QIAGEN and Institute for Animal Health Enter Partnership in Bluetongue Testing
November 6, 2008
Worldwide license agreement expands the Company's veterinary assay portfolio and aims to contain future outbreaks of the devastating viral disease Venlo, The Netherlands - November 6, 2008 - QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) has announced today that it has entered into a worldwide exclusive partnership with the Institute for Animal Health (IAH), [...]
Illumina Launches the HumanCytoSNP-12 BeadChip
November 6, 2008
New Twelve-Sample BeadChip Offers Scientists a Targeted Tool for Molecular Cytogenetic Research SAN DIEGO--Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN - News) today unveiled a new product for Molecular Cytogeneticists: the Infinium® High-Density (HD) HumanCytoSNP-12 DNA Analysis BeadChip. The HumanCytoSNP-12 BeadChip contains nearly 300,000 genetic markers per sample that target all known cytogenetic abnormalities found in genes and disease [...]
Signature Genomic Laboratories Announces Release of Enhanced Microarray for Prenatal Diagnosis
November 5, 2008
Signature Genomic Laboratories announced the release of an enhanced microarray for the prenatal detection of chromosome abnormalities that result in missing or extra pieces of DNA. The first tier of Signature's Prenatal Service, the enhanced PrenatalChip(R) targets over 100 discrete chromosomal regions, the gain or loss of which results in a genetic disorder, while minimizing [...]
BD Announces Executive Appointments of President and Chief Financial Officer
November 5, 2008
FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., Nov. 5 -- BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX - News) today announced the appointment of Vincent A. Forlenza as President, effective January 1, 2009, and David V. Elkins as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective December 1, 2008. Mr. Forlenza will report to Edward J. Ludwig, who will [...]
Assay Designs(TM), Inc. Announces Agreement with Abnova Corp. of Taiwan
November 5, 2008
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Nov. 5 -- Assay Designs, Inc., a leading provider of immunoassay kits, antibodies, and reagents to the life science and translational research markets, has announced a strategic agreement with Abnova Corporation of Taiwan. The agreement enables Assay Designs to distribute approximately 3,200 of Abnova's highly characterized monoclonal antibodies to their U.S. and [...]
BioCurex Incorporates Chinese Subsidiary, Prepares to Tap World’s Largest Cancer-Testing Market
November 5, 2008
BioCurex Inc. (OTCBB: BOCX) has incorporated a fully-owned subsidiary, BioCurex China, in Shanghai. This followed a lengthy legal process - required of all foreign companies - that took several months to complete. The subsidiary will initially operate as a clinical laboratory for RECAF testing and will serve both local hospitals and physicians. This expansion is [...]
Freeze Dryer control system combines user-friendliness & advanced functionality…
November 5, 2008
SP Industries, Inc. (www.spindustries.com) has announced the availability of the new generation VirTis Wizard 2.0 Controller that provides comprehensive control functionality and user-friendliness exceeding that of any other embedded microprocessor control system. With complete recipe management and full alarming, it provides full process automation for the VirTis freeze dryer line, including AdVantage, Genesis, and Ultra [...]
November 5, 2008
LEXINGTON, Mass., Nov 05, 2008 -- RainDance Technologies, Inc., a provider of innovative microdroplet-based solutions for human health and disease research, today announced that it has shipped its new RDT 1000 instrument and Sequence Enrichment application to The Genome Center (GC) at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, a world leader in [...]
Celera and Abbott Enter Collaboration to Identify Pharmacogenomic Markers
November 5, 2008
Celera Corporation (NASDAQ:CRA) today announced that it has entered into a research collaboration with Abbott to identify genetic markers for one of Abbott's investigational compounds. A key aim of the collaboration is to investigate if genetic variants Celera has identified can predict how patients may respond to treatment. The identification of treatment response markers may [...]
First Inverted Routine Microscope with LED Light Source
November 5, 2008
First Inverted Routine Microscope with LED Light Source Leica DM IL LED Combines Brilliant Optics with Innovative Illumination Wetzlar, Germany. Brilliant optics and optimum illumination are the key to achieving the best possible results in microscopy. The Leica DM IL LED is the first inverted routine microscope to combine superlative Leica HC optics with state-of-the-art [...]