LabAnswer Center of Excellence Brings Jobs to Central Florida
November 8, 2012
LabAnswer, the nation’s leading laboratory informatics consultancy, announced the creation of a science and technology Center of Excellence (COE) in Central Florida. After opening in October of 2011, the LabAnswer Center of Excellence already employs ten full time laboratory informatics professionals specializing in informatics solutions such as Laboratory Information Management Systems, Chromatography Data Systems, Electronic [...]
Agilent Technologies Introduces SureSelect Human All-Exon UTRs for Next-Generation Sequencing
November 8, 2012
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced SureSelect Human All-Exon V5 and V5 + UTRs for next-generation sequencing. The new all-exon solutions incorporate the latest advances from Agilent Genomics, the originator of target enrichment for human exomes. SureSelect Human All-Exon V5 continues to build on the market-leading SureSelect Target Enrichment platform, enabling faster turnaround-producing exome [...]
November 8, 2012
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
November 8, 2012
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 [...]
November 8, 2012
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
November 8, 2012
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
November 8, 2012
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
November 8, 2012
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, [...]
November 8, 2012
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 [...]
November 8, 2012
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 [...]

