Gaithersburg, Maryland and SEOUL, Korea - Seegene, the world's leading developer of multiplex molecular diagnostics (M-MoDx), today announced the commercialization of its second real-time assay based upon its new TOCE™ technology. The Anyplex™ II RV16 Detection Assay will provide clinicians with a powerful new tool to help prevent the spread of respiratory infections. The Anyplex [...]

BOSTON--The Pistoia Alliance, a precompetitive alliance of life science companies, technology vendors, publishers, and academic groups, has launched the Pistoia Alliance Sequence Squeeze competition to find the best algorithm for compressing next-generation sequencing (NGS) data. The winning entrant will receive a prize of US$15,000, which will be awarded by a prestigious judging panel that includes [...]

MILFORD, Mass. and SINGAPORE, -- Waters Corporation today welcomed Dr. Ganesh Anand's laboratory at the National University of Singapore into its Centers of Innovation Program, making it the first such Center in Asia. With this designation, Waters honors Assistant Professor Ganesh Anand and his colleagues at the Department of Biological Sciences at NUS for research [...]

Toronto, Canada —ACD/Labs is pleased to announce the release of ACD/Percepta, an advanced software platform for accurate in silico ADME/Tox and physicochemical property prediction, at AAPS 2011. The next generation of ACD/Labs software, Percepta gives users insight into the relationship between chemical structure and a multitude of ADME, toxicological, and physicochemical properties, judiciously focusing the [...]

Los Angeles, Calif. and Hopkinton, Mass. -- DxTerity Diagnostics, Inc. and Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: CALP) announced today that the companies have entered into a co-development and co-marketing strategic collaboration that will allow researchers to perform DxTerity’s NEATmultiplex diagnostic assays on Caliper’s LabChip Dx instrument platform minimizing sample processing time without compromising data quality. [...]

LEXINGTON, Mass. & ALISO VIEJO, Calif.--RainDance Technologies, Inc., the Digital Biology™ Company, and Ambry Genetics, today announced the launch of a comprehensive targeted sequencing panel to screen genes involved with drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME) research. The ADMESeq™ Research Screening Panel enables researchers to simultaneously interrogate 242 known pharmacogenetic genes using next-generation sequencing [...]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced the 709-DS Dissolution Apparatus, which features a bath-free design that provides an unobstructed view of the dissolution vessel. This new tool is used to test the release profile of many dosage forms. In addition to improved visibility of the dissolution environment, the 709-DS offers [...]

GE Healthcare’s ExoStar kit supports researchers by providing a high performance and cost effective product for the enzymatic removal of unincorporated primers and nucleotides from PCR and sequencing reactions. GE Healthcare is dedicated to working with scientists to support lab research by developing innovative, affordable products. The new ExoStar kit enables efficient primer digestion with [...]

Munich, Germany - Implen GmbH and Implen Inc. announces the release of the 3rd generation NanoPhotometer™ as a full line of micro volume spectrophotometers for laboratories involved in protein and nucleic acid quantification. The even more All-in-One NanoPhotometer™ P-Class includes NanoVolume (0.3µl) analysis, cuvette capability, built-in vortexer, and standalone operation. The NanoPhotometer™ P-Class still offers [...]

MCLEAN, Va. -- Science Applications International Corporation today announced it has received a $25 million order from the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to upgrade 210 Reveal Imaging CT-80 systems to its next-generation CT-80DR. The CT-80DR is based on Reveal's proven CT technology and performance and will provide the TSA with enhanced capabilities in checked [...]