Tecan and HP to Provide Faster, More Accurate Drug Screening
March 28, 2011
Männedorf, Switzerland - The Tecan Group (SIX Swiss Exchange: TECN) and HP (NYSE: HPQ) today announced that they have entered into an agreement to commercialize products based on HP's high-performance inkjet dispensing technology for pharmaceutical drug discovery. The new dispensing technology intended for use in research is designed to enable biopharma researchers to accelerate and [...]
March 28, 2011
WILMINGTON, MA - Implant Sciences Corporation (PINKSHEETS: IMSC) (OTCQB: IMSC), a high technology supplier of systems and sensors for homeland security markets, today announced that it has received orders for its Quantum Sniffer(TM) QS-H150 explosives trace detector totaling over $380,000. The Quantum Sniffer will be used in a range of applications including air cargo security, [...]
ACD/Spectrus Processor: Spend More Time on Synthesis and Less on Interpretation
March 28, 2011
Toronto, Canada - Advanced Chemistry Development, Inc., (ACD/Labs) is pleased to announce the release of ACD/Spectrus Processor, an all-in-one multi-technique analytical data handling and chemical structure confirmation tool for synthetic and process chemists that also enables organizations to increase productivity by leveraging chemical knowledge. ACD/Spectrus Processor is designed to enable chemists to perform quick and [...]
HighRes Biosolutions awarded by Massachusetts Life Sciences Center for job creation
March 28, 2011
BOSTON - HighRes Biosolutions announced today that it has been awarded a $125,000 tax incentive by The Massachusetts Life Science Center in exchange for HighRes’ pledge to create at least ten new jobs in 2011. HighRes is one of only 30 companies in the Bay State to receive such an award. “We are excited about [...]
March 27, 2011
The Automation Partnership (TAP), a leading supplier of innovative automation for life science applications today announced that the company will now be known as TAP Biosystems. This new corporate identity will ensure existing and future customers in life science will have a better understanding of the breadth of products and services which the company now [...]
New epT.I.P.S. Motion – Colour-Coded and Eco-Friendly
March 25, 2011
Eppendorf AG has upgraded epT.I.P.S. Motion, offering new colour-coded trays for instant identification of tip volume, and introducing eco-friendly Reload trays with 40 per cent less packaging. Using an Eppendorf epMotion automated pipetting system streamlines repetitive liquid handling protocols, reduces human error and facilitates sample tracking. Now, new epT.I.P.S. Motion make automation even simpler and [...]
QIAGEN Launches Kit for DNA Quantification in Forensic Samples
March 25, 2011
Germantown, MD, and Hilden, Germany - QIAGEN launches the Investigator™ Quantiplex Kit, designed to quickly confirm that forensic DNA samples contain sufficient DNA for genetic fingerprinting analysis. The kit quantifies the human DNA in the sample and establishes whether it contains inhibitors that may interfere with downstream applications. DNA quantification with the Investigator Quantiplex Kit [...]
Case Western Reserve and NeoProteomics Announce Exclusive Option
March 25, 2011
NeoProteomics Inc., a biomarker development and software company, has secured an exclusive option agreement with Case Western Reserve University. The deal has potential to enhance various forms of treatment of cancer, diabetes, and inflammatory diseases. Proteomics is the scientific next step in vital research of protein structures of biological systems. NeoProteomics, founded in 2006 in [...]
AnaSpec, Inc. Introduces Dipeptide Library
March 25, 2011
Fremont CA - AnaSpec, Eurogentec Group is pleased to release the following dipeptides, the majority of which are >95% pure. Dipeptide and tripeptide libraries can be systematically constructed to contain almost all possible combinations of the 20 common amino acids.1 Peptide libraries can be used in the study of ligand-receptor interactions, epitope mapping, vaccine development, [...]
March 25, 2011
Halifax, Nova Scotia - The National Research Council’s Institute for Marine Biosciences (NRC-IMB) has signed an agreement with AB SCIEX that will enable researchers worldwide to benefit from NRC-IMB’s expertise in the detection and identification of marine and freshwater biotoxins and the creation of Certified Reference Materials (CRMs). Dr. Michael Quilliam and researchers in the [...]
