WaferGen Announces Delay in Reporting of Second Quarter 2011 Results
August 23, 2011
FREMONT, Calif. -- WaferGen Biosystems, Inc., a leading developer of state-of-the-art genomic analysis systems, announced today that it intends to file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2011 within two weeks. The company had previously filed a Form 12b-25 with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to its Form [...]
Dr. Jaspreet Dosanjh Joins BioSurplus as Product Marketing Manager
August 23, 2011
SAN DIEGO - BioSurplus announced today that Dr. Jaspreet Dosanjh has joined the company as product marketing manager. With this welcome addition to the team, the company increases its resources in the areas of customer education, expert valuation, and the acquisition of high-quality lab equipment. In addition to her years as a lab researcher, Dr. [...]
New Widefield Super-Resolution System for Applications in Biomedical Research
August 23, 2011
Wetzlar, Germany. With the new Leica SR GSD from Leica Microsystems, scientists can now achieve resolutions far below the limit of diffraction that have never been attained before in widefield fluorescence microscopy. The system is capable of resolving details as small as 20 nanometers. This enables research of structures of single proteins and other biomolecules [...]
Phalanx Biotech Group Launches microRNA Microarray – miRBase v17
August 23, 2011
BELMONT, Calif. - Phalanx Biotech Group, a global provider of genomic products and services, launches a major update to its OneArray® microRNA expression profiling microarrays based on the latest miRBase release – Version 17. This miRBase release represents a significant increase over Version 16 in the number of microRNA sequences with 2,406 additional mature microRNA [...]
Oxford Nanopore congratulates collaborator Professor Mark Akeson on $3.6 million NHGRI grant
August 23, 2011
OXFORD, U.K.--Oxford Nanopore Technologies Ltd. is pleased to congratulate Professor Mark Akeson (University of California, Santa Cruz) and his collaborators on the award of a $3.6 million, three year grant by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). Professor Akeson has pioneered techniques to control the movement of single stranded DNA (ssDNA) through protein nanopores. [...]
August 23, 2011
ShareLABVANTAGE today announces that a leader in molecular diagnostics selected LABVANTAGE Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) for its worldwide quality management laboratories to achieve high processing efficiencies, superior laboratory data quality and regulatory compliance. LABVANTAGE culminates with the most abundant, robust key functionality and ELN integrated solution that facilitate advanced decision support and SAP integration. [...]
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 [...]
