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 [...]
March 25, 2011
ORLANDO, Fla. - At the 17th annual Society for Biomolecular Sciences 2011 conference in Orlando, Florida, PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on the health and safety of people and the environment, will be showcasing several new drug discovery technologies and applications. The PerkinElmer exhibit, located at Booth 701, will include new products based on [...]
Biognosys and ETH Zurich Publish Software in Nature Methods for High Throughput MRM
March 25, 2011
The growing field of targeted proteomics has reached another milestone on the way to large-scale application in industrial and academic research, following the publication in Nature Methods of a new tool designed to make the latest developments in the field more accessible. The advancement is mProphet, a software package created by scientists from the Institute [...]
Showa Denko K.K. and Shoko to Strengthen Scientific Instrument Business
March 25, 2011
Tokyo - IR & PR Office (Phone: 81-3-5470-3235) (SDK) and its consolidated subsidiary Shoko Co., Ltd. (Shoko) have decided to integrate their businesses in high-performance liquid chromatography* (HPLC). HPLC is used for analyzing molecular weight of polymers, chemical substances in food, pharmaceuticals, and agrochemicals, as well as quality of water. The integration is scheduled to [...]
March 24, 2011
RUSNANO has invested $4.5 million dollars in a project to expand production of label-free biodetectors and bionanoslides with their American developer, BiOptix Diagnostics, Inc. Two American venture capital funds, Boulder Ventures, Ltd. and Peierls Foundation, and private investors have invested another $4.5 million in authorized capital of BiOptix. The project, which has a total budget [...]
Visualsonics Launches Revolutionary Imaging Technology To Advance Cancer Research
March 24, 2011
TORONTO, Canada - VisualSonics Inc., a leader in real time, in vivo, high-resolution micro-imaging systems and a wholly-owned subsidiary of SonoSite Inc., (Nasdaq:Sono), today announced the launch of the Vevo® LAZR Photoacoustics Imaging system for the advancement of cancer research in the pre-clinical imaging market. This revolutionary technology combines the sensitivity of optical imaging with [...]
LABVANTAGE Launches 24/7 Technical Support to Assure Organizations’ Business Continuity
March 24, 2011
Bridgewater, NJ. - LABVANTAGE today announced the opening of its 24/7 Technical Support center. The center provides LABVANTAGE’s customers continuous, live telephone support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year. “LABVANTAGE has always been dedicated to resolving product issues in a timely and effective manner for our customers,” states [...]
