Vectra™, the world’s only multispectral brightfield- and fluorescence-capable solution for rapidly generating high-resolution cellular and tissue images from samples stained with standard H&E, immunohistochemical and immunofluorescence techniques is introduced at AACR in Denver. Denver, Colorado - April 22, 2009 Cambridge Research & Instrumentation, Inc. (CRi) introduced the Vectra™ Intelligent Slide Analysis System at the 100th [...]

Affymetrix® Microarray Technologies Help Scientists Understand the Genetic Risk of Heart Attacks SANTA CLARA, Calif.--Affymetrix, Inc. (Nasdaq:AFFX) today announced that its GeneChip® genotyping technology played a part in the recently announced discoveries of six new genes associated with susceptibility to heart attacks. Scientists from the University of Lübeck, Germany, and Massachusetts General Hospital, USA together [...]

Additional senior hires set the stage for global commercialization OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(April 22, 2009) - Spartan Bioscience Inc, a Canadian molecular diagnostics company that develops, manufactures, and markets DNA analyzers for on-demand applications, today announced management changes and the addition of several key staff. These additions to the Spartan team set the stage for accelerated growth [...]

(April 22, 2009) Biotage, a leading supplier of tools and technology for medicinal and analytical chemistry, announces the introduction of the Initiator 2.5 microwave synthesizer. This new system upgrade is designed to offer fast and scalable reactions and has been tailored for synthetic chemistry. To download a free-of-charge product brochure please visit www.biotage.com. The Initiator [...]

Leader in Microscale, Parallel Experimentation and Scientific Informatics Offers Integrated Contract Formulation Development and CGMP Fill and Finish Manufacturing SUNNYVALE, CA--Apr 22, 2009 -- Symyx Technologies, Inc. (NasdaqGS:SMMX - News) today announced the launch of the Symyx Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO). The Symyx CDMO helps biopharmaceutical companies move promising drug candidates to clinical [...]

ST. JOSEPH, Mich., April 22 -- GeneGo, Inc., a leading provider of software and databases for systems biology and pathway analysis, today announced that the University of Cardiff has become a certified GeneGo Center of Excellence. Cardiff University researchers will have access to GeneGo's MetaCore, training and advanced support. They will be able to leverage [...]

STOCKHOLM, Sweden--Regulatory News: Biotage AB (STO:BIOTA) has together with its subsidiaries Biotage GB Ltd and Biotage LLC been sued for patent infringement in the U.S. District court for the Southern District of California. The lawsuit has been filed by Scientific Plastic Products, Inc. and concerns the US patents no 7,138,061, 7,381,327 and 7,410,571 each entitled [...]

Activotec has announced an exciting new development for it’s Activo-P11 Peptide Synthesizer, automatic UV monitoring of the Fmoc removal during solid phase synthesis with feedback to the synthesizer software. This allows the user to monitor the synthesis of peptides and to automatically change the deprotection and coupling protocols for each amino acid depending on the [...]

Aims to Characterize Substrate Recognition Mechanism and Screen for Potential Drug Compounds that Inhibit Amyloid Build-up Montara, California, April 22, 2009 - Molecular Sensing, Inc. (MSI) today announced that it has entered into a Life Science Early Access Program (LEAP) research agreement with VIB to use MSI’s proprietary Back-Scattering Interferometry (BSI) technology to study ligand [...]

Enables End-to-End Process Streamlining and Full Traceability from Study Setup through Data Analysis and Submission WALTHAM, Mass.--Phase Forward (NASDAQ: PFWD), a leading provider of data management solutions for clinical trials and drug safety, today announced that it has acquired privately held Waban Software, a leading provider of platform solutions for the automation and compliance of [...]