March 25, 2013
Shimadzu Corporation introduces the new Nexera X2 System, the ultimate in ultra high-performance liquid chromatography. Built upon the strength of the Nexera UHPLC, the revolutionary Nexera X2 delivers superior, real-world performance across a wider application range while delivering unparalleled flexibility and reliability in HPLC/UHPLC analyses. Shimadzu optimized the Nexera X2 to enable analysis at pressures [...]
AquaOnDemand.com, The Online Source for All Things Water, Now Offers Laboratory Chemicals
March 25, 2013
AquaOnDemand.com – the online source for all things water now offers laboratory chemicals. Included within our chemical offering are replacement reagents for water testing instruments from leading manufacturers. Some water treatment tests require testing to be completed according to the Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater which requires certain chemicals to have [...]
March 25, 2013
ALAMEDA, Calif., – LifeMap Sciences, Inc., a subsidiary of BioTime, Inc. (NYSE MKT: BTX), announced today the release of LifeMap Discovery™ version 1.1 (discovery.lifemapsc.com). LifeMap Discovery™ is a key component in LifeMap’s integrated database suite, a discovery platform for biomedical and stem cell research, which also includes GeneCards®, the leading human gene database, and MalaCards, [...]
46 gene sequencing test for cancer patients on the NHS
March 25, 2013
The first multi-gene DNA sequencing test that can help predict cancer patients’ responses to treatment has been launched in the National Health Service (NHS), thanks to a partnership between scientists at the University of Oxford and Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust. The test uses the latest DNA sequencing techniques to detect mutations across 46 genes [...]
io-Synthesis Will Spotlight the New BNA Technology at AACR
March 22, 2013
Lewisville, TX, - The annual meeting for the American Associate of Cancer Research will be held April 6-10th in Washington, DC. As always, the meeting will be a platform for new ideas, research, and technologies. One of those new technologies has already been creating quite a buzz. Bio-Synthesis, Inc., an AACR exhibitor for over 18 [...]
Hologic Completes Sale of LIFECODES to Immucor
March 22, 2013
BEDFORD, Mass., -- Hologic, Inc. (Hologic or the Company) (NASDAQ: HOLX), a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of premium diagnostics, medical imaging systems and surgical products dedicated to serving the healthcare needs of women, today announced that it has successfully completed its sale of the LIFECODES business unit to Immucor, Inc. Hologic has received $85 [...]
Nanyang Polytechnic and Pall to groom talent for Singapore’s biologics industry
March 22, 2013
Singapore,– Pall Filtration Pte Ltd, the Asia-Pacific headquarters of Pall Corporation (NYSE: PLL), a global leader in filtration, separation and purification, will be collaborating with Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) School of Chemical & Life Sciences (SCL) to develop talent for the rapidly growing biologics sector within Singapore’s S$13 billion pharmaceutical industry. The three-year collaboration encompasses student [...]
Xylem commemorates World Water Day through global water cooperation
March 22, 2013
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., – Xylem Inc. (NYSE: XYL), a leading global water technology company addressing the world’s most challenging water issues, is commemorating World Water Day and the United Nations’ International Year of Water Cooperation by enhancing global partnerships to provide and protect safe water resources in communities around the world. According to the World [...]
March 22, 2013
SANTA CLARA, Calif -- Affymetrix, Inc. (NASDAQ: AFFX) today announced that it has signed a contract with UK Biobank to genotype 500,000 DNA samples donated by UK residents as part of a prospective epidemiological study of complex diseases that are of great relevance to public health. Affymetrix’ Axiom® Genotyping Solution will be used to generate [...]
NDIS Approval of Promega PowerPlex® Fusion System Assists Laboratories in Meeting Evolving Standards
March 22, 2013
Promega Corporation’s PowerPlex® Fusion System is now approved for use in laboratories that generate DNA records for the National DNA Index System (NDIS). NDIS is the U.S. national database containing over ten million offender profiles used to help authorities in solving criminal investigations nationwide, using the FBI’s CODIS system. This approval of PowerPlex Fusion follows [...]

