Sigma® Life Science to Supply Oligonucleotides to Research Councils UK

St. Louis, MO. - Sigma® Life Science, a division of Sigma-Aldrich® Corporation and a leading European manufacturer of oligonucleotides, has signed a three-year contract with Research Councils UK (RCUK) Shared Services Centre Limited to be a prefered supplier for synthetic oligonucleotides. With more than 20 years of experience in oligonucleotide synthesis, Sigma Life Science offers [...]

New Corporate Website Launched with Focus on Drug Discovery, Life Science Research, & Bioassays/Tests

Sunnyvale, Calif. - Molecular Devices, Inc. today announced the launch of its new corporate website. The infrastructure of the new site is focused on its three main audience segments: Drug Discovery Scientists (BioPharma), Life Science Researchers (BioResearch), and Bioassay/Test Developers (BioTesting). Molecular Devices has a singular focus on helping its customers-both existing and prospective--succeed. This [...]

PSSE Introduces “LuBEA® system” at “BIOTECHNICA”

BIOTECHNICA 2009, focusing on R&D in the life science technology, was held from October 5, 2009 to October 7, 2009 in Hanover, Germany. About 11 thousand visitors from more than 40 countries gathered, while 650 companies from 28 countries participated in the event. Those figures were larger than last year’s. As the attendance of many [...]

Oxford Nanopore strengthens collaboration with University of Oxford

Oxford, UK. Oxford Nanopore Technologies Ltd is pleased to announce a new agreement to strengthen the Company’s collaboration with the University of Oxford. The Company will fund research in the laboratories of Professor Hagan Bayley and will partner exclusively with the University to develop revolutionary products for molecular analysis from these new discoveries. Research projects [...]

ITT to Enhance its Global Analytical Instrumentation Business with Acquisition of O.I. Corporation

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., and COLLEGE STATION, Texas - ITT Corporation (NYSE:ITT) and O.I. Corporation (NASDAQ:OICO) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for ITT to acquire all outstanding shares of O.I. Corporation, "OI", for approximately $29 million. OI's Board of Directors has unanimously approved the transaction, which is subject to approval from [...]

Oxford Nanopore Congratulates Professor Reza Ghadiri and Collaborators on $5.1 million NHGRI grant

Award will support research into sequencing of single stranded DNA using a protein nanopore Oxford, UK. Oxford Nanopore Technologies Ltd is pleased to congratulate Professor Reza Ghadiri (Scripps Institute, CA, USA) on the award of a $5.1 million, four year grant by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). Professor Ghadiri will collaborate with Oxford [...]

TriLink BioTechnologies, Inc. Announces License Agreement with Biofortuna Ltd.

SAN DIEGO - TriLink BioTechnologies, Inc. (TriLink) announced that it has signed a licensing agreement with Biofortuna Ltd. (Biofortuna) for use of CleanAmp™ dNTPs in Biofortuna’s freeze dried in vitro diagnostic PCR kits. Biofortuna is developing a range of unique HLA diagnostic kits which will address the transplantation, blood grouping, disease identification and pharmacogenetic markets. [...]

AITBiotech Acquired Molecular Diagnostic License for Multiple Pathogens Detection and Swine Flu Mutation Surveillance

AITBIOTECH Pte Ltd, a Singapore-based company, is a leading provider of Genomic Services and Molecular Diagnostic kits to the research, healthcare and biomedical industries in Singapore and Asia. 1. AITBIOTECH Pte Ltd of Singapore is pleased to announce the signing of several Molecular Diagnostic (MDx) licenses from Exploit Technologies Pte Ltd. The licenses are mainly [...]

Xradia Selects Canon Marketing Japan to Distribute Its 3D X-ray Microscopy Systems

CONCORD, CA - Xradia, Inc., the leader in commercial high resolution 3D X-ray microscopy systems for the laboratory and synchrotrons, announced today a partnership agreement with Canon Marketing Japan, Inc., an affiliate of Canon Inc. Xradia solutions address the imaging needs of the materials science, life science, geo-materials and semiconductor markets. Under this agreement, Canon [...]

Olympus Releases v1.4 of its Peerless Stream Materials Science Microscopy Imaging Software

A balance of new and improved functionalities for greater efficiency Olympus has today launched an update for the highly successful Stream materials science microscopy imaging software family. Stream v1.4 provides a number of new and improved features, which not only increase workflow efficiency, but also enhance the overall capabilities of the software. Importantly, Stream v1.4 [...]

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