Ingenuity Systems and Laboratory Corporation of America Announce Molecular Diagnostic Collaboration

Redwood City, CA –– Ingenuity® Systems, a leading provider of biomedical information and analysis solutions, and Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings (LabCorp®) today announced a long term collaboration for LabCorp to license and deploy Ingenuity’s clinical content and applications to rapidly review and annotate clinically relevant sequence variations. The new solution will leverage the comprehensive, [...]

Kuhner Shaker Incubators and Accessories now available from US office in San Carlos, CA.

Kuhner Shaker, the leading provider of shaker-incubators to the Life Science and Biotechnology sector, is pleased to announce the opening of their US office in San Carlos, CA. From their new office and warehouse the company now offers a domestic supply of instruments, accessories, parts and service to their customers in North America. The San [...]

Bio-Rad Reports Third-Quarter 2012 Financial Results

Hercules, CA —— Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb), a multinational manufacturer and distributor of life science research and clinical diagnostic products, announced financial results today for the third quarter ended September 30, 2012. Third-quarter reported revenues were $498.7 million, a decrease of 3.5% compared to $516.5 million reported for the third quarter of [...]

Roche launches new Light Cycler 96 System enabling broad application of its highperformance PCR technology in academic research

Today Roche announced the global launch of its new LightCycler 96 System, which completes its portfolio of Real Time PCR instruments for life science research. The system’s unique combination of innovative features will be premiered at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG), which will be taking place in San Francisco [...]

Pacific Biosciences Delivers Enhanced DNA Sequencing Chemistry and Software to Help Solve Complex Genetic Problems

MENLO PARK, Calif., -- Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACB) provider of the PacBio® RS High Resolution Genetic Analyzer, today announced the latest enhancements to its DNA sequencing system, the XL release featuring new chemistry and software for extraordinarily long read lengths that average 5,000 bases. Pacific Biosciences' Single Molecule, Real-Time (SMRT®) sequencing generates reads [...]

Clontech Selects, Endorses SnapGene Software

GSL Biotech announced today that Clontech Laboratories Inc. has selected the company's flagship software product, SnapGene™, as a solution for cloning simulation and plasmid map drawing. Clontech researchers participated in SnapGene beta testing and provided feedback to SnapGene's developers on the interface and functionality, including SnapGene's unique ability to simulate Clontech's In-Fusion cloning. Andrew Farmer, [...]

Ingrain Installs 10th Xradia X-Ray Microscope for Digital Rock Physics

Pleasanton, California, – Xradia, Inc., the leading developer and manufacturer of high-resolution 3D X-ray microscopes (XRM) for the lab, announced today that Houston-based Ingrain, a global provider of digital rocks physics services to oil and gas companies, has taken delivery of a VersaXRM-500, its tenth Xradia imaging system for characterizing core samples to optimize oil [...]

BioNano Genomics Launches Irys, a Novel Platform for Complex Human Genome Analysis

SAN DIEGO and SAN FRANCISCO —— BioNano Genomics today announced the commercial rollout of its breakthrough Irys™ System, an intuitively designed genome mapping system that empowers genomics researchers with a new way of analyzing genomic DNA. Irys makes it possible to routinely and accurately detect genomic structural variation and to finish genome assemblies. Irys reveals [...]

BD Announces Funding and Product Support for Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts

Franklin Lakes, NJ – BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE:BDX), a leading global medical technology company, announced today that it is pledging up to $500,000, including $250,000 in cash and up to $250,000 in product donations, to support Hurricane Sandy relief efforts. BD’s cash commitment will be shared among the American Red Cross, the United [...]

Symbion Systems, Inc. Announces that it has Entered into an Agreement with Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Informatics Business Covering the Distribution of Symbion’s Software Products for Analytical Instrument Control, Analysis, and Process Monitoring

TUSTIN, Calif., – Symbion Systems, Inc., a leader in providing analytical instrument control, analysis, and connectivity software, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with the Informatics Business of Thermo Fisher Scientific under which Thermo Fisher will become a distributor of Symbion’s line of software products. The products will be marketed in conjunction [...]

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