Landmark Genotyping Study Demonstrates the Power of 454 Sequencing Systems for Immunogenetics

BRANFORD, Conn.--A study published online today in the prestigious Nature Medicine journal reports that researchers at the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center have explored a new high-throughput method for decoding one of the most critical genomic regions for the immune system. In the study, they used ultra-deep sequencing with the Genome Sequencer FLX System from [...]

American Peptide Company Adds Research and Development Group to Emhance Technology Capabilities

Company Boosts Intellectual Capital Development to Meet the Needs of Global Customer Base Sunnyvale, CA – American Peptide Company, a leading innovator in peptide manufacturing and peptide-based services, today announced the formation of a new research and development group. Created to offer more robust technology capabilities to a growing roster of global pharmaceutical and biotech [...]

Altairnano to Conduct Nanosensor Research for the U.S. Army

RENO, NV -- Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. (NASDAQ: ALTI), a leading provider of energy storage systems for clean, efficient power and energy management, today announced it has signed a research agreement with the U.S. Army RDECOM Acquisition Center for a cost reimbursement contract that could be worth up to $1.75 million. The terms of the contract [...]

Lonza Acquires Simbiosys Biowares’ Preclinical Cell and Molecular Biology Group

Lonza expands cell-biology platform by acquiring Simbiosys Biowares’ preclinical cell and molecular biology group Basel, Switzerland – Lonza Group (SIX:LONN) announces that it has completed the acquisition of the preclinical cell and molecular biology assets of Simbiosys Biowares India Pvt. Ltd as of 13 October 2009. Simbiosys Biowares is a premier biology outsourcing company with [...]

Global Test Supply LLC Launches GlobalScientificSupply.com

WILMINGTON, N.C. -- Global Test Supply (www.globaltestsupply.com/) today announced the launch of Global Scientific Supply (www.globalscientificsupply.com), a one-stop resource for scientific instrumentation and laboratory supplies. The online superstore is designed to serve the needs of the chemical, medical and pharmaceutical sectors, including hospitals, laboratories, blood banks, schools, and industrial and government research facilities. The web [...]

SP Industries Inc latest Innovative Products at AAPS 2009

SP Industries Inc., the world leader in laboratory, pilot, and production freeze dryers, has announced that it will exhibit its latest innovative products at the 2009 American Association for Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) meeting in Los Angeles, CA (November 8-12th). Centre stage on Booth 1229 at AAPS 2009 - SP Industries will be demonstrating its latest [...]

The Automation Partnership: New Generation of Technology for Scalable Bioreactor Simulation

Previews on The Automation Partnership Booth 914 at Bioprocess International CAMBRIDGE, England--The Automation Partnership (TAP), a world leader in the design and development of innovative automation for life science applications, is exclusively previewing its Advanced Microscale BioReactor (ambr™) technology on Booth 914 at the Bioprocess International Conference in Raleigh, USA. ambr™ is an advanced microscale [...]

Max Planck Innovation grants rights for developing new nanoscopic method to Leica Microsystems

Max Planck Innovation, the technology transfer organization of the Max Planck Society, grants Leica Microsystems, Wetzlar, an exclusive license for implementing the latest generation of optical microscopes with a resolution far below the diffraction limit (nanoscopes). This innovative optical nanoscopy, named GSDIM (ground state depletion microscopy followed by individual molecule return), achieves image resolutions in [...]

Ahura Scientific Introduces TruScan 1.3.0 Available in Chinese and German Language

Ahura Scientific Extends Support for Pharmaceutical Inspections in China and Germany with Latest Product Upgrade - TruScan is Now Available in Chinese and German Language to Address Quality Assurance in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Support Anti-Counterfeiting Efforts CPhI Worldwide - Booth #USP012 MADRID--Ahura Scientific, Inc., the leader in field-deployed analytical instruments for human health and public [...]

GE Healthcare and FUJIFILM Alliance

GE Healthcare Announces Launch of Co-Developed Biomolecular Imagers Resulting from Alliance with FUJIFILM - Systems launched five months after signing of alliance Uppsala, Sweden – GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), announces the global launch of the first biomolecular imaging systems developed as part of its strategic alliance with FUJIFILM. The [...]

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