June 27, 2011
HOPKINTON, Mass. and GAITHERSBURG, Md. - Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: CALP) today announced a collaboration with Edge BioSystems, Inc., an innovative sequencing service provider based in Gaithersburg, Md. EdgeBio and Caliper will co-develop automated protocols for the 5500xl, SOLiD 4, and Ion Torrent Personal Genome Machine (PGM) systems on Caliper’s Sciclone® NGS Workstation, and [...]
Oxford Nanopore appoints Peter Allen to Board
June 27, 2011
OXFORD, UNITED KINGDOM - Oxford Nanopore Technologies Ltd is pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Allen ACA to its board. Peter Allen joins the board of Oxford Nanopore as non executive Director with broad, senior experience in the life sciences industries. He currently serves as Non-Executive Chairman on the Boards of ProStrakan Group plc, [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Announces Breakthrough Workflow for Metabolomics Research
June 27, 2011
CAIRNS, Australia - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced a breakthrough workflow to overcome key analytical and informatics challenges in metabolomics. The workflow integrates new application software -- Thermo Scientific SIEVE 2.0 differential expression analysis and Mass Frontier 7.0 structural elucidation software -- with powerful new Thermo Scientific high [...]
Food Safety Testing Simplified and Accelerated with Pall GeneDisc® Cycler
June 27, 2011
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. - Pall Corporation (NYSE:PLL), today introduced its new GeneDisc® Cycler to test food for pathogens and spoilage organisms. This pathogen detection system enables testing of up to 96 samples in as little as one hour, compared with several days using traditional methods. Operating on a robust Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT [...]
Gene Codes’ Sequencher 5.0 Delivers Next-generation DNA Sequence Analysis
June 27, 2011
Gene Codes Corporation announces the release of Sequencher 5.0. It incorporates new DNA sequence data alignment algorithms with SNP and methylation analysis for next-generation DNA sequence data. Performance for assembly and alignment of sequences and contigs is hundreds of times faster. New alignment functions and database searching features make getting reliable results from both capillary [...]
AltheaDx Incorporates Next-Generation Sequencing Into Its Clinical Testing Pipeline.
June 27, 2011
SAN DIEGO - AltheaDx, Inc. today announced the launch of next-generation sequencing “NGS” services into its clinical molecular pathology lab for application in biomarker discovery and clinical trial testing. AltheaDx intends to utilize NGS for both monitoring known and discovering new complex genetic changes that underlie different cancer types. “The addition of NGS greatly expands [...]
Luminex Corporation Completes Acquisition of EraGen Biosciences, Inc.
June 27, 2011
AUSTIN, Texas - Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ: LMNX) today announced the completion of its acquisition of privately-held EraGen Biosciences, Inc., an innovator in molecular diagnostic testing technologies for infectious disease and genetic applications, for $34 million in cash. Luminex expects the EraGen acquisition will add between $5 million and $7 million to 2011 consolidated revenue. On [...]
ew Portable Dissolved Oxygen Measurement System From Mettler-Toledo Ingold
June 27, 2011
BEDFORD, Mass. - METTLER TOLEDO announced the introduction of the InTapTM 4070i portable dissolved oxygen measuring system. The InTap 4070i is a portable, battery-powered device based on their highly successful M400 series transmitter and incorporating a state of the art optical oxygen sensor with Intelligent Sensor ManagementTM (ISM). This device allows brewers to measure dissolved [...]
June 27, 2011
GENEVA - At the 4th Congress of European Microbiologists (FEMS 2011), Bruker announces the amendment of its exclusive distribution agreement for clinical microbiology for Bruker's MALDI Biotyper with Francisco Soria Melguizo S.A. to cover now also Portugal, as another territory in addition to Spain. Francisco Soria Melguizo is one of the market leaders for clinical [...]
June 27, 2011
GENEVA - At the 4th Congress of European Microbiologists (Federation of European Microbiological Societies, or FEMS) meeting in Geneva, Bruker announces a collaboration with the Institute of Medical Microbiology (IMM) at the University of Zurich (https://www.imm.uzh.ch). The IMM is using Bruker's MALDI Biotyper system as their next-generation, rapid microbial identification system. The Institute of Medical [...]
