ProteOn Used to Rapidly Screen for Binding Affinities of Reagents

HERCULES, CA – January 29, 2009 – Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb), a multinational manufacturer and distributor of life science research and clinical diagnostic products, announced today the University of Toronto selected the ProteOn™ XPR36 protein interaction array system to screen protein-specific affinity reagents, including antibodies and antibody fragments, as part of an [...]

Veeco Introduces Dimension Icon Atomic Force Microscope: Large-Sample AFM with Small-Sample Resolution

PLAINVIEW, N.Y.--Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO - News), the leading provider of atomic force microscopes (AFMs) to the nanoscience community, announced today the release of its Dimension® Icon™ AFM. Building upon the world’s most utilized large-sample AFM platform, the latest member of Veeco’s Dimension product line delivers the highest resolution, best ease-of-use, and fastest time-to-results [...]

Transgenomic and Power3 Medical Complete Agreement for Exclusive License of Neurodegenerative Biomarker Test

Targets Diagnosis and Early Detection of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases OMAHA, Neb. and HOUSTON, Tex., Feb. 2, 2009 -- Transgenomic, Inc. (OTC BB: TBIO.OB) and Power3 Medical Products, Inc. (OTC BB: PWRM) today announced they have finalized a transaction, pursuant to their signed Letter of Intent announced December 2, 2008 (see “Transgenomic Signs Letter of [...]

Forbes Names Luminex Corporation One of the 25 Fastest-Growing Technology Companies in America

AUSTIN, Texas--Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ: LMNX), the worldwide leader in multiplexed solutions, today announced that it has been named one of the 25 Fastest-Growing Technology Companies in America by Forbes. “We are honored to be recognized by Forbes for our strong financial performance, growth and execution,” said Patrick J. Balthrop, president and chief executive officer of [...]

Forbes Names Illumina America’s Fastest-Growing Technology Company for Second Time

Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced that Forbes named it to the top of the 2009 list of 25 Fastest-Growing Technology Companies in the United States. This is the second time in the past three years that Forbes has ranked Illumina #1 on its list of rapidly growing technology companies. Illumina develops, manufactures, and markets a [...]

New dealer complements direct sales activities

Mumbai, India (30 January 2009) – Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, today announced that it has signed an agreement with TTL Technologies Pvt. Ltd., a pioneer in instrumentation solutions, to distribute Thermo Scientific rheometers and viscometers in India – effective January 1st, 2009. By combining the market expertise of TTL with [...]

Gen-Probe to Acquire Tepnel Life Sciences, Fast-Growing European Molecular Diagnostics Company

Gen-Probe to Acquire Tepnel Life Sciences, Fast-Growing European Molecular Diagnostics Company, for 92.8 Million Pounds Sterling ($132.2 Million) in Cash SAN DIEGO, Calif., Jan 30, 2009 -- - Tepnel Brings Gen-Probe Current and Future Growth Opportunities in Transplant Diagnostics and Genetic Testing, Accelerates European Expansion Strategy - Gen-Probe Incorporated (Nasdaq: GPRO), a pioneer and leader [...]

Automatic melting point detection – pure and simple

Stuart’s new SMP40 automatic melting point apparatus incorporates the latest digital video imaging technology to detect and accurately capture the melting point of up to three samples simultaneously. The only unit to offer a colour VGA screen to view the melt process in real time or retrospectively, the SMP40 also introduces an innovative split-design concept [...]

454 Sequencing Helps Identify Herpes-like Viruses That May Contribute to Pandemic Decline of Tropical Reefs

In an effort to determine the influence of viral pathogens in declining coral health, researchers at San Diego State University recently used metagenomic analysis with the Genome Sequencer System from 454 Life Sciences to sequence Porites compressa coral samples under varying environmental stressors. The purpose of the study, led by Dr. Forest Rohwer, was to [...]

Agilent Technologies Supports Healex ChemLaunch to Round Out Chromatography Software Suite

SANTA CLARA, Calif., and WILMINGTON, Del., Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) and Healex Systems Ltd. today announced that Agilent now fully supports Healex’s ChemLaunch remote instrument access and control module for Agilent’s ChemStation chromatography software. This, combined with Agilent’s OpenLAB laboratory operating system, provides an integrated software environment for large-scale, distributed analytical labs. "Now, users [...]

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