Caliper and Seegene Partner to Provide Innovative Multiplex Molecular Diagnostics Products
January 12, 2011
HOPKINTON, Mass. and SEOUL, Korea -- Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CALP) and Seegene, Inc. (KOSDAQ: A096530) today announced that they have entered into a strategic partnership to enable Seegene's SeePlex™ multiplex diagnostic assays to run on Caliper's innovative LabChip® Dx platform. The SeePlex assays will be marketed and distributed outside of the United States [...]
Tecan Group and Attana AB sign distribution agreement in North America
January 12, 2011
Männedorf, Switzerland, and Stockholm, Sweden - The Tecan Group (SIX Swiss Exchange: TECN) and Attana AB today announced that they have signed an exclusive distributor agreement under which Tecan will distribute Attana's biosensor instruments and assay technology in North America. The agreement covers the Attana 100, 200 and Cell 200 instruments along with biosensors and [...]
Exiqon Releases Second Generation Human and Mouse microRNA Inhibitor Libraries
January 12, 2011
Exiqon A/S (NASDAQ OMX: EXQ), a leading supplier of high-value gene expression analysis products, today announced the launch of the 2nd generation of miRCURY LNA™ microRNA Inhibitor libraries for genome-wide screening of microRNA function in human and mouse. Several libraries have already been shipped to the first customers. The new human microRNA inhibitor library targets [...]
FDA Awards SDIX Method Equivalency for Salmonella Enteritidis Detection in Poultry Houses and Eggs
January 12, 2011
NEWARK, Del.--SDIX™ (NASDAQ: SDIX), a leading supplier of rapid detection solutions to the $1 billion food pathogen testing market, today announced that its RapidChek® SELECT™ Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) test system has been reviewed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and determined to be equivalent in accuracy, precision and sensitivity to their current standard [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Responds to Dioxin Food Safety Crisis in Germany
January 12, 2011
DREIEICH, Germany. – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that its Global Food Safety Response Center in Dreieich is now monitoring the dioxin crisis in Germany where animal feed additives may have been tainted with industrial fats containing the toxic chemical. Meanwhile, Thermo Fisher is also alerting manufacturers and [...]
Sub 60-Second Identification of MRSA and Other Hospital Acquired Infections Demonstrated
January 11, 2011
Andor iStar camera validates potential for new generation of rapid, automated biosensor detection systems Belfast, UK: At a time of rising levels of MRSA and other hospital acquired infections, Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) has been demonstrated to be a rapid and reliable technique for detection of life-threatening bacterial pathogen species that can be found [...]
Illumina Announces Preliminary Financial Results for Fourth Quarter 2010
January 11, 2011
Company Provides Guidance for 2011 SAN DIEGO - Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced preliminary revenue for the fourth quarter of 2010 of approximately $260 million. This implies fiscal year 2010 revenue of approximately $901 million or annual growth of 35%. The company also announced preliminary non-GAAP earnings per share for the fourth quarter and fiscal [...]
IDEX Corporation Signs Agreement to Acquire Microfluidics International Corporation
January 11, 2011
LAKE FOREST, Ill. & NEWTON, Mass. - IDEX Corporation (NYSE: IEX) today announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Microfluidics International Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: MFLU) for $1.35 per share, net to the seller in cash, and subject to adjustment as provided in the merger agreement. The transaction is expected [...]
Agilent SureSelect XT Workflow
January 11, 2011
An Integrated Workstation for High-Throughput Target Enrichment Integrating advanced automation, liquid handling with Agilent SureSelect XT workflow - Agilent Automation Solutions has created a fully optimized and validated high throughput target enrichment solution. SureSelect XT combines next generation sequencing library preparation and gDNA preparative reagents with the proven SureSelect target enrichment system. This, together with [...]
SeqWright Continues Expansion of Next-Generation Sequencing Capabilities
January 11, 2011
HOUSTON - SeqWright Inc., a world-wide leader in custom genomic and molecular biology services, continues to make significant strides to position itself as the Next-Generation Sequencing Provider of choice for 2011. SeqWright's ongoing success can be attributed to the company’s ability to respond quickly to customer’s demands and by investing in key genomics technologies. Building [...]
