Cellular Dynamics Raises $40.6 MM to Revolutionize Pharma Drug Research

Madison, WI -- Cellular Dynamics International, Inc. (CDI), already the world’s highest volume manufacturer of human heart cells, has closed on a $40.6 million Series B private equity round. This financing enables the company to increase production capacity for its iCellTM Cardiomyocytes, human heart cells derived from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), and to launch [...]

Industry Leader ThalesNano Delivers 500th H-Cube to Prestigious Institute in China

BEIJING, BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, and LONDON ThalesNano Inc. announced that it has delivered its 500th H-Cube. Citing reasons of safety, efficiency and ease of use, the Beijing Institute of Technology has recently purchased the 500th H-Cube flow hydrogenation system built by ThalesNano Inc. Since its launch in 2004, sales of the H-Cube have grown substantially every [...]

Schrödinger Receives Equity Investment

NEW YORK, NY -– Schrödinger, Inc. announced today that it has received an investment from Cascade Investment, L.L.C., a limited liability company wholly owned by William H. Gates III. Founded in 1990, Schrödinger is a scientific leader in chemical simulation for pharmaceutical and biotechnology research. Over the past two decades, Schrödinger’s software has been used [...]

Illumina Now Shipping HiScan™SQ Platform

Arrays and Sequencing in a Single System Enables Wide Breadth of Applications SAN DIEGO--Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced shipment of HiScanSQ, the first instrument to integrate microarray analysis and next-generation sequencing in a modular design that can evolve with changing research needs. HiScanSQ is designed for smaller core labs that don’t want to purchase separate [...]

Roche NimbleGen and Biogemma Develop Enhanced Sequence Capture Technology for Wheat and Canola

MADISON, Wis.--Sequence Capture technology was pioneered by Roche NimbleGen (Pink Sheets: RHHBY) (SWX:RO) (SWX:ROG) with the initial products focused on human research. Subsequent developments have enabled the technology to be successfully transferred to rice and then adapted to maize. In January 2009, Roche NimbleGen and Biogemma announced their collaboration to develop a NimbleGen Sequence Capture [...]

Global Scientific Launch XRF Gold Jewelry and Precious Metals Analyzers

Highly accurate X-ray fluorescence analyzers (XRF and EDXRF) to test Gold, Platinum, Palladium and all other types of precious metals, including: Ag, Ni, Cu, Pb, Ti – within 10 seconds. Samples as small as 0.2mm can be quantified to within 0.1% accuracy of traditional Fire Assay analysis – without the need for hazardous chemicals. Premier [...]

Sidus BioData Partners with Life Science Software Provider RuRo

Sidus BioData partners with RURO to offer GLP/GMP certified hosting services. Annapolis, MD (Vocus) -- Sidus BioData, Life Science and Health IT hosting solution pioneer, today announced their partnership with laboratory software provider RURO. RURO’s leading edge laboratory applications can now be hosted from Sidus BioData’s FDA regulated cloud – an offering that provides a [...]

Carl Zeiss Expands Original Equipment Manufacturers Initiative

THORNWOOD/NY -- Carl Zeiss, a leading provider of microscopy solutions for a variety of research, clinical and industrial applications, recently announced a new Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) partner initiative. OEM companies develop and market specialized solutions and imaging systems based on a traditional microscope or highly specialized “black box” optical systems. Carl Zeiss has been [...]

DNASTAR and Scarab Genomics Launch Sequencing Services Business

MADISON, Wis.--DNASTAR® and Scarab Genomics, sister companies founded by genomics pioneer Fred Blattner, announce the launch of a next-generation DNA and RNA sequencing services business. Using their combined expertise, the companies will be offering a full range of sequencing services including library preparation, coordinating the most appropriate sequencing technology and platform, assembly, analysis, annotation, and [...]

Leica Microsystems Presents Innovative Technologies for 3D Surface Analysis and Particle Measurement

Wetzlar, Germany. At CONTROL 2010, Leica Microsystems is presenting its new series of digital microscopes Leica DVM2000-5000, the Dual-Core 3D Measuring Microscope Leica DCM 3D with combined confocal and interferometry technology, the Leica Cleanliness Expert for particle analysis and the Leica Ergoscope for an easy start to the world of high-definition microscopy. Digital Microscopy – [...]

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