Sigma-Aldrich Enters Into Research Collaboration Program With D-Finitive Cell Technologies, Inc., to Develop Research Tools for Regenerative Medicine

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 25 -- Sigma-Aldrich (Nasdaq: SIAL) announced today it has entered into a research collaboration program with D-Finitive Cell Technologies, Inc. This collaboration is expected to support the development and commercial offering of 14 products over a two-year span, with a planned launch of many of these products in 2009. These additions to [...]

NorDx Uses InforSense to Accelerate Analysis of Clinical, Financial and Laboratory Data

InforSense Expands Into Operational Healthcare Analytics Market LONDON and CAMBRIDGE, MA, Nov 24, 2008 -- InforSense Ltd., the leading provider of next generation business and scientific intelligence solutions, today announced it has signed a deal with NorDx, one of the leading independent clinical labs in the US northeast and a member of the MaineHealth system. [...]

Extended non-ambient capillary diffraction capabilities from PANalytical and Anton Paar

Modern materials science demands sophisticated tools to perform investigations in defined environments and under controlled temperature conditions. Non-ambient X-ray diffraction (XRD) is established for a wide range of industrial and research applications. Now, a new capillary extension, compatible with PANalytical’s combined X’Pert PRO MPD/HTK 1200N High-Temperature Oven Chamber (Anton Paar) system, expands the capabilities of [...]

New Noninvasive Prenatal Diagnostic Technology Allows Diagnosis of Inherited Diseases Such as Cystic Fibrosis Caused by Single Gene Mutations

SAN DIEGO--Sequenom, Inc. (NASDAQ:SQNM - News), announced that breakthrough data from a collaborative project with The Chinese University of Hong Kong, supporting the noninvasive prenatal diagnosis of monogenic diseases, were published online today in the Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Monogenic diseases, which include cystic fibrosis, â-thalassemia and sickle [...]

Thermo Fisher Scientific Releases New Software Update for NanoDrop 8000

WILMINGTON, Del (November 24, 2008) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the release of a new software version for the NanoDrop 8000 Spectrophotometer. The fully-featured software is available for download free-of-charge at www.nanodrop.com. The Thermo Scientific NanoDrop 8000 instrument is designed to perform full spectrum UV/Vis analysis of [...]

Cepheid Receives Health Canada License for First Molecular Diagnostic Test for MRSA and S. aureus Soft Tissue Infections

Canadian Physicians and Surgeons Can Now Diagnose MRSA and SA Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in Less Than One Hour, Leading to More Effective Treatment SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 24 -- Cepheid (Nasdaq: CPHD - News) today announced that Health Canada has issued a medical device license for its Xpert(TM) MRSA/SA Skin and Soft Tissue (SSTI) [...]

PerkinElmer and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) Announce Corporate Partnership to Support EMBL Advanced Training Centre

Collaboration to support advancement of molecular biology excellence, training, research and events in Europe WALTHAM, Mass.--PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader in life science research, drug discovery and cellular science, and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) today announced that they have entered into a corporate partnership in support of the EMBL’s Advanced Training Centre in [...]

Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches EasyTox 2.5 Toxicology GC/MS Solution for Increased Productivity in Routine Drugs of Abuse Analysis

AUSTIN, Texas (November 24, 2008) – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, announces the launch of the new EasyTox™ 2.5 GC/MS productivity solution for routine drugs of abuse analysis. Incorporating the new Thermo Scientific ToxLab™ Forms 2.5 software, the comprehensive EasyTox 2.5 platform has been designed to reduce costs, increase sample [...]

Simulations Plus Signs Another Collaboration Agreement

Companies to Cooperate on Development of Dose Optimization Capability for Early Discovery LANCASTER, Calif.--Simulations Plus, Inc. (Nasdaq:SLP), the leading provider of simulation and modeling software for pharmaceutical discovery and development, announced today that it has signed a collaboration agreement with a top-three pharmaceutical company to extend and enhance its ADMET Predictor™ program to predict the [...]

China Orders 5 Instruments from Electronic Sensor Technology

NEWBURY PARK, Calif.--Electronic Sensor Technology (EST) (OTCBB:ESNR), a leading provider of innovative homeland security, and environmental solutions, announced that it has received an order for 5 instruments from its distributor, Beijing R&D Technology, in China. These instruments will be used for health and environmental applications. For more information on the application of EST’s product, access [...]

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