SeraCare’s SeraCon™ Vitamin D Depleted Diluent

Milford, Mass., – SeraCare Life Sciences (Nasdaq: SRLS), a global life sciences company providing vital products and services to facilitate the discovery, development and production of human diagnostics and therapeutics, announced the launch of SeraCon™ Vitamin D Depleted Diluent, the newest offering in the company’s line of SeraCon processed human plasma products. SeraCon™ Vitamin D [...]

Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches Next-Generation Single-Use Bioreactor

LOGAN, Utah-- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today introduced the Thermo Scientific HyPerforma Single-Use Bioreactor TK (S.U.B. TK), an integrated system that combines the company’s proven single-use bioreactor technology with a robust controller platform that enhances functionality and greatly reduces setup times before each production run. The new HyPerforma S.U.B. [...]

Roche increases offer price for Illumina shares to US$ 51.00 per share

Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that it has increased its offer price for all outstanding publicly-held shares of Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) to US$ 51.00 per share in cash. All other terms and conditions of the tender offer remain unchanged. Severin Schwan, Chief Executive Officer of Roche, said: “Based on our discussions [...]

Integromics launches RealTime StatMiner 4.3 on TIBCO Spotfire

Integromics®, a market leader in IT solutions provisions for life sciences in the field of genomics and proteomics, announces the launch of its latest tool for qPCR analysis, RealTime StatMiner® 4.3 on TIBCO® Spotfire®. The new version allows users to upload and analyze data from a large range of qPCR vendors, including Applied Biosystems (Life [...]

Lineagen Applies Affymetrix’ GeneChip® Technology to Next-Generation FirstStepDx® Service for Individuals with Developmental Delay and Autism Spectrum Disorders

SANTA CLARA, Calif. and SALT LAKE CITY,-- Affymetrix, Inc. (NASDAQ: AFFX) and Lineagen, Inc., an innovative molecular diagnostics company focused on complex, genetically linked disorders, today announced the companies have signed an agreement to incorporate Affymetrix' GeneChip® technology into Lineagen's next-generation FirstStepDx, a genetic evaluation service for individuals with developmental delay (DD), intellectual disability (ID), [...]

Bioo Scientific Launches DNA Methyl-Seq Kit for NGS Methylome Analysis

Today Bioo Scientific announced the launch of the NEXTflex™ Methyl-Seq 1 Kit which facilitates a methylome-level assessment of genomic DNA while allowing for the multiplexing of up to 96 samples. The NEXTflex™ Methyl-Seq 1 Kit is designed to enrich and prepare single, paired-end and multiplexed methylated DNA libraries for sequencing using Illumina® MiSeq, GAIIx and [...]

Cartagenia announces the release of its BENCH lab NGS solution for clinical NGS data analysis

Leuven – p. Cartagenia, the global leader in supplying diagnostic knowledge, analytic software and database systems to genetic labs and clinicians, today announced the commercial release of its BENCH lab NGS solution for clinical NGS data analysis. p. The new product is tailored to support the adoption of Next Generation Sequencing technology in routine clinical [...]

Ruby Chandy to Join Pall Corporation

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.,- Pall Corporation (NYSE:PLL) is adding another seasoned executive to its management ranks. Larry Kingsley, President and CEO, today announced that Ruby Chandy will join the company on April 11, 2012 as President of its $1.3 billion Industrial business. Pall Industrial represents approximately half of the company’s revenue. Ms. Chandy has held leadership [...]

xCELLigence System Evaluated in EU Project to Replace Animal Experiments in Cosmetics Industry

Roche's xCELLigence RTCA System is being used in the European Union's SEURAT (Safety Evaluation Ultimately Replacing Animal Testing) initiative to run five years from 2011 to 2016. As of 2013, animal experiments are no longer permitted for use in toxicology testing in the cosmetic industry. Significant progress has been made in recent years to develop [...]

NuAire Introduces Awel Centrifuges to North and Latin America

PLYMOUTH, Minn.,-- NuAire, manufacturer of ergonomic laboratory equipment, has partnered with Awel International to bring a full line of Laboratory Centrifuges to North and Latin America. With over 25 years of experience in the design and manufacturing of laboratory centrifuges, Awel holds exclusive patented features that are designed to increase productivity and safety with an [...]

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