QIAGEN Announces CE Mark on Next Generation Molecular Diagnostic for KRAS Analysis
June 2, 2009
Also BRAF Pyrosequencing-Based Assays for Mutation Profiling in Pipeline VENLO, THE NETHERLANDS--Jun 2, 2009 -- QIAGEN (NasdaqGS:QGEN - News) (Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced the official launch of its next-generation CE-labelled assay for KRAS testing in colorectal cancer patients. In addition, the company gave an update on the pipeline of its regulated assay portfolio [...]
June 2, 2009
The newly discovered arenavirus caused the deaths of four of five infected individuals in South Africa in October, 2008 BRANFORD, Conn.--A study published online in PLoS Pathogens reports that researchers at Columbia University, the South African National Health Laboratory Services, the US Centers for Disease Control, and 454 Life Sciences have discovered a new virus [...]
French Researchers Accelerate Biomarker Research With QTRAP® 5500 Mass Spectrometry Systems
June 2, 2009
Scientists at bioMérieux and the University of Lyon Speed Biomarker Discovery and Validation for Potential Diagnostic Testing CARLSBAD, Calif.--Applied Biosystems, a division of Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:LIFE), today announced that scientists at bioMérieux, a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics, and the Institute of Analytical Sciences of the University of Lyon in [...]
Jack Keating Joins Implant Sciences’ Board of Directors
June 1, 2009
WILMINGTON, Mass.--Implant Sciences Corporation (OTCBB: IMSC - News), a supplier of systems and sensors for the homeland security market and related industries, today announced the addition of Jack Keating to the Company’s Board of Directors. Glenn D. Bolduc, Implant Sciences' Chief Executive Officer, commented, “Jack Keating’s vast experience in global supply chain operations and in [...]
An agreement with Agilent Technologies
June 1, 2009
Quebec, Canada, and Santa Clara, Calif., June 1, 2009 - Phytronix Technologies, Inc. and Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) announced today that they have signed a non-exclusive co-marketing agreement to promote the Phytronix Laser Diode Thermal Desorption (LDTDTM) Ion Source with Agilent mass spectrometers. The LDTD Ion Source, used with an Agilent MS/MS, for example, [...]
June 1, 2009
Waters Conquers Mass Spectrometry Application Challenges with Eight New MassLynx Workflow Solutions PHILADELPHIA – June 1, 2009 – Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) today introduced eight new MassLynx™ workflow enhancements at the 57th American Society of Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, all designed to enhance laboratory productivity and expand mass spectrometry [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces New Mass Spectrometry Systems, Software
June 1, 2009
PHILADELPHIA (June 1, 2009) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced it is launching two new breakthrough mass spectrometers at ASMS 2009, the Thermo Scientific LTQ Velos and LTQ Orbitrap Velos. The LTQ Velos features an innovative dual-pressure trap and advanced ion optics, making it the world's fastest and [...]
Bruker Announces Avance 1000, the World’s First 1 Gigahertz NMR Spectrometer
June 1, 2009
Unique 23.5 Tesla Standard-Bore, Persistent Superconducting Magnet Sets New World Record LES HOUCHES, France--At the beginning of the ‘International Workshop on High Field Solution and Solid State Biomolecular NMR’, Bruker BioSpin announced today the launch of a breakthrough one Gigahertz (1 GHz = 1,000 MHz) ultra-high field Avance™ 1000 NMR spectrometer. It incorporates the world’s [...]
PerkinElmer and LEAP Technologies Inc. Enter Resale Arrangement
June 1, 2009
Waltham, MA – PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on the health and safety of people and the environment, has entered into a resale arrangement with LEAP Technologies Inc. Under this arrangement, LEAP Technologies Inc. will be able to incorporate PerkinElmer’s proprietary ultra high performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) technology [...]
June 1, 2009
PHILADELPHIA – June 1, 2009 – Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) and Dotmatics Limited today announced an agreement to develop an integrated advanced metabolism elucidation tool which will complement Waters® time-of-flight mass spectrometry products and, in particular, the Waters Xevo™ MS and SYNAPT™ G2 products. The agreement will focus on developing a fully integrated solution for metabolism [...]