RURO Expands the FreezerPro® 2011 Product Line for Managing and Securing Frozen Sample Inventory
February 3, 2011
RURO, Inc., a developer of research productivity and management solutions today introduced three new editions of FreezerPro 2011, a comprehensive solution for research and medical laboratories of all sizes that collect, manage and secure frozen samples. “RURO solutions are developed by scientists for scientists,” commented RURO Chief Scientist Alex Nickolaitchik. “This is reflected in our [...]
February 3, 2011
Caliper and University of Miami Collaborate to Develop Automated Protocols for Exome Capture and Sequencing Library Preparation - HOPKINTON, Mass., February 3, 2011 -- Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: CALP) today announced a collaboration with the John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics (HIHG) at the University of Miami. As part of this agreement, HIHG [...]
February 3, 2011
AS&E Receives Phase II Follow-on Award under SBIR Program after Successful Phase I Study BILLERICA, Mass.--American Science and Engineering, Inc. (“AS&E”) (NASDAQ: ASEI) a leading worldwide supplier of innovative X-ray detection solutions, announced a research and development contract award today under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate’s Small Business [...]
February 3, 2011
GE Healthcare launches Installation Qualification (IQ) and Operational Qualification (OQ) protocols for ImageQuant™ LAS 4000 mini, 4000 and 4010 biomolecular imagers. Required for controlled environments, the protocols enable ImageQuant systems to comply with regulatory and Good Manufacturing Processing standards (GMP). The protocols have been developed in accordance with recent guidelines, including GAMP5 and ASTME2500, and [...]
Another Patent Licensed for PAL-M Super-resolution Technology
February 3, 2011
JENA/Germany -- The United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted Dr. Eric Betzig and Dr. Harald Hess another patent for their invention of super- resolution localization microscopy. In 2007, the microscopy from Carl Zeiss received the exclusive rights to market the technology. Together with the previously issued patents (U.S. 7,626,694, U.S. 7,828,695, U.S. 7,626,703 [...]
Researchers to Report New Results Generated on Ion Torrent PGM Sequencer at AGBT
February 3, 2011
MARCO ISLAND, Fla. - Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:LIFE), today announced that just six weeks following the launch of the Ion Torrent PGM sequencer, independent researchers will present data they generated with the system at the annual Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT) conference. The presentations demonstrate both the simplicity and speed of the Ion [...]
$1 Million Up for Grabs for Performing DNA and RNA Sequencing of a Single Cancer Cell
February 2, 2011
MARCO ISLAND, Fla. - Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) today announced that the Life Grand Challenges Contest, initially introduced in December 2010, is expanding to include a fourth challenge. This latest contest challenges scientists to sequence the genome and all RNA content derived from a single cancer cell using the 5500 Series SOLiD™ Sequencers. The [...]
RainDance Launches DeepSeq™ FFPE Solution for Discovery of Rare Cancer Mutations
February 2, 2011
RainDance Technologies, Inc., the leading provider of microdroplet-based single molecule and single cell analysis solutions, today announced the availability of the DeepSeq™ FFPE Solution, an end-to-end workflow for the ultra-deep targeted sequencing of Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded (FFPE) and fresh frozen tissue samples. The company is launching the DeepSeq Solution this week at the 12th annual Advances [...]
February 2, 2011
MENLO PARK, Calif. & MARCO ISLAND, Fla. - Joining other industry leaders at the 12th annual Advances in Genome Biology and Technology Conference (AGBT), Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (NASDAQ:PACB) today provided an update on its progress toward providing the premier complete solution to customers for third generation DNA sequencing applications. "We are entering the [...]
DNAnexus Launches First Complete Cloud-Based Solution for Genomic Variation Identification
February 2, 2011
PALO ALTO, Calif. & MARCO ISLAND, Fla. - DNAnexus, Inc., a leading provider of cloud-based solutions for analyzing, visualizing, and managing next-generation sequencing data, today announced the availability of a comprehensive set of new informatics tools that enable life science researchers to efficiently analyze and manage large-scale genomic variation datasets in a cloud-based workflow. DNAnexus [...]
