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 [...]
Horizon Technology, Inc. Announces the XcelVap™ Evaporation/Concentration System
March 19, 2013
Salem, NH - Horizon Technology, Inc. is pleased to announce the introduction of the XcelVap automated benchtop evaporation/concentration system The XcelVap automated benchtop Evaporation/Concentration System is a modern compact benchtop laboratory product that provides rapid, gentle evaporation of up to 54 sample extracts, ranging in size from less than 1 mL up to 200 mL [...]
Smiths Detection Supplies Portable Radiation Detectors for Canadian Border Security
March 19, 2013
Toronto, ON, - Smiths Detection has won an order for RadSeeker, its next-generation, portable radiation detector and identifier, from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). The hand-held devices will be used to enhance security and screening measures throughout Canada, including key entry points at Montreal, Vancouver, and Halifax. RadSeeker provides a superior capability to distinguish [...]
Streamlining PCR assay design with the IDT PrimerQuest® design tool
March 19, 2013
CORALVILLE, IA – Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), the world leader in oligonucleotide synthesis, launches a new and enhanced version of the open access PrimerQuest® online tool, for efficient PCR primer and probe design. Selection parameters have been optimized with built-in presets for a diverse range of applications, to produce the very best primers and probes. [...]
Ariosa Diagnostics Introduces Y-Chromosome Analysis Test Option
March 18, 2013
San Jose, Calif.,– Ariosa Diagnostics, maker of the non-invasive Harmony™ Prenatal Test for risk assessment of common genetic conditions, has announced the expansion of the Harmony Prenatal Test to include the option of Y-chromosome analysis, which can provide information on fetal sex and aneuploidy as early as 10 weeks gestation. The new “Harmony with Y [...]
Rigaku introduces new instruments at Pittcon 2013
March 18, 2013
Tokyo, Japan. Rigaku is pleased to announce its attendance at the 64th annual Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy (Pittcon 2013) held March 17 - 21, 2013 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Rigaku is exhibiting its benchtop lines of X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray fluorescence (XRF) instrumentation, together with a [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Debuts New Chromatography Consumables at Pittcon 2013
March 18, 2013
PHILADELPHIA – Pittcon 2013 –– Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that it will feature a number of new chromatography consumables within booth 1835 during Pittcon 2013, being held in Philadelphia from March 17-21, 2013. Among them are several columns designed for improved analysis of chemical compounds. The company [...]

