February 1, 2011
FREDERICK, Md. - Akonni Biosystems, a molecular diagnostics company that develops, manufactures and plans to market a fully integrated multiplex system for simultaneously identifying and differentiating hundreds of genetic signatures from a single sample, today announced availability of its TruSentry system for early access customers. This new, fully automated solution is designed for government institutions [...]
Elsevier and IDBS Announce Interoperability Between IDBS E-WorkBook Suite and Reaxys®
February 1, 2011
Frankfurt, Germany and Guildford UK - Elsevier, the world's leading publisher of scientific content and solutions and IDBS, a global provider of innovative enterprise data management, analytics and modeling solutions, announced today that Reaxys is now interoperable with the IDBS E-WorkBook Suite. The partnership creates a new mechanism that integrates best-in-class chemistry content from journals [...]
OriGene Releases Bioactive Full-length Human MTOR Protein
February 1, 2011
ROCKVILLE, Md. - OriGene Technologies, Inc., a gene-centric life sciences company, releases the first commercially available full length human MTOR protein with superior biological activity. MTOR is a serine/threonine protein kinase which regulates cell growth, cell proliferation, cell motility, cell survival, protein synthesis, and transcription. Purified, functional MTOR is highly desirable in high throughput functional [...]
Fluidigm Introduces its Most Advanced Genomic Analysis System – The BioMark™ HD Real-Time PCR System
February 1, 2011
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - Fluidigm today introduced the new BioMark™ HD Real-time PCR System, the company’s most advanced instrument for genomic analysis ever. The BioMark HD System is designed for researchers who require the sensitivity and throughput needed to study gene expression down to the single-cell level -- especially those who have limited amounts [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Freezing Containers Now Accommodate Larger Tube Sizes
February 1, 2011
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that its Thermo Scientific Nalgene Mr. Frosty line of freezing containers now accommodates 3.6, 4.5 and 5.0 mL cryotubes. Designed for use with the complete range of Thermo Scientific Nunc and Nalgene® cryogenic storage tubes, the Mr. Frosty® portfolio provides [...]
InDevR Signs Global Distributors
February 1, 2011
BOULDER, CO - InDevR, one the West's fastest growing biotechnology companies, today announced it has signed six agreements with leading life science instrument distributors for US and international territories to market the company's ViroCyt™ 2100 Virus Counter®. The Virus Counter represents a significant technology shift that will dramatically streamline research and development efforts for vaccine [...]
JPK Announce New Personnel and Distributors in Asia
February 1, 2011
JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter,matter is pleased to announce the expansion of their operations in Asia with new staff in Singapore and distributors in Korea and Malaysia to increase their support to users. As JPK continues to expand its markets in Asia, new resources [...]
February 1, 2011
SUNNYVALE, Calif. - Freeslate, Inc., a leading provider of intelligent, integrated high-throughput solutions that enable step-change gains in R&D productivity and innovation, today announced the release of Library Studio version 8.3. Freeslate Library Studio 8.3, part of Freeslate’s Laboratory Execution and Analysis (LEA) software suite, is updated to support new software interactions including the Windows [...]
Leading Supplier of Electron Microscopes Announces Organizational Changes
February 1, 2011
PEABODY, Massachusetts - Carl Zeiss is pleased to announce the promotion of Daniel McGee to the position of president of Carl Zeiss NTS, LLC (formerly Carl Zeiss SMT, Inc.). McGee joined Carl Zeiss in July of 2007 as vice president, field operations for North America. During McGee’s tenure, the company has focused on building an [...]
AB SCIEX Announces the Appointment of Rainer Blair as President
February 1, 2011
Framingham, Mass. - AB SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, today announced the appointment of Rainer Blair as the new president of AB SCIEX. Mr. Blair comes to AB SCIEX most recently from Videojet, where he served as its president for North America & Europe. He will be based in the company's [...]

