Roche Applied Science Pens Co-Research Agreement with NuGEN Technologies for Developing a NimbleGen Array Application

Roche Applied Science and NuGEN Technologies, Inc., a leader in nucleic acid sample preparation systems, announced today a co-research agreement that will enable NuGEN to develop a NimbleGen array application for small, degraded, and compromised samples. Designed to meet MAQC standards, it will explore input sample capabilities. Using NuGEN WT-Ovation Systems for amplification and labeling, [...]

Applied Biosystems and Asuragen Collaborate with the Critical Path Institute to Improve Drug Toxicity Screening

Drug toxicity accounts for billions of lost dollars to the pharmaceutical industry each year and is a leading cause of pre-clinical drug failures. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other regulatory organizations have called upon the pharmaceutical industry to develop more effective tools to help avoid these costly failures, reduce the number of [...]

Proxeon releases ProteinCenter 2.0

New functionalities facilitate data sharing and enhance interpretation capabilities Odense, Denmark, 6. November 2008. Proxeon today announced the release of ProteinCenter 2.0, the company's unique data interpretation tool that converts complex proteomics datasets into biological sense within minutes - a task that can take months to finalize using conventional solutions. Recognizing that proteomics data is [...]

A Virus-Infecting Virus: Researchers Use the 454 Sequencing System to Identify a Novel Small Virus Parasitic to Another Virus

BRANFORD, Conn.--Using the Genome Sequencer System from 454 Life Sciences, a Roche company, French scientists have identified a small virus that can actually be parasitic to a larger one. The 50 nm virus, named Sputnik, is associated with a new strain of the giant Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus (APMV) and is believed to represent a currently [...]

Ahura Scientific Ships 2000th Instrument to AstraZeneca

Company emerges as industry leader of portable and handheld chemical identification solutions WILMINGTON, Mass. – November 6, 2008 – Ahura Scientific, Inc., a leader in rugged, ultra-compact handheld instruments for chemical identification, today announced that it has achieved a significant corporate milestone with the shipment of its 2000th chemical identification unit. The accomplishment is the [...]

QIAGEN and Institute for Animal Health Enter Partnership in Bluetongue Testing

Worldwide license agreement expands the Company's veterinary assay portfolio and aims to contain future outbreaks of the devastating viral disease Venlo, The Netherlands - November 6, 2008 - QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) has announced today that it has entered into a worldwide exclusive partnership with the Institute for Animal Health (IAH), [...]

Illumina Launches the HumanCytoSNP-12 BeadChip

New Twelve-Sample BeadChip Offers Scientists a Targeted Tool for Molecular Cytogenetic Research SAN DIEGO--Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN - News) today unveiled a new product for Molecular Cytogeneticists: the Infinium® High-Density (HD) HumanCytoSNP-12 DNA Analysis BeadChip. The HumanCytoSNP-12 BeadChip contains nearly 300,000 genetic markers per sample that target all known cytogenetic abnormalities found in genes and disease [...]

Signature Genomic Laboratories Announces Release of Enhanced Microarray for Prenatal Diagnosis

Signature Genomic Laboratories announced the release of an enhanced microarray for the prenatal detection of chromosome abnormalities that result in missing or extra pieces of DNA. The first tier of Signature's Prenatal Service, the enhanced PrenatalChip(R) targets over 100 discrete chromosomal regions, the gain or loss of which results in a genetic disorder, while minimizing [...]

BD Announces Executive Appointments of President and Chief Financial Officer

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., Nov. 5 -- BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX - News) today announced the appointment of Vincent A. Forlenza as President, effective January 1, 2009, and David V. Elkins as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective December 1, 2008. Mr. Forlenza will report to Edward J. Ludwig, who will [...]

Assay Designs(TM), Inc. Announces Agreement with Abnova Corp. of Taiwan

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Nov. 5 -- Assay Designs, Inc., a leading provider of immunoassay kits, antibodies, and reagents to the life science and translational research markets, has announced a strategic agreement with Abnova Corporation of Taiwan. The agreement enables Assay Designs to distribute approximately 3,200 of Abnova's highly characterized monoclonal antibodies to their U.S. and [...]

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