Bio-Rad Receives FDA Premarket Application Approval for Its Fourth-Generation HIV Assay
July 25, 2011
Hercules, CA - Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb), a multinational manufacturer and distributor of life science research and clinical diagnostic products, today announced that it has received Premarket Application approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Bio-Rad's fourth-generation HIV assay, the GS HIV Combo Ag/Ab EIA (enzyme immunoassay). The GS HIV [...]
Waters CE Marks In Vitro Diagnostic MassTrak Immunosuppressants XE Kit
July 25, 2011
ATLANTA - Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) today announced that its MassTrak™ Immunosuppressants XE Kit is now CE-marked in accordance with the IVD Directive 98/79/EC, for the quantitative measurement of the immunosuppressive drugs tacrolimus (FK506;Prograf®) in liver and kidney transplant patients and everolimus (Certican®) in adult kidney and cardiac transplant patients from human whole blood samples [...]
Epic and Micro Imaging Technology Announce a Significant Equity Alliance
July 25, 2011
EPIC Corporation (the "Company"), announced that it has entered into a significant long-term equity alliance with Micro Imaging Technology, Inc. Under the terms of the signed Memorandum of Understanding, EPIC has committed to purchasing a substantial equity position in MIT and as a healthcare products and services company, it will receive the benefits of MIT's [...]
Phenomenex Case Study Documents Cost-Saving API Residual Analysis
July 25, 2011
Torrance, CA - Phenomenex Inc., a global leader in the research and manufacture of advanced technologies for the separation sciences, announces the publication of a case study, written by scientists at Pfizer, that demonstrates the results of a new method for residual API (active pharmaceutical ingredient) analysis. This new solution replaces 16 older methods for [...]
July 25, 2011
ROCKVILLE, Maryland and SEOUL, Korea - Seegene today announced that Anyplex™ MTB/NTM/DR-TB Real-time Test, a total solution for diagnosing (MTB), will be introduced at the 2011 Annual Meeting and Clinical Lab Expo of the American Association for Clinical Chemistry in Atlanta, GA, July 26-28, 2011. Every year 9.4 million people are newly infected with MTB, [...]
BioTools Inc. Enters into Cooperative Agreement with Chiral Technologies Inc.
July 22, 2011
Jupiter, Florida, USA - BioTools Inc. (BTI) announced today that it has entered into a cooperative agreement with Chiral Technologies Inc., West Chester, PA, the leader in enantioselective chromatography. The cooperative agreement will bring to our customers the most comprehensive coverage of chirality-related services and technologies ranging from small scale and preparative chromatography to absolute [...]
Sigma® Life Science Launches Genetically Modified Human Cell Lines for Breast Cancer Research
July 22, 2011
ST. LOUIS - Sigma Life Science, the innovative biological products and services research business of Sigma-Aldrich® (Nasdaq: SIAL), today announced the expansion of its CompoZr® Oncology Disease Model portfolio with the release of the first in its collection of breast cancer-specific knockout and knockin cell lines for drug discovery and research. These modified epithelial cell [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces New Kits to Preserve and Protect Samples
July 22, 2011
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the release of the Thermo Scientific AssayAssure sample collection, transport and storage products. AssayAssure™ is the one of the most flexible, widely applicable and longest-acting universal preservative currently available, and it is compatible with the broadest range of cellular, bacterial and viral targets. [...]
Exonhit and BGI Announce Successful Completion of a Promising Next-Generation Sequencing Project
July 21, 2011
Exonhit (Alternext: ALEHT), a biotech company focused on personalized medicine, and BGI, the world's largest genome organization, are pleased to announce the successful completion of a project dedicated to expanding Exonhit's Genome Wide SpliceArray™ to an additional strategic preclinical animal model species. To answer the need for a comprehensive understanding of gene deregulation and the [...]
Method to Be Based on Multiplatform Sequencing Including the New PacBio RS System
July 21, 2011
Constance, Germany - GATC Biotech, in collaboration with the Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich), is developing a cost efficient method for taxonomic characterization of microbial communities present in food. This industry related application, which is realised at GATC Biotech in Konstanz, aims to explore [...]
