ExonHit Launches Mouse Genome SpliceArray(TM) for use in Human Disease Modeling Studies

PARIS, November 28 -- ExonHit Therapeutics S.A. (Alternext: ALEHT), a drug and diagnostic discovery company, announces today the availability of its new SpliceArray(TM) for use in studying mouse models of human disease. These SpliceArray(TM) products help our clients accelerate and refine their therapeutic target discovery and validation efforts. Using our high resolution expression profiling analysis, [...]

PerkinElmer Names Achim von Leoprechting as Vice President, Cellular Imaging and Analysis

PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on the health and safety of people and the environment, today announced the appointment of Achim von Leoprechting, Ph.D., as vice president and general manager, cellular imaging and analysis solutions. In this role, Dr.von Leoprechting will be responsible for driving the cellular imaging business for PerkinElmer. Dr. von Leoprechting [...]

State of Illinois Selects Tepnel’s Cystic Fibrosis Test for Mandated Screening of all Newborns

Tepnel Life Sciences plc ('Tepnel' or 'the Company') Manchester, UK, 26 November, 2008 -- Tepnel Life Sciences PLC (AIM: TED) today announced that the Illinois Department of Public Health has selected its Elucigene™ CF-US test for two-stage testing for cystic fibrosis (CF) as part of a new mandate to screen all newborns for the disease. [...]

Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. Welcomes Tom Klinckman, Ph.D. as Implementation Engineer

Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL) is pleased to announce the addition of Dr. Thomas Klinckman to the rapidly expanding Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) Implementation team. Dr. Klinckman comes to ATL with over 15 years of experience in laboratory operations and laboratory automation. Previously, he served as the Laboratory Manager at Energy Northwest in Richland, [...]

New agreement provides tools for molecular analysis

A new OEM agreement between Renishaw plc (UK) and NT-MDT (Russia) establishes a framework for bringing nano-scale visualisation and analysis to researchers. During the recent International Raman Microscopy Conference (ICORS XXI) in London, Dr. Ken Williams of Renishaw plc (UK), and Dr. Andrew Shubin of NT-MDT (Russia) signed an OEM agreement, whereby NT-MDT will sell, [...]

Aldrich(R) Releases Materials Science Catalog That Includes Products to Advance Sustainable Energy and Nanotechnology Research

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 26 -- Aldrich, a division of Sigma-Aldrich (Nasdaq: SIAL - News), has released its new "materials by application" Materials Science catalog. The catalog features more than 4,000 products for research in Alternative Energy, Organic Electronics, Metal & Ceramic Science, Nanomaterials, Micro/NanoElectronics and Polymer Science. Each chapter contains technical information and highlights from [...]

Ocimum Biosolutions to Distribute CLARMON’s QAvalid™ Compliance Management Solution

GAITHERSBURG, Md.--Ocimum Biosolutions is proud to announce its partnership with Clarmon Corporation to distribute, implement and support its Compliance Management Solution, QAvalid™. Ocimum Biosolutions’ extensive knowledge of Computer Systems Validation requirements and processes as well as its extensive understanding of pharmaceutical and biotechnology laboratories combined with Clarmon's unique solution, QAvalid™, creates a valuable partnership for [...]

Proxeon partners in the EU-funded PROSPECTS research consortium

Leading institutes and suppliers collaborate on development of next-generation proteomic technologies Odense, Denmark, 25. November 2008. Proxeon announced today that the company will participate, as one of 12 partners, in a new research consortium, PROSPECTS (PROteomics SPECification in Time and Space, www.prospects-fp7.eu). The project will focus on development of new proteomics technologies to provide unique [...]

Quiet & Productive Biological Sample Concentrator

KINGSTON, England, Nov. 25, 2008-The versatile, budget priced miVac Duo biological sample concentrator from Genevac (www.genevac.com) rapidly removes a wide range of solvents. Featuring a high displacement pump, the unit typically removes water up to 40% faster than similar concentrators and is extremely quiet. The miVac Duo is suitable for use with a wide range [...]

GE Healthcare Introduces DeCyder 2D 7.0 Differential Analysis Software

Improves Quantitative Analysis of Differences in Protein Abundance Between Samples GE Healthcare has introduced DeCyder™ 2D 7.0, a new software package for analysis of 2-D Fluorescence Difference Gel Electrophoresis (2-D DIGE) experiments. 2-D DIGE is a powerful tool for detection and quantitation of real biological differences in protein abundance between different samples. DeCyder 2D 7.0 [...]

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