Enabling Pharmaceutical Manufacturers to Perform Easy and Reliable Transmembrane Protein Characterization SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA - Wyatt Technology Corporation, the world leader in absolute macromolecular characterization instrumentation and software, announced today that the Université de Provence and Université de la Méditerranée in Marseille, France, have implemented the innovative Wyatt Multi-Angle Light Scattering (MALS) detectors for use [...]

These Variants Will Empower Future Genotyping Studies and Genetic Characterizations of Human Disease and Health SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Affymetrix, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFFX) today announced that it will contribute genotyping data for a large set of validated rare and common genomic variants to the 1000 Genomes Project. This powerful data consists of genotyping information from more [...]

Llantrisant, United Kingdom - ALMSCO International, a division of Markes International Ltd., announces the launch of its TargetView Software package, which has been designed to automate and improve detection and measurement of multiple target chemicals in complex GC/MS data. The software will benefit GC/MS users in a range of important fields, including environmental monitoring, food/flavour/fragrance [...]

Santa Clara, Calif. - Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced a solution for exon analysis based on SurePrint G3 Exon Microarrays. The solution provides a major expansion of Agilent's portfolio of gene expression reagents, microarrays and bioinformatics systems. This new system, available in mid-November, enables researchers to examine alternately expressed exons according to recently [...]

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - Olympus has introduced two new microscopes to its leading BX3 series: the BX53 Motorized Advanced Research Microscope and BX43 Motorized Clinical and Research Microscope. The new microscope stands are powerful and easy-to-use complete microscopy systems that can be customized to meet users' specific needs. Their motorized components are controlled by the [...]

Halma, the leading safety, health and sensor technology group, announces the acquisition of Alicat Scientific, Incorporated (‘Alicat’) from financial shareholders and members of current management for a cash consideration of $25.2 million (£15.7 million), paid at completion on 2 November 2010. Alicat, a privately-owned business in Tucson, Arizona, USA designs and manufactures mass flow meters [...]

Providing Industry-Leading Data Quality and a Cost-Effective Workflow for Sequencing Applications San Diego - Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced TruSeq sample preparation kits for DNA, RNA, and small RNA applications and the TruSeq Exome Enrichment Kit, for use across the company's portfolio of sequencing platforms. TruSeq sequencing reagents provide a streamlined workflow that is economical [...]

Caliper and Sony DADC Establish Strategic Relationship to Advance Microfluidics in Life Sciences and Molecular Diagnostics Markets HOPKINTON, Mass. - Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CALP), a leading provider of tools and services for drug discovery and life sciences research, today announced a collaboration with Sony DADC Austria AG for the co-development and manufacture of [...]

Salt Lake City, Utah - Idaho Technology, Inc. (ITI) announced today that it has filed a submission with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for 510(k) clearance to market its FilmArray Respiratory Panel (RP) as an in vitro diagnostic product for patients with symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection. The FilmArray RP is a user-friendly [...]

Santa Clara, Calif. - Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: A) today continued its rapid pace of product introductions for next-generation sequencing by launching the Agilent SureSelect XT Target Enrichment System. SureSelect XT combines sequencing library preparation and gDNA preparative reagents with the proven SureSelect target enrichment system. This, together with Agilent's automation portfolio, adds an unprecedented [...]