Proxeon partners in the EU-funded PROSPECTS research consortium
November 25, 2008
Leading institutes and suppliers collaborate on development of next-generation proteomic technologies Odense, Denmark, 25. November 2008. Proxeon announced today that the company will participate, as one of 12 partners, in a new research consortium, PROSPECTS (PROteomics SPECification in Time and Space, www.prospects-fp7.eu). The project will focus on development of new proteomics technologies to provide unique [...]
Quiet & Productive Biological Sample Concentrator
November 25, 2008
KINGSTON, England, Nov. 25, 2008-The versatile, budget priced miVac Duo biological sample concentrator from Genevac (www.genevac.com) rapidly removes a wide range of solvents. Featuring a high displacement pump, the unit typically removes water up to 40% faster than similar concentrators and is extremely quiet. The miVac Duo is suitable for use with a wide range [...]
GE Healthcare Introduces DeCyder 2D 7.0 Differential Analysis Software
November 25, 2008
Improves Quantitative Analysis of Differences in Protein Abundance Between Samples GE Healthcare has introduced DeCyder™ 2D 7.0, a new software package for analysis of 2-D Fluorescence Difference Gel Electrophoresis (2-D DIGE) experiments. 2-D DIGE is a powerful tool for detection and quantitation of real biological differences in protein abundance between different samples. DeCyder 2D 7.0 [...]
biOASIS RETAINS ANDERSON FORCHUNG GROUP LLC TO DEVELOP NEW SISCAPA ASSAY FOR P97
November 25, 2008
biOasis Technologies Inc. (the “Company”), (TSX.V: BTI) is pleased to announce that it has engaged the Anderson Forchung Group LLC (“Anderson Forchung”) of Washington, DC to develop a new SISCAPA Assay to measure the levels of p97 in human blood samples. Anderson Forschung is the developer of SISCAPA Assays, a new proteomics platform that allows [...]
November 25, 2008
MADISON, Wis., (November 25, 2008) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced a new Thermo Scientific Diffuse Reflectance Accessory, specially designed to complement the powerful Evolution 300 UV-Visible spectrophotometer. The DRA-EV-300 is a cost-effective solution for material science and general QC measurements on solid materials. At half the price [...]
ACD/Labs Lands Three-Year Deal with Sanofi-Aventis to Provide Software and Support
November 25, 2008
Toronto, CA (November 25, 2008)—Sanofi-Aventis, one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies, recently agreed to a three-year contract to extend the use of Advanced Chemistry Development, Inc., (ACD/Labs) software throughout its R&D sites worldwide. The agreement includes provisions for continuing support, and a special pricing structure beneficial to both companies. Sanofi-Aventis uses a range of [...]
November 25, 2008
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
November 24, 2008
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
November 24, 2008
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 [...]
November 24, 2008
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 [...]
