August 30, 2012
Biowake BV (Arnhem, The Netherlands) will be launched as a new company on 5th September 2012! Biowake will feature at ELRIG’s (European Laboratory Robotics Interest Group) Innovation Zone during Drug Discovery 2012 meeting, to be held at Manchester Central, UK. ‘Biowake represents a new dawn in affordable automation’ commented CEO of Biowake, Erdal Demir. ‘We [...]
MKS Instruments Acquires Korean RF Company
August 30, 2012
Andover, Mass., -- MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, announces the acquisition of Plasmart, Inc. of Daejeon, Korea in a cash transaction closed yesterday. Plasmart develops radio frequency (RF) plasma generation and monitoring systems for the semiconductor, flat panel display, AMOLED and solar photovoltaic [...]
Carl Zeiss Presents AURIGA Compact FIB-SEM in Beijing
August 29, 2012
The Microscopy business group at Carl Zeiss is presenting the new AURIGA® Compact FIB-SEM at the China International Advanced Materials Industry Technology & Laboratory Equipment (Ciamite) in Beijing. The system generates high-resolution three dimensional images and analyses, and enables precise materials processing. The FIB-SEM opens the door to the 3D-nanoworld with CrossBeam technology. AURIGA Compact [...]
3D Biomatrix Signs Distribution Agreement with Arrow Labs in India
August 29, 2012
Ann Arbor, MI -- 3D Biomatrix, a leader in the development of three-dimensional (3D) cell culture products, has a signed distribution agreement with a prominent life science research product distributor, Arrow Labs, to market and sell the company’s Perfecta3D® Hanging Drop Plates in India. Perfecta3D Hanging Drop Plates facilitate the formation, culture, and testing of [...]
August 29, 2012
HERCULES, CA -- Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb), a multinational manufacturer and distributor of life science research and clinical diagnostic products, today announced the launch of a Digital Biology Center to focus on the development of innovative new products based on the company's recently acquired droplet partitioning technology. The first product based on [...]
Trovagene, Inc., Achieves Intellectual Property Milestone under License Agreement with Ipsogen
August 29, 2012
SAN DIEGO, -- Trovagene, Inc. (NASDAQ: TROV), a developer of transrenal molecular diagnostics, today announced that it has received a milestone payment from Ipsogen S.A., a subsidiary of the QIAGEN group. This payment comes from a co-exclusive license agreement to manufacture and sell diagnostic kits for the detection of nucleophosmin protein (NPM1) mutations in patients [...]
Real Time Genomics Appoints Francisco M. De La Vega Vice President of Genome Science
August 29, 2012
Real Time Genomics, Inc., a leading developer of bioinformatics tools and applications, today announced the appointment of genomics industry veteran Francisco M. De La Vega as the company’s Vice President of Genome Science. Dr. De La Vega will lead the company scientific efforts as it expands its commercial operations. "To have Francisco join the company [...]
Transgenomic Acquires ScoliScore™ Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Prognostic Test from Axial Biotech
August 28, 2012
OMAHA, Neb. - Transgenomic, Inc. (OTCBB: TBIO) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the global rights to Axial Biotech’s ScoliScore™ Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) Prognostic Test for a total consideration of $4.4 million in cash. The acquisition provides Transgenomic with the ScoliScore™ assay technology and intellectual property, an established [...]
JPK reports on the first images of DNA’s double helix in the molecule’s natural environment by AFM.
August 28, 2012
JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, reports on the use of AFM systems in the group of Dr Bart Hoogenboom of the London Centre for Nanotechnology. Lecturer at the London Nanotechnology Centre and the Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London, Dr Bart Hoogenboom’s [...]
NSG Precision Cells Unleashes the Ultimate Tool for DNA Measurement
August 28, 2012
Farmingdale, NY -- DNA measurements are very difficult to obtain. Besides needing special analysts who have been trained in DNA research, a laboratory needs the proper equipment to ensure they get the absolute best results possible. Not just any scientist is acceptable for the job and not just any machine is required for this highly [...]
