Hologic Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2012 Operating Results

BEDFORD, Mass., -- Hologic, Inc. (Hologic or the Company) (NASDAQ: HOLX), a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of premium diagnostics products, medical imaging systems and surgical products dedicated to serving the healthcare needs of women, today announced its results for the fourth fiscal quarter and fiscal year ended September 29, 2012. Highlights of the Quarter [...]

2012 Nobel laureate in medicine Shinya Yamanaka reaffirms commitment to CiRA-Cellectis partnership

Paris, France, – Cellectis (Alternext: ALCLS), the genomeengineering specialist, was honored to welcome Professor Yamanaka, this year’s Nobel laureate in medicine, for a meeting with the Group's teams at its Paris headquarters. As Europe's stem cell leader, Cellectis anticipated – no later than in 2008 – the extraordinary scientific and industrial potential of new products [...]

Study Shows Sequenom CMM’s RetnaGene LDT Accurately Predicts Risk of Progression to Wet Form of AMD

SAN DIEGO, -- Sequenom, Inc. (NASDAQ: SQNM), a life sciences company providing innovative diagnostic testing and genetic analysis solutions, today announced its wholly-owned subsidiary, Sequenom Center for Molecular Medicine (Sequenom CMM), presented results from a study of its RetnaGene AMD laboratory-developed test to predict risk of disease progression during the 2012 Joint Meeting of the [...]

VWR International, LLC to Distribute Illumina’s qPCR Portfolio

SAN DIEGO -- Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced that VWR International, LLC, a global distributor of laboratory supplies and services, will distribute Illumina's qPCR portfolio including the Eco™ Real-Time PCR System and NuPCR™ reagents within the United States, one of the world's largest qPCR instrumentation markets. The agreement extends Illumina's reach for its innovative Eco [...]

FEI Announces New Helios NanoLab 450 F1 DualBeam for Semiconductor Failure Analysis

Hillsboro, Ore.— FEI (NASDAQ: FEIC) today announced its new Helios NanoLab™ 450 F1 DualBeam™ system designed to provide semiconductor manufacturers with faster, better images of their most advanced device architectures. A new STEM (scanning transmission electron microscope) detector delivers improved contrast between materials, and the new flip stage and rotating nanomanipulator support advanced preparation techniques [...]

Horizon Discovery and Promega Launch Suite of X-MANTM Reporter Kits

Cambridge, UK and Madison, WI, USA, : Horizon Discovery Ltd. (Horizon), a leading provider of research tools to support the development of personalized medicines, and Promega Corporation, today announced the launch of a suite of X-MAN™ Reporter Kits. These kits enable researchers, for the first time, to apply functional, cell-based assays that directly interrogate critical [...]

The world’s most advanced lab X-ray source advances even further

The Woodlands, TX – Rigaku Corporation introduced the new FR-X rotating anode X-ray source at the 2012 meeting of the PSDI (Protein Structure Determination in Industry) meeting being held in Chantilly, France November 11-13. The FR-X was designed to be utilized in structural biology and material science, and produces the highest usable X-ray flux available [...]

Sapio Sciences Announces Exemplar LIMS for Tablet Computers

Baltimore, MD – – Exemplar Laboratory Information System for Tablets along with the new generation of tablets such as the Google Nexus 10, Samsung Galaxy Note™ 10.1 and iPad™ 2/3/4, allows lab technicians to work untethered from a desktop or laptop computer and to take Exemplar with them where they are working. Exemplar’s Lab Management [...]

US Peptides Offering Growth Hormone Releasing Peptides for Research

Growth Hormone (GH) is produced naturally in the pituitary gland in the body. Its production and release into the body decreases as we age. Decreases in growth hormone lead to: Losses in bone density/ leading to Osteoporosis Decrease in muscle mass/ and increase in stored fat (generally around midsection) Less energy for normal daily activities [...]

Cecil Spectrophotometer Enhancements for Free!

It is not every day that you are given something for nothing. We are giving away additional spectrophotometer software. Cecil Instruments have enhanced the standard features of their timeless classical looking UV/Visible spectrophotometers. So from now, every appropriate UV/Visible spectrophotometer will include free DataStream PC control software, free Validation software, free single cell Kinetics software [...]

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