Simulations Plus Releases ClassPharmer™ Version 4.6
January 9, 2009
New Version Further Improves Powerful Data Mining and Drug Design Capabilities LANCASTER, Calif.--Simulations Plus, Inc. (NASDAQ:SLP), a leading provider of simulation and modeling software for pharmaceutical discovery and development, announces the release of ClassPharmer 4.6, the latest version of its state-of-the-art software used by pharmaceutical research scientists for analysis of chemical libraries and design of [...]
Sirius Genomics Announces New Collaboration with UK Critical Care Genomics Group
January 9, 2009
VANCOUVER, Jan. 9 - Sirius Genomics, a developer of pharmacogenomic tests, announced today that it has signed a collaborative agreement with the United Kingdom Critical Care Genomics (UKCCG) Group. The agreement focuses on the continued development of Sirius' pharmacogenomic diagnostic for responsiveness to recombinant activated Protein C (sold by Eli Lilly and Company under the [...]
Pacer announces new sales office in Ireland
January 9, 2009
Pacer International Ltd announces the opening of a new sales office based in Cork, Ireland, continuing the company’s ongoing expansion. Pacer’s new Ireland office will be headed by Rory O’Connor, who has spent 21 years in the electromechanical industry in the region. O’Connor’s experience of running a Dublin-based component distributor for 17 years has resulted [...]
Sequenom Proposes to Acquire EXACT Sciences for $1.50 Per Share or Approximately $41 Million
January 9, 2009
Acquisition Would Enhance Sequenom’s Position in Cancer Genomics and Noninvasive Cancer Diagnostics SAN DIEGO--Sequenom, Inc. (NASDAQ:SQNM) announces that it has submitted a proposal to the Board of Directors of EXACT Sciences Corporation (NASDAQ:EXAS) to acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of EXACT Sciences in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $41 million. [...]
January 9, 2009
Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) announced today that it has introduced the Illumina CSProTM Program for Sequencing. This new extension to the program allows organizations with the Illumina Genome Analyzer to become certified in order to provide a range of sequencing-based genetic analysis services. The Illumina CSPro Program is the only program of its kind to offer [...]
New Hepatocyte Isolation System
January 9, 2009
Optimized and Functionally Tested Enzyme System For Hepatocyte Isolation The NEW Worthington Hepatocyte Isolation System has been developed to provide researchers with a reliable, convenient, and consistent hepatocyte cell isolation system. By using the pre-optimized combination of enzymes contained in this kit, it is possible to minimize the lot-to-lot variation and improve the quality of [...]
METTLER TOLEDO PRESENTS RAININ POS-D
January 9, 2009
The World’s First Positive Displacement Pipette with Ergonomic Features January 9, 2009— RAININ, a Mettler Toledo company, presents Pos-D, the world’s first positive displacement pipette with ergonomic features. With this pipette, RAININ ensures proper handling and dispensing of fluids that are otherwise difficult to aspirate and dispense correctly. Non-aqueous solutions—namely those that are viscous, dense, [...]
A New Gas Chromatography-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer Featuring the World’s Highest Sensitivity
January 9, 2009
JEOL Ltd. (Gon’emon Kurihara, President) announced a new gas chromatography-time of flight mass spectrometer, JMS-T100GCV, as a successor of the JMS-T100GC, to be distributed on January 5, 2009. The new GC-TOF mass spectrometer is superior in performance, featuring the worlds’ highest sensitivity level and a wider mass range. It is also substantially improved in ease [...]
BioNanomatrix Appoints Michael Kochersperger as Vice President of Engineering
January 9, 2009
-Brings Broad Expertise and Strong Leadership Skills in Developing and Refining Innovative Life Sciences Systems- PHILADELPHIA,Jan. 9 -- BioNanomatrix, Inc., a developer of breakthrough nanoscale platforms for molecular diagnostics, personalized medicine and biomedical research, today announced the appointment of Michael Kochersperger as vice president of engineering. Mr. Kochersperger has over two decades of product development [...]
Chinese Researchers Sequence World’s First Giant Panda Genome
January 9, 2009
Illumina (NASDAQ: ILMN) today announced that researchers at the Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI), Shenzhen are the first to complete de novo sequencing of the giant panda genome. Exclusively using Illumina’s Genome Analyzer, a small team of scientists—in one month—produced 150 gigabases of sequence that was used to assemble the three gigabase genome belonging to Jingiing, [...]
