April 1, 2009
New Protein Expression Kit Enables Serum-free, Stable Cell Line Development under cGMP Guidelines CARLSBAD, Calif.--Invitrogen, a division of Life Technologies (NASDAQ:LIFE), today announced the launch of the GIBCO® OptiCHO™ Protein Express Kit, a new integrated solution for simple and efficient development of serum-free, stable cell lines for biotherapeutic development. This is the first kit of [...]
April 1, 2009
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND--(April 1, 2009) - Biomatters, Ltd., a global provider of bioinformatics software for the management, visualization and interpretation of sequence data for laboratory scientists, announced today that the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York City has chosen Geneious software to support research at the Sackler Institute for Comparative Genomics (SICG). [...]
Smiths Detection’s Air Cargo Solutions Help Commercial Freight Services Meet TSA Screening Mandates
April 1, 2009
Advanced X-ray System Scans Entire Pallets; Explosives Trace Detectors Used for Individual, Break Bulk Cargo Screening PINE BROOK, N.J.--Smiths Detection today announces Commercial Freight Services, Inc. (CFS) of Romulus, Michigan, has selected the company’s trace detection and X-ray solutions to meet Transportation Security Administration (TSA) air cargo screening mandate deadlines. CFS is deploying an IONSCAN [...]
SsoFast EvaGreen Supermix Delivers 25% Faster qPCR Results
April 1, 2009
HERCULES, CA –April 1, 2009 – Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc, (NYSE: BIO and BIOb), a multinational manufacturer and distributor of life science research and clinical diagnostic products, today announced the launch of the SsoFast™ EvaGreen® Supermix, the first member of Bio-Rad’s next-generation family of high-performance, real-time PCR reagents. Through instant polymerase activation, optimal primer binding, and [...]
April 1, 2009
Biohit has introduced a NEW line of Filter Tips which are an ideal tool for any scientist concerned about sample integrity, safety, and minimizing contamination risks. They can be used in applications including molecular biology, microbiology and cell culture, as well as radioactive work. These Filter Tips have been designed to meet high quality and [...]
Vitro Introduces “Tools for Stem Cell and Drug Development™”
April 1, 2009
GOLDEN, Colo.--Vitro Diagnostics, Inc. (OTCBB: VODG), dba Vitro Biopharma, announced the introduction of “Tools for Stem Cell and Drug Development™” at the recently held Society of Toxicology meeting in Baltimore, MD. These products are designed to support stem cell and cancer research specifically targeting mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and a new type of stem cell [...]
April 1, 2009
ACQUITY UltraPerformance Liquid Chromatography Paired With Xevo TQ and Synapt HDMS Mass Spectrometers Target Small Molecule Biomarkers Linked to Disease MILFORD, Mass., April 1 -- Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT - News) announced today that the National Cancer Institute's Center for Cancer Research in Bethesda, Md., purchased Waters® ACQUITY UPLC®/Synapt High Definition MS (HDMS(TM)) and Waters [...]
April 1, 2009
QIAGEN donates one million tests to expand access to HPV screening in the world's poorest countries Venlo, The Netherlands - April 1, 2009 - Results from an eight-year trial involving more than 130,000 women published today in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) demonstrate that in low-resource settings a single round of HPV testing [...]
U.S. Court of Appeals (CAFC) Rejects ThirdWave/Hologic’s Anti-Trust Claims Against QIAGEN
April 1, 2009
GAITHERSBURG, Md., April 1, 2009 -- QIAGEN Gaithersburg Inc. (formerly Digene Corporation), a wholly-owned subsidiary of QIAGEN N.V. (NasdaqGS:QGEN - News) (Frankfurt:QIA.F - News) today announced the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) denied an appeal by ThirdWave Technologies Inc. (``ThirdWave'), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hologic, Inc. (NasdaqGS:HOLX - News) and affirmed [...]
April 1, 2009
Testing Will Help Advance Technology to Find a Faster, More Accurate and Repeatable Method for Drug-Particle Sizing PITTSBURGH, April 1 -- ChemImage, (www.chemimage.com) today announces a strategic research partnership with Next Breath, LLC (www.nextbreath.net), a leading Contract Research Organization (CRO) to further validate ChemImage's Raman Chemical Imaging for bioequivalence applications for nasal spray suspensions. Baltimore, [...]

