Carl Zeiss Speeds Brain Mapping and 3-D Reconstruction with Advanced Electron Microscopy and Analysis Instruments PEABODY, Massachusetts, USA/OBERKOCHEN, Germany -- Electron microscopy and analysis instruments from Carl Zeiss are redefining the science of brain mapping and 3-D reconstruction. Wide-field, high resolution imaging, huge data storage and manipulation capabilities plus highly automated sample preparation techniques are [...]

NORWAK, Conn. –– Defentect (OTC Bulletin Board: SLNH) continues to expand the abilities of its full-spectrum of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) management, monitoring and messaging system, DM3™, with the addition of the CT2020ComboPRO photoionization detector manufactured by Photovac, Inc. The CT2020ComboPRO is a fully portable, handheld photoionization detector (PID) that measures volatile [...]

Screener's High Throughput Screening Capabilities Yield High-quality Data for the Broad Institute's NIH-funded Molecular Libraries and Imaging Initiative Lexington, Massachusetts (USA) and Basel, Switzerland -- Genedata, a leading provider of in silico solutions for pharmaceutical R&D and related life sciences, today announced the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT has adopted Genedata Screener® for small-molecule [...]

NTD Laboratories’ free-Beta hCG screening test for Down Syndrome now covered by Aetna WALTHAM, Mass --PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and the environment, today announced that its NTD Laboratories business will be a participant in Aetna’s network of contracted laboratories. PerkinElmer NTD Laboratories is the exclusive [...]

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 [...]