Roche’s xCELLigence System and FuGENE® HD Transfection Reagent

Roche’s xCELLigence System and FuGENE® HD Transfection Reagent Minimize Cytotoxic Effects in the Detection of Bax-Induced Apoptosis PENZBERG, Germany--Transfection is a way to transiently or permanently deliver nucleic acids into eukaryotic cells to study functional effects in response to altered gene expression and for protein production. In a recent study (1) the xCELLigence System for [...]

SEQUENOM Announces Launch of SensiGene Cystic Fibrosis Carrier Screening Test

First Commercial Test from Sequenom Center for Molecular Medicine SAN DIEGO -- SEQUENOM, Inc. (Nasdaq: SQNM - News) today announced that the company's first laboratory developed test, the SensiGene(TM) Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Carrier Screening test, has been launched. This test is available exclusively through the Sequenom Center for Molecular Medicine, a next-generation CLIA (Clinical Laboratory [...]

Navigenics Welcomes Michael Critelli to Board of Directors

FOSTER CITY, Calif.--Navigenics, a leading personal genomics testing company, announced today that Michael J. Critelli has been appointed to its board of directors. Upon his retirement in February 2009, Mr. Critelli completed a nearly 30-year career at Pitney Bowes Inc. where he served as CEO for 11 years and Chairman for 12 years. Under his [...]

Universal Detection Technology at ASIS International 2009

Universal Detection Technology Addresses Bioterrorism Threat to National Security at ASIS 2009 As U.S. Senate Bill Addressing Risk of Biological Attack Undergoes Revue, Company Showcases Latest in First Responder Technology with Five Agent Biodetection Kit - ASIS International’s 55th Annual Seminar and Exhibits LOS ANGELES--Universal Detection Technology (www.udetection.com)(OTCBB: UNDT), a developer of early-warning monitoring technologies [...]

New Detection Cartridges Expand Applications of Beckman Coulter’s PARADIGM Platform

Plug-in cartridges execute a variety of high-value assays Orange County, Calif. -- Beckman Coulter® introduces four detection cartridges for the PARADIGM Detection Platform, its modular plate reader, that add new capabilities for widely used fluorescence and luminescence applications. The AlphaScreen*, GeneBLAzer*, and MultiTox-Fluor cartridges provide assay specific settings and protocols to reduce setup time and [...]

NextBio Secures $8 Million in Series C Venture Funding

CUPERTINO, Calif.-- NextBio, provider of an innovative platform that enables life science researchers to search, discover, and share knowledge locked within public and proprietary data, today announced that it has closed a $8 million Series C round of financing led by Newbury Ventures, a previous investor, and including participation from prominent private investors. The capital [...]

QIAGEN acquires additional PCR licenses from Roche and Idaho Technology

Expanded IP portfolio includes rapidly growing HRM applications for all markets and applications Venlo, The Netherlands --- QIAGEN (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt, Prime Standard: QIA), today announced that it has acquired additional licenses from Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) and Idaho Technology related to the use of instrumentation and reagents for PCR-based molecular testing. Financial [...]

Thermo Fisher Scientific ICP Optical Emission Spectrometer

Offers Simple and Effective Toy Analysis for Consumer Safety CAMBRIDGE, UK – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced a new application note to illustrate the capabilities of its Thermo Scientific iCAP 6200 ICP spectrometer for the analysis of toxic trace elements in children’s toys. The dual-view ICP instrument offers [...]

MDS Announces CEO Transition Plan

Steve West Appointed Chief Operating Officer and Future CEO TORONTO - MDS Inc. (TSX: MDS - News; NYSE: MDZ - News), a leading provider of products and services to the global life sciences markets, today announced that Steve West, President of MDS Nordion, has been appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO) of MDS Inc. Stephen P. [...]

Denator AB signs exclusive distribution agreement with Scientific & Medical Products Ltd in UK and Ireland

Denator AB announced today that the company has signed an exclusive distribution agreement for the company’s heat inactivation technology, Stabilizor T1, covering all of UK and Ireland with a leading distributor of scientific and laboratory equipment, Scientific & Medical Products Ltd. The company’s proprietary Stabilizor system stabilizes tissue from the crucial moment of sampling, permanently [...]

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