New Cole-Parmer Syringe Pumps with Touch Screens Create and Recall Configurations
March 19, 2013
For lab users seeking a convenient touch-screen interface, Cole-Parmer introduces three new syringe pumps. Each model uses touch-screen technology to quickly recall previous configurations or create new ones. The Cole-Parmer® Touch-Screen Entry-Level Syringe Pumps are cost-effective units that accommodate up to two syringes. They offer high-precision fluid dosing with accuracy of ±0.5% and reproducibility of [...]
Evolving high content screening with the IX83 inverted microscope frame
March 19, 2013
Olympus has expanded the scope of its most advanced IX83 inverted microscope frame, incorporating the scan^R 2.4 high content screening station for greater flexibility and increased scan speeds in a range of cell-based assays. The scan^R 2.4 high content screening station is the latest addition to the growing collection of microscopy systems based upon the [...]
March 19, 2013
REDWOOD CITY, CA and BOSTON, MA –- Ingenuity® Systems, a leading provider of biomedical information and genomics analysis solutions, and GeneInsight®, a wholly owned subsidiary of Partners HealthCare and a leading developer of software to support reporting for genetic testing laboratories, today announced that they will collaborate on an integrated workflow solution, encompassing the annotation, [...]
March 19, 2013
KORIYAMA, Japan - Frontier Laboratories Ltd., a leading manufacturer of pyrolysis instrumentation systems, today announced the launch of its new Rx-3050TR multi-mode Tandem micro-Reactor platform, designed for the rapid evaluation, characterization and performance of catalysts. Frontier’s Tandem micro-Reactor is interfaced to the inlet of a GC/MS System with PC-based control software to setup each mode [...]
SciGene and BioDot Ink Partnership for Automated FISH Slide Processor
March 19, 2013
Irvine, CA, USA — SciGene (Sunnyvale, CA) and BioDot, Inc. (Irvine, CA) today announced at the American College of Medical Genetics Meeting (ACMG) in Phoenix, AZ an agreement whereby BioDot would have exclusive rights to market and sell SciGene’s Little Dipper® Processor for FISH (fluorescence in situ hybridization) to cytogenetic labs worldwide. The SciGene instrument [...]
SciGene Introduces CytoZyme™ Stabilized Pepsin at 2013 ACMG Meeting
March 19, 2013
Phoenix, AZ, USA — SciGene announced today at the Annual College of Medical Genetics Meeting (ACMG) in Phoenix, AZ the launch of CytoZyme™ Stabilized Pepsin, an advanced formulation of pepsin for pre-treating tissue samples in nucleic acid probe based cytogenetic assays including FISH. CytoZyme is a ready-to-use solution of purified pepsin that can be stored [...]
Certara Signs Partnership Agreement with ChemAxon
March 19, 2013
ST. LOUIS, MO –– Certara™, a leading provider of software and scientific consulting services to improve productivity and decision-making from drug discovery through clinical development, announced that Certara and ChemAxon have signed a partnership agreement. The partnership will focus on providing seamless access to ChemAxon’s MarvinSketch and JChem Cartridge for Oracle via Certara’s D360. D360 [...]
Accelrys Announces Strategic Partnership with USDM
March 19, 2013
AN DIEGO, -- Accelrys, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACCL), a leading provider of scientific innovation lifecycle management software, announced at Pittcon 2013 a strategic partnership with U.S. Data Management (USDM), a global regulatory compliance and risk management consulting firm focused exclusively on the life sciences industry. The partnership between Accelrys and USDM helps life sciences organizations achieve [...]
Tim Curran Joins Sample6 Technologies as CEO
March 19, 2013
BOSTON -- Sample6 Technologies, the developer of the world’s fist synthetic biology-based, “enrichment-free” bacterial monitoring platform, has appointed Tim Curran as Chief Executive Officer. Curran has an over 20 year record of success leading technology companies, including as CEO of Vela Systems, which he led to an acquisition by Autodesk in 2012. Previously, he was [...]
Exiqon launches LNA™ gapmers for inhibition of mRNA and lncRNA in functional studies
March 19, 2013
Exiqon A/S (NASDAQ OMX: EXQ), a leading supplier of high-value gene expression analysis products, today announced the launch of its LNA™ longRNA GapmeR products for specific and efficient inhibition of mRNA and lncRNA. The LNA™ longRNA GapmeRs are high affinity antisense oligonucleotides used for functional analysis, allowing researches to study the gene function and downstream [...]
