June 28, 2011
This new brochure features IDEX Health & Science’s Upchurch Scientific® products specifically designed to simplify micro- and nanoscale applications, including Lab-on-a-Chip, Microbore HPLC , CEC and UHPLC — as well as components for interfacing hyphenated systems such as LC-MS and GC-MS. It also features fittings and sleeves to facilitate fused silica and other capillary tubing [...]
June 28, 2011
Ottawa, ON - DNA Genotek Inc., a leading provider of products for biological sample collection, stabilization and preparation, announced today that its Oragene•DNA product has been selected for a new study that aims to unlock genetic changes behind development disorders. The study, titled Deciphering Developmental Disorders (DDD), is a direct collaboration with all twenty-three of [...]
GE Appoints Three New Company Officers
June 28, 2011
FAIRFIELD, Conn.--28 June 2011-- GE today announces the appointment of three new company officers. GE currently has 194 GE officers globally who lead large revenue generating businesses or are in critical functional roles, helping to drive growth. Below are the details of GE’s new company officers: Gary D. Mercer, 52, has been named Vice President [...]
June 28, 2011
454 Life Sciences, a Roche Company (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY), announced today the launch and immediate availability of the new GS FLX+ System, an instrument capable of generating extra-long sequencing reads up to 1,000 by in length. This new level of performance presents a major milestone in the life science’s industry, making it the [...]
Genetic Technologies Executes Settlement and License Agreement with Navigenics Inc
June 28, 2011
In compliance with ASX Continuing Disclosure Rules, Genetic Technologies Limited (ASX: GTG; NASDAQ: GENE) is pleased to report that it has now executed a Settlement and License Agreement with Navigenics Inc. (“Navigenics”) of Foster City, California. Navigenics was a counterparty to the Company’s recently announced patent infringement suit filed in the District Court of Colorado [...]
Coriell Institute and NIH Provide Scientists With Powerful New Stem Cells
June 27, 2011
CAMDEN, N.J. – Coriell Institute for Medical Research announced today the availability of powerful new stem cells to the scientific research community. These cells – called induced pluripotent stem cells – possess many of the important properties of embryonic stem cells. However, they bypass controversy as they can be made from skin cells or blood [...]
June 27, 2011
HOPKINTON, Mass. and GAITHERSBURG, Md. - Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: CALP) today announced a collaboration with Edge BioSystems, Inc., an innovative sequencing service provider based in Gaithersburg, Md. EdgeBio and Caliper will co-develop automated protocols for the 5500xl, SOLiD 4, and Ion Torrent Personal Genome Machine (PGM) systems on Caliper’s Sciclone® NGS Workstation, and [...]
Oxford Nanopore appoints Peter Allen to Board
June 27, 2011
OXFORD, UNITED KINGDOM - Oxford Nanopore Technologies Ltd is pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Allen ACA to its board. Peter Allen joins the board of Oxford Nanopore as non executive Director with broad, senior experience in the life sciences industries. He currently serves as Non-Executive Chairman on the Boards of ProStrakan Group plc, [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Announces Breakthrough Workflow for Metabolomics Research
June 27, 2011
CAIRNS, Australia - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced a breakthrough workflow to overcome key analytical and informatics challenges in metabolomics. The workflow integrates new application software -- Thermo Scientific SIEVE 2.0 differential expression analysis and Mass Frontier 7.0 structural elucidation software -- with powerful new Thermo Scientific high [...]
Food Safety Testing Simplified and Accelerated with Pall GeneDisc® Cycler
June 27, 2011
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. - Pall Corporation (NYSE:PLL), today introduced its new GeneDisc® Cycler to test food for pathogens and spoilage organisms. This pathogen detection system enables testing of up to 96 samples in as little as one hour, compared with several days using traditional methods. Operating on a robust Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT [...]
