PerkinElmer Introduces General Purpose Optical Bench Accessory
November 10, 2008
PerkinElmer today introduced its General Purpose Optical Bench (GPOB) accessory for the Spectrum™ 100 and 400 spectrometers. The accessory is designed to offer flexibility for laboratories performing more advanced or specialized applications that are difficult to perform using the base instrument’s standard sample compartment. Because it attaches to the right side of the Spectrum baseplate, [...]
November 10, 2008
GenomeQuest, Inc., the leader in sequence informatics, today announced researchers at the University of California, Davis used its recently announced On-Demand Informatics Solution to process and analyze next-generation sequencing data, successfully leading to identification of a new RNA virus from a declining Syrah grapevine cultivar. The virus-hunting project was led by UC Davis researchers from [...]
Symbion Systems Releases Version 2.1 of Its Symbion-DX Process Analytical Software Suite
November 10, 2008
Symbion Systems, Inc., a leader in providing analytical instrument control, analysis, and connectivity software, today announced the release of Symbion-DX, Version 2.1. The new version preserves all of the advanced features of earlier versions while adding several new capabilities, including a significantly expanded instrument control, spectroscopic data processing, and methods development capabilities. The result is [...]
Diagenic Announces Launch of First Breast Cancer Gene-Expression Blood Test
November 10, 2008
India Chosen as First Commercial Market to Demonstrate Test's Potential for Rapid Uptake OSLO and FOSTER CITY, California, November 10 -- DiaGenic ASA (OSL: DIAG) and Applied Biosystems Inc. (NYSE: ABI - News) today announced the launch of BCtect(TM), a blood-based test for early detection of breast cancer. The test searches for a unique gene [...]
November 10, 2008
Victoria, BC, Canada „Ÿ November 10, 2008 „Ÿ GenoLogics, the leader in translational research informatics solutions for life sciences, today announced that it has signed a three year global agreement with Pfizer to provide informatics solutions to its research labs. Under the terms of the agreement, GenoLogics will provide an enterprise enabled lab and data [...]
PerkinElmer Announces New Business Alignment Focused on Improving Human and Environmental Health
November 10, 2008
“For the Better” recognizes Company’s mission to enable better outcomes and results WALTHAM, Mass. -- PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI), today announced an alignment of its businesses reflecting the Company’s commitment to create a healthier, cleaner and safer world. As of January 1, 2009, PerkinElmer’s businesses will be focused into two strategic areas – Human Health [...]
New Product: real-time PCR Tube Strips and Masterclear® Cap Strips
November 10, 2008
Eppendorf has launched new real-time PCR consumables, broadening theproduct range for real-time PCR applications. The new tube strips consist of 8connected tubes, made of white polypropylene to increase flourescencereflection. Thus, these concumables have the same characteristics as thetwin.tec real-time PCR plates. TheMasterclear® Cap Stripsare cap strips of 8 connected caps with 2 main advantages: 1. [...]
November 7, 2008
Cambridge, UK. (7 November 2008) Quotient Bioresearch, a leading provider of early phase drug development and sports testing services, today announces that it is investing in its development with the purchase of three Thermo Scientific LTQ Orbitrap XL mass spectrometers. This significant investment demonstrates Quotient Bioresearch's commitment to offering the highest quality service to its [...]
BioReliance Introduces New Protein Array Platform — ReliArray™
November 7, 2008
Provides Antibody Detection with Greater Speed, Sensitivity and Scalability ROCKVILLE, Md.--BioReliance announces the introduction of its new protein array platform that offers greater sensitivity, reduced testing time and reliable results. The platform, brand-named ReliArray™, can simultaneously screen for four non-human pathogens in animal serum. “It is essential to researchers that they can depend on the [...]
Illumina Announces Breakthrough Human Genome Sequencing Studies Published in Nature
November 7, 2008
Illumina (NASDAQ: ILMN) today announced that the November 6, 2008 issue of Nature published sequencing results of the first Yoruban human genome. The study was completed by Illumina scientists and collaborators at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and generated greater than 30x average coverage of the genome. Four million single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), including one million [...]

