Tecan is continually expanding and updating its range of consumables to increase the flexibility of its liquid handling systems, and has recently introduced ‘Tecan Pure’ and ‘Tecan Sterile’ purity levels for its MCA96 disposable tips. Tecan Pure tips are certified free of human DNA, RNase, DNase and PCR inhibitors, making them suitable for genomics research [...]

Craigavon Northern Ireland -- Almac today announced the launch of Xcel™ array, a biomarker discovery platform that enables the identification of biomarkers within multiple disease areas. Almac’s propriety Xcel™ array contains 92,000 transcripts, significantly more than is available on any other platform and the technology is optimised for use with Formalin Fixed Paraffin Embedded (FFPE) [...]

Mass Spectrometry Technology Enables Detection of Performance-Enhancing Drugs and Masking Agents JOHANNESBURG--The anti-doping policies at the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ are being enhanced through the use of a state-of-the-art mass spectrometry-based solution from AB SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies. By implementing this solution, FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) will be [...]

Quantitative Internal Standards for SRM/MRM Mass Spectrometry ROCKVILLE, Md. -- -- OriGene Technologies, Inc., a leading gene-centric life sciences company, has announced the first of its kind launch of over 5,000 heavy isotope labeled human proteins as internal standards for SRM/MRM (single reaction monitoring, multiple reaction monitoring) mass spectrometry analyses. The announcement was made at [...]

Transaction Expected to Close in Early Q3 2010 BILLERICA, Mass.--Millipore Corporation (NYSE:MIL), a leading provider of technologies, tools and services for the global life science industry, today announced that its shareholders voted at a Special Meeting of Shareholders to approve the previously-announced acquisition of all outstanding shares of common stock of Millipore by Merck KGaA [...]

The University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill today opened the doors of a new facility designed to be one of the world’s most sophisticated research centers devoted to life science imaging. CHAPEL HILL, NC — The University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill today opened the doors of a new facility designed [...]

This allows for testing to be completed efficiently in reduced time. Broughton Laboratories Ltd. has come a long way since the installation of its first two High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) systems back in 2006 when the company first started operations. These were the first two Dionex Ultimate 3000 models installed in the UK. As [...]

The iuvo™ Chemotaxis Assay (https://www.bellbrooklabs.com/iuvo_chemotaxis_assay_plate.html) Plate uses BellBrook’s proprietary microconduit array technology to provide quantitative measurements of neutrophil chemotaxis (https://www.bellbrooklabs.com/iuvo_chemotaxis_assay_plate.html) in a defined gradient of chemoattractant that remains stable over the time period of the assay. Designed for use with existing liquid dispensing and high content analysis equipment, the 96-channel plate enables fully automated, image-based [...]

CARLSBAD, Calif.--Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE), a provider of innovative life science solutions, announced today that it has made an equity investment in Synthetic Genomics, Inc. (SGI), a privately held company founded to commercialize synthetic genomic advances. Terms of the investment were not disclosed. “Given the breadth of business areas that Life Technologies covers and [...]

CARLSBAD, Calif. & HEIDELBERG, Germany--Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) and the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum or DKFZ) today announced their collaboration to create the National High-Throughput Sequencing Center. This exclusive partnership will create the largest sequencing facility in Germany and the first national sequencing center in Europe dedicated to systems biology. “Our aim [...]