EDAX LAUNCHES LATEST GENERATION OF MICRO X-RAY FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETER

Orbis Sets a New Standard in Analytical Flexibility MAHWAH, NJ - EDAX Inc., a leader in micro X-ray fluorescence, has introduced the Orbis micro-XRF elemental analyzer system, setting a new standard in analytical flexibility. Building on more than 10 years of micro-XRF experience, the Orbis spectrometer incorporates a unique motorized turret that integrates video and [...]

Invitrogen Names Joe Beery Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer

Invitrogen Corporation (NASDAQ:IVGN), a provider of essential life science technologies for research, production and diagnostics, today announced the appointment of Joe Beery as head of Invitrogen's Global Information Technology, effective September 8, 2008. "In today's competitive research environment, success depends upon real-time access to scientific tools and information," said Greg Lucier, Chairman and Chief Executive [...]

eGenomics Awarded First U.S. Patent Covering Rapid DNA Sequencing Technology Platform to Control Hospital-Acquired Infections

NEW YORK, Sept. 5 -- eGenomics, Inc., a leader in the development of state of the art genomic and informational systems for infectious disease control, announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued U.S. Patent no. 7,449,808, for key elements of its proprietary warning system for hospital infection control. The [...]

ZyGEM and Commonwealth Biotechnologies Announce Research Collaboration for DNA Extraction Products

- Companies are Joining Forces to Further Evaluate and Apply ZyGEM's Unique DNA Extraction Technology to CBI's DNA Forensic Operations - - Includes Potential Development of New DNA Forensic Analysis Products - SOLANA BEACH, Calif., HAMILTON, New Zealand and RICHMOND, Va., Sept 04, 2008 -- ZyGEM Corp. Ltd. today announced that it has entered into [...]

Avantes joins m-u-t AG

Avantes Holding B.V. has sold 51% of its shares to the Wedel, Germany based publicly traded company m-u-t AG. m-u-t AG was founded in 1995 and went public in 2007. The company presently develops and produces high-tech solutions for Laboratory Automation, Spectroscopy, Aviation, and Fire detection. Profit from operations during the first half of 2008 [...]

Invitrogen Launches Patent Licensing Program for Enabling Amplification Technology

Company Executes Licenses with Three Leading Life Science Companies CARLSBAD, Calif.--Invitrogen Corporation (NASDAQ:IVGN), a provider of essential life science technologies for research, production and diagnostics, today announced that it has signed non-exclusive agreements with New England Biolabs, Inc., QIAGEN GmbH, and Kirkegaard & Perry Laboratories, Inc. (KPL), whereby the companies have licensed Invitrogen’s patented technology [...]

SciGene and ARUP Laboratories to Automate DNA

Sample Processing for aCGH-Based Genetic Tests September 03, 2008, SciGene (Sunnyvale, CA) and ARUP Laboratories (Salt Lake City, UT) announced today they have entered into an agreement under which they will develop an automated platform for processing DNA samples used in microarray-based tests used for detecting genetic defects. Under the agreement, SciGene will provide the [...]

BIOMAX INFORMATICS AG

Releases the New BioXM Version 3.0, A Major Upgrade of Its Flagship Enterprise Platform for Semantic Data Integration and Knowledge Management MARTINSRIED, Germany--Biomax Informatics today announced the new release of a major upgrade of its flagship product BioXM™ Knowledge Management Environment. The BioXM system integrates information from different data sources to dynamically build semantic networks [...]

EDAX LAUNCHES LATEST GENERATION OF ELECTRON BACKSCATTER DIFFRACTION DETECTORS

DigiView IV Broadens EDAX Portfolio of X-Ray Microanalysis Instruments MAHWAH, NJ - EDAX Inc., a leader in X-ray microanalysis and electron diffraction instrumentation, has launched the DigiView IV, the latest generation electron backscatter detector (EBSD). "The DigiView IV is designed to serve a wide range of EBSD applications," explains Del Redfern, Manger of Product Marketing [...]

Roche NimbleGen’s Revolutionary Sequence Capture Technology Now Available for Use in Research Laboratories

Enabling researchers to perform targeted sequencing from any region in the genome, within any research institute, at any time they want. MADISON, Wis--This spring, Roche NimbleGen announced the launch of their Sequence Capture Technology, a groundbreaking technique for enriching targeted genomic regions for high-throughput sequencing. Initially offered as a service, the Sequence Capture Technology is [...]

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