SEQUENOM Announces Cost Cutting Initiative in Genetic Analysis Business

SAN DIEGO--SEQUENOM, Inc. (NASDAQ: SQNM) today announced that as a result of the continuing weak outlook in 2009 for capital equipment sales, particularly in the USA, the company has implemented cost cutting initiatives in the Genetic Analysis (GA) business to ensure the unit remains financially strong and approaches cash flow breakeven. These measures are expected [...]

Perlegen Out-Licenses Genetic Diagnostics Intellectual Property to Celera

Genetic Analysis Patents and Cardiac Genetic Markers Key to Development of New Celera Tests MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--Perlegen Sciences, which develops genetic tests that correlate genetic variation to predisposition to disease and drug response, announced today that it has entered a non-exclusive license agreement with Celera focused on a family of patents that covers methods of [...]

Linguamatics Integrates ChemAxon Technology to Provide Enhanced Chemical Text Mining Capabilities

Chemical Structure Similarity and Substructure-Enabled Text Mining Available in I2E Platform New Capability on Show at Bio-IT World ‘09, Boston, April 27-29 Bio-IT World Conference & Expo ‘09 Linguamatics Booth no. 315 ChemAxon Booth no. 312 CAMBRIDGE, UK--Linguamatics, a leader in enterprise text mining for the life science and other markets, today announced a partnership [...]

Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces New Solvent Recycling System

Thermo Scientific SRS Pro Reduces Mobile Phase Consumption by up to 90% MILFORD, MA., (23 April 2009) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, has introduced the Thermo Scientific SRS Pro Solvent Recycling System to re-use valuable solvent in light of the global acetonitrile shortage. With the ability to reduce mobile [...]

BioTek Instruments Relocates and Expands Singapore Office

April 23, 2009, WINOOSKI VT, USA — BioTek Instruments announced today the incorporation and expansion of BioTek Instruments Singapore, Pte. Ltd. This new and independent company will provide even greater support for the Asia Pacific distribution network and end-user customers. New office space includes conference suites and a demonstration facility for application optimization and training [...]

febit Receives European Patent for Gene Extraction Procedure

LEXINGTON, Mass. (USA), and HEIDELBERG, Germany, April 22, 2009 – febit holding gmbh announced today, that the company has been granted the first European patent (EP1436609) for a microarray-based nucleic acid extraction procedure. In conjunction with the US patent US7320862, febit now holds a unique patent position in the dynamic market of sample preparation for [...]

New Vectra™ Platform Rapidly Analyzes Tissue Slides and Microarrays in Brightfield and Fluorescence

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 [...]

Six New Genes Associated with Heart Attacks

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 [...]

Spartan Bioscience Expands to Meet DNA Market Opportunity

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 [...]

Biotage Releases Initiator 2.5 Microwave Synthesizer for Improved Performance and Results

(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 [...]

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