July 7, 2011
London, UK & Tampa, Florida - Proteome Sciences plc (“Proteome”) a global leader in applied proteomics has entered into a collaboration agreement with Moffitt Cancer Center (“Moffitt”). Under the agreement, Proteome will support research to develop mass spectrometry assays measuring certain key signalling and repair pathway proteins that can be adapted for tumour biopsy analysis [...]
SAFC Launches CHOZN ZFN-modified CHO Cell Lines to Enhance Speed of Bioproduction
July 7, 2011
ST. LOUIS - SAFC®, a member of the Sigma-Aldrich® Group (NASDAQ: SIAL), today announced the launch of the first offering in a product line of Zinc Finger Nuclease (ZFN)-modified Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cell lines. Designed for use in the production of biopharmaceuticals, the CHOZN® cell lines are expected to enable customers to reach the [...]
LGC Standards Supplies High-Purity Inorganic Compounds
July 7, 2011
LGC Standards, Europe’s leading supplier of reference materials, has introduced a range of high-purity inorganic chemical compounds. The compounds are manufactured by MV Laboratories Inc., USA, which specialises in the development and application of synthetic methods for the removal of trace impurities in the part-per-million range. This, combined with an expertise in inorganic synthesis, allows [...]
July 7, 2011
Aarhus, Denmark - Today, CLC bio announced the offer of one 6-months license of CLC bio's premier desktop software package, CLC Genomics Workbench, to researchers and organizations who have purchased one of these sequencing instruments Ion Torrent PGM from Life Technologies, 454 GS Junior from Roche, or Illumina's upcoming MiSeq. The licenses will be for [...]
BioTek Introduces the Eon™ High Performance Microplate Spectrophotometer
July 7, 2011
BioTek’s new monochromator-based Eon™ Microplate Spectrophotometer combines high performance and high value in microplate-based absorbance readings. Like BioTek’s popular Epoch™ Microplate Spectrophotometer, Eon’s monochromator-based optics allow flexible, filter-free 200-999 nm wavelength selection in 1 nm increments, and spectral scanning for 6- to 384-well microplates. An optional cuvette port expands functionality to cuvette-based assays and also [...]
July 7, 2011
HOLLISTON, Mass. - Harvard Bioscience, Inc. (Nasdaq:HBIO), a global developer, manufacturer and marketer of a broad range of tools to advance life science research and regenerative medicine, announces that its "InBreath" bioreactor was used for the world's first successful transplantation of a synthetic tissue engineered windpipe. For first time in history, a patient has been [...]
Ibsen Photonics launches cost efficient, high-speed Interrogation Monitor for OEM integration
July 6, 2011
Copenhagen, Denmark – Ibsen Photonics (https://www.ibsenphotonics.com), a global leader in fused silica transmission gratings and spectrometer modules, today announced the launch of the I-MON 256 OEM Interrogation Monitor for Fiber Bragg Grating sensing systems at 1550 nm. The I-MON 256 OEM complements Ibsen Photonics’ extensive range of Interrogation Monitors for 850, 1310, and 1550 nm [...]
July 6, 2011
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (NASDAQ: PACB) announced that it has completed a de novo sequence assembly of the Escherichia coli O104:H4 strain responsible for the recent outbreak in Germany using its Single Molecule Real Time (SMRT™) technology, and sequenced 11 related bacterial strains (including six previously unsequenced strains of the same serotype) for comparative [...]
Fluidigm and Life Technologies Cross-License a Broad Set of Intellectual Properties
July 6, 2011
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - Fluidigm Corporation (NASDAQ:FLDM) today announced that it has entered into a set of cross-licensing and sub-licensing agreements on a range of intellectual properties with Life Technologies (NASDAQ:LIFE). Under the terms of the agreements, Fluidigm will gain broad access to patent families covering PCR related technologies of Life Technologies. In addition, [...]
Affymetrix Announces Preliminary Revenue for Second Quarter 2011
July 6, 2011
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Affymetrix, Inc. (Nasdaq: AFFX) today reported that based on preliminary financial data, the Company expects total revenue for the second quarter of 2011 to be in the range of $64-65 million. The Company expects product revenue for the second quarter of 2011 to be approximately $58-59 million, including consumable sales of [...]
