Illumina Selects GenoLogics as Next Generation Sequencing Lab & Data Management Partner
November 12, 2008
Victoria, British Columbia - November 12, 2008 - GenoLogics today announced that Geneus, their lab and data management system for genomics, was selected by Illumina to provide a combined solution offering with the Illumina sequencing platform, Genome Analyzer. "We went to market to find a lab and data management partner that complemented our next generation [...]
November 11, 2008
WALTHAM, Mass.--Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced it has acquired Raymond A. Lamb Ltd., a manufacturer of histology and anatomical pathology products based in Eastbourne, U.K., near London. In business since 1964, Raymond A. Lamb has grown to become a global provider of products for the pathology laboratory. Recently, [...]
Preclinical CRO selects E-WorkBook Suite to increase R&D productivity
November 11, 2008
Guildford, UK, 11 November 2008 – IDBS is proud to announce that preclinical contract research organization (CRO) PharmaLegacy Laboratories (Shanghai, China) has selected the E-WorkBook Suite to increase its R&D productivity and deliver significant competitive advantage to clients. Providing speciality pharmacology services in oncology, bone, inflammation and immune diseases, PharmaLegacy sought a 21 CFR Part [...]
Invitrogen, BayBio Sign Partnership Agreement
November 11, 2008
CARLSBAD, Calif. & SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--Invitrogen Corporation (NASDAQ:IVGN), a provider of essential life science technologies for research, production and diagnostics, announced today its partnership with BayBio, a leading voice for the life sciences industry in Northern California. “BayBio is a vital voice for California’s life sciences industry and is an effective leader in the [...]
New Workstation for Automation of PCR Set-ups and Serial Dilution
November 11, 2008
The CyBi®-8plus1 is a compact and easy to use pipetting instrument for the automation of PCR and sequencing set-ups as well as dilution series. Beside 8 fixed channels for the automation of serial dilutions, the system also offers a single channel, which allows pipetting from and into tubes and individual wells. This unique combination of [...]
Agreement with Olympus Expands Open Track Automation Solution for Clinical Laboratories
November 11, 2008
CENTER VALLEY, Pa. November 11, 2008 – Olympus America Inc. has signed an agreement with Thermo Fisher Scientific to enhance Olympus' laboratory automation offerings to U.S. customers with a comprehensive open track automation solution for clinical laboratories. The new product offering will complement existing Olympus Lab Automation products including the OLA2500®. The agreement between the [...]
November 11, 2008
Gene Security Network, Inc. (GSN) announced today the introduction of the All Chromosome Aneuploidy Screening test, powered by Parental Support™bioinformatics. This is the first commercially available test to leverage bioinformatics to inform in vitro fertilization (IVF) transfer decisions by identifying potential abnormalities across all 24 chromosomes (aneuploidy) from a single embryonic cell. Test results are [...]
November 11, 2008
Accelrys Delivers Improved Efficiencies and Cost Reductions to Becton Dickinson Customers Through a New OEM Agreement Tuesday November 11, 6:30 am ET SAN DIEGO--Accelrys, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACCL - News), a leading provider of scientific business intelligence software and services and Becton Dickinson, a leading global medical technology company, have entered into an agreement under which Becton-Dickinson [...]
Millipore Introduces Industry’s First Flow Cytometry Kits for Chemokine Receptors
November 11, 2008
Billerica, Massachusetts—November 11, 2008— Millipore has announced the availability of 11 new flow cytometry kits for chemokine receptor quantification. The FlowCellect™ Chemokine Receptor Surface Expression Quantification Kits are the first flow cytometry kits or their kind. They provide rapid, sensitive assessments in various cell types. Such assessments create a new standard in cell biology research, [...]
Invitrogen and Applied Biosystems Announce European Commission Merger Clearance
November 11, 2008
Closing Date of Merger Scheduled for November 21, 2008; Deadline for Merger Consideration Elections to be Close of Business on November 19, 2008 CARLSBAD, Calif. & NORWALK, Conn.--Invitrogen Corporation (NASDAQ:IVGN - News) and Applied Biosystems Inc. (NYSE:ABI - News) today announced that they have received clearance from the European Commission for their proposed merger. This [...]

