CHICAGO--Integrated Genomics, Inc. (IG), a leader in microbial genomic informatics and metabolic engineering, today announced the appointment of Todd Smith, Ph.D., Michael J. Sadowsky, Ph.D., and Catalina Lopez-Correa, MD, Ph.D. to its Scientific Advisory Board. “Integrated Genomics, Inc. is extremely pleased to have assembled such an outstanding group of researchers and executives for its Scientific [...]

Micronic Europe, specialists in laboratory sample storage, has announced the launch of the SampleScan Wireless Barcode Scanner. Weighing only 255g the SampleScan Wireless Scanner combines the convenience of lightweight handheld operation with the versatility of being able to read coding symbologies including a wide range of 2D and linear barcodes. The new SampleScan Scanner transmits [...]

Tecan and innovatis are working closely together under a new collaborative agreement to jointly market their robotic cell culture workstations and cell detection devices. The collaboration concentrates on Cellavista, innovatis’ new automated image-based platform technology for cellular analysis, which has bright field and fluorescent capabilities and can process microplates, microscope slides and robot-friendly cell culture [...]

Users Provided with an Integrated and Comprehensive View Across Experimental Data and Literature CUPERTINO, Calif.--NextBio, provider of an innovative platform that enables life science researchers to search, discover, and share knowledge locked within public and proprietary data, today released an enhanced version of the company’s knowledge discovery platform and products. The NextBio platform is designed [...]

Expansion of Partnership Is A Direct Result of Recent Swine Flu Outbreak and RECEPTORS’ Recently Issued “Methods of Making Arrays and Artificial Receptors” Patent No. 7,504,364 and “Sensors Employing Combinatorial Artificial Receptors” Patent No. 7,469,076 Partners believe that unique intellectual property can lead to chemical isolation and detection of certain biological threats including, but not [...]

New Solution to Ease Bioinformatics Challenges Associated With Ultra High-Throughput Sequencing CARLSBAD, Calif.--Applied Biosystems, a division of Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:LIFE - News), and Geospiza, Inc. today announced the launch of a next-generation genetic analysis solution to meet the computational infrastructure and analysis challenges of customers using advanced genomic analysis platforms. The organizations are combining [...]

For flexible and fast High Content Analysis Chalfont St. Giles, UK, April 27th, 2009 – GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), has launched the IN Cell Analyzer 2000, a flexible cell imaging system for High Content Analysis with excellent image quality, speed and ease-of-use for all screening and research needs. The [...]

SAN CLEMENTE, CA--(April 27, 2009) - Micro Imaging Technology, Inc. (OTCBB: MMTC) announced that it has submitted its Final Report to the AOAC Research Institute (AOAC RI) for Performance Test Method™ certification for the MIT 1000 System's identification (ID) of Listeria species. This bacterium causes the serious food-borne infection Listeriosis, which is recognized as an [...]

AUSTIN, Texas--Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ: LMNX - News), the worldwide leader in multiplexed solutions, today issued a follow-up statement to an announcement on Monday, April 27, 2009, confirming that the xTAG® Respiratory Viral Panel (RVP) assay has been demonstrated to be effective in surveillance of swine flu. Specifically, Luminex has verified through testing on confirmed swine [...]

InforSense Accelerates and Automates Diagnostic Biomarker Discovery London, UK and Cambridge, MA, April, 27th, 2009 – InforSense Ltd., the leading provider of next generation business and scientific intelligence solutions, today announced that Celera Corporation, a healthcare business delivering personalized disease management through a combination of products and services incorporating proprietary discoveries, is using InforSense to [...]