Combustion Ion Chromatography System for Analysis of Sulfur and Halogens in Complex Matrices

Sunnyvale, CA—Dionex, in cooperation with DIA Instruments (a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation) and Cosa Instrument Corporation, is offering a fully automated combustion ion chromatography (CIC) system for the analysis of ionic contaminants, especially sulfur and halogens, in hard-to-analyze samples such as petrochemicals, viscous or non-aqueous industrial chemicals, and solid samples. These types of samples [...]

Transgenomic Signs Exclusive License

Transgenomic Signs Exclusive License for Cold-PCR Technology From the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute - Plans development of extremely high-sensitivity blood-based diagnostic applications of DNA mutation detection for cancer and other diseases OMAHA, Neb. -- Transgenomic, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: TBIO). The company announced today that it has licensed a high-sensitivity mutation detection technology called Cold-PCR from [...]

ICx Awarded Detect-To-Protect Contract for Mass Transit Security

IBAC™ Sensors to Provide Real Time Detection for Bio-Threat Pilot Program ARLINGTON, Va.-- ICx Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq GS: ICXT), a developer of advanced sensor technologies for homeland security, force protection and commercial applications, announced today that it has been awarded a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) contract to participate in a FY2010 mass transit security [...]

DiscoveRx and BioFocus Announce a Co-Marketing Agreement for GPCR Screening

FREMONT, Calif. -- DiscoveRx Corp. and BioFocus® announced today that they have signed a co-marketing agreement that allows BioFocus to perform screening on behalf of BioFocus’ customers using DiscoveRx PathHunter™ ß-Arrestin GPCR screening assay, HitHunter™ cAMP assays and associated cell lines. DiscoveRx has an industry leading portfolio of over 300 non-force coupled GPCR cell lines [...]

Rapid and efficient lysis of yeast cells

Available from amsbio - Zymolyase is a proprietary lytic enzyme mixture that offers superior and broad based biological activity across several genera of fungi including yeast. Purified from culture fluid of Arthrobacter luteus, Zymolyase offers strong lytic activity against living yeast cell walls to produce protoplast or spheroplast of various strains of yeast cells. In [...]

GE Scientists Demonstrate Proof of Concept for Faster, Low Cost DNA Sequencing

Wins 2nd round of funding from NHGRI to continue $1,000 genome research project - Research aims to reduce the cost and time of sequencing an entire human genome to

VWR International, LLC Acquires OneMed Lab in Finland, Norway and Sweden

WEST CHESTER, Pa.-- VWR International, LLC, a global laboratory supply and distribution company, announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire the laboratory distribution business OneMed Lab, a division of OneMed Group, subject to regulatory approval. The OneMed Group is a medical and scientific laboratory supply distributor operating in eight countries. OneMed Lab [...]

Leading Proxy Advisory Firms Recommend that MDS Shareholders Vote in Favour of the Divestiture of MDS Analytical Technologies

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 three renowned proxy advisory firms - RiskMetrics Group, PROXY Governance, Inc., and Glass, Lewis & Co. - have recommended that MDS Inc. shareholders vote in favour of the [...]

Pacific Biosciences Receives Nearly $2 Million in NIH Grants

Funding Will Support Development of Company’s SMRT™ Biology Applications MENLO PARK, Calif.--Pacific Biosciences, a private company developing a disruptive technology platform for real-time detection of biological events at single molecule resolution, today announced that it has received grants totaling more than $1.9 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as part of the American [...]

Cyntellect Establishes European Commercial Operations

Full Sales and Support Team Providing New Products to Advance Life Science and Stem Cell Research Across E.U. From Newport, U.K. Office - MipTech Conference & Tradeshow SAN DIEGO & NEWPORT, England--Cyntellect, Inc., a privately-held life science company commercializing products to advance life science and stem cell research, biopharmaceutical production and drug discovery, today announced [...]

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