July 11, 2011
HOPKINTON, Mass. - Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: CALP) today announced that it proudly supports the 4th Annual Life Sciences Awards, which distinguish, through seven monetary awards, one adult scientist; three secondary school educators; and three secondary school students who are judged to exemplify excellence in the field of life sciences. The awards ceremony, titled, [...]
Life Technologies Launches New Distribution Center in India
July 10, 2011
CARLSBAD, Calif. and BANGALORE, India - Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) announced today that it has launched a regional distribution hub in India to address strong customer demand in the South Asia region. The new India Distribution Center (IDC), located in Bangalore, will boost the availability, timely delivery and quality of Life Technologies' products to [...]
July 8, 2011
ROCKVILLE, Md. - In a paper published in the online edition of Nature Genetics on July 3, 2011, sequencing specialists at Axeq Technologies, and scientists from Macrogen Inc., Genomic Medicine Institute at Seoul National University, Psoma Therapeutics Inc., Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School reported the discovery of a wide range of novel [...]
New Hamilton Super Hydrophobic Pipette Tips Eliminate Liquid Retention
July 8, 2011
Reno, Nevada - Hamilton Robotics introduces CO-RE Super Hydrophobic disposable tips for the MICROLAB® STAR and NIMBUS lines of automated liquid handling workstations. These proprietary tips feature a special surface treatment that repels water-based fluids. By virtually eliminating retention of liquid on the inner and outer surfaces, these new tips offer higher pipetting precision and [...]
July 8, 2011
Venlo, the Netherlands - QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt, Prime Standard: QIA) today announced it has entered into binding agreements with a group of major shareholders of Ipsogen S.A. (Alternext: ALIPS) to purchase approximately 61% of the global leader in molecular profiling and personalized healthcare diagnostics for a broad range of applications in the field [...]
CDEX Announces Shipment of Ten ID2 Meth Scanners
July 7, 2011
TUCSON, AZ - CDEX Inc. (OTCBB: CEXI), a leading developer of chemical detection products, using patented technologies for use in healthcare, safety and security markets, announced today the sale and shipment of 10 units of the ID2 Meth Scanners to the Northeastern Colorado Association of Governments and Healing Tree Addiction Treatment Solutions, Inc. The order [...]
Sofie Biosciences is Awarded a DOE Phase I SBIR to Commercialize Microscale Radiochemistry Platform
July 7, 2011
CULVER CITY, Calif. - Sofie Biosciences, developer of molecular imaging systems and probes, has been awarded a 2011 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research grant from the Department of Energy. Of the 2,163 applications received in response to their funding notice, only 197 were selected to receive Phase I grants. Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is [...]
Chromatrap™ Technology Assists Development of State-of-the-Art Pediatric Healthcare
July 7, 2011
Porvair Filtration Group has announced that the Childrens Research Institute at the Medical College of Wisconsin (www.chw.org) has used the company's Chromatrap™ technology to develop more efficient and more precise Chromatin Immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assays. The Children's Research Institute is renowned for its state-of-the-art pediatric studies. The CRI's translational research programs are targeted to find life-saving [...]
BGI Announces First Release of Updated Bioinformatics Software
July 7, 2011
BGI (previously known as the Beijing Genomics Institute), the largest genomics organization in the world, released its latest bioinformatics software, including its Short Oligonucleotide Analysis Package (SOAP series, etc.), Population Genetics Analysis Package, and Parallelization and Optimization of Traditional Tools. These provide the latest and most advanced solutions for biologists, and enable more efficient and [...]
July 7, 2011
Mr. Lukas MÄRK stepped in as CEO of the worlds’ leading PTR-MS company IONICON Analytik GmbH on June 1, 2011. He joined IONICON in 2005 and has been responsible for Marketing & Sales during the last years where IONICON experienced considerable growth and a very successful development in the market. Lukas MÄRK succeeds his father, [...]
