PerkinElmer’s ViaCord Releases 200th Umbilical Cord Blood Unit for Stem Cell Treatment
January 31, 2011
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.- PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on the health and safety of people and the environment, today announced that its family cord blood banking business, ViaCord, has released its 200th umbilical cord blood stem cell unit for treatment purposes. The 200th unit will be used in a clinical trial intended to treat cerebral [...]
January 31, 2011
HOPKINTON, Mass. - Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CALP) announced today that Caliper and Trinean, NV have agreed to a long-term, exclusive arrangement under which Caliper will distribute Trinean's DropSense platform under the name LabChip DS in North America. With the LabChip DS, an automated UV/Vis spectral analysis platform, users can easily and accurately analyze [...]
January 31, 2011
Männedorf, Switzerland – Tecan and Sword Diagnostics today announced availability of a high performance immunoassay detection technology based on Sword’s proprietary detection reagents and Tecan’s Infinite® line of plate readers. The reagents are initially being offered for sale in the USA, for use with the Infinite M1000 and Infinite 200 PRO series readers. The combined [...]
Sigma-Aldrich Continues to Expand Analytical Suite With Resource Technology Corporation Acquisition
January 31, 2011
ST. LOUIS - Sigma-Aldrich® Corporation (Nasdaq: SIAL) announced today that it has acquired the assets of Resource Technology Corporation (RTC) of Laramie, Wyoming, an industry leader in analytical standards and certified reference materials. The acquisition of RTC's business complements the recently completed acquisition of Cerilliant Corporation, and further expands and strengthens Sigma-Aldrich's analytical chemistry offerings, [...]
January 31, 2011
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced the launch of the AssayMAP Bravo platform and protein purification cartridges, a fully automated solution for high-throughput protein sample preparation and purification. Combining the best-in-class liquid handling of the Agilent Bravo with the AssayMAP Protein A micro-chromatography technology, the Bravo for Protein Purification enables quick, precise and highly [...]
Pacific Biosciences Announces Favorable Ruling in Patent Interference Case With Life Technologies
January 31, 2011
MENLO PARK, Calif. - Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (NASDAQ:PACB) today announced that the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has rendered a decision in a previously announced patent interference provoked by Pacific Biosciences related to single molecule sequencing. The decision cancels all patent claims by [...]
The second European Clarity Training Centre opened in Germany
January 31, 2011
DataApex is pleased to announce that the second European Clarity Training Centre has been opened in Germany. The Clarity Training Centres serve Clarity users providing both class and individual Clarity trainings. The Clarity Training Centres complement a range of trainings that are offered by DataApex and customers will benefit from a local training vendor. In [...]
Labcyte Introduces the Access™ Laboratory Workstation
January 31, 2011
SUNNYVALE, Calif. - Labcyte Inc. today launched a new product for life science research. The Access workstation takes the powerful suite of software applications and automation control proven successful on the POD™ 810 automation platform to the bench top. It combines the revolutionary Echo liquid handler with a high-precision robotic plate handling system to meet [...]
PANalytical raise performance bar with launch of new Epsilon 3 benchtop spectrometers
January 31, 2011
PANalytical’s new range of Epsilon 3 benchtop energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) spectrometers challenges convention and outperforms expectations. Able to deliver accurate, precise and reliable results right across the periodic table, Epsilon 3 and Epsilon 3 XL versions match - and in some cases surpass - the analytical performance of larger, more powerful spectrometers. Market [...]
LANL to Certify Automated Influenza Surveillance System
January 31, 2011
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico - A compact, self-contained, automated system for surveillance and screening of potential pandemic strains of influenza and other deadly infectious diseases is a step closer to reality, thanks to an agreement between Los Alamos National Laboratory, the University of California Los Angeles School of Public Health, and HighRes Biosolutions of Boston, [...]
