Roche’s GS Junior Sequencing System Used in Research on Personalized Tumor Treatment

BRANFORD, Connecticut - The Center for Human Genetics and Laboratory Medicine Dr. Klein and Dr. Rost, and IMGM Laboratories, both located in Martinsried Germany, reported using the Roche GS Junior Benchtop System to sequence clinically relevant exons and identify genomic variations in solid tumors treated with an antibody-based medicine. This sequencing approach, easily expanded to [...]

Unique Products & Custom Services for Life Science Research

AMSBIO has announced that it will be displaying its latest innovative products for life science research at SLAS 2012 - one of the world's largest laboratory automation and screening trade shows and congresses. At this important event AMSBIO will introduce cutting edge products for 3D culture using alvetex™, GMP grade extracellular matrix proteins for regenerative [...]

Kaluza 1.2 Cytometry Software from Beckman Coulter Provides World-class Speed, Enhanced Ease of Use

BREA, CALIF. — Kaluza 1.2 from Beckman Coulter, Inc., an enhanced version of the company’s highly acclaimed flow cytometry software, adds new multiple visualization tools and processes data at blazing speeds, allowing scientists to focus on their research. A quick and simple interface with radial menus makes use easier than ever before. The ability to [...]

B&W Tek to Introduce Spectral Data Acquisition Software at SPIE’s BiOS & Photonics West Exhibits

Newark, DE - B&W Tek, Inc., an advanced instrumentation company producing optical spectroscopy and laser systems, is proud to introduce BWSpec™ 4.00, the next generation of spectral data acquisition software. The updated BWSpec, version 4.00, features a new spectral management system, allowing users to more intuitively work with multiple spectra simultaneously. The Spectrum List Panel [...]

Cepheid Welcomes Senior Vice President of Human Resources

SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Cepheid (Nasdaq: CPHD) today announced that it has appointed Mr. Mike Fitzgerald to the position of Senior Vice President, Human Resources, effective January 14, 2012. Mr. Fitzgerald joins Cepheid from Verigy, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Advantest Corp., where he most recently served as Senior Vice President of Human Resources. Prior [...]

AnaSpec Highlights Its Proprietary HiLyte Fluor™ Dye Collection

San Jose, CA, January 17, 2012 --(PR.com)-- AnaSpec, EGT Group’s proprietary HiLyte Fluor™ dyes are a series of excellent fluorescent labeling dyes with fluorescence emissions that span the full visible and near infrared spectrum. The hydrophilic property of most of the HiLyte Fluor™ dyes makes conjugations to protein easier, minimizing the use of organic solvents. [...]

Tecan and Waters sign OEM agreement

Männedorf, Switzerland - The Tecan Group (SIX Swiss Exchange: TECN) today announced an OEM agreement with Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT). Under the agreement, Tecan will supply instruments for the sample preparation of Waters' clinical laboratory assays. The instrument is based on Tecan's flexible and reliable Freedom EVO® liquid handling platform and will be used as a [...]

JPK reports on how graphenes are being studied using AFM to better characterize their properties at the Humboldt University in Berlin

JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, reports on a keynote paper in Nano Letters where Dr Nikolai Severin and his co-workers from the group of Professor Jürgen Rabe have applied JPK’s NanoWizard® system to improve their understanding of the properties of graphene. The Physics of [...]

Uniqsis and WaveCraft collaborate on novel microwave-based flow chemistry solutions

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 [...]

OpGen’s Whole Genome Mapping System and Genome-Builder™ Software Suite Featured at the International Plant & Animal Genome XX Conference

GAITHERSBURG, Md.--OpGen, Inc., a whole-genome analysis company developing and commercializing a complete suite of break-through products and services based on its proprietary Whole Genome Mapping technology, announced today that the company’s new Whole Genome Mapping and Genome Builder™ software was featured in a poster session at the International Plant & Animal Genome XX Conference, January [...]

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