MaxCyte STX Scalable Transfection System for Cell-Based Assays in Drug Discovery: Screening Data to Be Presented at the 15th Annual SBS Meeting in Lille, France

SBS 15th Annual Conference & Exhibition Booth 285 GAITHERSBURG, Md.--MaxCyte, Inc., the pioneer in scalable, high performance cell loading systems, will feature the MaxCyte® STX™ Scalable Transfection System at booth 285 at the Society for Biomolecular Sciences (SBS) 15th Annual Conference & Exhibition in Lille, France, April 26-30. The MaxCyte STX is a valuable tool [...]

Cellectricon and BioFocus DPI Advance High Throughput ion Channel Drug Discovery

GOTHENBURG, Sweden, April 27 -- Cellectricon, a leading provider of automated screening solutions for drug discovery, today announced its collaboration with BioFocus DPI, a contract research organization with leading expertise in ion channel screening. BioFocus DPI will utilize Cellectricon's Dynaflow(R)HT, a fully automated patch clamp (APC) system, to further increase its electrophysiology-based screening capacity, particularly [...]

Real Time Genomics to Show SLIM Search(TM) Technology on Windows HPC Server 2008 at Bio-IT World Conference

Introducing Deep Genomic Analysis SAN FRANCISCO, April 27 -- Real Time Genomics will demonstrate solutions for deep genomic analysis at Bio-IT World Conference 2009 in Boston, April 27-29. Two applications, one for comparative genomics and another for gene expression, show genome-scale computation in real time using a compute cluster on Windows HPC Server 2008. The [...]

Cisbio Bioassays Introduces Tag-lite(TM) Platform for the Study of Receptor Ligand Binding and Dimerization

Bagnols-sur-Cèze and Lille, France – April 27, 2009 – Cisbio Bioassays (www.htrf.com), member of IBA group and global developer of HTRF® (Homogeneous Time-Resolved Fluorescence) technology and services used in assay development and drug screening, today announced the launch of Tag-lite™, its new cellular platform for cell surface receptor study and screening, at the Society for [...]

Bruker Daltonics Launches the Fastest and most Flexible MALDI-TOF/TOF Mass Spectrometer with Unsurpassed Performance in Proteomics

Bruker's Novel ultrafleXtreme(TM) with 1 kHz smartbeam-II(TM) Laser Technology Redefines MALDI-TOF/TOF Performance for Proteomics, Biomarker Discovery and Quantitation, Biopharma QC, Tissue Molecular Imaging and Top-Down Sequencing BILLERICA, Mass.--Apr. 27, 2009-- Bruker Daltonics today launches its next-generation ultrafleXtreme™ MALDI-TOF/TOF mass spectrometer, the only instrument combining true 1 kHz speed in both TOF and TOF/TOF modes with [...]

PerkinElmer Becomes Exclusive ID Biological Systems’ Distributor for Newborn Screening Sample Collection Cards

Agreement for Ahlstrom Grade 226 Dried Blood Spot Collection Delivers Added Consistency and Quality to Market WALTHAM, Mass.--PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and the environment, today announced that it has entered into a contract with ID Biological Systems of Greenville, South Carolina, USA, to become its [...]

X-Rite Announces Out-Of-The-Box ISO Compliant Spectrophotometer for Pressroom Quality Control

-- SpectroEye now includes preloaded ISO 12647-2 standard data -- GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.--X-Rite, Incorporated (NASDAQ: XRIT), the world leader in color management, measurement and communication technologies, today announced that its industry-leading spectrophotometer, SpectroEye, is now shipping pre-loaded with the widely-supported ISO 12647-2 process control standard database. This new feature of SpectroEye offers an out-of-the-box pressroom [...]

Cepheid Announces European Release of First On-Demand Molecular Test for Simultaneous Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) and Resistance to Rifampicin

Unique GeneXpert® System Capabilities Enable Powerful New TB Diagnostic Tool SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 27 -- Cepheid (Nasdaq: CPHD - News) today announced the release of Xpert® MTB/RIF as a CE IVD Mark product under the European Directive on In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices. For the first time, European clinicians will have access to a rapid [...]

Extech Reports Record Growth: Tough Budgets Fuel Demand for Affordable Test & Measurement Tools

Extech Instruments, a subsidiary of FLIR Systems, Inc., (NASDAQ: FLIR) announced another year of sustained growth with record sales of $48 million in 2008. As a reflection of the economic downturn, Extech has witnessed a continued surge in demand for their wide range of handheld test and measurement equipment that offers quality and innovation at [...]

Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces Unique Automated Microplate Mover at Society of Biomolecular Sciences 2009

The Thermo Scientific Orbitor RS Provides Industrial Sized Performance within a Compact, Bench-Top Mover Lille, France. (April, 27, 2009) – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today unveiled the new Thermo Scientific Orbitor RS at Society of Biomolecular Sciences 2009. Developed using proven technology from the well-known Thermo Scientific RapidStak and [...]

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