November 10, 2008
Victoria, BC, Canada „Ÿ November 10, 2008 „Ÿ GenoLogics, the leader in translational research informatics solutions for life sciences, today announced that it has signed a three year global agreement with Pfizer to provide informatics solutions to its research labs. Under the terms of the agreement, GenoLogics will provide an enterprise enabled lab and data [...]
PerkinElmer Announces New Business Alignment Focused on Improving Human and Environmental Health
November 10, 2008
“For the Better” recognizes Company’s mission to enable better outcomes and results WALTHAM, Mass. -- PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI), today announced an alignment of its businesses reflecting the Company’s commitment to create a healthier, cleaner and safer world. As of January 1, 2009, PerkinElmer’s businesses will be focused into two strategic areas – Human Health [...]
New Product: real-time PCR Tube Strips and Masterclear® Cap Strips
November 10, 2008
Eppendorf has launched new real-time PCR consumables, broadening theproduct range for real-time PCR applications. The new tube strips consist of 8connected tubes, made of white polypropylene to increase flourescencereflection. Thus, these concumables have the same characteristics as thetwin.tec real-time PCR plates. TheMasterclear® Cap Stripsare cap strips of 8 connected caps with 2 main advantages: 1. [...]
November 7, 2008
Cambridge, UK. (7 November 2008) Quotient Bioresearch, a leading provider of early phase drug development and sports testing services, today announces that it is investing in its development with the purchase of three Thermo Scientific LTQ Orbitrap XL mass spectrometers. This significant investment demonstrates Quotient Bioresearch's commitment to offering the highest quality service to its [...]
BioReliance Introduces New Protein Array Platform — ReliArray™
November 7, 2008
Provides Antibody Detection with Greater Speed, Sensitivity and Scalability ROCKVILLE, Md.--BioReliance announces the introduction of its new protein array platform that offers greater sensitivity, reduced testing time and reliable results. The platform, brand-named ReliArray™, can simultaneously screen for four non-human pathogens in animal serum. “It is essential to researchers that they can depend on the [...]
Illumina Announces Breakthrough Human Genome Sequencing Studies Published in Nature
November 7, 2008
Illumina (NASDAQ: ILMN) today announced that the November 6, 2008 issue of Nature published sequencing results of the first Yoruban human genome. The study was completed by Illumina scientists and collaborators at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and generated greater than 30x average coverage of the genome. Four million single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), including one million [...]
November 7, 2008
Signature Genomic Laboratories announced it has made its Genoglyphix® microarray visualization program available to its full-service clients. Previously available only to laboratories that analyze microarray results using Signature research-use-only microarrays in-house, the HIPAA-compliant Genoglyphix service allows users to visualize microarray test results for their patients over a secure online server. For each patient, the Genoglyphix [...]
LabCorp to be the First National Commercial Lab to Offer Roche’s COBAS® TaqMan® HBV Test
November 6, 2008
BURLINGTON, N.C.--Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings (LabCorp®) (NYSE: LH) announces that it will be the first national clinical laboratory to offer HBV PCR testing using a newly FDA approved assay, the Roche COBAS® TaqMan® HBV Test. This assay, to be offered next week, is intended to be used as an aid in managing patients with [...]
Invitrogen Launches Microarray to Study Non-Coding RNA
November 6, 2008
Invitrogen Corporation (NASDAQ:IVGN), a provider of essential life science technologies for research, production and diagnostics, today announced the launch of the first high-density microarray for the profiling of non-coding RNAs. The NCode(TM) Human and Mouse non-coding RNA microarrays consist of both non-coding RNA and messenger RNA (mRNA) content on the same array. The arrays are [...]
CDEX Inc. Announces Record FY08 ValiMed(TM) Sales/Leases and Forecasts Continued Growth in FY09
November 6, 2008
Following up on recent announcements related to global expansion, CDEX Inc. (OTCBB: CEXI) announces record ValiMed sales and more than doubling of its hospital client base in FY08, which ended October 31, with eleven ValiMed units sold or leased in the fourth quarter and, in addition, a backlog of orders. Going into FY09 with a [...]
