Tecan’s HydroFlex™ Improves Plate Washing for ELISpot Assays
December 3, 2010
Männedorf, Switzerland - Tecan’s HydroFlex microplate washer has allowed hematologists at the Department of Oncology and Hematology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy, to introduce automated washing for Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSpot (ELISpot) assays. The laboratory performs detailed studies on the immune response of patients to viral, fungal and tumor antigens. Dr Giovanni Riva, a postdoctoral [...]
Fluidigm Files S-1 Registration Statement for Initial Public Offering
December 3, 2010
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - Fluidigm Corporation announced today that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission relating to a proposed initial public offering of Fluidigm's common stock. Fluidigm develops, manufactures and markets microfluidic systems for growth markets in the life science and agricultural biotechnology, or [...]
Symbion Systems Becomes Oracle PartnerNetwork Gold Level Partner
December 3, 2010
TUSTIN, CA - Symbion Systems, Inc., a leader in providing process analytical instrument control, analysis, and connectivity software, today announced that it has become a Gold Partner in the Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) Specialized program. By attaining Gold Level membership, Symbion Systems, Inc. will benefit from working with Oracle Database 11g to enhance the capabilities of [...]
ExpressArt® mRNA Amplification Kits from AMSBIO
December 3, 2010
Kits for Accurate and Reproducible mRNA Amplification ExpressArt® mRNA Amplification Kits from AMSBIO offer an elegant technological solution for qRT-PCR and gene expression array studies that overcomes the limitations of sample quality and quantity. ExpressArt® technology allows reproducible and precise analysis of challenging samples including Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded (FFPE), laser captured micro-dissections, needle biopsies, and circulating [...]
Bar Harbor BioTechnology Announces Launch of New Diagnostic Division
December 3, 2010
TRENTON, ME - Bar Harbor BioTechnology announced today plans to launch a new division focused on molecular diagnostics and personalized medicine. This new division will create genetic diagnostic tests that determine an individual's risk of developing a disease. In 2009 the company made a breakthrough using its technology that allowed it to generate a statistical [...]
The appointment of Juli Orihuela will Strengthen the Telstar Market in Spain and Portugal
December 2, 2010
New Sales Director appointed for the Iberian market • Recognised as a major equipment supplier to the pharmaceutical industry in Spain, Telstar will now bring its integrated engineering, equipment and services solutions to the Iberian market • The international group, headquartered in Spain, adopts a new strategy to approach its home market Juli Orihuela has [...]
Sequenom Prices Public Offering of Common Stock
December 2, 2010
SAN DIEGO - Sequenom, Inc. (Nasdaq: SQNM) today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 14,000,000 shares of its common stock, offered at a price to the public of $6.00 per share. The gross proceeds to Sequenom from this offering are expected to be $84.0 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and [...]
December 2, 2010
HUDSON, NY - Taconic, a leading provider of life sciences solutions, announced that it has entered into a scientific development and preferred provider agreement with BioPontis Alliance LLC, a biomedical development company. BioPontis Alliance will employ Taconic's translational genetically modified models and scientific services in preclinical research efforts to accelerate the advancement of new medical [...]
BugLab Launches World’s First Handheld Non-invasive Optical Density Sensor
December 2, 2010
Danville, CA - BugLab LLC, the industry leader in non-invasive optical monitoring, has introduced the OD Scanner – the world's first handheld sensor for measuring optical density in shake flasks and other small vessels. This device removes the need to open shake flasks to measure optical density (OD). Instead, by directly measuring OD through the [...]
Implant Sciences Announces New Contracts Valued Over $2,100,000
December 2, 2010
Multiple Sales to Four Countries on Four Continents WILMINGTON, MA - Implant Sciences Corporation (PINKSHEETS: IMSC) (OTCQB: IMSC), a high technology supplier of systems and sensors for homeland security markets, today announced that it has signed five new contracts which collectively total over $2.1 million in value for its Quantum Sniffer(TM) QS-H150 explosives trace detector. [...]
