BRANFORD, Conn.--A study published online today in the journal Genome Research offers surprising new clues into the genomic complexity of the giant Mimivirus, the largest known virus in the world. Previous studies have shown that unlike most viruses, the Mimivirus has more genes than many bacteria and performs functions that normally occur only in cellular [...]

BRIDGEWATER, N.J., April 1 -- Hamamatsu has announced the release of the FDSS/uCELL, an affordable new imaging plate reader for kinetic cell-based assay development, including GPCR and ion channel research. The uCELL ("micro cell") offers a cost-effective way for biotechnology companies, research institutes, and clinical research organizations to introduce the highly reliable and advanced Hamamatsu [...]

J.T.Baker® HPLC–9012 Acetonitrile Provides a Competitive Alternative for Customers Performing Routine HPLC Applications Phillipsburg, New Jersey -- Mallinckrodt Baker, a business unit of Covidien (NYSE: COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products, has introduced a new grade of acetonitrile to match the quality requirements for customers performing routine high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) applications and [...]

Appointment of Collin D’Silva as Division President FREMONT, Calif.--Bruker Corporation (NASDAQ: BRKR) announced today that it has created a Chemical Analysis Division within its Bruker Daltonics subsidiary. The new Chemical Analysis Division will be managed by Collin D’Silva as division president, and will be headquartered in Fremont, California. As previously reported, Bruker and Agilent Technologies, [...]

BioTek’s new ELx50™ Microplate Strip Washer platform brings flexibility to a new level by providing a compact 3-in-1 solution for automating complex washing steps in many 96-well based assays including standard ELISA, biomagnetic bead separation and polystyrene vacuum filtration including the popular Luminex xMAP® multiplex assay technology. Other popular applications include vacuum filter-to-waste for PCR [...]

More economical and consistent high purity water as a result of propriety Electrodeionization (EDI, Pulse Technology) and unique recirculation. ELGA, the global labwater brand of Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies, the world’s leading water technology and service company, has introduced a NEW Type II EDI water purification system. The PURELAB Pulse has been developed to [...]

SAN DIEGO, CA--Accelrys, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACCL - News), a leading provider of scientific business intelligence software and services, will participate in the MRS Spring Meeting being held at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA from April 5 to 9, 2010. Accelrys will showcase its leading scientific business intelligence platform, Accelrys Pipeline Pilot™, as well as [...]

ARLINGTON, Va.--ICx Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq GM: ICXT), continues to support efforts to defeat improvised explosives devices (IEDs) with Fido XT explosives detector sales of over $3.9 million in the first quarter, 2010. These units will support U.S. military efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. The combat-proven Fido XT has been used in forward military operations since [...]

PENZBERG, Germany--In a recent study initiated by Beiersdorf AG (1), Florian Spörl and colleagues evaluated the use of Roche Applied Science’s (Pink Sheets: RHHBY) (SWX:RO) (SWX:ROG) xCELLigence System as a viable system to monitor not only cholesterol extraction and repletion but also cholesterol reorganization in human keratinocytes in real time. The xCELLigence System offers a [...]

Opening Japanese Markets for Its Lifeline Cell Technology® Brand of Human Cell Culture Products OCEANSIDE, Calif.--International Stem Cell Corporation (OTCBB: ISCO), www.internationalstemcell.com, announced today its wholly-owned subsidiary, Lifeline Cell Technology (Lifeline), www.lifelinecelltech.com, has signed a distribution agreement with Tokyo-based Veritas Corporation to distribute its human cell culture products throughout Japan. “We are pleased to have [...]