May 31, 2012
The Unscrambler® X Prediction Engine and Unscrambler® X Classification Engine version 10.2 use the advanced multivariate prediction and classification models from the latest version of The Unscrambler® X. The Unscrambler X Prediction Engine and Classification Engine v10.2 is extended to support new functionality in The Unscrambler X v10.2 such as: • Digitally signed project files [...]
Verinata Health Announces Successful Introduction of its verifi™ prenatal test
May 31, 2012
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – Verinata Health, Inc., a privately-held company dedicated to maternal and fetal health, today announced that physicians across the country are now using the verifi™ prenatal test. In addition, the company will be presenting two key studies demonstrating the company’s proprietary method to detect chromosomal abnormalities across the entire genome at the [...]
May 31, 2012
CARLSBAD, Calif.,-- Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) today announced the 5500xl W Genetic Analyzer has radically simplified the next generation sequencing workflow, as well as significantly improved the economics of sequencing. The 5500xl W combines unique, rapid in-situ template preparation with the industry leading accuracy and pay-per-lane sequencing already well associated with the 5500 Series [...]
ChromaDex® and Scripps Research Institute Collaborate on METLIN Metabolite Database
May 31, 2012
IRVINE, Calif., -- ChromaDex Corporation (OTCBB: CDXC), an innovative natural products company that provides proprietary, science-based solutions and ingredients to the dietary supplement, food & beverage, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries, announced today that it has formed a collaboration with The Scripps Center for Metabolomics to generate tandem mass spectrometry data for compounds from the ChromaDex [...]
SpectraFluidics launches new easy-to-use Reference 660 product for OEMs
May 31, 2012
SANTA BARBARA, CA – SpectraFluidics Inc., a company that leads the industry in advanced chemical detection and analysis, has launched a new product – the Reference 660 – that will allow original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to evaluate and develop applications for the company's trace vapor detection cartridges. "The R660 instrument will enable OEMs to evaluate [...]
Agendia Raises $65 Million in a Private Round of Equity Financing
May 31, 2012
IRVINE, CA and AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS,– Agendia, an innovative molecular cancer diagnostics company and leader in personalized medicine, today announced that the company has raised USD $65 million in a private round of equity financing. “The support we have received in this round of financing is a strong reflection of our recent growth and confidence [...]
May 31, 2012
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-- Affymetrix, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFFX) and Leica Microsystems are pleased to announce a world-wide collaboration that automates Affymetrix’ QuantiGene® ViewRNA ISH Tissue Assay on the Leica BOND RX staining platform for research applications*. This partnership provides researchers with a powerful automated everyday solution for drug-discovery, translational research, and the development of new companion diagnostic [...]
Increase Throughput and Efficiency with BioTek’s New BioStack3 Microplate Stacke
May 31, 2012
WINOOSKI VT, USA — BioTek continues to develop efficiencies into laboratory microplate processes with innovative designs, like those incorporated into the BioStack3 Microplate Stacker. The new BioStack3 features a dual plate carrier and rotational wrist to quickly move plates from the source stack to the instrument and back to the destination stack, keeping two plates [...]
May 31, 2012
Carlsbad, CA, -- Olympus Europa Holding GmbH and Applied Spectral Imaging (ASI) Ltd. today signed a European framework agreement outlining the terms for distribution by Olympus subsidiaries in Europe of the GenASIs automated imaging platforms for genetic and pathological analysis. This agreement underlines both companies’ intent to establish cooperation with individual Olympus distributors in Europe. [...]
Illumina Introduces Nextera® XT DNA Sample Preparation Kits
May 31, 2012
SAN DIEGO -- Illumina (NASDAQ:ILMN) today introduced the Nextera XT DNA Sample Preparation Kit, the easiest way for researchers to prepare and sequence small genomes, PCR amplicons, and plasmids. When paired with Illumina’s MiSeq system, Nextera XT provides the fastest time to result of any next-generation sequencing technology currently available, enabling researchers to go from [...]
