RICHMOND, Calif. -- Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:SGMO) , a leader in the research and development of novel zinc finger DNA-binding proteins (ZFPs) for therapeutic gene regulation and modification, announced the appointment of William R. Ringo to the position of chairman of the Company's board of directors effective April 16, 2010. "Bill has had a distinguished [...]

Unique Molecular Inversion Probe (MIP) Technology Enables Scientists to Obtain Both High-Quality Copy Number and Allele Data from Recent and Archived Formalin-Fixed, Paraffin-Embedded (FFPE) Samples with Low Sample Input SANTA CLARA, Calif.--Affymetrix, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFFX) today announced the launch of the Affymetrix® MIP Copy Number Service, designed for cancer researchers using challenging FFPE samples. With the [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- METTLER TOLEDO, a leading global supplier of precision instruments and services, releases the latest version of its unique laboratory software – LabX 2010. LabX software is recognized for its unique approach to aiding the performance of laboratory weighing applications, and managing the associated data generated. The all new LabX 2010 release supports [...]

ST. LOUIS -- Sigma® Life Science, the innovative biological products and services brand of Sigma-Aldrich® (NASDAQ: SIAL) , today announced an extension to its award-winning CompoZr® product offering with the global release of the CompoZr Targeted Integration Kit, AAVS1 (www.sigma.com/aavs1). This kit provides a powerful method for the controlled transgene integration and expression of any [...]

OXFORD, England and SAN DIEGO -- Enigma Diagnostics Limited, the decentralised and point-of-care molecular diagnostics company, announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted U.S. Patent No. 7,659,096 with claims that cover the use of amplification consumables in several current real-time and end point PCR instruments. The consumables incorporate a thermally conducting [...]

Sequence-Centric Module to NextBio Research Platform Launched at Bio-IT World CUPERTINO, Calif.--NextBio today announced the latest evolution of its innovative life science research platform, adding new capabilities for the integration and mining of high-throughput array and next-generation sequencing data. The new NextBio Sequence-Centric module enables researchers to effectively explore and utilize massive amounts of public [...]

Preclinical research takes a giant step forward with two industry leading companies creating an integration breakthrough with toxicology software and study-scaled capsule filling device. Greifensee, Zurich (PRWEB) -- The world-class preclinical software developer PDS Pathology Data System (PDS) and METTLER TOLEDO (MT), global manufacturer of weighing technology, announce a cooperative initiative to improve the security [...]

MADISON, Wis. -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that its FT-IR sampling solutions are designed to provide a cost-effective approach to characterizing the chemical composition of biological systems, such as lipids, in algae. Algae are a promising source for the large quantities of biomass required for a successful [...]

New instrument provides immediate insights into cell health BILLERICA, Mass.--Millipore Corporation (NYSE: MIL - News), a leading provider of technologies, tools and services for the global life science industry, today announced it has begun full commercial shipments of its Scepter™ Handheld Automated Cell Counter to customers worldwide. The Scepter instrument miniaturizes Coulter cell counting technology [...]

Next-Generation Proprietary Platform Makes High-Performance Mass Spectrometry Available to Broad Market SAN DIEGO -- Sequenom, Inc. (Nasdaq: SQNM) today announced the launch of its next-generation mass spectrometry system – the MassARRAY® Analyzer 4. This new high performance nucleic acid analysis platform has been designed to meet customer demand for a bench top instrument with greater [...]