NEW YORK, April 21 -- GenVault, a leading provider of room-temperature biosample transport, storage and management technologies, announced the release today of GenConnect 3.2, the newest version of its software for complete biosample management. Highlights of the release include a strategic licensing model that enables GenConnect to be integrated seamlessly into third-party informatics offerings, as [...]

MADISON, Wis. & ST. LOUIS--Roche NimbleGen and Sigma-Aldrich (Nasdaq:SIAL) have started a collaboration to further chromatin immunoprecipitation-on-microarray (ChIP-chip) research by aligning their two complementary technologies, Roche NimbleGen’s ChIP-chip high-density microarrays and GenomePlex by Sigma-Aldrich. Together, the platforms enable researchers to effectively study the entire genome for epigenetic interactions between DNA and DNA-binding proteins to determine [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (April 21, 2009) – METTLER TOLEDO, the technology leader in Thermal Analysis, introduces TOPEM®–the latest advancement of Temperature Modulated Differential Scanning Calorimetry (TMDSC) for the DSC1. This new multi-frequency modulated technique allows for complete separation of overlapping effects (reversing/non-reversing), very accurate quasi-static heat capacity, as well as investigation of the frequency dependence of [...]

SAN MARCOS, CA . . . Torrey Pines Scientific announces its NEW, compact EchoTherm™ Digital Hot Plates and Digital Stirring Hot Plates that use minimum bench space. These NEW units are ideal in chemical, pharmaceutical, environmental, biochemical, electronic and other laboratories where temperature accuracy, ease of use, and reproducible sample preparations are a must. The [...]

Hopkinton, Mass., (April 21, 2009) - Hamilton Storage Technologies introduces the automated -20°C Sample Access Manager (SAM) - an affordable cold storage system for compounds and biological samples. The new -20°C SAM ensures sample integrity by maintaining a precise storage environment at user-determined levels, between +20°C and -40°C. Based on the technology behind Hamilton's -80°C [...]

Mobile field clinics to provide cervical cancer screening to 50,000 women Venlo, The Netherlands / Kolkata, India, April 21, 2009 --- QIAGEN and the Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute (CNCI) today announced a collaboration to establish the first large-scale cervical cancer screening program for women in Kolkata, India. QIAGEN (NASDAQ: QGEN, Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) will [...]

E&K Scientific, the premier provider of laboratory supplies and instrumentation to academic, biotech and pharmaceutical research laboratories, today announced the release of its specialty Accuflow product line, supporting the local community and the environment. San Jose, CA (Vocus) April 21, 2009 -- E&K Scientific, the premier provider of laboratory supplies (www.eandkscientific.com) and instrumentation to academic, [...]

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England--Nonlinear Dynamics Ltd, the world leading developer of analysis solutions for proteomics and biomarker discovery has launched new versions of all the products in its innovative Progenesis range. The new releases of Progenesis LC-MS, Progenesis MALDI and Progenesis SameSpots underline Nonlinear’s commitment to remain the leader in the quest to make reproducible [...]

PRLog (Press Release) – Apr 21, 2009 – Hamburg, – Olympus has introduced the LEXT OLS4000, the latest version of the highly successful LEXT confocal laser scanning microscope metrology system. The OLS4000 brings a number of additional features and enhanced functionality, including near-vertical slope capabilities, larger optical zoom and navigation overview window. The new software [...]

World leader in assay technology expands offerings for disease biomarker research Experimental Biology 2009 NEW ORLEANS--At Experimental Biology 2009, PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and the environment, today unveiled a major new series of AlphaLISA® “No Wash” immunoassay kits to help enable advanced biomarker research in [...]