HTG Announces Sub-Contract with ASU to Assess Radiation Exposure
April 7, 2010
TUCSON, Arizona--HTG, Inc., provider of the quantitative Nuclease Protection Assay (qNPA™), today announced it has signed a contract with Arizona State University to provide gene expression assay and development services as part of a multi-institutional research program. As the core gene expression technology in the program, HTG’s qNPA technology will be used to build tests [...]
Sigma-Aldrich Signs Agreement With Highlands Stable Isotope Corp.
April 7, 2010
Reagents expected to help accelerate drug discovery process for the research community ST. LOUIS -- Sigma-Aldrich® (Nasdaq: SIAL) announced today that it has signed an agreement with New Mexico Highlands University through its licensee, Highlands Stable Isotope Corp. (HSI), to exclusively distribute a novel set of patented stable isotope labeled synthetic reagents (www.sigma-aldrich.com/sinext). Under the [...]
Cepheid Announces European Launch of GeneXpert Infinity-48 System
April 7, 2010
Cepheid Also to Host Integrated Symposium 'The Medical & Public Health Impact of Rapid Molecular Testing' SUNNYVALE, Calif.-- Cepheid (NASDAQ: CPHD) will initiate European launch of its newest addition to the GeneXpert® family of molecular diagnostic testing systems, the GeneXpert Infinity-48, at the 20th annual European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in [...]
Roche NimbleGen Commits to GMP and FDA Submission for Microarrays
April 7, 2010
MADISON, Wis.--Roche NimbleGen (SWX:RO) (SWX:ROG) (Pink Sheets:RHHBY), announced today a company-wide initiative to implement Good Manufacturing Processes (GMP) for its suite of DNA microarrays. The implementation of GMP will cover the full scope of processes from development through manufacturing and will include all locations. The company plans on achieving GMP compliance followed by subsequent submission [...]
Phenomenex Announces Direct Sales and Service for Mexico
April 7, 2010
TORRANCE, Calif.--Phenomenex Inc., a global leader in the manufacture of separation science consumables, announced today that it has expanded its international team to serve Mexico directly. Phenomenex products in Mexico have been available through distributors up until now. In addition to direct purchasing available in either pesos or US dollars, customers in these countries will [...]
April 7, 2010
SomaPlexTM Reverse Phase Protein Microarray Responds to Demand for High-Throughput Research Tool to Profile Protein Expression in Breast Serum BELTSVILLE, MD and RAMONA, CA-- BioServe and Protein Biotechnologies today announced the availability the SomaPlex™ Reverse Phase Protein Microarray, created in a collaboration that combines serum samples from BioServe's Global BioRepository with the custom microarray expertise [...]
Symyx Notebook Connects the Electronic Lab
April 7, 2010
New Integration With Key Lab Information Systems From Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waters, Agilent, and Symyx Streamlines Lab Operations and Improves R&D Productivity SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Symyx Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:SMMX - News) today announced new Symyx Notebook integrations with Thermo Scientific Atlas CDS (chromatography data system), Waters' Empower(TM) CDS, Agilent OpenLAB ECM (enterprise content manager), and [...]
Silicon Kinetics Announces Addition of Dr. Rick Brown and Dr. Eric Topol to Its Board of Directors
April 7, 2010
Two new directors bring extensive knowledge and experience in the life sciences industry and academia to the pioneering life sciences tool company San Diego, California -- Silicon Kinetics Inc., the pioneering life sciences tool company which introduced the world’s first 3D biosensor surface for label-free biomolecular interaction analysis, announced two additions to its Board of [...]
JPK announces the Appointment of new UK & Ireland Sales Manager
April 7, 2010
(PresseBox) Berlin -- JPK Instruments, a worldleading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Robert Field as their new UK & Ireland Sales Manager. Dr. Field gained a BSc in Chemistry from the University of Bristol in 1997. He remained at Bristol [...]
Law Office of Brodsky & Smith, LLC Announces Investigation of Symyx Technologies, Inc.
April 7, 2010
BALA CYNWYD, Pa.--Law office of Brodsky & Smith, LLC announces that it is investigating potential claims against the Board of Directors of Symyx Technologies, Inc. (“Symyx” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq:SMMX - News) relating to the proposed acquisition of Symyx by Accelrys, Inc. Under the terms of the agreement, Symyx shareholders would receive 0.7802 of Accelrys [...]

