Alnylam Provides Update on Kreutzer-Limmer Patent Family
January 20, 2009
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-- Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALNY), a leading RNAi therapeutics company, announced today that the European Patent Office (EPO) has ruled in favor of the opposing parties in oral proceedings before the European Opposition Board related to the '945 (EP 1214945) patent in its Kreutzer-Limmer patent estate. This ruling does not affect other granted [...]
Luminex Corporation Announces Organizational Change
January 20, 2009
Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ:LMNX) today announced the resignation of Douglas C. Bryant, executive vice president and chief operating officer. Mr. Bryant is leaving Luminex to become president and chief executive officer at Quidel Corporation in San Diego, California. “On behalf of the board of directors, employees and shareholders, I would like to thank Doug for his [...]
January 20, 2009
CAMBRIDGE, UK. (January 20, 2009) – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, has developed a unique solution to provide fast and efficient impurity analysis of solid metals, including steels, platinum group metals, gold and other conductive materials. Combining the Thermo Scientific iCAP 6500 Duo ICP emission spectrometer with a Separate Sampling [...]
Pacific Northwest National Laboratories Becomes a GeneGo Center of Excellence
January 20, 2009
ST. JOSEPH, Mich., Jan. 20 -- GeneGo, Inc., the leading systems biology tools company, announced today that the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) has become a certified GeneGo Center of Excellence. PNNL researchers will have institution-wide access to GeneGo's MetaCore data analysis suite, training and advanced support. PNNL advances the science and [...]
LI-COR Biosciences Offers $1.75 Million in Matching Funds for Undergraduate Genomics Education
January 20, 2009
LI-COR(R) Biosciences announces an enhanced matching funds program to support undergraduate hands-on education in genomics. $1.75 million in matching funds is available with LI-COR providing 60% of the funding to each qualifying institution in the United States and Puerto Rico. The Genomics Education Matching Funds (GEMF) program now features a streamlined application process to help [...]
January 20, 2009
The Automation Partnership (TAP), a world leading supplier of innovative automation for life science today announced CellCelector™, the world’s first commercial automated stem cell picker is on show at the Stem Cells World Congress in Palm Springs, USA. CellCelector consists of an inverted Olympus microscope, robotic arm and liquid handling station all fully integrated to [...]
RAE Systems Products on Pre-Approved Vendor List for 11 States
January 20, 2009
California Signs on to New York Contract to Accelerate Purchase of Hazardous Incident Response Equipment SAN JOSE, CA--Jan 20, 2009 -- RAE Systems Inc. (AMEX:RAE - News), a leading global developer and manufacturer of rapidly deployable, multi-sensor chemical and radiation detection monitors and networks for industrial applications and homeland security, announced that the State of [...]
deCODE Sells Auction Rate Securities
January 20, 2009
REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Jan. 20 -- deCODE genetics (Nasdaq: DCGN) announced today that it has entered into an agreement with NBI, an Icelandic financial institution, pursuant to which NBI has purchased deCODE's auction rate securities for an aggregate price of $11 million. Pursuant to the agreement, deCODE has the call option to require NBI to sell [...]
Anthias Consulting Launches NEW Website
January 19, 2009
Anthias Consulting Ltd. is proud to announce the launch of their new website at www.anthias.co.uk . Providing an updated, comprehensive list of their consulting and training services, the website’s newest feature is the ability to book online for the joint Anthias Consulting and Amoeba Sciences training courses in Gas Chromatography (and Mass Spectrometry) which are [...]
Caprotec Bioanalytics Announces Launch Of New Products For Research And Drug Development
January 19, 2009
Berlin, Germany, January 19, 2009 – caprotec bioanalytics GmbH announced today that they completed the commercial launch of their first two caproKitsTM. The products are designed for researchers in the area of proteomics and drug development who are interested in small molecule protein interactions. The two products are called SAH caproKit and cAMP caproKit, respectively. [...]