April 20, 2009
Scale-up of Illumina’s Next-Generation Sequencing Platform Increases BGI’s Total Genome Analyzer Capacity to 29 Units SAN DIEGO--Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) today announced that BGI purchased 12 additional Genome Analyzers, expanding their installed base of Illumina’s next-generation sequencing platforms to 29 units. Of the new units, four will be installed at BGI, Shenzhen and eight will [...]
ICx Technologies Announces Change in Top Management
April 20, 2009
ARLINGTON, Va.--ICx Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq GS:ICXT), a developer of advanced sensor technologies for homeland security, force protection and commercial applications, announced today the promotion of Colin Cumming to President and Chief Executive Officer. Cumming has served as Company CTO and President of the Detection business unit. Hans Kobler will continue to serve as Executive Chairman, [...]
First Trace Gas Analyzer to Simultaneously Measure CO, CO2, and H2O in Real-Time
April 20, 2009
SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 20 -- The new Picarro G1302 trace gas analyzer is the first turnkey instrument capable of simultaneously measuring CO and CO2 with high precision, in real-time, and with minimal calibration required. This makes it suitable for remotely operated (unattended) GHG monitoring applications, including tall-tower measurements as well as for research and reference [...]
April 20, 2009
DENVER--HTG, Inc., provider of the quantitative Nuclease Protection Assay (qNPA™) today announced the launch of the quantitative Nuclease protection assay (qNPA™) 96 Max gene expression assay at the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) annual meeting. This new testing configuration enables the measurement of 46 genes in a 96 well Array Plate. The offering provides [...]
Illumina and Agilent Technologies to Co-Market Targeted Resequencing Solution
April 20, 2009
New Offering Brings Together Long Reads on Illumina’s Genome Analyzer with Agilent’s SureSelect Platform To Substantially Simplify Workflow SAN DIEGO & SANTA CLARA, Calif.--Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) and Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) today announced they have entered into a non-exclusive co-marketing agreement to support a new, scalable solution for researchers conducting targeted resequencing studies. The Agilent SureSelect [...]
Simulations Plus Wins Phase II Small Business Innovation Research Grant
April 20, 2009
$525,000 Grant to Speed Commercialization of Advancements to Company’s Industry-Leading Molecular Property Prediction Software LANCASTER, Calif.--Simulations Plus, Inc. (NASDAQ:SLP), a leading provider of software for pharmaceutical discovery and development, today announced that it was notified by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) that the company has been awarded a $525,000 Phase II Small Business Innovation Research [...]
VWR International, LLC Announces Expansion of Its Sugar Land Location
April 20, 2009
PHILADELPHIA--VWR International, LLC announces its Sugar Land, TX location has been expanded from a local Service Center to a Regional Distribution Center. This change was made in response to the increased demand for products and services from its Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana based customers. Both customers and suppliers have been invited to a grand [...]
VisEn Medical Launches Expanded FMT 2500(TM) Imaging Platforms at AACR Meeting
April 20, 2009
FMT(TM) Quantitative Tomographic Imaging Being Expanded to Four Fluorescent Channels to Enable Greater Data Ranges and Multiplexing of Disease Biomarkers In Vivo VisEn Multi-Modality Imaging Adapter Series Launched to Enable Imaging, Co-Registration and Data Fusion Between FMT and CT, MR, Spect and PET BEDFORD, Mass., April 20 -- VisEn Medical Inc., a leader in fluorescence [...]
GE Healthcare Launches Suite of 2-D Electrophoresis Products
April 20, 2009
Providing Synchronized Solution for Improved 2-D Electrophoresis and 2-D DIGE Uppsala, Sweden, April 20, 2008 – GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), announces the launch of a suite of new products to improve and simplify the entire 2-D electrophoresis workflow from sample preparation through to analysis, and further enhance quantitation in [...]
April 20, 2009
Global leader in assay technologies releases new kits featuring “All-in-One-Well” functionality for investigation of disease-related cellular events DENVER--Today at the 100th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research in Denver, PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on the health and safety of people and the environment, unveiled a new series of AlphaScreen® SureFire® [...]

