Agilent Technologies Launches Cary 7000 Universal Measurement Spectrophotometer

SANTA CLARA, Calif., - Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today launched the Cary 7000 Universal Measurement Spectrophotometer (UMS), offering the highest quality and performance of any UV-Vis-NIR system, including complete sample characterization, lower cost per analysis and improved data quality for thin film, solar, glass, optics and other advanced materials applications. The new product offers [...]

Omixon and Knome partner to offer advanced HLA typing for whole genome and exome level data

CAMBRIDGE, MA —– Knome Inc., the human genome interpretation company, today announced that its Services division will now provide its clients with advanced HLA typing capabilities as part of its whole genome and exome interpretation offerings. These capabilities will be powered by Omixon’s Targeted HLA Typing technologies. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. [...]

PerkinElmer Establishes Direct Presence in Turkey

WALTHAM, Mass. –– prkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and the environment, announced today that it is opening direct operations in Turkey, headquartered in Istanbul. The new sales and service site will support key markets in Turkey including environmental testing, chemical and petrochemical analysis, pharmaceutical applications, and [...]

BioTime, Inc. to Raise $9 Million in Registered Direct Offering

ALAMEDA, Calif -- BioTime, Inc. (NYSE MKT: BTX) today announced that it has agreed to sell up to an aggregate of 2,180,016 common shares and 545,004 warrants to purchase common shares, in “units” with each unit consisting of one common share and one-quarter of a warrant, at an offering price of $4.155 per unit. BioTime [...]

Eurofins MWG Operon Extends Its Gene Synthesis Business With The Acquisition Of Entelechon

Ebersberg, Germany – Eurofins MWG Operon, the genomics division of Eurofins Scientific, the global leader in bio-analytical testing, announces the acquisition of Entelechon GmbH. Entelechon is a globally operating provider of gene synthesis, serving the pharmaceutical industry as well as academic and public research institutes. Founded in 1999 in Regensburg, Germany, Entelechon was one of [...]

Results of New Analysis Support Use of NanoString’s Prosigna™ Assay to Help Identify Node-Positive Early-Stage Breast Cancer Patients at Low Risk of Recurrence

SEATTLE and CHICAGO — NanoString Technologies, Inc., a privately held provider of life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products, today announced new results from the combined data analysis of the Austrian Breast & Colorectal Cancer Study Group 8 (ABCSG-8) and Arimidex, Tamoxifen, Alone or in Combination (ATAC) studies. The results indicated that [...]

Wulf Fischer-Knuppertz appointed new CEO of BIOCRATES Life Sciences AG

(Innsbruck, -- For more than 25 years, Dr Fischer-Knuppertz has held various leading positions in the diagnostics and pharmaceutical industries. Most recently, 56-year-old FischerKnuppertz, who holds a PhD in veterinary medicine, was General Manager with Fisher Scientific and before that had held leading positions at Roche Diagnostics. In the field of iagnostics, FischerKnuppertz brings not [...]

Julabo USA Inc. Expands Its Line of Compact and Economic Cooling Circulators

Allentown, PA -- The F series of Compact-Recirculating coolers by JULABO are ideal for simple cooling tasks. The smallest recirculating cooler of this new family – the F250 – was technically up-graded to provide a wider temperature range from -10 °C to +40 °C with 250 W of cooling at 20 °C. The new F500 [...]

High-throughput Manual Pipetting System Plays Key Genomics Role

Oakland, California — As part of the International Barcode of Life Project, the largest biodiversity genomics initiative ever undertaken, the Canadian Centre for DNA Barcoding (CCDB) has chosen METTLER TOLEDO and its Rainin Liquidator 96 to fulfill fundamental roles in numerous liquid handling procedures required to process DNA samples. Manual control of aspiration and dispensing, [...]

Simply Read the Result with the SPECTROTEST APP

Kleve, Germany, — Working with the SPECTROTEST mobile metal analyzer has just gotten easier. SPECTRO Analytical Instruments, a unit of AMETEK, Inc., now offers SPECTRO MMA, a free readout App for the Apple iPhone, iPad and iPad touch, that works with the latest version of the high-performance SPECTROTEST mobile metal analyzer. SPECTRO initially designed the [...]

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