Exiqon and Takara Bio Inc. partner on the distribution of miRCURY LNA™ products in Asia
October 17, 2012
Exiqon A/S (NASDAQ OMX: EXQ), a leading supplier of high-value gene expression analysis products, today announced that Takara Bio Inc. will take over the distribution of miRCURY LNA™ products in Asia. Takara Bio Inc. will market Exiqon’s life sciences products in Japan, China, Hong Kong, South Korea and India. Takara Bio Inc. is a leading [...]
October 17, 2012
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that it has awarded the 2012 Russell Varian Prize for Innovation in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance to two scientists for their seminal paper, "Use of Weak Perturbing Radio-Frequency Fields in Nuclear Magnetic Double Resonance," published in 1962 in the Journal of Chemical Physics. The two scientists, Dr. Ray Freeman [...]
Bill Colston Appointed to Rheonix Inc. Board of Directors
October 17, 2012
ITHACA, N.Y. – Rheonix Inc., developer of automated molecular diagnostic platforms and consumables, has appointed Bill Colston, Ph.D., to its board of directors. Colston, former CEO of QuantaLife Inc., led the development and product launch of Droplet Digital PCR™, a genetic analysis system for quantifying DNA molecules, until his company was acquired by Bio-Rad Laboratories [...]
ASD Inc. Named to Inc. 5000 for Sixth Year in a Row
October 17, 2012
BOULDER, Colo. -- ASD Inc., a global leader in high-performance analytical instrumentation and material analysis solutions, was named for the sixth time to Inc. Magazine’s installment of Inc. 5000. The Inc. 5000 is an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest growing private companies. ASD has been included on the Inc. 5000 list since its inception [...]
Advanced Photonix, Inc. Appoints Donald C. Pastor as Non-Executive Chairman
October 17, 2012
ANN ARBOR, Mich -- Advanced Photonix, Inc.® (NYSE Amex: API), today announced that the Company separated the roles of Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, consistent with current best governance practices, and appointed Donald C. Pastor as Non-Executive Chairman of the Company. Mr. Pastor became an independent director of the Company in July [...]
Portable, Cost Effective Flexible Film Isolator
October 17, 2012
The NEW Purair Flex provides numerous performance advantages over the competition, including: More Volume. The Purair Flex Film Isolator features an innovative curved film design that provides more working volume than any other Glove Bag on the market. Versatile Tapered Sleeve / Glove Options. Unlike other glove bags, the double O-ring design on the standard [...]
Novel mass analyzer unravels complex biomolecular structures
October 17, 2012
The Heck group, in close collaboration with the research group of Alexander Makarov of Thermo Fisher, the inventor of the Orbitrap analyzer, show that protein assemblies of molecular weights over 1 million Da can be analyzed with very high analytical resolving power and exquisite sensitivity down to detection of single ions. The new mass spectrometer [...]
October 16, 2012
Indianapolis, IN -- BioCrossroads announced today the finalists in a new competition to spur Indiana’s innovation economy. To accelerate entrepreneurial activity and encourage the development of early-stage Indiana life sciences companies, BioCrossroads launched the New Venture Competition, presented by the law firm Krieg DeVault, earlier this year. Altogether, eight companies qualified as finalists, out of [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific and Immundiagnostik Collaborate
October 16, 2012
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., the world leader in serving science, and Immundiagnostik AG today announced a collaboration to develop novel mass spectrometry-based assays for qualitative and quantitative analysis of proteins and peptides. The goal is development of commercial assays to be widely applicable in research and routine clinical analysis. The collaboration [...]
Time-domain terahertz spectroscopy platform
October 16, 2012
TOPTICA introduces the new TeraFlash system, a table-top platform for time-domain terahertz spectroscopy. The all-fiber design is based on mature 1.5 µm telecom technology, combining TOPTICA’s established femtosecond fiber lasers and state-of-the-art InGaAs antennas. Using a highly precise delay stage, the TeraFlash achieves a peak dynamic range of more than 70 dB. Users can choose [...]
