Accelr8 Announces Collaboration with Denver Health Medical Center in Study of ICU Patients
February 12, 2009
Accelr8 Technology Corporation (Alternext: AXK) today announced that the company will collaborate with the Denver Health Medical Center (DHMC) in a study of ICU patients at risk for contracting ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). Denver Health is receiving funding for the study as a Team Science Award from the Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CCTSI, https://ctsa1.uchsc.edu). [...]
Agilent Technologies Direct Drive Robot Wins Outstanding New Product Award
February 12, 2009
Agilent Technologies Inc., has announced that its recently introduced Direct Drive Robot was recognised by the Association for Laboratory Automation (ALA) as one of the top three outstanding new products at LabAutomation2009. The Direct Drive Robot advances high-throughput screening for drug-discovery research and can also be used in genomics applications, including DNA extraction and PCR [...]
Signature Microarray Covers Regions of the Genome Associated with Schizophrenia
February 12, 2009
SPOKANE, Wash.--Signature Genomic Laboratories’ flagship microarray, the SignatureChip®, covers regions of the human genome that were known and recently published to be associated with susceptibility to schizophrenia. A study led by investigators from Duke University and published Feb. 6 in PloS Genetics examined 1073 individuals with schizophrenia and 1148 unaffected control individuals. Among individuals with [...]
454 Life Sciences and Max Planck Institute Complete Draft 1X Sequence of Neanderthal Genome
February 12, 2009
In a press conference held on February 12 in Leipzig, Germany, and simultaneously at the AAAS Annual Meeting in Chicago, researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology and 454 Life Sciences announced the completion of the 1X draft sequence of the Neanderthal genome. The announcement draws closure to an ambitious sequencing project initiated [...]
February 12, 2009
BURLINGTON, N.C.--Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings (LabCorp®) (NYSE:LH) announces that it is the first national clinical laboratory to offer HCV PCR testing using a newly FDA approved assay, the Roche COBAS® AmpliPrep/COBAS® TaqMan® HCV Test. This assay is intended to be used as an aid in managing HCV-infected individuals undergoing antiviral therapy. The assay can [...]
OSI Systems Awarded $11 Million Contract for Cargo and Vehicle Inspection Systems
February 12, 2009
HAWTHORNE, Calif.--OSI Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: OSIS - News), a vertically-integrated provider of specialized electronic products for critical applications in the Security and Healthcare industries, today announced that its Security division, Rapiscan Systems, has been awarded a $11 million contract from an undisclosed international customs authority for multiple Rapiscan Eagle® M4500 high energy cargo and vehicle [...]
Reveleris™ Flash Chromatography System
February 12, 2009
Simplify flash purifications by detecting more and collecting smarter in less time. The Reveleris™ Flash Chromatography System from Grace Davison Discovery Sciences uses RevealX™ detection technology to overcome the limitations of traditional UV-based purifications. Combine revolutionary detection power with new Reveleris™ SRC cartridges to maximize sample resolution, loading, and recovery. Web: https://www.discoverysciences.com/Reveleris The information presented [...]
February 12, 2009
Discovery Could Lead to the Development of a Next-Generation Assay to Improve Diagnosis and Treatment of Ovarian Cancer FREMONT, Calif., Feb. 12 -- Vermillion, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: VRML), a molecular diagnostics company, today announced that the U.S. Patent Office (USPTO) has issued a notice of allowance to the Company for the discovery of hepcidin [...]
CETAC Technologies Expands Sales Force to Enhance Customer Support to Southeastern U.S.
February 12, 2009
Omaha, NE --- CETAC Technologies has added personnel to its sales force to help the company provide customers with enhanced customer service and support. Mr. Edward Covey recently joined the organization after 31-year tenure with PerkinElmer Corporation as a Regional Sales Manager and Director of Marketing and Sales Development. Edward Covey will focus his efforts [...]
February 11, 2009
ROCKVILLE, Md., Feb. 11 -- OriGene Technologies, Inc. ("OriGene") today announced it has raised an additional $6.5 million in a private equity financing. With this financing, OriGene completed the acquisition of the assets of privately held Shenzhen P&A Biotech, a manufacturer and provider of monoclonal antibodies (mAb) to the research community. With this acquisition OriGene [...]
