February 2, 2011
Victoria, BC, Canada - GenoLogics, a leading provider of laboratory information management system (LIMS) software specifically designed for complex genomics labs, today announced it has signed a worldwide co-selling agreement with Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN), a global leader in next-generation sequencing (NGS) instruments. Under terms of the deal, Illumina will market a version of the [...]
February 2, 2011
SANTA CLARA, Calif., -- Agilent Technologies, Inc., (NYSE: A) today introduced SureSelect RNA Capture Kits, the first commercial RNA target enrichment system enabling geneticists to focus on specific genomic loci or transcripts of research interest. The RNA capture kits make it possible to precisely measure expression levels of genes of interest and detect allelic-specific expression, [...]
February 2, 2011
ST. LOUIS - Sigma Life Science, the innovative biological products and services business of Sigma-Aldrich® (Nasdaq: SIAL), today announced that its SAGE Labs initiative has partnered with Cofactor Genomics in an effort to sequence genomes for six of the most widely used strains of rat. As part of the agreement, Cofactor Genomics plans to generate [...]
Promega to Offer Leading Transfection Tool FuGENE® 6
February 2, 2011
MADISON, WISCONSIN - Promega Corporation and Fugent LLC recently signed a supply agreement that establishes Promega as a provider of the leading transfection tool FuGENE® 6. This agreement ensures that researchers will continue to have access to the FuGENE® transfection reagents they have always used in their daily research. This expands on the existing Promega/Fugent [...]
ChiroSolve, Inc. Launches New Method Development Kits
February 2, 2011
CHIROSOLVE INC., continues to enhance the world of enantiomeric separation with the introduction of two new customer-centric packaged solutions, EnantioPrep and ScalePrep, that are intended for high efficiency chiral separation of enantiomers. They offer seamless transition from identification of initial separation conditions to fully optimized method development within a matter of days. ChiroSolve has been [...]
Agilent Technologies Secures First Patent for On-Array Capture Method
February 2, 2011
SANTA CLARA, Calif., -- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that it was awarded a U.S. patent for the process used in on-array capture of genomic elements for downstream analysis, including next- generation sequencing. The patent was issued for a method that uses oligonucleotide probes attached to a solid support as a sequence-specific affinity [...]
New Flexible, High Productivity Single-Column Materials Tester for Multiple Applications
February 2, 2011
LARGO, FL-- A new single-column materials testing machine from Lloyd Instruments provides enhanced speed, accuracy and flexibility for all materials testing applications under 1kN force. High-precision displacement measurement is assured by the Model LS1 instrument’s linear guide technology, pre-loaded ball screws and advanced software compensation systems. Industry applications include plastics, packaging, medical devices, automotive, electronics, [...]
Kimble Chase Introduces MIDI-VAP 4000 Distillation System for Regulatory Water Analysis
February 2, 2011
Vineland, NJ - Kimble Chase, the largest manufacturer of laboratory glassware products worldwide, introduces its MIDI-VAP 4000, a system devoted to rapid and repeatable isolation by distillation of ammonia, phenols and cyanide from water samples. The MIDI-VAP 4000 distillation system is designed to accommodate US EPA standard test methods for analysis of environmental and wastewater [...]
February 2, 2011
WALDBRONN, Germany, and BEVERLY, Mass., -- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) and Sage Science Inc. today announced that they have signed a comarketing agreement involving Agilent's 2100 Bioanalyzer, used for the detection and quantification of nucleic acids, and Sage's Pippin Prep DNA size-selection system. The agreement between Sage and Agilent includes the copromotion of the [...]
February 2, 2011
Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CALP) today announced that it has developed and optimized automation protocols on its Sciclone(R) NGS Workstation for Illumina's TruSeq(TM) DNA and TruSeq RNA sample preparation kits. In addition to the automation protocols for TruSeq kits, Caliper has also developed automation protocols for Illumina's standard library preparation kits, as well as [...]
