CVI Melles Griot Expands Sales and Marketing Team

Robert Ireland Joins CVI Melles Griot as VP of Sales and WW Marketing ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.--CVI Melles Griot announces the addition of Robert Ireland as Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Optics and Photonic Products. Robert Ireland will be reporting to the CEO, Stuart Schoenmann. “We are excited to be able to grow and strengthen [...]

Axela introduces software to support 21 CFR Part 11 Compliance for Regulated Environments

TORONTO, May 7 - Axela Inc., is pleased to announce the release of a software package for the dotLab(R) System that provides technical controls to support compliance with 21 CFR Part 11 regulations. This new package will be of particular interest to those working in pharmaceutical, biotech or other regulated environments. Features include a secure [...]

A Set of Firsts: Roche NimbleGen CGH Microarrays Enable the First Maps of Genome-Wide DNA Copy Number Variation (CNV) in Dogs

MADISON, Wis.--The unique evolutionary history of dogs (Canis lupus familiaris), domesticated over 14,000 years ago, includes artificial selection, population bottlenecks, and inbreeding, which has resulted in over 400 genetically distinct breeds. These characteristics provide a unique model organism with a broad phenotypic assortment of shapes, sizes, and temperaments to address fundamental questions in population genetics, [...]

Illumina Introduces Breakthrough Software Advancements with Genome AnalyzerIIx Sequencing System

Innovations Significantly Decrease Computational Burden and Increase Output SAN DIEGO--Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced breakthrough software advancements for its sequencing platform that enable real time analysis and provide a significant reduction in computing infrastructure requirements. These software improvements, in combination with the new Genome AnalyzerIIx, enable researchers to increase their sequencing output up to 65% [...]

Providence-Based NABsys, Inc., Announces $4 Million Equity Financing

PROVIDENCE, R.I., May 5 -- NABsys, Inc., the pioneer in electronic, solid-state DNA sequencing, announced today that it has closed a $4 million equity round led by Point Judith Capital. Slater Technology Fund and other previous investors also participated in the round. The proceeds will be used to further develop NABsys' proprietary DNA sequencing platform. [...]

Cellexus Limited and Groton Biosystems Collaborate on Use of Automated Sampling With Single-Use Bioreactors for Aseptic Sample Extraction from Cell Culture

Cellexus Limited, ’The Cell Company’, and Groton Biosystems are delighted to announce a collaboration on use of the Groton Biosystems automated sampler with the Cellexus single-use bioreactors for aseptic sample extraction from cell culture for improved cell culture process monitoring. Use of these systems combines advantages of production of the highest yields of soluble proteins [...]

Simcyp Enhances Flagship Simulator in Line with Pharmaceutical Industry Priorities

SHEFFIELD, England--Simcyp Limited, the leader in the simulation and prediction of clinical drug-drug interactions, has expanded the capabilities of its world-class Population-based ADME Simulator. Version 9.0, released today, was developed in consultation with the Simcyp Consortium of global pharmaceutical companies including Pfizer, AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson. The Consortium’s top priority was the implementation of [...]

VeriChip Corporation and RECEPTORS LLC to Develop Sensor Systems to Detect Biological Threats Such as Swine Flu and other Illnesses

Companies to Publish Whitepaper, “An Integrated Sensor System for the Detection of Bio-Threats from Pandemics to Emerging Diseases to Bio-Terrorism,” Available May 7, 2009 at www.verichipcorp.com DELRAY BEACH, Fla. & CHASKA, Minn.--VeriChip Corporation (“VeriChip”) (NASDAQ: CHIP) and its development partner RECEPTORS LLC, a technology company whose AFFINITY by DESIGN™ chemistry platform can be applied to [...]

TriLink Launches CleanAmp(TM) dNTPs for Hot Start PCR

SAN DIEGO, May 6 -- TriLink BioTechnologies, Inc. (TriLink), a leading provider of custom nucleic acid-based compounds, has launched a new Hot Start PCR reagent - CleanAmp(TM) dNTPs. CleanAmp(TM) dNTPs offer a less expensive solution to improved hot start PCR results. Using CleanAmp(TM) dNTPs allows precise control at the start of PCR thermal cycling by [...]

Automated SDS-PAGE in 1 minute per sample – Lab901 launches ScreenTape® for rapid protein electrophoresis and analysis

Edinburgh – 6th May 2009 At the recent BioProcess International (BPI) congress in Dusseldorf, Lab901 unveiled its new ScreenTape P200 product for rapid SDS-PAGE and analysis. Generating results in only 1 minute per sample, the P200 protein system extends the use of Lab901’s existing bench-top TapeStation® instrument which has already started to make a global [...]

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