Bio-Rad and Myriad RBM Partner to Commercialize Multiplex Biomarker Kits for Life Science Research
July 24, 2012
Hercules, CA and Austin, TX —— Bio Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb), a multinational manufacturer and distributor of life science research and clinical diagnostic products, and Myriad RBM, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Myriad Genetics Inc. (NASDAQ: MYGN), and a leading multiplex biomarker testing company, today announced that they have partnered to [...]
TTP Labtech, the maker of mosquito, previews new product for crystallography users at ACA
July 24, 2012
Cambridge, UK –– TTP Labtech, leading provider of liquid handling automation for crystallography, will be exhibiting at the American Crystallographic Association from 28 July to 1 August. Displaying its renowned mosquito® Crystal and mosquito LCP, the onsite team will also be providing delegates with a sneak preview of its latest pipetting innovation, the woodpecker screen [...]
New Product Release: Introducing MS3® Mass Spectrometry Workflow
July 24, 2012
Proteome Sciences has developed a multiplexed quantitative mass spectrometry based workflow that virtually eliminates the ratio distortion interference seen with current tandem mass spectrometry (MS2) methodologies which use isobaric labeling techniques. This represents a significant breakthrough in the evolution of mass spectrometry for use in multiplexed quantitative proteomics, and opens the door to use of [...]
5-Channel Fluorescence Digital Pathology Scanning
July 24, 2012
Wetzlar, Germany. Leica Microsystems announces the release of the SCN400 2.2 scanning platform. Batch processing in both brightfield and multi-channel fluorescence, coupled with user-friendly workflows, makes the SCN400 2.2 an all-round high performance solution for digital pathology scanning. With up to 5 fluorescence channels per slide, the SCN400 2.2 provides a truly flexible whole slide [...]
July 24, 2012
MOUNTAIN VIEW and REDWOOD CITY, Calif. —— Complete Genomics Inc. (NASDAQ: GNOM) and Ingenuity® Systems Inc. today announced that Complete Genomics will bundle the Ingenuity Variant Analysis application with its research whole genome sequencing services. This bundled solution will enable research customers to rapidly analyze and interpret biologically relevant genetic variations and provide researchers with [...]
July 24, 2012
WALTHAM, Mass. -- PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and the environment, announced today that its DNA Sequencing Services Laboratory in Branford, Connecticut is now a Connecticut state licensed and CLIA registered clinical laboratory (CT license # CL0685). PerkinElmer's DNA Sequencing Services Laboratory is designed to provide [...]
Victor Ambros Joins Firefly BioWorks’ Scientific Advisory Board
July 24, 2012
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-- Today Firefly BioWorks announced the election of Victor R. Ambros, Ph.D. to the company’s Scientific Advisory Board. Dr. Ambros is the Silverman Professor of Natural Sciences in the Program in Molecular Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, and serves as co-director of the RNA Therapeutics Institute at UMass Medical. His laboratory [...]
Illumina Reports Financial Results for Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2012
July 24, 2012
SAN DIEGO -- Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2012. Second quarter 2012 results: • Revenue of $281 million, a 2% decrease compared to $287 million in the second quarter of 2011. • GAAP net income for the quarter of $23 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, compared [...]
Transgenomic Announces Medicare Coverage for Clopidogrel (Plavix®) Response Test
July 24, 2012
OMAHA, Neb. (July 24, 2012) – Transgenomic, Inc. (OTC/BB: TBIO) today announced that National Government Services, the designated Medicare fiscal intermediary in Connecticut, has confirmed coverage for its proprietary Clopidogrel Genetic Absorption Activation Panel (C-GAAP, formerly PGxPREDICT®:Clopidogrel). As a result of this coverage, the 48 million Americans currently covered by Medicare will have access to [...]
Portable device detects soil contamination
July 24, 2012
The RemScan™ device uses an infrared signal to directly measure petroleum hydrocarbons in soil. The user simply pulls the trigger for a result in 15 seconds. The traditional method for measuring petroleum contamination involves sending soil samples to a laboratory and waiting several days for the results. Petroleum contamination is a wide spread global issue [...]

