Applied Biosystems Collaborates With Leading Medical Institution to Study Mechanisms of Cancer Development Using SOLiD System

A team of researchers from the Mayo Clinic today announced preliminary data that demonstrates the advantages of sequencing-based approaches for associating structural variants with RNA expression profiles to identify potential biomarkers in head and neck cancer. The data is the result of an ongoing scientific collaboration formed in 2008 between the Mayo Clinic and Applied [...]

Sciformatix Corporation and E&K Scientific Announce Partnership

LOS GATOS, Calif., Feb 05, 2009 -- Sciformatix Corporation, a pioneer in Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) delivered via the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model, today announced that the company has entered into a partnership with E&K Scientific, the premier provider of laboratory supplies and instrumentation to academic, biotech and pharmaceutical research laboratories. Under terms of the [...]

Applied Biosystems Awards Genomic Research Grant to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Researchers Will Use SOLiD 3 System to Conduct Whole Genome Re-sequencing to Detect Genetic Alterations in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia CARLSBAD, Calif.--Applied Biosystems, a division of Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:LIFE - News), today announced the recipient of its “What Would You Do With a $10K Genome” grant program. This program was created to inspire new scientific [...]

CLC Bio Launches Largest Software Update to Date and Now Includes Gene Expression Analyses

CLC bio just launched major updates to all their workbenches, resulting in the largest software update in the company's history. Other than a wide range of new features and improvements within sequence analysis, CLC bio’s two top software products CLC Main Workbench and CLC Genomics Workbench now supports a full workflow in analysis of both [...]

Illumina Presents Development Roadmap for Scaling its Genome Analyzer

Innovations to substantially increase output, decrease cost, and expand applications SAN DIEGO--Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN - News) unveiled a development roadmap for its Genome Analyzer system that charts a path to generate greater than 95 Gigabases of high quality data per run in 2009. This roadmap, which was presented at a user-group meeting at this week’s [...]

GeneCore Facility at the EMBL Purchases Genomatix’ Next Generation Sequencing Data Analysis Systems

Thorough tests with real life data let EMBL go for Genomatix Munich, Germany and Heidelberg, Germany - February 4, 2009 - Genomatix Software, a leading provider of complete solutions for the analysis of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) data, announced today that the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) installed a Genomatix Mining Station and a Genomatix [...]

RainDance Technologies Announces Commercial Release of its Sequence Enrichment Solution

LEXINGTON, Mass.--RainDance Technologies, Inc., a provider of innovative microdroplet-based solutions for human health and disease research, today announced the commercial release of its Sequence Enrichment Solution for sales in North America. In an announcement at the 2009 Advances in Genome Biology and Technology Conference (AGBT), the company said it has begun accepting orders for the [...]

Phenomenex Publishes Chromatography Guide for Environmental Testing

Torrance, CA (February 4, 2008) - Phenomenex Inc., a global leader in the manufacture of separation science consumables, announces the publication of a new guide for the application of chromatography in environmental testing. This 32-page guide presents a comprehensive range of solutions for the testing of environmental contaminants, along with helpful hints and tips. Phenomenex's [...]

Accelrys Releases Pipeline Pilot Enterprise Server(TM) 7.5 Platform for Scientific Research Informatics

Supports Microsoft Office SharePoint Server for Streamlined Collaboration and Content Management SAN DIEGO, CA--Feb 4, 2009 -- Accelrys, Inc. (NasdaqGM:ACCL - News), a leading provider of scientific business intelligence software and services, today announced the release of Pipeline Pilot Enterprise Server(TM) 7.5, the premier platform for the integration, analysis, and reporting of scientific data. This [...]

MDS Analytical Technologies’ Laser Capture Microdissection Helps Facilitate Discovery of Potential New Colon-Cancer Biomarker

SUNNYVALE, CA, Feb. 4 - MDS Analytical Technologies, a leader in innovative solutions for drug discovery and life sciences research, today announced that its Arcturus® Laser Capture Microdissection (LCM) instruments were used by researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) in their discovery of genetic variations that may prove to be key predictors of risk [...]

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