Baylor College of Medicine Expands Fleet of SOLiD™ Systems to Expand Cancer Studies and Other Complex Human Diseases CARLSBAD, Calif.-- Scientists from the Baylor College of Medicine Human Genome Sequencing Center (HGSC) are expanding their fleet of advanced genomic next-generation sequencing technology from Applied Biosystems, part of Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:LIFE) to accelerate their studies [...]

PALO ALTO, Calif. --Varian, Inc. (NasdaqGS: VARI) announced that at a special meeting of stockholders held on October 5, 2009, its stockholders adopted the merger agreement entered into with Agilent Technologies, Inc., under which Agilent will acquire Varian for $52.00 per share in cash. Approximately 84% of the shares of Varian common stock outstanding as [...]

Bio-Rad Announces the Exclusive Availability of Biogazelle’s qbase PLUS Data-Analysis Software with Bio-Rad’s CFX96 and CFX384 Real-Time PCR Systems The Combination Improves the Accuracy of qPCR Experiments HERCULES, CA – Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb), a multinational manufacturer and distributor of life science research and clinical diagnostic products, today announced the exclusive availability [...]

Universal Detection Technology Inks Deal with U.S. Department of Commerce to Become Featured Exporter of Anthrax Detection Equipment in France - Agreement Enhances International Accessibility and Information of the Security Industry’s Leading Bioterrorism Monitoring Equipment LOS ANGELES -- Universal Detection Technology (www.udetection.com) (OTCBB:UNDT), a developer of early-warning monitoring technologies to protect people from bioterrorism and [...]

Online Configuration of Custom qPCR Assays and Panels Now Available with RealTime ready Configurator from Roche PENZBERG, Germany-- (Roche (SWX:RO) (SWX:ROG) (Pink Sheets: RHHBY) announces the launch of RealTime ready Configurator, the latest innovation in the online configuration of custom qPCR assays for human targets. RealTime ready Configurator (www.realtimeready.roche.com) features a new online portal that [...]

SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA - Wyatt Technology Corporation, the world leader in absolute macromolecular characterization instrumentation and software, announces that Pfizer Global R&D, has chosen its DAWN HELEOS Multi-Angle Light Scattering (MALS) instrument to monitor protein reagent quality in drug discovery. The instrument's unmatched analytical capabilities are illustrated in a new application note, titled "Using MALS [...]

The Queensland Facility for Advanced Bioinformatics Selects IPA in Multi-Year Deal for Systems Biology Effort REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Ingenuity Systems, the leading provider of information solutions for life science researchers, and Millennium Science, Ingenuity Systems' exclusive distributor for Australia and New Zealand, today announced a multi-year deal for Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA) with the [...]

SALT LAKE CITY--Idaho Technology, Inc. (ITI) has been granted Performance Tested Methods Status by the AOAC Research Institute (Certificate No. 100901) for its E.coli O157:H7 test used with the R.A.P.I.D.® LT Food Security System (FSS). The assay uses real-time PCR technology to identify the presence of E.coli O157:H7 in raw ground beef and uncooked spinach [...]

IlluminaCompute Offers Scalability, Turn-Key Operation and Extensive Customer Support for Research Organizations of All Sizes HANOVER, Germany--At the BioIT World Europe Conference, Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) announced the launch of IlluminaCompute, a fully integrated computing solution for its Genome Analyzer sequencing platform. Bringing together Illumina’s powerful sequencing software with high-performance blade servers from Dell’s OEM and [...]

Sigma-Aldrich(R) Partners With Flow Chemistry Leader ThalesNano to Provide CatCart(R) Catalyst Products for Rapidly Growing Market Agreement Provides Chemists With Global Access to Next-Generation Flow Chemistry Technology ST. LOUIS -- Sigma-Aldrich (Nasdaq: SIAL - News) announced today that it has signed a distribution agreement with ThalesNano, the world leader in bench top flow chemistry instruments, [...]