Seegene introduces the first real time multiplex quantification test for Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)
June 25, 2012
Gaithersburg, Maryland and SEOUL, Korea, - Seegene Inc., (096530.KQ), a leading developer of multiplex molecular diagnostic technologies and tests, today announced the development and commercialization of the first molecular assay for the detection, genotyping and quantification of nineteen high-risk and nine low-risk genotypes of the Human Papilloma virus (HPV). Seegene's breakthrough new test, QuantPlex(TM) HPV28 [...]
Trovagene to be Added to Russell Microcap Index
June 25, 2012
SAN DIEGO, -- Trovagene, Inc. (Nasdaq: TROV), a developer of trans-renal molecular diagnostics, announced that Russell Investments has added Trovagene to the Russell Microcap Index based on Russell Investments annual reconstitution of its family of U.S. indexes finalized after the close of the U.S. markets on June 22, 2012. "We are pleased to be included [...]
REPROMEDA Achieves ISO 15189 Accreditation for BlueGnome’s 24sure Platform
June 25, 2012
REPROMEDA and BlueGnome (Brno, Czech Republic and Cambridge, UK) are pleased to announce that REPROMEDA has achieved ISO 15189 accreditation for use of BlueGnome’s 24sure platform for their laboratories in Brno, Czech Republic. REPROMEDA was founded in 1999 as a facility for reproductive medicine and assisted reproduction and was the first facility in Central and [...]
NEW PHD ULTRA 4400 Syringe Pump
June 25, 2012
Harvard Apparatus, the world leader in syringe pumps, has just released the NEW PHD ULTRA 4400 Syringe Pump for your most demanding high pressure applications. • Delivers more than 200 lbs linear pumping force with accurate and smooth flow, force is also adjustable for more flexibility • Ideally suited for stainless steel syringes • Versatile [...]
June 25, 2012
Middleboro, MA – Brookfield Engineering Laboratories offers the TA-EP Eye Pencil Test Fixture for their CT3 Texture Analyzer. The Eye Pencil Test Fixture is designed to measure the hardness of eye pencils, lip liners and other similar cosmetic products. Brookfield offers a wide variety of test fixtures for the cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries including a [...]
FDA Approves New Blood Test to Improve Prostate Cancer Detection
June 25, 2012
BREA, CALIF. — Beckman Coulter, Inc., the leader in prostate cancer diagnostics, announces Premarket Approval (PMA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the Prostate Health Index (phi), a simple, non-invasive blood test that is 2.5 times more specific in detecting prostate cancer1 than PSA (prostate-specific antigen) in patients with PSA values in [...]
RainDance Technologies Unveils Digital PCR Platform to European Market
June 25, 2012
LEXINGTON, Mass. AND NUREMBERG, Germany, – RainDance Technologies, Inc., the Digital Biology™ Company, today announced the introduction of its new RainDrop™ Digital PCR System to the European genetics research market. Attendees of the annual European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG) meeting in Nuremberg, Germany have the opportunity to see demonstrations of the system, which establishes [...]
SAW Instruments Places sam® X Biosensor with Full Spectrum Genetics
June 25, 2012
Bonn, Germany – SAW Instruments LLC has inked a deal with US firm Full Spectrum Genetics (FSG) to place a high-end sam® X biosensor in FSG’s San Francisco laboratory. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed. Within the agreement, FSG will have full access to the biosensor for its own internal research programs, [...]
June 25, 2012
HILDEN, Germany, and GERMANTOWN, Maryland, USA, - QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today unveiled an advanced initiative to enter the field of next-generation sequencing (NGS) that aims to establish these technologies as routine processes used in new areas such as clinical research and molecular diagnostics. QIAGEN is in the advanced stages of [...]
PerkinElmer Announces OneSource® Scientific IT Services to Drive Laboratory Productivity Growth
June 25, 2012
WALTHAM, Mass. -- PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and the environment, today unveiled its OneSource® Scientific IT Services, a suite of informatics-based consulting, planning, and management offerings designed to help maximize the productivity of information technology in laboratory environments. The OneSource Scientific IT Services comprise Lab [...]
