Clarient Launches Gene Expression Test for Prostate Cancer
January 13, 2009
Clarient, Inc. (Nasdaq: CLRT), a premier anatomic pathology and molecular testing services resource for pathologists, oncologists, and the pharmaceutical industry, today announced the commercial launch of its new gene expression test for prostate cancer. This new test will be available through Clarient’s PATHSiTETM virtual reporting tool and accessible to the company’s entire pathology network Clarient’s [...]
NextBio Appoints Sergio Gurrieri as Senior Director of Business Development
January 13, 2009
NextBio, provider of the leading life sciences search engine, today announced the appointment of Sergio Gurrieri, Ph.D., as Senior Director of Business Development. In this role, Dr. Gurrieri will be responsible for identifying new growth opportunities and strategic business development initiatives. Dr. Gurrieri joins NextBio with 20 years of experience in life sciences research, marketing [...]
Original Proline® Pipettes So Reliable they have a 3 Year Warranty!
January 13, 2009
For over 20 years the Biohit Proline Pipettes have been a trusted laboratory tool for precise, accurate and safe pipetting. When specifying pipettes, Demand the Best.. the Original Proline and not copies. The Original Proline Pipettes offer lightweight design, excellent accuracy and precision and are available in most models with Safe Cone Filters. The Biohit [...]
Shimadzu Introduces Smaller, Fastest and Most Sensitive LCMS System
January 13, 2009
COLUMBIA, Md., January 13, 2009 — Shimadzu Scientific Instruments introduces the new compact LCMS-2020 single quadrupole mass spectrometer, which features the world’s fastest scanning capabilities. Utilizing patent pending ultrafast (UF) technology, the LCMS-2020 has faster measurement speed and significantly higher sensitivity than any other single quadrupole analyzer. This provides more accurate detection of trace impurities [...]
febit Appoints Heinz Blunier as COO
January 13, 2009
LEXINGTON, Mass. (USA), and HEIDELBERG, Germany, Jan. 13, 2009 – febit holding GmbH, a developer of the flexible and automated biochip-based DNA-analysis platform Geniom®, today announced the appointment of Heinz Blunier, to the newly created position of Chief Operation Officer. Blunier previously served as Head of Engineering Department at Inventa, CEO of Tegimenta AG, a [...]
Phenomenex Publishes Handbook for Chromatographic Forensic Toxicology Analysis
January 13, 2009
Phenomenex Inc., a global leader in the manufacture of separation science consumables, announces the publication of a new handbook for the application of chromatography in forensic toxicology analysis. "Improved Methods for Forensic Toxicology Analysis" covers the total separation continuum from sample preparation through GC/MS or LC/MS/MS analysis, highlighting specialized new Phenomenex solutions for drug and [...]
Symyx Announces Schering-Plough License for Electronic Lab Notebook
January 13, 2009
Symyx Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMMX) today announced that Schering-Plough Corporation has licensed Symyx Notebook to equip Schering-Plough research scientists with a single, enterprise-wide electronic lab notebook across the company's global R&D operations. "By providing a common, shared notebook across the enterprise, Symyx Notebook facilitates enhanced compliance, greatly improved collaboration between researchers, and support for integration [...]
Leica Microsystems Vice President Completes First Year with Great Success
January 13, 2009
Bannockburn, IL. Leica Microsystems is pleased to announce that Douglas Reed, age 49, who joined Leica Microsystems on November 19, 2007 as Vice President for the Life Science Division, North America and has completed his first year in the position. “Our focus has been and will continue to be to allow scientists to extract the [...]
January 13, 2009
Invitrogen, a division of Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:LIFE), today announced that its DynaChip® HLA Antibody Analysis System has received approval from Health Canada’s Medical Device Bureau for the detection and identification of antibodies to human leukocyte antigen (HLA) markers, which is an essential step in determining the compatibility of organ donors. HLA markers are proteins [...]
DuPont Qualicon BAX® System Salmonella Assay Now Certified by AOAC for Environmental Testing
January 13, 2009
Food processors who already rely on the BAX® system from DuPont Qualicon as a certified method for detecting Salmonella in their end products and ingredients can now use the same polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay to monitor their production environments. Validation studies comparing the BAX® system to traditional culture methods for detecting Salmonella on stainless [...]
