Idaho Technology, Inc. seeks FDA clearance for the expanded FilmArray® Respiratory Panel
January 30, 2012
SALT LAKE CITY--Idaho Technology, Inc. announced today that it has filed a submission with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for 510(k) clearance of five additional respiratory pathogens for its FilmArray Respiratory Panel, a user-friendly Multiplex PCR assay currently FDA cleared for 15 respiratory pathogens. The additional five pathogens are: Bordetella pertussis, Chlamydophila pneumoniae, Mycoplasma [...]
DuPont and OligoCo to Collaborate on Development of DNA Synthesis Technology
January 30, 2012
DES MOINES, Iowa, and Bothell, Wash., DuPont and OligoCo have entered into a collaboration to develop new technology that could enable the intense use of synthetic biology to help feed a growing global population. The efficient production of long, high-quality DNA segments known as oligonucleotides is essential to reliably transcribe genetic information into full length [...]
Research Automation Solutions by Beckman Coulter Featured at SLAS2012
January 30, 2012
BREA, CALIF. — Beckman Coulter Life Sciences will offer an array of innovative platforms for cellular and molecular biology research to attendees at this year’s inaugural Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) conference and exhibition at the San Diego Convention Center. An extensive exhibit in booth 619 and detailed workshops will feature automated solutions [...]
ASD Announces 2012 Alexander Goetz Instrument Support Program Awards Winners
January 30, 2012
BOULDER, Colo. – ASD Inc., a global leader in high-performance analytical instrumentation and materials analysis solutions, announced today the Alexander Goetz Instrument Support Program award recipients for 2012. This year’s seven winning research projects range from hyperspectral analysis to non-invasive identification of artistic materials. The award is named for ASD Inc. co-founder and Chief Scientist [...]
Tab4Lab from Carl Zeiss Documents Microscope Photos
January 30, 2012
Munich, Tab4Lab comprises a touch pad and the required software. In combination with the AxioCam ERc 5s camera, the two components form an image recording system. The software is based on the established ZEN imaging software. It has been specially adapted to tablet PCs and can be operated via touchscreen. This minimizes both the learning [...]
Picarro Reveals Carbon Emissions in Davos from the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2012
January 27, 2012
World Economic Forum — Picarro, the world's leading provider of instruments for carbon and water cycle measurements, today announced results from its City Carbon project, demonstrating measurements of near real-time carbon emission estimates from the city of Davos, Switzerland before and during the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting. Analysis of the project data shows [...]
January 27, 2012
BILLERICA, Mass.--Bruker Corporation and SISCAPA Assay Technologies, Inc. (SAT) today announced the publication of a study in the Journal of Proteome Research (J. Proteome Res., Just Accepted Manuscript, DOI: 10.1021/pr201092v, Publication Date (Web): January 18, 2012) demonstrating that SISCAPA MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry provides excellent precision for quantitation of proteins of interest, such as high value [...]
Uniqsis and WaveCraft collaborate on novel microwave-based flow chemistry solutions
January 27, 2012
Uniqsis of Cambridge, UK, and WaveCraft of Uppsala, Sweden, have entered into a collaborative agreement to develop and market a new range of microwave-based flow chemistry systems that will radically improve efficiency when scaling up compound synthesis during drug development. By integrating proven liquid handling technology from Uniqsis with unique microwave applicator technology and reactors [...]
Illumina’s Board of Directors to Review Unsolicited Tender Offer from Roche
January 27, 2012
SAN DIEGO-- Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) (“the Company”), a leading developer, manufacturer, and marketer of life science tools and integrated systems for the analysis of genetic variation and function, today confirmed that Roche (RHHBY.PK) has commenced its previously announced unsolicited tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Illumina’s common stock for $44.50 per [...]
MSU spin-out company to market portable biohazard detection
January 26, 2012
EAST LANSING, Mich. — A new company formed around Michigan State University nanotechnology promises to move speedy detection of deadly pathogens and toxins from the laboratory directly to the field. Food contamination and other biohazards present a growing public health concern, but laboratory analysis consumes precious time. The company, nanoRETE, will develop and commercialize an [...]
