Illumina Announces Breakthrough Human Genome Sequencing Studies Published in Nature
November 7, 2008
Illumina (NASDAQ: ILMN) today announced that the November 6, 2008 issue of Nature published sequencing results of the first Yoruban human genome. The study was completed by Illumina scientists and collaborators at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and generated greater than 30x average coverage of the genome. Four million single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), including one million [...]
November 7, 2008
Signature Genomic Laboratories announced it has made its Genoglyphix® microarray visualization program available to its full-service clients. Previously available only to laboratories that analyze microarray results using Signature research-use-only microarrays in-house, the HIPAA-compliant Genoglyphix service allows users to visualize microarray test results for their patients over a secure online server. For each patient, the Genoglyphix [...]
LabCorp to be the First National Commercial Lab to Offer Roche’s COBAS® TaqMan® HBV Test
November 6, 2008
BURLINGTON, N.C.--Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings (LabCorp®) (NYSE: LH) announces that it will be the first national clinical laboratory to offer HBV PCR testing using a newly FDA approved assay, the Roche COBAS® TaqMan® HBV Test. This assay, to be offered next week, is intended to be used as an aid in managing patients with [...]
Invitrogen Launches Microarray to Study Non-Coding RNA
November 6, 2008
Invitrogen Corporation (NASDAQ:IVGN), a provider of essential life science technologies for research, production and diagnostics, today announced the launch of the first high-density microarray for the profiling of non-coding RNAs. The NCode(TM) Human and Mouse non-coding RNA microarrays consist of both non-coding RNA and messenger RNA (mRNA) content on the same array. The arrays are [...]
CDEX Inc. Announces Record FY08 ValiMed(TM) Sales/Leases and Forecasts Continued Growth in FY09
November 6, 2008
Following up on recent announcements related to global expansion, CDEX Inc. (OTCBB: CEXI) announces record ValiMed sales and more than doubling of its hospital client base in FY08, which ended October 31, with eleven ValiMed units sold or leased in the fourth quarter and, in addition, a backlog of orders. Going into FY09 with a [...]
November 6, 2008
CHICAGO--Integrated Genomics, Inc., a provider of bioinformatics products and services for the life sciences industry, has announced it has named Jonathan M. Sheridan to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Dr. John Elling who will remain Chairman of the Board. Prior to Integrated Genomics, Mr. Sheridan was VP Commercial Operations HTG Inc. [...]
PERKINELMER ADDS HIGH PERFORMANCE FT-IR/FT-FIR SPECTROMETER TO SPECTRUM SERIES
November 6, 2008
Instrument Designed to Offer Research Performance and Flexibility for Advanced Experiments WALTHAM, Mass. – PerkinElmer, a global leader in application-focused measurement and analysis solutions, today announced a research spectrometer offering push button ease-of-use for the characterization of materials including inorganics, novel materials and semiconductors. The Spectrum™ 400 FT-IR/FT-FIR is an advanced dual-range spectrometer that combines [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces New General Purpose Ovens and Incubators
November 6, 2008
Thermo Scientific Precision Portfolio Offers Safe, Reliable and Long-lasting Performance MILFORD, Mass. (November 6, 2008) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, has introduced the new Thermo Scientific Precision® general purpose oven and incubator line for a full range of incubation, heating and drying applications. Thermo Scientific Precision products have easy-to-clean, [...]
November 6, 2008
Roche Applied Science and NuGEN Technologies, Inc., a leader in nucleic acid sample preparation systems, announced today a co-research agreement that will enable NuGEN to develop a NimbleGen array application for small, degraded, and compromised samples. Designed to meet MAQC standards, it will explore input sample capabilities. Using NuGEN WT-Ovation Systems for amplification and labeling, [...]
November 6, 2008
Drug toxicity accounts for billions of lost dollars to the pharmaceutical industry each year and is a leading cause of pre-clinical drug failures. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other regulatory organizations have called upon the pharmaceutical industry to develop more effective tools to help avoid these costly failures, reduce the number of [...]
