April 7, 2011
PLEASANTON, CA - IntegenX Inc. and NuGEN Technologies, Inc. announced today a partnership to automate NuGEN's NGS Sample Preparation workflows on IntegenX's Apollo series next-generation sequencing library preparation instruments. NuGEN's Ovation® RNA-Seq System is the first kit to be automated under this agreement. By processing up to 32 samples from as little as 500 pg [...]
SOFIA Completes First Flight of German Science Instrument
April 7, 2011
WASHINGTON - The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, or SOFIA, completed its first science flight Wednesday, April 6, using the German Receiver for Astronomy at Terahertz Frequencies (GREAT) scientific instrument. GREAT is a high-resolution far-infrared spectrometer that finely divides and sorts light into component colors for detailed analysis. SOFIA is the only operational airborne observatory. [...]
MIT’s Koch Institute to use Roche LightCycler 480 System to Help Advance Cancer Research
April 6, 2011
INDIANAPOLIS - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that the David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT will be using the Roche LightCycler® 480 System, a real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) system for the analysis of gene expression and genetic variation, in advanced cancer research. The Koch Institute plans to [...]
B&W Tek, Inc Announces New Vice President of Sales and Marketing
April 6, 2011
Newark, DE - B&W Tek, Inc., an advanced instrumentation company producing optical spectroscopy and laser systems announces Dr. Michael Kayat as the new Vice President of Sales and Marketing at their headquarters in Newark, Delaware. Dr. Kayat will be responsible for leading global sales and marketing activities for the company’s broad range of products and [...]
Advanced Photonix, Inc. Announces Sale of Computer Tomography System Option
April 6, 2011
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Advanced Photonix® company (NYSE Amex: API), announced today that it has shipped the second Computer Tomography (CT) accessory to NICT in Japan. Building upon its previously purchased T-Ray 4000®, NICT is expanding its base system capability, by incorporating a CT gantry with a 20" horizontal and a 12" vertical scanning capability. [...]
April 6, 2011
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - Complete Genomics Inc. (NASDAQ: GNOM), a complete human genome sequencing company that has developed and commercialized an innovative DNA sequencing platform, announced today that it has added 29 high-coverage, complete human genome sequences to its public genomic repository. Combined with the 40 genome datasets that Complete Genomics released on Feb. 3, [...]
April 6, 2011
CLEVELAND - Beginning next month, ChanTest Corporation will offer the highest throughput electrophysiology platform on the market validated for both voltage-gated (VGIC) and rapidly desensitizing ligand-gated ion channels (LGICs). LGICs typically are not well suited for automated platform assays but by using the first IonWorks Barracuda™ System ever sold by Molecular Devices, ChanTest adds even [...]
April 6, 2011
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - GnuBIO, Inc. (GnuBIO), a pioneer in DNA sequencing for the diagnostic and applied markets, announced today that it has made available the results from its initial DNA sequencing run to thought leaders in molecular diagnostics and pharmacogenomics at the Montreal Heart Institute, and experts in gene expression at the Broad Institute. The [...]
SwitchGear Genomics Launches Novel Product Line for Assaying miRNA Activity
April 6, 2011
MENLO PARK, Calif. - SwitchGear Genomics, Inc., a leading provider of products for studying regulatory elements in the human genome, today announced the launch of a unique product line for studying the activity of miRNAs in living cells. The new SwitchGear Synthetic miRNA Target GoClone™ reporters complement the company’s current genome-wide human 3’UTR GoClone reporter [...]
Roche Joins in Spanish Research Cooperation for Personalized Treatment of Hepatitis B and C
April 6, 2011
Penzberg, Germany - Roche Joins in Spanish Research Cooperation for Personalized Treatment of Hepatitis B and C Roche Diagnostics (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) is cooperating with the Spanish Vall d’Hebron Institute of Research (VHIR), the Networking Biomedical Research Centre in Liver and Digestive Diseases (CIBEREHD), and the software producer Advanced Biological Laboratories Therapy Edge [...]
