SAN DIEGO, -- Sequenom, Inc. (NASDAQ: SQNM), a life sciences company providing innovative genetic analysis solutions, today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will issue U.S. Patent No. 8,340,916 on December 25, 2012 with claims to novel methods for detecting fetal aneuploidy using massively parallel sequencing. The patent is entitled Diagnosing Fetal Chromosomal [...]

SEATTLE & SAN ANTONIO -- NanoString Technologies, Inc., a privately held provider of life science tools for translational research and developer of molecular diagnostic products, today announced positive results from the second clinical validation study of its in vitro diagnostic breast cancer assay based on the PAM50 gene expression signature. The study, which evaluated samples [...]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences (https://www.thehamner.org) has announced the establishment of a pre-competitive, multi-organization partnership designed to advance an integrated systems biology approach to toxicity testing research. The Hamner and Brown University will conduct the research. Partners sponsoring the research include Agilent Technologies Inc., Illumina, Dow Chemical, Dow Corning [...]

LEXINGTON, Mass. and MUNICH, Germany –– RainDance Technologies, Inc., the Digital Biology™ Company, and the MLL Munich Leukemia Laboratory (MLL) today announced that MLL will be releasing data for a new myeloid hematological malignancies gene panel generated using RainDance Technologies’ ThunderStorm™ System coupled with Illumina’s MiSeq™ platform. MLL will present initial results from a technology [...]

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. and NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, United Kingdom, -- Galena Biopharma, Inc. (Nasdaq:GALE) and Leica Biosystems today announced a partnership to develop a companion diagnostic for Galena's NeuVax™ (nelipepimut-S or E75) breast cancer therapeutic. Galena Biopharma is a United States based biotechnology company focused on developing innovative, targeted oncology treatments addressing major unmet medical needs to [...]

LONDON, UK - Leading sample management software provider, Titian Software, has announced the release of Mosaic™ 5.0, the latest development of the popular Mosaic software for the expert management of samples, including compounds, biological collections, reagents and standards. Mosaic 5.0 provides comprehensive inventory management features, which include handling multiple substance types, managing storage locations and [...]

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) and WiCell, a world leader in the cytogenetic testing of mouse and human embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells, today announced that WiCell is now offering comparative genomic hybridization plus single nucleotide polymorphism microarray analysis using the Agilent SurePrint G3 Human Genome CGH+SNP Microarray. Unlike previous assays that [...]

Goettingen, Germany and Aubagne, France, – Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB), a leading international pharma supplier, has launched the Sartoguard NF prefilter series, completing its range of Sartoguard prefilters. These new prefilters feature a unique combination of high performance polyethersulfone (PES) membranes and highly innovative nanofleece technology. This is the first time that PES nanofleece material [...]

Harvard Apparatus, the world leader in syringe pumps, announces the new Harvard Peristaltic Pump series. These remote-controlled, programmable peristaltic pumps offer unparalleled accuracy, reproducibility, and ease of use over a broad range of flow rates. Key Benefits: • Remote-controlled design and sealed pump head make this pump ideal for use in incubators and fume hoods [...]

Accurate and fast validation of biomarkers; increasing efficiency in Research and Drug Development DMAT is an innovative and integrated detection platform for high quality biomarker analysis. It enables accelerated development of multiplex assays where several biomarkers can be analyzed at the same time. DMAT dramatically reduces hands-on time and allows users to perform bioassays far [...]