Roche’s new dual-target HIV-1 viral load test now available in US
October 3, 2012
INDIANAPOLIS, -- Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today the U.S. availability of a new HIV-1 viral load test based on the company's proprietary dual-target approach. The COBAS TaqMan HIV-1 Test v2.0 for use with the High Pure System enables labs to combine an FDA-approved process for manual specimen preparation with an automated real-time [...]
October 3, 2012
Mountain View, CA — Genia Technologies, Inc. today announced a collaboration with investigators at Columbia University and Harvard University to develop a nanopore-based sequencing system that will accelerate the use of DNA sequencing in the clinic. The three-way collaboration focuses on the development of a single molecule sequencing system combining Genia’s standard complementary metal-oxide semiconductor [...]
October 3, 2012
Chicago, IL and Pittsburgh, PA.- Today, KineMatik announced that Stemnion, Inc., a global regenerative medicine company focused on the research, development and clinical use of its proprietary technology platform derived from human placental cells, has selected KineMatik’s Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN) to deliver a research data management platform across its research organization. KineMatik is a [...]
50-hour whole genome sequencing provides rapid diagnosis for children with genetic disorders
October 3, 2012
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Today investigators at Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics in Kansas City reported the first use of whole genome information for diagnosing critically ill infants. As reported in Science Translational Medicine, the team describes STAT-Seq® , a whole genome sequencing approach - from blood sample to returning results to a physician - [...]
Sigma® Life Science Launches Novel, Affordable Pluripotent Stem Cell Culture Medium
October 3, 2012
ST. LOUIS, -- Sigma-Aldrich® Corporation (Nasdaq: SIAL) announced today that Sigma Life Science, its innovative biological products and services research business, has launched Stemline® Pluripotent Culture Medium, a novel human pluripotent stem cell culture medium that provides a consistent environment for the long-term maintenance and growth of healthy pluripotent stem cells. The new medium performs [...]
OGT announces the release of new Genefficiency™ RNA Sequencing Service
October 3, 2012
Oxford Gene Technology (OGT), provider of innovative clinical genetics and diagnostic solutions to advance molecular medicine, has today announced the release of its new Genefficiency™ RNA Sequencing (RNA-Seq) Service. Taking advantage of OGT’s experience in optimised sequencing project design and advanced data analysis, this new service overcomes the need for expensive and time-intensive in-house bioinformatics [...]
Addgene Launches Parkinson’s Disease Plasmid Resource with The Michael J. Fox Foundation
October 3, 2012
Addgene, a non-profit organization focused on scientific sharing announced today that it is collaborating with The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) to assemble a collection of plasmid DNA samples for use in Parkinson’s Disease (PD) research. This collection, the Parkinson’s Disease Plasmid Resource, will be curated and distributed by Addgene to life [...]
Prototype Boarding Gate with Built-in Explosives Detection
October 3, 2012
Tokyo,-- Hitachi, Ltd. , in collaboration with The Nippon Signal Co., Ltd. and the University of Yamanashi, have successfully prototyped a boarding gate with built-in explosives detection equipment as part of efforts to increase safety in public facilities such as airports. The prototype boarding gate efficiently collects minute particles which have affixed themselves to IC [...]
LabRoots, Leading Community and Social Networking Site for Scientists
October 3, 2012
Yorba Linda, CA – LabRoots, the leading social networking site designed to connect all science verticals, has continued to improve their overall website and system server/network infrastructure with a goal to provide “always on” 24x7 availability to their customer and user base. An Orange County, California company, LabRoots was founded in 2008 by Greg Cruikshank. [...]
Malvern Instruments launches Morphologi G3-ID to global markets
October 3, 2012
Following the completion of a highly successful early access program, Malvern Instruments has launched the Morphologi G3-ID particle characterization system to the global market. A live webinar on 2 October 2012 introduced participants to the unique capabilities of the system, which combines automated particle imaging with the chemical identification of individual particles using Raman spectroscopy. [...]
