Quanta Biosciences and IDT Partner to Develop and Produce microRNA PCR
March 21, 2011
Quanta Biosciences (Gaithersburg, MD) has developed hundreds of assays for quantifying microRNAs, and has entered into a partnership with Integrated DNA Technologies (Coralville, IA) to custom manufacture them. MicroRNAs have been shown to play a key role in cancer as well as many biological processes including neurological and cardiac function. Quanta’s portfolio of microRNA products [...]
Corning Introduces New Line of Reusable Plastic Laboratory Products
March 21, 2011
CORNING, N.Y. - Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) today announced a new line of reusable plastic liquid-handling products and volumetric ware. Corning® Reusable Plastic Ware products complement the existing line of PYREX® glassware, providing customers with a broader portfolio of safe, cost-effective alternatives for their laboratories. “Across applications and geographies, established standard operating procedures and regulations [...]
Syrris Launches New Jacketed Reactor System that Saves Time, Money and Space
March 21, 2011
Syrris, a worldwide provider of lab scale chemistry systems, announce the launch of the easy-to-use Globe jacketed reactor platform at the Spring ACS Expo in Anaheim on 27th March. Designed by chemists to offer ultimate reaction flexibility, this chemical reactor enables vessels from 50 mL to 5 L to use a common clamp, lid, circulator [...]
March 21, 2011
Fremont, Calif., and San Carlos, Calif. - WaferGen Biosystems, Inc.(OTCBB:WGBS), a leading developer of state-of-the-art genomic analysis systems, and NuGEN Technologies, Inc., a leader in innovative genomic samples preparation, today announced they will co-develop and co-market simple, seamlessly integrated workflows for gene expression profiling and target enrichment to enable researchers to more easily achieve high-throughput, [...]
March 21, 2011
CARLSBAD, Calif. - Life Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: LIFE) today announced that it is the first life science tools provider entering clinical trials to prove the safety and effectiveness of their DNA sequence-based typing (SBT) platform for analysis of the Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) system. Submission for 510(k) clearance of this SBT platform will follow completion [...]
Fluidigm Access Array Technology Helps Identify Mutations in Leukemia
March 21, 2011
Fluidigm has announced that MLL Munich Leukemia Laboratory (www.mll.com) has used the company's Access Array™ technology to help it uncover mutations in over 80 percent of chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) patients, providing new insights into the molecular heterogeneity of the disease. MLL researchers applied the unique properties of the Fluidigm Access Array System to prepare [...]
Olive Millers to Gain More Value From Production with New Infrared Analyser
March 21, 2011
FOSS announces Olivia™, an affordable and simple-to-use analyser for testing olive paste and pomace that is now released for sale in Spain and Italy. The instrument ensures fair payment to growers delivering loads of olives to crushing mills and provides valuable information for millers during oil production. It is designed for use either in the [...]
Pall Corporation’s New Lab Catalog Offers Technology and Support from Field to Lab
March 21, 2011
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. - Pall’s (NYSE:PLL) 2011-2012 Laboratory Filtration, Separation and Detection Products Catalog provides a convenient, all-in-one guide to the company’s line of laboratory-scale products. Critical laboratory applications showcased in the catalog include protein and DNA purification, detection and screening, laboratory bioprocessing, HPLC and chromatography sample prep, microbiology quality control, and environmental water and [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Adds New Atlas CDS Software Control for Shimadzu Prominence HPLC
March 21, 2011
PHILADELPHIA - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the availability of a new Thermo Scientific Atlas Chromatography Data System (CDS) instrument control software for the Shimadzu Prominence® and Prominence XR HPLC. Seamless control of Shimadzu’s Prominence is now possible at no extra cost as no connection license is required. [...]
Antibody research company Kymab implements ConturELN
March 21, 2011
The Cambridge-based biopharmaceutical company Kymab has implemented the Electronic Laboratory Notebook system ConturELN. The system will be used for research documentation and knowledge sharing, and to allow the rapid assessment of progress in order to streamline the company’s R&D process. Founded in 2009, Kymab is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of [...]
