Sequenom, Inc. Reports Financial Results For The Third Quarter Of 2012 And Announces 90,000 Annualized Run Rate For MaterniT21™ PLUS Tests

SAN DIEGO, Nov. -- Sequenom, Inc. (NASDAQ: SQNM), a life sciences company providing innovative genetic analysis solutions, today reported revenue of $22.9 million for the third quarter of 2012, an increase of 25% from revenue of $18.3 million in the second quarter of 2012 and a 68% increase compared to revenue of $13.6 million for [...]

Government Research Agency Selects Instem Preclinical Software Solution

CONSHOHOCKEN, PA - - Instem, a leading provider of IT solutions to the global early development healthcare market, announced today that the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has selected Instem’s integrated Provantis® preclinical software suite to help advance research programs against infectious, immunologic, and [...]

NIH Awards New England Biolabs a Phase II SBIR Grant for the Research and Development of Novel Enzymes for Epigenetic Studies

IPSWICH, Mass., -- New England Biolabs (NEB) has recently received a $640,000 Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant to expand its research and product development of novel enzymatic tools for epigenetic analysis. This latest grant adds to the more than $1.1 million of SBIR funds awarded for this research since 2009. Since its [...]

Horizon Discovery and UCL Institute of Neurology Collaborate in rAAV-mediated Genome Editing

Cambridge and London, UK, :Horizon Discovery (Horizon), a leading provider of research tools to support the development of personalized medicines, today announced it has entered into a research collaboration for gene editing at the Institute of Neurology, University College London (UCL). The program of research will focus on the creation of human isogenic disease model [...]

AB SCIEX, Phenomenex and Peak Scientific Take Mobile Laboratory on European MASStastic Voyage Tour

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-- AB SCIEX, Phenomenex and Peak Scientific are taking their laboratory solutions across Europe in a mobile laboratory, providing “open house” opportunities on the European MASStastic Voyage Tour for anyone interested in using mass spectrometry and separation science to solve analytical challenges. Next week this state-of-the-art LC/MS/MS laboratory-on-wheels will be open to visitors outside [...]

Net Income Triples on 94% Increase in Bioprocessing Product Sales

WALTHAM, Mass.-- Repligen Corporation (NASDAQ: RGEN) today reported financial results for its third quarter and year-to-date period ended September 30, 2012. The Company reported net income for the three-month period ended September 30, 2012 of $1,806,000 or $0.06 per diluted share, compared to $605,000 or $0.02 per diluted share for the same period in 2011, [...]

Hamilton Robotics in Partnership with GE Healthcare Revolutionizes Automated Biological Sample Card Punching with the easyPunch STARlet System

The easyPunch STARlet system, manufactured in Hamilton’s Bonaduz, Switzerland facility, seamlessly integrates punching of GE Healthcare Whatman FTATM and DMPK sample collection cards with automated sample extraction, eliminating common bottlenecks in laboratory processes. The system minimizes human error and enables high-throughput sample preparation for a variety of applications, such as forensic reference databasing as well [...]

JAMA Study Demonstrates Efficacy of Life Technologies’ Lung Cancer Test in Detecting Early Metastases, Supports Screening for Lung Cancer

CARLSBAD, Calif., - Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:LIFE) today announced publication in the Journal of the American Medical Association1 (JAMA) of a study that underscores the clinical utility of the company's early stage lung cancer test, Pervenio™ Lung RS. Launched in September 2012, the genetic test has now been demonstrated to reliably identify patients who are [...]

Airgas and Biologics Modular Announce Marketing Agreement to Provide Modular Research Suites for Life Sciences and Pharmaceutical Customers

RADNOR, PA and Brownsburg, IN –– Airgas, Inc. (NYSE: ARG) and Biologics Modular, LLC today jointly announced a three-year marketing, sales, and service agreement to provide modular facilities to serve as self-contained biorepositories, bio-manufacturing sites, and research suites for health service providers, educational facilities, and pharmaceutical manufacturers. Airgas will provide the specialty gases and equipment, [...]

Bruker Wins Over $3 Million in Orders for Consumer Display Solution

TUCSON, Arizona, – Bruker announced today that it has received over $3 million in orders from a leading provider of consumer displays for Bruker’s self-calibrating ContourGT-X 3D optical microscopes. The ContourGT-X optical microscope plays a key role in the customer’s strategy to dramatically reduce production costs while maintaining the highest standards of quality as it [...]

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