University of Greenwich Expedites Drug Discovery With ThalesNano H-Cube®

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY and LONDON and PRINCETON, NJ--(May 5, 2009) - A collaboration between groups led by Dr. John Spencer at Greenwich University and Professor Simon Mackay and Professor Alan Harvey at Strathclyde University has led to the discovery of a novel class of benzodiazepines with submicromolar activity against trypanosoma brucei spp., a parasitic species that [...]

Scientists from Applied Biosystems First to Sequence Entire Human Genome in Single Run at 17-fold Coverage

SOLiD™ 3 System Enables Generation of 50 Gigabases of Sequence Data from Human Disease Sample Provided by Baylor College of Medicine CARLSBAD, Calif.--Applied Biosystems, a division of Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:LIFE) today announced that its research and development scientists used human disease samples from the Baylor College of Medicine Human Genome Sequencing Center to sequence [...]

Illumina Files Patent Infringement Suit Against Affymetrix

SAN DIEGO--Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced that it has filed a patent infringement suit against Affymetrix, Inc. (“Affymetrix”). The suit, filed in United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, asserts that Affymetrix’ GeneChip® HT Array Plate and GeneChip® HT Array Plate Scanner infringe upon Illumina’s United States Patent No. 7,510,841. The ‘841 [...]

One-channel Zoom Microscope

New accessories expand the application range of SteREO Discovery stereomicroscopes JENA/Germany, STUTTGART/Germany, 05.05.2009. In the future, SteREO Discovery stereomicroscopes from Carl Zeiss with their new accessories can also be used as single-channel zoom microscopes to enable more efficient work without sacrificing the high quality of the results. Speed and precision are major requirements particularly in [...]

Golden Helix and Agilent Team Up to Enhance Large Scale CNV Studies

BOZEMAN, Mont. & SANTA CLARA, Calif.--Golden Helix, Inc., a global leader in genetic analysis software and services, and Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A) today announced a relationship under which Golden Helix will provide researchers with software tools and services for Agilent’s copy number variation (CNV) microarrays. The goal is to empower Agilent CNV-based research with cutting-edge [...]

American Science and Engineering, Inc. Receives $2.3 Million Service and Maintenance Renewal Order from the U.S. Government for ZBVs

ZBVs Support Counterterrorist Missions BILLERICA, Mass.--American Science and Engineering, Inc. (AS&E®) (NASDAQ: ASEI - News), a leading worldwide supplier of innovative X-ray detection solutions, announced today the receipt of a $2.3 million service and maintenance renewal order from the U.S. government for Z Backscatter Vans (ZBV) — the industry’s top-selling mobile X-ray screening system. “Our [...]

Life Technologies Equipping Laboratories Around the World to Help Accelerate Detection of Influenza A (H1N1)

Company Working Directly with U.S. Centers for Disease Control, Association of Public Health Laboratories and International Agencies CARLSBAD, Calif.--Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:LIFE), a provider of innovative life science solutions, today announced that it is helping to accelerate detection of Influenza A (H1N1) by providing instrument systems and other components to public health laboratories across the [...]

Sigma-Aldrich (Nasdaq: SIAL) Chairman David Harvey Announces Retirement. President and CEO Jai Nagarkatti Elected Chairman

ST. LOUIS, May 5 -- Sigma-Aldrich Corporation, a leading Life Science and High Technology company, announced that Dr. David R. Harvey retired as Chairman effective today. He will continue as a Director of the Company. At the Board meeting held today, the Directors elected Dr. Jai Nagarkatti, currently President and Chief Executive Officer and a [...]

NanoInk’s NanoFabrication Systems Division Appoints General Manager for Europe and the Middle East

SKOKIE, IL--(May 5, 2009) - NanoInk's NanoFabrication Systems Division announced today the appointment of Tom Warwick as General Manager for Europe and the Middle East. Mr. Warwick brings over 20 years of experience in the sales and marketing of high technology products in Europe. In his new role, Mr. Warwick will provide support to existing [...]

Applied Biosystems Launches Molecular Tools for Measuring Gene Activity in Biological Pathways

New TaqMan Array Plates Enable Systems Biology Approach to Gene Expression Analysis CARLSBAD, Calif.--Applied Biosystems, a division of Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:LIFE), today introduced a new set of molecular tools for investigating the role of specific genes involved in more than 80 key biological pathways. The TaqMan® Array Gene Signature Plates enable scientists to cost-effectively [...]

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