DNAnexus, Inc. today announced the commercial launch of its web-based service for analyzing, visualizing, and managing next-generation DNA sequencing data. Andreas Sundquist, Ph.D., co-founder and CEO, will introduce the solution publicly for the first time today at the annual Bio-IT World Conference and Expo in Boston, Massachusetts. Next-generation DNA sequencing is rapidly becoming a ubiquitous [...]

Research Organizations Can Massively Expand Sample Sizes at Virtually No Cost and ?Accelerate Transition to Molecular-based Personalized Medicine. Boston, MA (PR Web) – At the start of today’s BIO-IT WORLD conference and speaking to a gathered audience of over 1000 attendees, GenomeQuest’s Ron Ranauro announced GQ-PMR – the world’s first genomic reference system for personalized [...]

Porvair Sciences has announced a black microplate and seal combination that eliminates sample degradation by exposure to light, even over long-term storage periods. Manufactured from polypropylene, Porvair's black 96-deep well microplate offers excellent heat and solvent resistant qualities. Using only ultra-pure grade polymer means that each black plate has near zero leachates ensuring long-term sample [...]

Breakthrough technology eliminates the recirculation loop to reduce in-process volumes and increase final product concentration, both at high yield PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. – As biopharmaceutical manufacturers are challenged to improve profits, process developers are searching for new tools to deliver efficiencies and improve economics. To help meet these demands, Pall Corporation (NYSE: PLL) today launched [...]

Developed Collaboratively With Leading Bio-Pharmaceutical Organizations SAN DIEGO, CA--Accelrys, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACCL - News), a leading provider of scientific business intelligence software and services, today announced the commercial availability of the Accelrys Biological Registration application, the world's first multi-entity, enterprise-scalable, registration system for biological entities. The offering comprises a fully functional, biological registration database, with out-of-the-box [...]

High quality anatomical imaging with low dose X-ray for longitudinal in vivo studies HOPKINTON, Mass. -- Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CALP), a leading provider of tools and services for drug discovery, life sciences research and molecular diagnostics, today announced the Quantum FX, a stand-alone microCT system for preclinical imaging. Introduced at the American Association [...]

VisEn's Presents Advanced Data on New Fluorescence Agents at AACR 101st Annual Meeting BEDFORD, Mass. -- VisEn Medical Inc., a leader in fluorescence imaging solutions from research through medicine, announced today that it has expanded its leading FMT imaging platform with an FMT(TM) Multi-Species Imaging Module, to extend FMT imaging and related applications into larger [...]

CHELMSFORD, Mass. --The Granville-Phillips Group of Brooks Automation, Inc. (Nasdaq:BRKS) today introduced its new Simplicity Solutions(TM) 830 Vacuum Quality Monitor (VQM) System, the industry's fastest and lowest power gas compositional analysis system. The 830 VQM System combines high performance gas analysis technology with the intelligence to transform complex measurements into actionable information. The system features [...]

Human miRNA Expression Assay Kit Provides a Simple and Precise Way to Profile the miRNA Transcriptome in a Single Tube without PCR Amplification SEATTLE & WASHINGTON--NanoString Technologies, Inc., a privately held life sciences company marketing a complete solution for detecting and counting large sets of target molecules in biological samples, today announced a unique new [...]

Introduces World's First p53 Knockout Rat ST. LOUIS -- Sigma® Life Science, the innovative biological products and services brand of Sigma-Aldrich® (Nasdaq: SIAL), today introduced the world's first p53 'knockout' rat model, an important development that is expected to, due to the rat's closer physiological and metabolic similarity to humans, significantly improve timelines for carcinogenicity [...]