Molecular Devices Introduces PatchXpress Plus with Action Potential Measurement Functionality
February 27, 2012
Sunnyvale, CA - Molecular Devices, LLC, has introduced a current-clamp upgrade kit, PatchXpress® Plus, for its PatchXpress 7000A automated patch clamp system. The kit enables analysis of cardiac and neuronal cell excitability through measurement of action potentials. PatchXpress Plus allows ion channel safety labs to perform automated action potential prolongation assays, to test the effects [...]
Illumina Comments on Roche’s Unsolicited Tender Offer Extension
February 27, 2012
SAN DIEGO -Illumina, Inc., a leading developer, manufacturer, and marketer of life science tools and integrated systems for the analysis of genetic variation and function, today issued the following statement regarding Roche’s decision to extend its unsolicited tender offer to acquire all outstanding shares of Illumina for $44.50 in cash per common share: “The extension [...]
February 27, 2012
GE Healthcare’s HiTrap™ TALON crude, His SpinTrap™ TALON microspin, His MultiTrap™ TALON and His GraviTrap™ TALON pre-packed with TALON Superflow™ media for rapid screening, preparative purification and easy scale-up of histidine-tagged proteins. Samples derived from a variety of expression systems can be readily purified with minimal sample preparation time and no additional equipment costs. TALON [...]
February 27, 2012
TUSTIN, Calif. – Axiom Analytical, Inc. has announced its FCT-550 Flow Cell for the continuous on-line analysis of natural gas and other gaseous or liquid process streams. The new cell has been designed to provide for near-infrared (NIR) process analysis under the most demanding conditions, including continuous 24/7 outdoor operation in virtually any environment. A [...]
EMD Millipore Partners with Charles River Laboratories for Improved Viral Clearance Studies
February 27, 2012
Billerica, MA — EMD Millipore, the Life Science division of Merck KGaA* of Germany, today announced it will be partnering with Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. of Wilmington, MA, to exclusively license EMD Millipore’s TrueSpike™ technology. EMD Millipore and Charles River will collaborate to integrate the TrueSpike™ technology into viral clearance services provided by Charles [...]
AB SCIEX Achieves ISO 13485 Certification for Manufacturing of LC/MS Systems
February 27, 2012
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. – AB SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, today announced that it has achieved ISO 13485 certification for its quality management system. ISO 13485 is an international standard that requires a manufacturer to demonstrate a comprehensive and compliant quality management system suitable for the design and manufacturing of medical devices. [...]
February 27, 2012
ITHACA, NY – Advion, Inc. a leading life sciences Systems and Consumables developer, continues its global introduction of the new expression, a Compact Mass Spectrometer (CMS), by naming Inkarp Instruments Pvt Ltd as its distributor in India. The expression is a fume hood-designed single quadrupole mass spectrometer specific for chemists to speed up and to [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Announces New Laser-Based N2O Analyzer
February 27, 2012
FRANKLIN, Mass – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the new Thermo Scientific IRIS 4600 Mid-IR Laser-Based Nitrous Oxide (N2O) Analyzer. The IRIS 4600 Mid-IR Laser-Based N2O Analyzer uses a laser module developed by the recently acquired NovaWave Technologies, Inc, and combines it with proven Thermo Scientific air quality [...]
Roche extends tender offer for Illumina
February 27, 2012
Roche announced today that it has extended its cash tender offer to acquire all outstanding shares of Illumina, Inc., at a price of $44.50 per share, to 6:00 p.m., New York City time, on March 23, 2012. The tender offer was previously scheduled to expire at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, at the end [...]
Custom Assay Design Service for High-Sample Throughput Amplicon Resequencing
February 27, 2012
Fluidigm Corporation unveiled a new custom assay design service for high-sample throughput amplicon resequencing on Illumina platforms at the recent Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT) meeting. The Access Array™ Target-Specific Primers, when used with the Fluidigm Access Array System, allow for fast, simple, and inexpensive preparation of up to 480 amplicons per sample [...]
