Hand Held FTIR Unearths The Composition & Origin Of Soils

A2 Technologies' Exoscan, the portable FTIR system with diffuse reflectance sampling capability, is finding rapid acceptance by scientists involved in all aspects of soil analysis. Researchers in forensic soil analysis, land management and environmental geochemistry are rapidly adopting this new technology. With FTIR spectroscopy, specific inorganic and organic components in soil can be identified and [...]

Alnylam Grants KOKEN License to Kreutzer-Limmer Patents

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & TOKYO -- Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALNY), a leading RNAi therapeutics company, and KOKEN Co., Ltd., a leading atelocollagen company, announced today that Alnylam has granted KOKEN a non-exclusive worldwide license to manufacture and provide RNAi research products and services under the Kreutzer-Limmer patent family. This patent family, owned exclusively by Alnylam, [...]

Titian Software Expands US offices

London, UK – Titian Software Ltd is pleased to announce the expansion of Titian Software US Inc into new offices in Westborough, Massachusetts, USA. The move comes following continued company growth across Europe and the US, with 10 of the Top 20 pharma/biotech companies now using Titian’s Mosaic sample management software. The larger US premises [...]

Eurofins MWG Operon Selects Geospiza’s GeneSifter Lab Edition Software

Drive for an Unparalleled Customer Experience Determines Choice SEATTLE & HUNSTVILLE, Ala. -- Eurofins MWG Operon and Geospiza, today announced that Eurofins MWG Operon has selected Geospiza’s GeneSifter® Lab Edition software to manage its DNA sequencing systems and further enhance its market leading customer experience. “At Operon, we are constantly identifying new and cost effective [...]

International Stem Cell Corporation and Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York

Breakthrough in Creating an Abundant and Ethical New Source of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells OCEANSIDE, Calif. -- International Stem Cell Corporation (OTCBB:ISCO) (www.internationalstemcell.com) and Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York (RMA of New York) have shown that immature, unfertilized human eggs can be used to create “parthenotes” from which human parthenogenetic stem cell lines may [...]

DataApex Released Clarity Version 2.8

DataApex brings an automated solution for natural gas analysis and much more in Clarity version 2.8 DataApex is pleased to announce new significant enhancements for Clarity Chromatography Software available in the new version 2.8. that has been released this week. The brand new optional extension for natural gas analysis (NGA) calculations greatly enhances utilization in [...]

Sequenom Announces Paul Maier to Become Interim Chief Financial Officer

SAN DIEGO -- Sequenom, Inc. (Nasdaq: SQNM - News), today announced that Paul V. Maier has been appointed as the company's interim chief financial officer effective November 10, 2009, reporting directly to the company's interim chief executive officer and chairman of the board, Harry F. Hixson, Jr., Ph.D. (Logo: https://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040415/SQNMLOGO) Prior to the effective date [...]

Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches New Biomarker Test in Europe to Rapidly Diagnose Heart Attack

WALTHAM, Mass. -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, today announced the availability in Europe of its new Copeptin assay, which helps medical personnel quickly and accurately diagnose acute myocardial infarction (AMI), commonly known as a heart attack. Copeptin, developed by recently acquired B.R.A.H.M.S. AG, is a patented biomarker [...]

Malvern Instruments and Kaiser Optical Systems collaborate

Malvern Instruments and Kaiser Optical Systems collaborate to develop an advanced range of Raman Microscopes Malvern, UK: Materials characterization company Malvern Instruments (Malvern, Worcs, UK) and Kaiser Optical Systems (Ann Arbor, MI, USA), a leading supplier of Raman analyzers and components for spectroscopy, announce a development collaboration that will enhance the product portfolios of both [...]

Ingenuity Systems Enhances Workflow for Experimental Transcriptome Analysis in Single Cells

Gene Expression Workflow Leverages Genetic Systems and Genomic Assays from Life Technologies Corporation REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Ingenuity Systems, the leading provider of information solutions for life science researchers, today announced it has developed a new gene expression workflow with Life Technologies Corporation. The workflow leverages Ingenuity's IPA software and the Applied Biosystems SOLiD(TM) System [...]

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