August 23, 2011
Seattle, Wash. – August 23, 2011 – Stratos Genomics Inc. today announced receipt of grant funds from the National Human Genome Research Institute in the amount of $829,000 over two years. The NHGRI, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), awarded $14 million to nine qualifying research organizations on Monday, August 22, 2011, to [...]
Field Forensics Announces IDEX 008 Kit to Detect Acetic Anhydride, Used in Heroin Production
August 23, 2011
LARGO, Fla.--Field Forensics Inc., developer of explosives and other detection devices for international and domestic military, homeland security, law enforcement and other commercial or government applications, has released its IDEX 008 kit for detection of Acetic Anhydride, a chemical used to refine opium into heroin. The need is great: the global trade in heroin is [...]
Agilent Technologies and Chungnam National University Collaborate to Further Glycomics Research
August 23, 2011
SANTA CLARA, Calif., and DAEJEON, Korea - Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) and Chungnam National University today announced an agreement to develop new applications, methods, technologies and software tools in the field of glycomics, the study of complex sugars. The university aims to identify and develop biomarkers for diseases such as cancer, leading to development [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Completes Acquisition of Phadia
August 23, 2011
WALTHAM, Mass.--Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, today reported that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Phadia, a global leader in blood tests for the clinical diagnosis and monitoring of allergies and autoimmune diseases. Based in Uppsala, Sweden, Phadia has approximately 1,500 employees globally and had 2010 [...]
Senator Lieberman and DNDO Director Stern Tour Smiths Detection Connecticut Operations
August 22, 2011
DANBURY, Conn.--Smiths Detection welcomed Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) and Warren Stern, Director of the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) to its Danbury, Conn. facility which designs, develops and manufactures a wide range of products to support and protect U.S. military, first responders and homeland security operations. Senator Lieberman and Director [...]
August 22, 2011
MADRID--At the XXII Congress and General Assembly of the IUCr held in Madrid, Bruker today launches the D8 QUESTTM and D8 VENTURETM high performance X-ray crystallography systems for structural biology. The D8 QUEST is based on the new I?STM microfocus source, a compact and robust, yet high-performance X-ray source. With over 200 systems installed, the [...]
August 22, 2011
Munich, Germany - Genomatix Software, the Uniformed Service University of the Health Sciences (USU), and the Henry M. Jackson Foundation (HJF) for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. have entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to extend their collaborative endeavors in prostate disease research. The aim of the joint research will be [...]
Agilent Technologies Updates NMR Software to Run on Windows and Mac OS, Easily Create Workflows
August 22, 2011
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced the release of VnmrJ 3.2, enhancing this industry-leading software for nuclear magnetic spectroscopy in a number of significant ways. With the release of VnmrJ 3.2, Agilent now offers a data station version that runs on Windows(r) and Mac OS in addition to Linux. This [...]
August 22, 2011
UPPSALA, Sweden and COPENHAGEN, Denmark, - Phadia AB and Biomonitor A/S announced today a collaboration in the field of immunogenicity testing and monitoring of patients treated with biopharmaceutical drugs. "The addition of BioMonitor's iLite technology to our portfolio makes us the most complete supplier of solutions for Anti-Drug Antibody (ADA) testing," says Hans Johansson, Head [...]
August 22, 2011
Solon, Ohio - Efficiency, quality and safety are fundamental to AMRESCO’s product design, because demand for products that simplify hands-on time at the bench while reducing hazardous chemical exposure continues to grow. AMRESCO’s new Ready One-Step RT-PCR Kit achieves all three requirements by uniquely mixing the convenience of a one-step RT-PCR kit with loading buffer [...]
