Clontech Laboratories, Inc. Releases the Xfect™ Protein Transfection Reagent
December 1, 2010
Mountain View, CA - Clontech Laboratories, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Takara Bio Inc., today announced the upcoming (December 6th) release of its novel Xfect™ Protein Transfection Reagent. This new protein transfection reagent uses a cell-penetrating peptide developed at Clontech to bind and transport active proteins directly into a wide variety of mammalian cell types [...]
Labsphere Launches High Speed LED Characterization Spectrometers
December 1, 2010
CDS-5400 and -9800 deliver spectroradiometric and photometric measurement for solid state lighting North Sutton, New Hampshire - Designed for a full range of LED characterization measurements, Labsphere has introduced the CDS-5400 and CDS-9800 High Speed LED Spectrometers. Both models offer reliability, speed and accuracy with a choice of spectral range to suit specification application needs. [...]
December 1, 2010
TUCSON, AZ - CDEX Inc. /quotes/comstock/11k!cexi (CEXI 0.05, 0.00, 0.00%) (www.cdexinc.com), a leading developer of chemical detection products, using patented technologies, for use in healthcare and security markets, announced the positive results of a field test study of its improved ID2 Meth Scanner used for commercial and home property inspection. The new version of ID2 [...]
Automated Sample Preparation of Peptides Designated for MALDI MS
November 30, 2010
A new application note from Agilent Automation Solutions describes a protocol for automated sample preparation and MALDI spotting developed with the protein analytics group of Dr. Lottspeich at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry in Martinsried, Germany. The new protocol automates the sample preparation steps (cleansing and desalting) of peptides designated for mass spectrometry and [...]
WaferGen Announces USC Purchases SmartChip System
November 30, 2010
Fremont, Calif. - WaferGen Biosystems, Inc. (OTCBB:WGBS), a leading developer of state-of-the-art genomic analysis systems, today announced that the University of Southern California (USC) has purchased the WaferGen SmartChip system for its USC Center for Molecular Pathways and Drug Discovery to discover and validate biomarkers for pancreatic and colorectal cancer applications to expedite the development [...]
November 30, 2010
Sale Completes Strategic Transition to a Pharmaceutical Company with a PDUFA date for vilazodone in January 2011 NEWTON, Mass. - Clinical Data, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLDA) today announced that it has signed a definitive asset purchase agreement with Transgenomic, Inc. (OTCBB: TBIO) to sell its genetic and pharmacogenomic testing and biomarker development business for approximately $15.4 [...]
Chemical Computing Group Announces the New Version of MOE – Molecular Operating Environment
November 30, 2010
MONTREAL, Canada - Chemical Computing Group (CCG) is pleased to announce the release of MOE 2010.10. MOE is a fully integrated multi-platform (Windows/Linux/Unix/Mac) drug discovery software package. MOE 2010.10 includes the following new and enhanced capabilities: • Streamlined Interactive Modeling Interface • Integration of NAMD Engine in MOE • Kinase Database and Explorer • Structure-Based [...]
November 30, 2010
CARLSBAD, Calif. - Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:LIFE), a provider of innovative life science solutions,today introduced its first USDA-licensed real-time PCR test to detect bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV), a debilitating disease that costs the U.S. cattle industry an estimated $2 billion per year. The Applied Biosystems VetMAX-Gold BVDV Detection Kit from Life Technologies provides veterinary [...]
LabLogic Radiochromatography Systems Assist Cancer Antibody Trials
November 30, 2010
The School of Medicine at the UK's Southampton University is using radio HPLC and radio TLC systems from LabLogic in connection with clinical trials for treating haematological malignancies. The Cancer Sciences Division of Southampton University School of Medicine is using radio HPLC and radio TLC systems from LabLogic in the development and quality control of [...]
Waters Empower 3 Answers Call for a Standardized Chromatography Data System at Enterprise-Level
November 30, 2010
Benefits of Standardization Include More Efficient Use of Laboratory Data Resource for Support, Training, and Information Exchange MILFORD, Mass. - Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) today introduced Waters(R) Empower(TM) 3 Chromatography Data System (CDS), a scalable, enterprise-wide CDS platform that can be rapidly deployed to easily fit into existing corporate infrastructure. "One of the most important [...]

