Thermo Fisher Scientific Accelerates Biomarker Research at Pronota
November 20, 2008
ULM, Germany, Nov. 20, 2008– Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced it is helping Pronota, pioneer in biomarker validation through mass spectrometry based in Ghent, Belgium, discover and validate disease biomarkers faster and more cost-effectively with its new HeavyPeptide FasTrack™ service. Heavy peptides are isotopically labeled peptides (very short [...]
Luminex Corporation and Mingyuan Medicare Development Company Sign Distribution Agreement
November 20, 2008
AUSTIN, Texas & HONG KONG--Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ: LMNX - News), the worldwide leader in multiplexed solutions, and Mingyuan Medicare Development Company, a leading supplier of biomedical products in China, today announced the signing of a distribution and supply agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, Mingyuan will serve as the exclusive distributor in China and [...]
Open-source Analysis Tool enables Rapid Annotation of Metagenomes
November 20, 2008
The study of microbial communities from environmental samples, known as metagenomics, has been propelled forward by technological advancements in high-throughput, low-cost sequencing such as 454’s Genome Sequencer FLX System. With the recent use of sequencing approaches for metagenomic analysis, the major research challenges have shifted from generating to analyzing data. To resolve these analysis bottlenecks, [...]
November 20, 2008
OMAHA, Neb., Nov. 20 -- Transgenomic (OTC Bulletin Board: TBIO) today announced that it has been awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support the development of its proposed SURVEYOR Endonuclease Adaptor-ligated Libraries (SEAL) technology. A cost-effective and high throughput enabling technology for whole genome [...]
November 20, 2008
International Agreement Licenses Seno's Opto-Acoustic Imaging Technology To VisualSonics to Enable Molecular Imaging at the Cellular Level and Aid in the Pursuit of Neurology, Regenerative Medicine, Inflammation, and Cancer Applications TORONTO and SAN ANTONIO, TX, Nov. 20 - VisualSonics and Seno Medical Instruments today announced the official signing of a licensing agreement providing VisualSonics exclusive [...]
Analytik Jena signs major contracts in China
November 20, 2008
Analytik Jena AG (Prime Standard; DE0005213508) received at the beginning of the new fiscal year the acceptance of a contract for several CDC (Center for Disease Control and prevention) projects in China. In six provinces in China, Analytik Jena will provide analytical instruments. Overall, the German based producer of highly innovative equipment will deliver 90 [...]
GE To Develop Biotic Man To Help Accelerate Drug Development
November 20, 2008
GE Global Research, the technology development arm for the General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), announced today a two-year, $1.1 million collaboration with the Transformational Medical Technologies Initiative (TMTI) to develop a physiologically based "virtual human.” This collaboration is supported by a contract awarded by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), a division of the U.S. Department [...]
November 20, 2008
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 20 -- Sigma-Aldrich (Nasdaq: SIAL) announced today the global release of MISSION(R) In VIVO QUALITY and iScale Oligos(TM) siRNA. MISSION(R) In VIVO QUALITY and iScale Oligos(TM) siRNA are expected to allow researchers to successfully take the next step in their RNAi research with the highest purity and quality siRNA required for RNAi [...]
November 20, 2008
Angstrom Scientific, Inc., a representative for nanoscale level measurement and control manufacturers, announces an agreement with Kleindiek Nanotechnik GmbH to become the sales and service representative for Kleindiek's micro- and nano-manipulation systems for electron microscopy and focused ion beam (FIB) applications in the USA. "The Kleindiek tools for nano-manipulation and characterization are an excellent addition [...]
Dr. Elaine Mardis Joins Pacific Biosciences Scientific Advisory Board
November 20, 2008
Pacific Biosciences, a private company developing third-generation DNA sequencing technology, announced today that Elaine Mardis, Ph.D., co-director of The Genome Center at Washington University School of Medicine, has joined its Scientific Advisory Board. The company also announced that it recently received $20 million in funding from a new investor, Blackstone Cleantech Venture Partners, bringing the [...]
