GenDx obtains world wide distribution rights of QIAGEN® LongRange PCR Kit
May 15, 2012
Utrecht (the Netherlands) – On April 26th, QIAGEN granted GenDx the non-exclusive rights to distribute world-wide, both direct and via third parties, the QIAGEN LongRange PCR kit in combination with the SBTexcellerator ® reagents for high resolution HLA typing. This elevates the cooperation between QIAGEN and GenDx and shows the commitment of both companies to [...]
Idaho Technology Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Expanded FilmArray
May 15, 2012
SALT LAKE CITY, UT,- Idaho Technology, Inc., a privately held clinical diagnostics company dedicated to providing the world’s fastest, highest-quality instruments for pathogen identification and DNA analysis, today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance of five additional pathogens for its FilmArray Respiratory Panel (FilmArray RP), a user-friendly Multiplex pathogen detection system. FilmArray [...]
May 15, 2012
Morpho Detection, Inc. (MDI), the explosives and narcotics detection business of Morpho, Safran group's security unit, today announced an order from the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) for 63 next-generation Itemiser® DX desktop explosives trace detection (ETD) systems. Valued at more than $2 million, these systems will be deployed to airports in Canada to [...]
NEW Generation UltraSafe Blue™ DNA/RNA Safe Dye from Syngene
May 15, 2012
Cambridge, UK: Syngene, a world-leading manufacturer of image analysis solutions today introduced its new generation UltraSafe Blue™ a non-toxic, noncarcinogenic fluorescent dye specifically developed as a safer and more sensitive alternative to Ethidium bromide for staining agarose and acrylamide gels. UltraSafe Blue from Syngene is a new generation of safe fluorescent nucleic acid stain which [...]
May 15, 2012
JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, reports on the multi-faceted research projects of Dr Jochen Guck who runs simultaneous research at the Universities of Dresden and Cambridge. The biophysicist Dr. Jochen Guck has recently started his Humboldt Professorship of Cellular Machines at the Biotechnology Center [...]
Genevac Showcases Pilot Plant And Production Scale Freeze Dryers
May 15, 2012
Visitors to Hall 4.1, Booth N69 will have the chance to see the latest version of of the market-leading Advantage Plus benchtop freeze dryer. The Advantage Plus is a versatile system that can freeze dry bulk product or be configured for applications in stoppered vials. Side-mounted manifold valves provide the additional flexibility to freeze dry [...]
May 15, 2012
BGI, one of the world’s largest genomics organizations, announced today that a new Roche GS FLX+ System has been successfully installed at its facility in Shenzhen, China. The goal is to complement the existing array of short read sequencing technologies and enhance BGI’s long read sequencing capability. The GS FLX+ System, developed by 454 Life [...]
NEW Large Volume Transfection System
May 15, 2012
The AgilePulse® MAX is a NEW large volume transfection system ideal for fast, efficient transfection of 2 to 6 ml of cell suspension. Specifically engineered for large-volume applications, this system maximizes cellular uptake with minimal heating and short cycle-time to ensure high cell viability in further cell processing. AgilePulse® MAX technology offers direct scale up [...]
Agilent Technologies Introduces Mechanical Qualification System for Dissolution Testing
May 15, 2012
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced the 280-DS Mechanical Qualification System, a new instrument for routine and effortless calibration of a dissolution apparatus. The 280-DS accurately measures, verifies and documents physical parameters established with recently enhanced mechanical qualification standards, eliminating the need for visual interpretation of measurements from manual gauges. Dissolution is a technique [...]
INTEGRA Announces Strategic French Acquisition
May 15, 2012
INTEGRA Biosciences AG (Zizers, Switzerland) has announced that they have signed an agreement to acquire their long time French distribution partner - Valdea Biosciences SAS (St Ouen l'Aumône, France). The move will maintain all Valdea Biosciences' existing distribution partnerships and provides the resource to help accelerate the launch of INTEGRA's innovative VIAFLO liquid handling tools [...]

