmonella Species Assay, which has been granted Performance Tested MethodSMstatus by the AOAC Research Institute. The SureTect Salmonella species PCR Assay has proven to be comparable to the reference method ISO 6579:2002, “Microbiology [...]
CovalX and Bruker Daltonics Announce Strategic Collaboration in High Mass MALDI Detection
June 6, 2013
Zürich (Switzerland) and Bremen (Germany), : CovalX AG and Bruker Daltonics Inc. (NASDAQ: BRKR) today announced a new agreement that aims to advance protein research in the area of protein interactions and macromolecular characterization by supporting the combination of the two company’s technologies. This collaboration draws upon CovalX´s experience as a leader in providing novel [...]
June 6, 2013
Paris, – Cellectis (NYSE Alternext: ALCLS), the global genome engineering specialist, announced today that Luc Mathis, Cellectis plant sciences CEO, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the French Association for Plantbiotechnology (Association Française des Biotechnologies Végétales, AFBV). The French Association for Plant biotechnology (AFBV) is an independent NGO established in 2009. Its [...]
June 6, 2013
Worcester, MA. – Agilux Laboratories, a key provider of pharmaceutical and biotech drug discovery and development services, is pleased to announce its recent purchase of two AB SCIEX Triple Quad 6500 LC-MS/MS Systems, designed to provide even greater levels of sensitivity and increased limits of quantitation to its bioanalytical services in support of pharmacokinetic (PK) [...]
Thermo Fisher Announces $2.2 Billion Common Stock Offering
June 6, 2013
WALTHAM, Mass -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO) (“Thermo Fisher” or the “company”) today announced an underwritten public offering of $2.2 billion of its common stock in connection with the forward sale agreements described below. J.P. Morgan and Barclays are acting as joint book-running managers and as representatives of the underwriters for the offering. BofA [...]
June 6, 2013
Mountain View, CA and Ann Arbor, MI ——Clontech Laboratories, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Takara Bio Inc.,and Rubicon Genomics, Inc. announced today that they have partnered to integrate Clontech's SMART technology with Rubicon'sThruPLEX technology to increase the efficiency and quality of RNA sample preparation for a variety of next generation sequencing (NGS) applications. The launch [...]
June 6, 2013
Paris, – Cellectis (NYSE Alternext: ALCLS), the global genome engineering specialist, announced today that Luc Mathis, Cellectis plant sciences CEO, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the French Association for Plant Biotechnology (Association Française des Biotechnologies Végétales, AFBV). The French Association for Plant Biotechnology (AFBV) is an independent NGO established in 2009. [...]
June 6, 2013
Hillsboro, Ore — FEI (NASDAQ: FEIC) and University of Oklahoma (OU) have commenced a research collaboration agreement to establish an oil and gas center of excellence, the “FEI-OU Pore Scale Characterization Laboratory,” at the OU Mewborne School of Petroleum and Geological Engineering (MPGE). The research will focus on the development of routine quantitative methods to [...]
Biolog’s Phenotype MicroArray Technology Unlocks Critical Clue in Understanding Autism
June 5, 2013
Biolog, Inc., creator of powerful cell analysis technologies for biomedical research and development, announced today a breakthrough in autism research made by using its advanced Phenotype MicroArray (PM) cell scanning technology. In a paper published in the journal Molecular Autism, researchers from the Greenwood Genetic Center reported a 100 percent correlation (87/87) of decreased metabolism [...]
