Open University to Host New Agilent Centre of Excellence in Comprehensive Chromatography
May 9, 2011
The Open University and Agilent Technologies UK Limited today announced the launch of the Agilent Centre of Excellence in Comprehensive Chromatography to be hosted in the Planetary and Space Sciences Research Institute, at The Open University. The Centre, based in Milton Keynes, will provide the opportunity for Agilent to showcase its recent developments in capillary [...]
May 9, 2011
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced a new Cary 60 UV-Vis, the leader in xenon flash lamp technology, with improved performance, ease-of-use and sample handling. Supporting a multitude of applications, the new UV-Vis is designed to improve workflow in a wide variety of settings, including chemical, industrial, academic and pharmaceutical/biotech [...]
Affymetrix Achieves First FDA Clearance of Microarray-Based Gene Profiling Reagents
May 9, 2011
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Affymetrix, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFFX) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the addition of new gene expression reagents as accessories to its GeneChip® Microarray Instrument System for in vitro diagnostic (IVD) use, making Affymetrix the first in the industry to provide a comprehensive microarray-based clinical toolkit for diagnostic [...]
Molecular Devices to Distribute FCS Express 4 Image Cytometry Software
May 9, 2011
De Novo Software™, a leading provider of flow and image cytometry data analysis solutions, and Molecular Devices, a provider of premiere bioresearch and drug discovery systems, announced today a licensing agreement enabling Molecular Devices to distribute De Novo Software's flagship product, FCS Express 4 Software. This supports full compatibility with the ImageXpress Velos® Cytometer (formerly [...]
Shimadzu’s Nexera UHPLC Achieves 4×4 Solvent Delivery with New Low-Pressure Gradient Unit
May 9, 2011
COLUMBIA, Md. — Shimadzu has integrated an optional low-pressure gradient (LPGE) unit to its Nexera ultra high-performance liquid chromatograph, allowing users to switch automatically between four mobile phases with respective solvent delivery units. By adding the LPGE unit, a 130 MPa high-pressure resistant gradient system can be configured with a single solvent delivery unit, which [...]
Illumina Reduces Price of Whole Human Genome Sequencing Through Illumina Genome Network
May 9, 2011
SAN DIEGO - Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced that it is significantly reducing the price for sequencing whole human genomes through the Illumina Genome Network (IGN). The new list price for the service is $5,000 per genome for projects of ten samples or more, and $4,000 for projects of fifty samples or more. IGN is [...]
SAW Instruments Launches the sam®5 GREEN Acoustic Biosensor and Reaches Into the US Market
May 9, 2011
Boston, MA – SAW Instruments GmbH, today announced the launch of the sam®5 GREEN acoustic biosensor, and the availability of its family of sam®5 acoustic biosensors in the US market. Founded on SAW’s proprietary Surface Acoustic Wave technology, sam®5 offers precise, real-time, label-free measurement of biomolecular interactions. Building on the success of the existing sam®5 [...]
caprotec bioanalytics Increases Series B Financing in Second Closing to EUR 5 Million
May 9, 2011
BERLIN and BURLINGTON, Mass. - caprotec bioanalytics GmbH, a privately held biopharmaceutical company offering the proprietary Capture Compound Mass Spectrometry (CCMS) platform technology for the analysis of small molecule – protein interactions, today announced a second closing of EUR 1 million ($1.4 M) to its Series B financing, increasing total equity for the round to [...]
Akonni and Seegene Enter into Licensing Agreement
May 9, 2011
FREDERICK, MD. and SEOUL, KOREA - Akonni Biosystems and Seegene Inc. today announced that they have entered into a non-exclusive licensing agreement to develop both point-of-care and ultra-high throughput diagnostic screening assays capable of simultaneously detecting, from a single patient sample, a wide variety of infectious pathogens known to cause respiratory disease. The agreement brings [...]
May 9, 2011
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - Fluidigm Corporation (NASDAQ:FLDM) today announced the availability of assays and primers optimized for the company’s integrated fluidic circuit technology. Fluidigm Assays and Target-specific Primers will provide customers with significantly lower costs than today’s standard solutions, at volumes appropriate for microfluidics, and flexible chemistries so that customers can easily create highly [...]
