University of Glasgow Becomes a Member of GeneGo’s MetaMiner Stem Cell Partnership Program
January 27, 2009
ST. JOSEPH, Mich., Jan. 27 -- GeneGo, Inc., the leading systems biology tools company, announced today that Professor Nicol Keith of the University of Glasgow will join the MetaMiner Stem Cell Partnership Program. The goal of the program is to develop a series of blueprint pathway maps for Adult, Embryonic, Fetal, Fibroblasts, Hematopoietic, Mesenchymal, Multipotent, [...]
Smiths Detection Awarded $3.5 Million Contract to Help U.S. Marshals Protect Federal Courthouses
January 27, 2009
Advanced X-ray Screening Systems Aid in the Protection of Courthouses from Weapons and Explosives PINE BROOK, N.J.--Smiths Detection today announced a $3.5 Million contract with the United States Marshals Service for HI-SCAN 6046si advanced X-ray screening systems. They will be installed in courthouse lobbies throughout the United States to screen personal belongings of those entering [...]
Artemis Health Licenses Prenatal Cell-Free DNA Analysis Technology from Stanford University
January 27, 2009
-- New Technology May Allow Development of Accurate Blood Test for Common Genetic Disorders Early in Pregnancy -- MENLO PARK, Calif., Jan. 27 -- Artemis Health Inc., a privately-held company dedicated to the development of non-invasive prenatal diagnostic tests, today announced that it has acquired a co-exclusive worldwide license from Stanford University to develop cell-free [...]
Labcyte Launches Walk-Away, Out-of-the-Box Solution
January 27, 2009
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--Labcyte Inc. announces the revolutionary Intellectual Scheduler for its POD™ 810 system, which assembles assay-ready “plates-on-demand” for optimizing drug discovery. Unlike traditional sequential schedulers, the Labcyte® Intellectual Scheduler is event-based, with built-in intelligence to automatically adjust workflow. The Intellectual Scheduler was developed to maximize productivity and to minimize user intervention, resulting in an out-of-the-box [...]
CLC Bio Bridges Digital and Analogue Gene Expression with the New Version of CLC Genomics Workbench
January 27, 2009
CLC bio has just released version 3.0 of their highly popular solution for analyzing and visualizing Next Generation Sequencing data, CLC Genomics Workbench. The new version is crammed with new and powerful features, like digital gene expression, expression analysis of micro arrays and RNA-seq data – and an overhauled long reads assembler which is up [...]
Illumina Launches Suite of Next-Generation Sequencing Kits
January 27, 2009
Illumina (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced the release of new sequencing chemistry kits and complementary software for its Genome Analyzer system. These new kits and software enable researchers to generate 40% more reads per run and extend read length to greater than 75 base pairs (bp). Also launched is the new Mate Pair Library Preparation Kit, which [...]
January 26, 2009
New platform enables scientists to access wide range of cellular GPCR and kinase assays, including ALPHA bead-based assay technologies for improved research outcomes WALTHAM, Mass.--PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on the health and safety of people and the environment, today announced the launch of the EnSpire™ family of multilabel plate readers, including EnSpire™, EnSpire™ [...]
QIAGEN Announces New President for QIAGEN Japan
January 26, 2009
QIAGEN N.V. today announced that Stephane Perrey has joined the Company as President of its fully-owned subsidiary QIAGEN KK on January 1, 2009. He follows Kazuo Tokushige, who retired on December 31st, and will lead QIAGEN’s further expansion in life sciences and the growing market of molecular diagnostics in Japan. Dr Perrey joined the company [...]
January 26, 2009
Most Comprehensive Tests for Diagnosing and Characterizing the Genomic Causes of Childhood Developmental Disorders, including Autism Spectrum Disorders MUKILTEO, Wash., Jan. 26, 2009 -- CombiMatrix Corporation (NasdaqGM:CBMX - News) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Combimatrix Molecular Diagnostics (CMDX), has entered into a new partnership with Lenetix, a New York based laboratory, to co-market [...]
January 26, 2009
Sciformatix Corporation, a pioneer in Laboratory Information Management Systems for healthcare, biotech, chemical, environmental and other industries, today announced the release of SciLIMS Samples and Storage Management, a breakthrough solution for small to medium-sized labs. The new professional laboratory information management system (LIMS) operates via the Internet under the Software as a Service (SaaS) concept, [...]
