Illumina Technology Enables Findings of the Collaborative Oncological Gene-Environment Study (COGS)
March 27, 2013
SAN DIEGO -- Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) announced that its iCOGS custom array was used to identify genetic variants related to breast, ovary and prostate cancer as part of the Collaborative Oncological Gene-Environment Study (COGS), the results of which were published today in Nature Genetics and other leading journals.1 Developed in collaboration with four large [...]
Novel sample pretreatment unit for heavy metal analysis
March 27, 2013
AppliTek launches a unique solution for accurately determining the total metal content in water bodies. The novel pretreatment system, designed as an add-on unit for AppliTek’s VPA® Series of Voltammetric Process Analyzers, allows to safely and conveniently process incoming samples with concentrated acids and oxidizing agents. Accuracy, precision and stability of results are very critical [...]
BD Enters Pharmaceutical Industry with New Line of Generic Prefilled Injectable Products
March 27, 2013
Franklin Lakes, NJ – BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE:BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first drug to be offered in the just-launched BD Simplist™ ready-to-administer, line of prefilled generic injectables. BD Simplist prefilled injectables will be commercialized and manufactured by [...]
March 27, 2013
GAITHERSBURG, Md. & SHIN-YOKOHAMA, Japan -- MEDINET Co. Ltd. (TSE: #2370) and MaxCyte, Inc. announce the publication of the results of their scientific collaboration demonstrating that the use of MaxCyte’s cell loading technology results in 5 – 20 fold enhancement in potency of dendritic cell vaccines. The manuscript entitled ‘Clinical scale electroloading of mature dendritic [...]
Neogen reports 27% increase in quarterly net income
March 26, 2013
LANSING, Mich.,– Neogen Corporation (Nasdaq: NEOG) announced today that its net income for the third quarter of FY 2013, which ended Feb. 28, increased 27% to $6,652,000, or $0.27 per share, compared to the prior year’s third quarter net income of $5,244,000, or $0.22 a share. Year to date, nine-month net income increased 22% to [...]
Genalyte Announces CE Mark for Maverick TM Detection System and Signs On First European Distributors
March 26, 2013
SAN DIEGO, CA –– Genalyte, Inc. today announced its MaverickTM Detection System that simultaneously analyzes multiple antibodies and other proteins from a single small sample is now CE marked in Europe for research use. The company also reported its first European distribution agreements for the Maverick Detection System, signing on specialty distributors Mokascience in France, [...]
ViaCord Releases 250th Cord Blood Stem Cell Unit
March 26, 2013
WALTHAM, Mass. –– ViaCord, PerkinElmer's family cord blood and tissue preservation business, announced today the release of its 250th umbilical cord blood stem cell unit for use in medical treatments and clinical trials. For nearly 20 years, ViaCord has released life-saving stem cells for disease therapies using a proven method of processing and cryopreserving cord [...]
Bina Nets $6.25 Million Series B Financing Led by Sierra Ventures to More Than Double Headcount
March 26, 2013
Bina Technologies, the genomic big data science platform accelerating personalized medicine, today announced that it has closed a $6.25 million round of Series B financing led by Sierra Ventures. Founded in 2011 by experts in complex, large-scale genomics, big data and high-performance computing, Bina’s mission is to process and mine vast volumes of genomic information [...]
Promium Awarded National LIMS Contract from Environment Canada
March 26, 2013
Promium, L.L.C., a leading provider of laboratory software, announced today that the company has received a contract from Environment Canada, the federal department responsible for environmental protection and monitoring in Canada, to supply Element LIMS (laboratory information management system) for Environment Canada’s national network of environmental laboratories. This is the first time one uniform LIMS [...]
Markes International launches new low-flow sampling pump for thermal desorption
March 26, 2013
Markes International (Llantrisant, UK) has announced the launch of the ACTI-VOC™ lowflow sampling pump specifically for thermal desorption tubes. ACTI-VOC is a robust low-flow pump for sampling vapour-phase organic compounds (VOCs) onto sorbent tubes for subsequent analysis by thermal desorption (TD)–GC(MS). Being lightweight, easy-to-use and intrinsically safe, ACTI-VOC is ideal for personal monitoring and a [...]

