Bayer HealthCare and Protagen sign a contract to evaluate the UNIarray® technology

Health & Medicine Press release from: Protagen AG PR Agency: Dr. Holger Bengs Biotech Consulting (openPR) - Dortmund, Germany and New Jersey, USA, December 3, 2008. Protagen AG announces the closing of a cooperation contract with Bayer HealthCare AG, Leverkusen, Germany, about the evaluation of the UNIarray® technology for discovery of novel biomarkers in atrial [...]

MIP Technologies Enters into Agreement with sanofi-aventis for Development of a Selective Separation Polymer for Biopharmaceuticals

LUND, Sweden, December 10th, 2008--MIP Technologies AB announces today that it has entered into a collaboration with sanofi-aventis for the development of new molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) for the analysis of pharmacologically active peptides from plasma samples. MIP Technologies will use a number of its patented molecular imprinting methods in the development of the polymers. [...]

Asylum Research and ORNL Offer New Monograph on Piezoresponse Force Microscopy for Electromechanical Studies

Asylum Research and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have released a detailed 24-page monograph explaining the theory, functionality and applications of Piezoresponse Force Microscopy (PFM). Electromechanical coupling is one of the fundamental natural mechanisms underlying the function of many inorganic and macromolecular materials and is ubiquitous in biological systems. The emergence of ferroelectric and multiferroic [...]

Thermo Fisher Scientific Offers Comprehensive Rheological Solution for the Petrochemical Industry

Petrochemical Process and Product Optimization - from crude oil drilling to refinement KARLSRUHE, Germany (December 10, 2008) – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced a comprehensive rheology portfolio for the petrochemical industry that enables analyses of crude oil through refined products, such as bitumen. The company also offers a [...]

PerkinElmer Introduces Input Beam Accessory for measuring samples by emission with Spectrum Series Spectrometers

PerkinElmer today introduced an Input Beam Accessory that expands the applications of the company’s Spectrum 400 and 100 Series spectrometers. The accessory allows the instruments to be used for analysis of external emitting samples such as flames, hot or warm samples and gases from furnaces. The Input Beam Accessory can also expand capability and increase [...]

DNA2.0 Expands European Presence By Opening UK Office: Experienced Life Sciences Executive, Dr. Michael Dyson, to Lead European Operations

DNA2.0 opens DNA2.0 Ltd. in the United Kingdom and hires Michael Dyson to run European operations. Menlo Park, CA (PRWEB) December 10, 2008 -- DNA2.0, the leading gene synthesis and protein engineering company, today announced the expansion of the company's European operations with the creation of the United Kingdom-based DNA2.0 Ltd. Michael Dyson, PhD, has [...]

Transgenomic Receives Accreditation from College of American Pathologists

Omaha, NE, December 9, 2008 – Transgenomic, Inc. (OTC-Bulletin Board: TBIO.OB) today announced that its laboratory has been awarded an accreditation by the Commission on Laboratory Accreditation of the College of American Pathologists (CAP), based on the results of a recent on-site inspection. Transgenomic is now one of the more than 6,000 CAP-accredited laboratories nationwide. [...]

Caliper Gains Access to DuPont Intellectual Assets & Licensing OncoMouse® Technology

Caliper Discovery Alliances & Services Now Offers Researchers Light-Emitting Spontaneous Tumor Models HOPKINTON, Mass. and WILMINGTON, Del., December 09, 2008 -- Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: CALP), a leading provider of tools and services for drug discovery and life sciences research, today announced that it has entered into a non-exclusive licensing agreement that grants Caliper [...]

Designed to Expedite Study of Complex Proteins, KDRI Large Protein Content Now Included with Promega HaloTag™ Vectors

Promega Corporation in conjunction with Kazusa DNA Research Institute (KDRI) in Chiba Prefecture, Japan will soon offer vectors encoding Promega HaloTag™ with genetic content from KDRI’s catalog. The KDRI content derives from large, typically difficult to clone human genes. In addition, there will be a comprehensive catalog of human transcription factors commonly used in research [...]

Affymetrix Technology Powers Cincinnati Childrens Hospitals Innovative Test for Jaundice

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--Affymetrix, Inc. (Nasdaq:AFFX - News) today announced that its technology was used by the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center to develop an innovative molecular diagnostic test designed to help diagnose the genetic defects in patients with inheritable forms of jaundice. Jaundice is the most common symptom of liver disease in young children. Cincinnati [...]

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