Roka Bioscience Initiates External Trial for AOAC Certification
September 15, 2011
WARREN, N.J. -- Roka Bioscience announced today that the company has initiated the external evaluation process for AOAC certification of the Listeria Detection Assay. This evaluation is the final step required to receive AOAC Research Institute (AOAC-RI) certification of methods used in the food safety industry. The field study is conducted by a third-party laboratory [...]
Tecan’s Cavro® Omni Robot opens up new applications for modern circular dichroism
September 15, 2011
Männedorf, Switzerland – Tecan’s Cavro® Omni Robot has been incorporated into Applied Photophysics’ new protein discovery solution, the Chirascan™-plus CD Spectrometer. This newly created system combines Tecan’s precise and reliable sample handling with excellent measurement reproducibility, opening up a wide range of circular dichroism (CD) applications for the first time. The Cavro Omni Robot has [...]
September 15, 2011
CAMBRIDGE, UK - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced a new software module to enable high-precision and automated analysis of precious metals and high concentration elements. The Thermo Scientific iTEVA Precision software seamlessly integrates with the Thermo Scientific iCAP 6000 Series of inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometers (ICP-OES) [...]
Horizon Discovery Announces £11.3 Million ($18.6 Million) Fundraising
September 15, 2011
Cambridge, UK - Horizon Discovery (Horizon), a leading provider of research tools to support the development of personalized medicines, has announced that it has completed a second closing of its Series C funding round, realizing a cumulative total of £11.3m ($18.6m) funding via a private placement of ordinary shares in the Company. The funding will [...]
Biotech Leader Dr. Paul Schimmel Joins WaferGen Scientific Advisory Board
September 15, 2011
FREMONT, Calif. -- WaferGen Biosystems, Inc. (OTCBB: WGBS), a leading developer of state-of-the-art genomic analysis systems, today announced that biotech industry leader Dr. Paul Schimmel, well known for his work in biophysical chemistry and molecular biology, has joined the WaferGen Scientific Advisory Board. Dr. Schimmel has been the Ernest and Jean Hahn Professor of Molecular [...]
Uppsala BIO Signs First European Open Innovation Agreement With Roche for its Program BIO-X
September 15, 2011
UPPSALA, Sweden - Swedish life science initiative Uppsala BIO has formed a strategic partnering agreement with Roche, the world leading pharmaceuticals and diagnostics company, for Uppsala BIO's open innovation program, BIO-X. The cooperation agreement links Uppsala BIO and BIO-X to Roche's global innovation network on at least a three-year term, and will offer projects selected [...]
The first simple blood test for CMCs
September 15, 2011
Introducing the CELLTRACKS® Circulating Melanoma Cell (CMC) kit from Veridex. Designed for research applications, CELLTRACKS® CMC RUO kit uses proprietary immunomagnetic technology to capture melanoma cells that have detached from tumors and entered the bloodstream. CMCs may be useful in elucidating the biological mechanisms of certain cancers. Enables faster development Less time intensive and labor [...]
GE Healthcare to Invest $1 Billion in New Oncology Solutions
September 15, 2011
Chalfont St. Giles, UK — GE Healthcare, the health business of General Electric (NYSE: GE), announced today its plans to dedicate $1 billion of its total R&D budget over the next five years to expand its advanced cancer diagnostic and molecular imaging capabilities, as well as its world-class technologies for the manufacture of biopharmaceuticals and [...]
New Ultra Low Freezer Operates Reduces Power by 50%
September 15, 2011
ATHENS, Ohio--Stirling Ultracold, a Division of Global Cooling, Inc, Athens, Ohio, USA, has introduced the Model SU105U ultra low freezer, an efficient 3.7 cu.ft. (105 liter) cabinet that delivers stable, uniform -86°C storage on less than 200 watts of electrical power from an AC or DC power supply. The freezer operates on a fraction of [...]
September 15, 2011
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, University of Maryland, their Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) today opened the International Food Safety Training Laboratory, a groundbreaking public-private partnership that applies government, university and private industry expertise and resources to the global food safety challenge. [...]
