TORRANCE, Calif.--Phenomenex Inc., a global leader in the manufacture of separation science consumables, announced today that its employees have launched a 2010 campaign to raise funds and organize volunteer activities to support earthquake survivors in Haiti. The “Show Your Heart for Haiti” campaign is part of the company’s overall commitment to philanthropy. “Our hearts go [...]

febit’s HybSelect sequence capture procedure is now available for the HybSelector, a small footprint, affordable automated instrument for targeted re-sequencing on next generation sequencing systems LEXINGTON, Mass. (USA), and HEIDELBERG, Germany -- febit today announced the launch of its HybSelector, a new instrument for high throughput targeted resequencing, at the 11th annual Advances in Genome [...]

Investigational AmpliChip p53 Test Designed to Screen for Genetic Mutation Tied to Therapeutic Resistance in Cancer Patients PLEASANTON, Calif. -- Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today a research collaboration with Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. (a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc.) providing Merck access to Roche's developmental microarray-based AmpliChip [...]

Chemical and Explosives Library for TruDefender FT Now Includes More than 7,500 Substances for Comprehensive Hazmat and Military Incident Response WILMINGTON, Mass.--Ahura Scientific, Inc., the leader in field-deployed analytical instruments for human health and public safety, today announced the availability of TruDefender™ FT version 1.2, which now features more than 7,500 pure substances in the [...]

Partnership Leverages Smiths Detection’s Global Security Expertise and 20/20 BioResponse’s BioCheck® Technology to Enhance First Responder Capabilities EDGEWOOD, Md.--Smiths Detection today announces a world-wide distribution agreement with 20/20 BioResponse for its BioCheck powder screening test kits. The partnership adds a low-cost, highly-effective biological threat assessment tool to strengthen Smiths Detection’s portfolio of proven emergency and [...]

Montreal -- SCP SCIENCE is pleased to announce the introduction of the NOVAWAVE microwave digestion system. NOVAWAVE delivers a dramatic improvement in sample throughput and speed of digestion plus a major reduction in labour and human intervention compared to any other digestion system. A microwave sample digestion tunnel system employing 12 dynamically operating micro cavities [...]

Hopkinton, Mass. -- Hamilton Storage Technologies introduces the Rack Runner – a fast, flexible robotic tool that can integrate multiple -20? and -80?C Sample Access Manager (SAM) storage systems into a cluster or link storage with a Hamilton liquid handling workstation. The Rack Runner’s range enables scalable integration of multiple Hamilton and third party systems [...]

Extension reflects ongoing demand for BAC’s custom ligand and bioprocess products NAARDEN, Netherlands--BAC BV, the leading provider of antibody-based affinity purification technology, has extended its collaboration with GE Healthcare with the addition of a new bioprocess affinity chromatography ligand to GE Healthcare’s range of custom designed media. The latest addition to the range is an [...]

Control Kits Will Strengthen Affymetrix’ Diagnostic Product Portfolio AUSTIN, Texas--Asuragen Inc., a leading molecular biology diagnostic company and service provider, today announced an agreement to develop and manufacture RNA Control Kits for Affymetrix (Nasdaq:AFFX). The RNA Control Kit is intended for use with in vitro transcription (IVT) reagent kits for clinical molecular diagnostic applications that [...]

Partners with MediScan Systems to Increase Availability of Maternal and Neonatal Diagnostics CHENNAI, India--PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI), a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and their environment, today announced that it has expanded its fetal, maternal and neonatal health screening capability in India, with the inauguration of the PerkinElmer Health [...]