Bioo Scientific Launches Benzo[a]pyrene ELISA to Rapidly Screen Food for Oil Spill Contaminants
August 21, 2011
Bioo Scientific launched the MaxSignal® Benzo[a]pyrene ELISA Kit to facilitate the screening for benzo[a]pyrene contamination in fish, shrimp, meat and water samples. Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) is a carcinogenic component of oil that can enter the food chain during oil spills. The recent oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico, Red Sea and Yellowstone River all have [...]
LECO and ACD/Labs Collaborate for Software Support on New High Resolution TOFMS Systems
August 19, 2011
St. Joseph, Mich.—Advanced Chemistry Development Inc. (ACD/Labs) has introduced Spectrus software compatible with LECO’s new High Resolution TOFMS (HRT) instrumentation. “With this announcement, ACD/Labs extends its industry-leading competence in analytical data management software to the forefront of technological innovation,” said Graham A. McGibbon, Ph.D., Product Manager at ACD/Labs. LECO’s (HRT) instrumentation provides acquisition speeds of [...]
BioTime Receives NIH Approval for Four GMP Human Embryonic Stem Cell Lines
August 19, 2011
ALAMEDA, Calif.-- BioTime, Inc. (NYSE Amex:BTX), a biotechnology company that develops and markets products in the field of regenerative medicine, today announced that four human embryonic stem (hES) cell lines: ESI-035, ESI-049, ESI-051 and ESI-053, developed by a BioTime subsidiary have been approved by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for inclusion in the NIH [...]
August 19, 2011
Frederick, MD - Syngene, a world-leading manufacturer of image analysis solutions today introduced its new GENi2 gel documentation system, the next generation version of its affordable motorized GENi range. This point and press system is ideal for scientists wanting to produce accurate images of fluorescent DNA gels, as well as fluorescent protein gels in seconds. [...]
Affymetrix Announces Federal Court Affirms Dismissal of Illumina Patent Infringement Lawsuits
August 19, 2011
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--Affymetrix, Inc. today announced that the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed the dismissal of the patent infringement lawsuits brought against the Company by Illumina regarding U.S. Patent Nos. 7,510,841 and 7,612,020. “We are pleased that the Federal Circuit has affirmed the District Court’s prior rulings that Affymetrix [...]
Newport Spectra-Physics® Granted Key Patent for Multiphoton Imaging
August 19, 2011
Santa Clara, CA –– Spectra-Physics®, a division of Newport Corporation, announces the issuance of U.S. patent 7,962,046 for its DeepSee technology for multiphoton imaging. Used in both the industry-leading Mai Tai® DeepSee and the recently announced InSight™ DeepSee products, the pioneering technology enables automated, deep 3-D imaging of live tissue in neuroscience, cell biology, and [...]
Advanced Photonix, Inc. Announces Hiring of Jeffrey Anderson as Chief Financial Officer
August 19, 2011
ANN ARBOR, Mich.--Advanced Photonix® company, announced today that it has hired Jeffrey Anderson, as the Chief Financial Officer, effective August 29, 2011. Richard (Rick) Kurtz President and CEO of Advanced Photonix, Inc, stated, “Jeff has over 30 years of business experience, starting in public accounting and moving into a number of high technology companies with [...]
Quanterix Digital ELISA Measures Low Abundance Biomarkers of Inflammation in Crohn’s Disease
August 19, 2011
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Quanterix Corporation, a company enabling a new generation of molecular diagnostic tests based on its revolutionary Single Molecule Array (SiMoA™) technology, today announced results of a pilot study to measure biomarkers of inflammation from patients with Crohn's disease. The precise measurement of low abundance cytokines, which was possible using Quanterix's high sensitivity [...]
August 18, 2011
NEWARK, Del.--SDIX™, a leading supplier of rapid detection solutions to the $1 billion food pathogen testing market, today announced the publication of a scientific paper entitled “RapidChek® SELECT™ Salmonella Enteritidis Test System for the Detection of Salmonella Enteritidis in Poultry House Drag Swabs, Shell Egg Pools, and Chicken Carcass Rinsates”. The publication was released by [...]
August 18, 2011
Roche and PerkinElmer today announced a new supply agreement for distribution of the NimbleGen CGX microarray workflow, for use in constitutional disease research. Under this agreement, effective January 2012, PerkinElmer will assume responsibility from Roche for sales, service, and support of the CGX array workflow for most countries outside of the U.S. Roche will continue [...]
