HTRF robustness and sensitivity applied to new functional cell-based assay for better understanding of complex GPCR pathways Bagnols-sur-Cèze, France – Cisbio Bioassays (www.htrf.com), a member of IBA group and global developer of HTRF® (Homogeneous Time-Resolved Fluorescence) technology and services used in assay development and drug screening, today announced the launch of the HTRF-based Cellul’erk assay [...]

SAN DIEGO -- TriLink BioTechnologies, Inc. (TriLink), announced that it is relaunching its oligonucleotide radiolabeling services. TriLink discontinued the service in May 2009 after ordering trends in 2008 suggested that the market may no longer require it. However, strong customer feedback led TriLink to bring back its radiolabeling services in September 2009. "We've learned that [...]

With the introduction of Tecan Pure, Tecan has created a new benchmark for consumables purity. This innovative standard is tailored towards molecular diagnostics, forensics and genomics research applications, and is initially available for blister packaged Liquid Handling (LiHa) Disposable Tips. Tecan Pure tips are manufactured using fully automated, state-of-the-art production principles, and Tecan’s validated quality [...]

Dionex Enters Into Agreement With ESA Biosciences to Acquire the Assets of ESA Life Sciences Tools Business Unit SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Dionex Corporation (Nasdaq:DNEX), a leading provider of innovative liquid chromatography analysis systems, has entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with ESA Biosciences, a wholly owned subsidiary of Magellan Biosciences, Inc., to purchase ESA Biosciences [...]

Optiferrin shown to provide superior performance in cell culture and addresses the need for animal-free transferrin in many applications including Stem Cells, Primary Cells, Hybridoma Cells and Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cells. Fort Collins, CO – InVitria today announced the launch of Optiferrin, a high performance, well-defined and animal-free recombinant transferrin for use in mammalian [...]

Pharmaceutical Industry Non-Profit Maintains Standards and Certification for Digital Signatures SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Symyx Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:SMMX - News) today announced it has joined SAFE-BioPharma Association, a non-profit association that created and manages the SAFE-BioPharma digital identity and signature standard for the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries. The membership enables Symyx to implement the SAFE-BioPharma(r) digital [...]

Meridian Bioscience Reaffirms Fiscal 2009 Guidance CINCINNATI--Meridian Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIVO) today provided the financial community with guidance regarding the Company’s fiscal 2010 sales and earnings estimates. Based on the Company’s business planning and budgeting activities for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, management expects net sales to be in the range of $160 [...]

Life Science Organizations Participate in Economic Recovery by Purchasing Late-Model Lab Equipment EquipNet is offering life science organizations an extraordinary opportunity to purchase premium, late-model lab equipment at pre-owned prices. After a restructuring, a major biotech company found themselves with a facility full of valuable, but now idle, lab equipment. That's when EquipNet was called [...]

Limbach Laboratory Network Group Selects Bruker´s MALDI Biotyper for Mass Spectrometry-Based Microbial Identification by Molecular Fingerprinting BREMEN, Germany--Prior to the 61st Annual Meeting of the German Society for Hygiene and Microbiology on September 20-23, 2009 in Goettingen, Bruker Daltonics announces a new framework agreement with the Limbach laboratory network, concerning microbial identification based on MALDI-TOF [...]

Abbott Park, Illinois — Abbott announced today it has been named the overall Gold winner of the 2009 Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Awards for its Ibis T5000 Biosensor system, which is designed to detect and characterize a broad range of infectious agents in a given sample, including viruses, bacteria and fungi. "Abbott is dedicated [...]