NuGEN Strengthens Its Global Distribution Adding a Strong Partner in Asia Pacific SAN CARLOS, Calif.--NuGEN, the provider of innovative RNA and DNA sample preparation technologies that enable breakthrough genomic analysis, today announced it has signed a non-exclusive agreement with Takara Bio to distribute the full spectrum of NuGEN's next-generation sequencing, microarray and q-PCR nucleic acid [...]

Parker Hannifin Corporation, the global leader in motion and control technologies, has introduced the Parker Balston NitroVap-1LV and NitroVap-2LV Nitrogen Generators. These systems are non-electrical, miniature bench or wall mounted units which produce over 320 LPM or pure evaporation grade nitrogen. These unique systems require less than 1 square foot of bench space and can [...]

GPSG Brazil uses Integrated Informatics Solution to Ensure Quality in Pharma Manufacturing PHILADELPHIA -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that Global Pharmaceutical Supply Group (GPSG Brazil), a unit of Janssen-Cilag, which is a pharmaceutical division of Johnson and Johnson, has implemented an integrated informatics solution consisting of a [...]

Tustin, CA -- LightWorks Optics Inc., provider of precision optical sub-assemblies and systems for the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical device industries, has been approved for the second year of funding for a Small Business Innovation Research Grant (SBIR) awarded by the National Institute of Health (NIH). Funded under the SBIR “Lab to Marketplace” program, LightWorks [...]

GAITHERSBURG, Md.--OpGen, Inc., a microbial genomics solutions company, announced the launch of the Argus™ Optical Mapping System for microbial whole genome analysis at the ASM 2010 General Meeting held in San Diego, CA May 23-27, 2010. The Argus™ Optical Mapping System is based on Optical Mapping Technology which generates ordered, whole genome restriction maps from [...]

Novel Application Offers In Situ Purification of Intact Human Stem Cell Colonies SAN DIEGO--Cyntellect, Inc., a privately-held life sciences company commercializing products to advance the study of cell biology, stem cell research, biopharmaceutical production, and drug discovery, announced today the commercial availability of its Stem Cell Colony Purification Application powered by the LEAP™ Cell Processing [...]

Aiding confident disease diagnosis in clinical research Oxford, UK -- Oxford Gene Technology (OGT), provider of innovative clinical genetics and diagnostic solutions to advance molecular medicine, today announced that its CytoSure™ Interpret Software can now seamlessly transfer array comparative genomic hybridisation (aCGH) aberration data directly to Cartagenia’s Bench™ constitutional cytogenetics platform. This helps cytogeneticists accurately [...]

EVANSTON, Ill–Northwestern University’s Biological Imaging Facility (BIF) has been selected as one of two sites in the world to receive a JEOL ClairScope (JASM-6200). JEOL has also designated BIF as an Applications Development Center to collaborate with JEOL scientists to design methodologies that will benefit users. The ClairScope is a unique instrument that integrates an [...]

Asylum Research, the technology leader in scanning probe/atomic force microscopy (AFM/SPM), announces that its new automated AFM/SPM Probe Store is now online. The probe store provides simple search, sort, selection, quotation and purchase for a wide variety of different probes. Probe sort/search can be performed in seconds by application (e.g. biology, force measurements, electrical probing, [...]

Native Ethernet capability at the I/O level enables faster, more efficient integration of robust data from third-party devices and systems into Ovation™ control system PITTSBURGH -- Emerson Process Management announced today the introduction of the Ovation™ Ethernet Link Controller I/O Module. This flexible, redundant module offers I/O-level Ethernet interface capability that is tightly coupled with [...]