June 17, 2009
Oncology Test Further Highlights Broad Market Applicability of GeneXpert System SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 17 -- Cepheid (Nasdaq: CPHD - News) today announced the release of its improved Xpert® BCR-ABL Monitor test to be marketed as a CE IVD product under the European Directive on In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices. With improved time-to-results, the test now [...]
Agilent Technologies’ QuEChERS Method Kits Simplify Food Sample Preparation for Pesticide Analysis
June 17, 2009
SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 17, 2009 Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced SampliQ QuEChERS kits that simplify sample preparation for analyzing pesticide residues in fruits, vegetables and processed food products. "QuEChERS," developed by USDA scientists in 2003, stands for "Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged and Safe." Agilent's SampliQ QuEChERS Kits make these methods even [...]
June 16, 2009
Transaction Allows QIAGEN to Increase Focus On Personalized Medicine Applications of HLA Testing Products VENLO, The Netherlands, June 16, 2009 -- QIAGEN N.V. (Nasdaq:QGEN - News; Frankfurt:QIA - News) today announced that it has signed an agreement to transfer distribution rights on July 1, 2009 for the Olerup SSP(r) product line and the related assets [...]
Excellent column-to-column consistency enhances IgG antibody purification…
June 16, 2009
Porvair Sciences Ltd. has announced a new range of Protein A columns that uniquely combine the proven operational benefits of BioVyon technology with the economy and convenience of a cartridge-based separation methodology. Designed for laboratories looking to handle small numbers of discrete samples - the new mini and micro BioVyon™ Protein A columns offer a [...]
June 16, 2009
ROMAINVILLE, France--Parc Biocitech -- Cellectis bioresearch, a subsidiary of the genome engineering company Cellectis SA (Paris:ALCLS), announced today that it has launched cGPS® Custom, a new line of kits for targeted gene integration in native cell lines. This is a breakthrough technology that will enable life science researchers to customize their own cell lines. "cGPS® [...]
June 16, 2009
FREMONT, Calif., June 16 -- Microfluidic Systems, a privately-held company, announced today that they received patent number 7,541,166, entitled "Sonication to Selectively Lyse Different Cell Types". This method, originally applied to the process of differential extraction of male/female DNA from a mixed forensic sample, has broad application in a wide variety of biological sample processes [...]
June 16, 2009
Loveland, Colo., and West End, NC -June 16, 2009--Hach Company, a leading manufacturer of water analytical instruments, reagents and water information management software, and Accelerated Technology Laboratories Inc. (ATL), a leading supplier of Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), are excited to announce a joint marketing, technology and customer migration partnership that will provide significant benefits [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific and Innovative Biosensors Form Strategic Relationship
June 16, 2009
ROCKVILLE, Md.--Innovative Biosensors, Inc. (IBI), a company developing rapid, ultra-sensitive tests to detect harmful pathogens for both the biodefense and clinical infectious disease markets, and Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., the world leader in serving science, announced today that they had entered into a manufacturing and distribution agreement. Under the agreement, the Thermo Fisher Air Quality [...]
June 16, 2009
GE Healthcare announces the launch of HiTrap™ Con A 4B, ready-to-use columns prepacked with Con A Sepharose™ 4B, a chromatography medium for separation and purification of glycoproteins, polysaccharides and glycolipids. The HiTrap columns are made of biocompatible polypropylene and are available in 1 ml and 5 ml formats, providing a convenient and reproducible solution for [...]
June 16, 2009
Protein Structures Can Provide Keys to Understanding and Preventing Diseases of Catastrophic Proportions SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--In the rarified world of protein crystal hunters, Fluidigm’s TOPAZ® system is the tool that has helped researchers solve the structures of proteins from the Ebola Virus and Avian Flu Influenza. Now Fluidigm is introducing its new 1.96 Diffraction [...]
