Schrödinger Receives Equity Investment
April 27, 2010
NEW YORK, NY -– Schrödinger, Inc. announced today that it has received an investment from Cascade Investment, L.L.C., a limited liability company wholly owned by William H. Gates III. Founded in 1990, Schrödinger is a scientific leader in chemical simulation for pharmaceutical and biotechnology research. Over the past two decades, Schrödinger’s software has been used [...]
Illumina Now Shipping HiScan™SQ Platform
April 27, 2010
Arrays and Sequencing in a Single System Enables Wide Breadth of Applications SAN DIEGO--Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced shipment of HiScanSQ, the first instrument to integrate microarray analysis and next-generation sequencing in a modular design that can evolve with changing research needs. HiScanSQ is designed for smaller core labs that don’t want to purchase separate [...]
Roche NimbleGen and Biogemma Develop Enhanced Sequence Capture Technology for Wheat and Canola
April 27, 2010
MADISON, Wis.--Sequence Capture technology was pioneered by Roche NimbleGen (Pink Sheets: RHHBY) (SWX:RO) (SWX:ROG) with the initial products focused on human research. Subsequent developments have enabled the technology to be successfully transferred to rice and then adapted to maize. In January 2009, Roche NimbleGen and Biogemma announced their collaboration to develop a NimbleGen Sequence Capture [...]
Global Scientific Launch XRF Gold Jewelry and Precious Metals Analyzers
April 27, 2010
Highly accurate X-ray fluorescence analyzers (XRF and EDXRF) to test Gold, Platinum, Palladium and all other types of precious metals, including: Ag, Ni, Cu, Pb, Ti – within 10 seconds. Samples as small as 0.2mm can be quantified to within 0.1% accuracy of traditional Fire Assay analysis – without the need for hazardous chemicals. Premier [...]
Sidus BioData Partners with Life Science Software Provider RuRo
April 27, 2010
Sidus BioData partners with RURO to offer GLP/GMP certified hosting services. Annapolis, MD (Vocus) -- Sidus BioData, Life Science and Health IT hosting solution pioneer, today announced their partnership with laboratory software provider RURO. RURO’s leading edge laboratory applications can now be hosted from Sidus BioData’s FDA regulated cloud – an offering that provides a [...]
Carl Zeiss Expands Original Equipment Manufacturers Initiative
April 27, 2010
THORNWOOD/NY -- Carl Zeiss, a leading provider of microscopy solutions for a variety of research, clinical and industrial applications, recently announced a new Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) partner initiative. OEM companies develop and market specialized solutions and imaging systems based on a traditional microscope or highly specialized “black box” optical systems. Carl Zeiss has been [...]
DNASTAR and Scarab Genomics Launch Sequencing Services Business
April 27, 2010
MADISON, Wis.--DNASTAR® and Scarab Genomics, sister companies founded by genomics pioneer Fred Blattner, announce the launch of a next-generation DNA and RNA sequencing services business. Using their combined expertise, the companies will be offering a full range of sequencing services including library preparation, coordinating the most appropriate sequencing technology and platform, assembly, analysis, annotation, and [...]
Leica Microsystems Presents Innovative Technologies for 3D Surface Analysis and Particle Measurement
April 27, 2010
Wetzlar, Germany. At CONTROL 2010, Leica Microsystems is presenting its new series of digital microscopes Leica DVM2000-5000, the Dual-Core 3D Measuring Microscope Leica DCM 3D with combined confocal and interferometry technology, the Leica Cleanliness Expert for particle analysis and the Leica Ergoscope for an easy start to the world of high-definition microscopy. Digital Microscopy – [...]
Oxford Instruments To Showcase MQC Benchtop NMR Analyzer at AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo
April 27, 2010
Booth #431- Oxford Instruments Magnetic Resonance announces that it will be showcasing its popular MQC analyzers at the American Oil Chemists Society (AOCS) Annual Meeting, May 16th – 19th, 2010 in booth #431 at the Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, Ariz. (PRWEB) -- Oxford Instruments Magnetic Resonance (https://www.oxinst.com), a leading supplier of low-field benchtop nuclear magnetic [...]
Leica HCS A – High Content Screening Automation
April 27, 2010
New Tool to Amplify the Power of Confocal Imaging Mannheim, Germany. High content screening is a growing discipline in life science research as the number of complex experiments is increasing and statistically relevant data become a “must” for scientific publications. Leica Microsystems has released the first High Content Screening Automation package for confocal research microscopes [...]

