Alnylam’s Kreutzer-Limmer II Patent Upheld in European Opposition Proceedings

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALNY), a leading RNAi therapeutics company, announced today that the European Patent Office (EPO) has upheld its “Kreutzer-Limmer II” ’061 (EP 1352061) patent in oral proceedings held before the European Opposition Board. The ’061 patent is the first to be granted in Europe from the Kreutzer-Limmer II patent family, and [...]

Dolomite Microfluidic Glass Chip Separates Biological Molecules

The Mitos capillary electrophoresis chip A separates species on their size to charge ratio Royston, UK (15 July 2009) – Dolomite, a world leader in microfluidic design and manufacture, has introduced the glass Mitos Capillary Electrophoresis Chip A to separate small quantities of biological molecules by capillary electrophoresis. Measuring only 15 x 45 x 2 [...]

New Web Tool Streamlines Syringe Selection

Reno, Nevada (July 15, 2009) - Hamilton Company, world leader in fluid measurement, announces its new, web-based Syringe Selection Tool - a unique filtering function that helps users quickly identify the exact syringe, with part number, to fit their application. The new Selection Tool filters decision characteristics and narrows searches from among Hamilton's 794 different [...]

Veeco Establishes Solar Process Development Center

PLAINVIEW, N.Y.--Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO - News) announced today that it has completed a transaction to purchase certain assets of DayStar Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: DSTI - News), in order to accelerate its penetration of the rapidly growing copper, indium, gallium, selenium (CIGS) solar market. Veeco has purchased selected equipment, taken over leased facilities and [...]

Tecan and pION expand their collaboration

Tecan and pION expand their collaboration to develop automated drug screening solutions Following their successful launch of the manual assay systems for permeability and solubility, Tecan AG, premier manufacturer of automated liquid handling workstations and multimode microplate readers, and pION INC, long recognized as ‘the A in ADME’, have developed automated solutions for drug permeability [...]

Agilent Technologies Introduces NanoSuite 5.0 Software

Agilent Technologies Introduces NanoSuite 5.0 Software for More Powerful Nanomechanical Testing SANTA CLARA, Calif. - - Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced the availability of a new, more powerful version of its popular NanoSuite software package (formerly known as TestWorks). Designed for use with the company's line of nanoindentation and tensile-testing instruments, Agilent NanoSuite [...]

BioCision Launches CoolCell for Alcohol-Free Cell Freezing

CoolCell Enables Easy Controlled Cell Freezing MILL VALLEY, Calif.--BioCision LLC, the CoolRack™ company, today announced the launch of CoolCell, a cooling device that achieves controlled cell freezing of biomedical samples at -1 degree Celsius per minute without the use of alcohol. CoolCell is the latest release in BioCision’s new line of portable controlled-rate freezing products. [...]

Improved Platform for Confocal and Two Photon Microscopy

The New Leica TCS SP5 II - High Frame Rates, Best Resolution and Deep Tissue Imaging with Full Multi-channel Capabilities Mannheim, Germany. In close cooperation with leading research scientists, Leica Microsystems has optimized its confocal and two photon platform Leica TCS SP5 II for today’s and future challenging requirements in life science research. The new [...]

BaySpec SHIPS RAMAN-SPECIFIC SPECTROMETER FOR ALGAE BIOFUELS

Unique 1064nm Raman Spectrometer resolves fluorescence issues FREMONT, CA--(July 15, 2009) - BaySpec, Inc., a leader in affordable spectral engines for bio-chemical identification, today announced it has shipped a Raman-specific 1064nm spectrometer designed for measuring micro-Algae, a promising future source of renewable biomass oilcrop biofuels. While algal oil is similar to other vegetable oils in [...]

FUJIFILM Dimatix Inkjet Printer Aids Researchers

FUJIFILM Dimatix Inkjet Printer Aids Researchers in Developing Paper-based Biosensors to Detect Toxins New inkjet method relies on FUJIFILM Dimatix Materials Printer to create inexpensive, portable sensors capable of detecting harmful substances that can cause food poisoning or be used for bioterrorism. Broader application for “bioactive paper” ranges from neuroscience and drug assessment to surgical [...]

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