Mobius® FlexReady Solutions provide unparalleled operational flexibility for single-use biomanufacturing INTERPHEX2009 BILLERICA, Mass.--Millipore Corporation (NYSE:MIL), a Life Science leader providing technologies, tools and services for bioscience research and biopharmaceutical manufacturing, today officially launched its Mobius FlexReady Solutions at Interphex 2009 in New York. Mobius FlexReady Solutions represent a significant breakthrough in Millipore’s single-use solutions, enabling [...]

ATLANTA, March 17 -- Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. announced today that BIND Biosciences, Inc., Cambridge, Mass., has selected Simatic® PCS 7 Lab hardware and software to help its scientists manage pre- and post-clinical experimental data. BIND Biosciences develops targeted therapeutics based upon their novel polymeric nanoparticle drug delivery technology platform. It is the first [...]

Thermo Scientific Nalgene Bioprocess Bag Management System Facilitates Easy Handling of Bulk Intermediates MILFORD, Mass. (17 March 2009) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, has introduced the new Thermo Scientific Nalgene Bioprocess Bag Management Systems to support the usage and handling of flexible containers for bulk intermediate reagents and solutions. [...]

WALTHAM, Mass. & CHEONAN, South Korea--PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on the health and safety of people and the environment, today announced that it has entered into a drug discovery research collaboration with Sangmyung University (Republic of Korea), based on applying PerkinElmer’s AequoScreen® aequorin assay technology to cutting-edge G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) research. It [...]

System Uses Simple, Same-day Process to Give Researchers Global Gene Expression View Directly From Cell Lysate SAN CARLOS, Calif.--NuGEN Technologies, Inc., a leader in nucleic acid sample preparation, announced today that it has launched the first RNA amplification system enabling whole-transcriptome gene expression analysis from a single cell. Based on the company’s proven amplification technology, [...]

Lonza announces the change in the position of Head of Lonza Bioscience. Anja Fiedler will become the new division head and member of the Lonza Management Committee (MC) as of 15 April 2009. Anja Fiedler replaces Shawn Cavanagh, who will leave the organization to pursue other interests. We would like to take this opportunity to [...]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. & AUSTIN, Texas--Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that Asuragen, Inc. has achieved Certified Service Provider status for Agilent microarrays. Certification is for array-based comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) and microRNA (miRNA) assays on the Agilent platform in life sciences. Array CGH for intact DNA, measures chromosomal additions and deletions, while miRNA [...]

March 17, 2009, Sunnyvale, CA — SciGene (Sunnyvale, California, USA) and Inter Medico (Markham, Ontario, Canada) announced today the signing of an agreement whereby Inter Medico has been granted exclusive rights to sell SciGene products throughout Canada. SciGene’s automated microarray workflow systems will broaden Inter Medico’s line of products for molecular cytogenetics and provide efficient [...]

New Workflow Solution Inspires Discovery Scientists in Search for New Ideas ST. LOUIS--Tripos™, a leading provider of drug discovery informatics products and services, today announced the release of Muse™, a new molecular design program that enables discovery scientists in various fields to accelerate the identification and optimization of lead candidates. Using Muse, CADD scientists and [...]

BASEL, Switzerland--Roche today announced that it has signed a definite agreement under which Roche will acquire 100% of innovatis, a privately held company based in Bielefeld, Germany. innovatis is a leading provider of automated cell analysis solutions, especially focussing on cell counting, viability testing, and cell function analysis in research, as well as bioproduction. The [...]