Roche NimbleGen Launches CGH 12x135K Microarrays for Detection of CopyNumber Variation

Roche NimbleGen, Inc. has launched NimbleGen Comparative Genomic Hybridization (CGH) microarrays in a 12x135K format for analysis of DNA copy number variation. NimbleGen CGH 12x135K arrays allow simultaneous analysis of 12 independent sample pairs on a single microarray slide, each with 135,000 empirically tested long oligonucleotide probes. This new array format will enable rapid and [...]

MDS Inc. Announces Appointment of James S.A. MacDonald as Chairman of Board of Directors

John T. Mayberry Decides to Step Down as Chairman TORONTO, Nov. 19 - MDS Inc. (TSX: MDS - News; NYSE: MDZ - News), a leading provider of products and services to the global life-sciences markets, today announced the appointment of James S.A. MacDonald as Chairman of the Company's Board of Directors. Mr. MacDonald, whose appointment [...]

Free Symyx Draw 3.1 Download for Academic and Non-Commercial Personal Use

Innovative Chemical Structure Drawing Software Replaces ISIS/Draw, Offers Superior Publication-Quality Graphics SANTA CLARA, CA--Nov 19, 2008 -- Symyx Technologies, Inc. (NasdaqGS:SMMX - News) today announced that Symyx Draw 3.1, the chemical drawing application that replaces industry-leading ISIS/Draw, is now available for download at no charge for academic and non-commercial personal use (www.symyx.com/getdraw). Symyx Draw 3.1 [...]

Invitrogen and Applied Biosystems Announce Preliminary Results of Election Regarding Merger Consideration

Invitrogen Corporation (NASDAQ:IVGN) and Applied Biosystems Inc. (NYSE:ABI) today announced the preliminary results of elections made by Applied Biosystems stockholders regarding their preferences as to the form of merger consideration they will receive in the pending acquisition of Applied Biosystems by Invitrogen. The election deadline for Applied Biosystems stockholders to have made merger consideration elections [...]

Bruker Announces Order for 10 NMR Systems to Enable World-Class Scientific Research at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)

Wednesday November 19, 7:00 am ET BILLERICA, Mass.--Bruker BioSpin announces today that it has received an order from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) for ten (10) Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectrometers valued at close to $20 million, including Bruker’s flagship 950 MHz superconducting NMR magnet. KAUST is a new graduate-level research university [...]

Mexican Department of Public Health to Launch Screening for Human Papillomavirus (HPV), Cause of Cervical Cancer

QIAGEN's Digene HPV Test Selected for World's First National HPV Screening Program MEXICO CITY, Mexico, November 19 -- In a campaign to significantly reduce the most common cancer affecting Mexican women, the Mexican Public Health Agency (Secretaria de Salud or SSA) has announced it is launching the first phase of a program that will offer [...]

FEBIT ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC INVESTMENT AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH IN-Q-TEL

febit group, specialists in the field of advanced and flexible genomic analysis, today announced a strategic investment and technology development agreement with In-Q-Tel, the independent strategic investment firm that identifies innovative technology solutions to support the mission of the broader U.S. Intelligence Community. This strategic collaboration will further the development of febit’s Geniom® Technology to [...]

LabCorp Launches Tumor MGMT Gene Methylation Testing

Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings (LabCorp®) (NYSE: LH) announced today that it has introduced its MGMT gene methylation assay using Methylation-Specific PCR technology licensed from OncoMethylome Sciences (Euronext Brussels: ONCOB; Euronext Amsterdam: ONCOA). Methylation of the MGMT gene promoter has been shown to be a common event in brain cancers and predictive of response to [...]

BudgetSensors Introduces Tipless All-In-One AFM Probes

BudgetSensors® introduces Tipless All-In-One AFM Probes. Sofia, Bulgaria (PRWEB) November 19, 2008 -- BudgetSensors®, a Bulgarian manufacturer of silicon and silicon nitride probes, as well as AFM accessories for Atomic Force Microscopes (AFM), announces the commercial introduction of the "Tipless All-In-One AFM Probe" - a tipless version of the recently introduced versatile silicon AFM probe [...]

Thermo Fisher Scientific Now Offers Free Feed Water Analysis

Thermo Scientific H2O SELECT Program Provides Expert Analysis to Match the Best Water Purification System for Research Applications MILFORD, MA., (19 November, 2008) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, has introduced the free Thermo Scientific H2O SELECT Water Testing Program, providing total confidence for scientists with their pure water applications. [...]

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