U.S. Genomics Inc. Receives $4.5 Million Investment from BD

WOBURN, Mass., Sept. 23 -- U.S. Genomics today announced it has received a $4.5 million equity investment from BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) and that the companies have entered into a strategic collaboration for development of a novel infectious disease diagnostic platform. The collaboration will focus on application of U.S. Genomics' DirectLinear Analysis(TM) technology (DLA) [...]

ForteBio, Inc. Closes $25 Million In Series C Financing

MENLO PARK, Calif., Sept. 23 -- ForteBio(R), Inc., a leading supplier of label-free technology that accelerates the development of life science and pharmaceutical products, today announced the closing of $25 million in Series C financing, led by OrbiMed Advisors, a top global healthcare investment firm. MPM Capital also participated as a new investor in this [...]

250th Peer-Reviewed Publication Documents the Success of 454 Sequencing

BRANFORD, Conn.--454 Life Sciences, a Roche company, today announced the publication of the 250th peer-reviewed study using the Genome Sequencer System. Researchers are taking advantage of the high accuracy and long reads that the Genome Sequencer FLX System provides to quickly generate high quality, biologically relevant results. These results are yielding breakthrough publications, giving 454 [...]

Sequenom Announces Additional, Positive Results for Down Syndrome Test at Analyst Briefing

Sequenom, Inc. (NASDAQ:SQNM), a leading provider of genetic-analysis and molecular diagnostic solutions, announced additional, positive results from screening studies using the Company's noninvasive circulating cell-free fetal (ccff) nucleic acid SEQureDx(TM) Technology, which enables the detection of fetal aneuploidy, including Down syndrome from maternal blood, at its Analyst Briefing in New York City. Among the data [...]

eBioscience Expands Multicolor Cellular Analysis Portfolio with Introduction of eFluorTM Brand and Commercial Launch of eFluorTM Nanocrystals Product Line

SAN DIEGO, Calif.--September 23, 2008 -- eBioscience Corporation, a leading global provider of innovative high quality cell analysis reagents, announced today the expansion of its multicolor cellular analysis portfolio with the introduction of its eFluorTM brand and the commercial launch of the eFluorTM Nanocrystals product line. "The development of innovative, high value multicolor cellular analysis [...]

e2v to Establish Next Generation Biosensor System Using AbD Serotec-generated HuCAL Antibodies

e2v biosensors, a subsidiary of e2v technologies plc, and AbD Serotec, the division for research and diagnostic antibodies of MorphoSys AG, today launched a research programme to establish e2v’s proprietary biosensor system Visucare™, a novel detection technology for biomarkers using a single-antibody immunoassay. The Visucare™ system will be used for protein quantification in point of [...]

TIBCO Spotfire and INTEGROMICS Announce Genomics Data Analysis Solution to Radically Speed Drug Research and Development

Spotfire Platform Evolves with INTEGROMICS to Lead the Industry in Advancing Life Sciences Research, Discovery and Development SOMERVILLE, Mass., Sept. 23 -- TIBCO Software Inc. (Nasdaq: TIBX), together with INTEGROMICS, a provider of state-of-the-art software solutions for data management and data analysis in genomics, proteomics and drug discovery, today announced a solution for genomics research [...]

hura Scientific Expands Presence in China Company’s Chemical Identification Solutions Used at Recent Summer Olympics and in Response to Sichuan Province Earthquake Disaster Relief Efforts

WILMINGTON, MA and SHANGHAI, CHINA, Sep 23, 2008 -- FROM ANALYTICA, BOOTH #5122 -- Ahura Scientific, Inc., a leader in rugged, ultra-compact instruments for chemical identification, announced today it is increasing its global footprint in China with new projects and donations. During the last two years, Ahura Scientific's solutions have been used across Asia in [...]

Emerson Announces Executive Promotions

Steven A. Sonnenberg named executive vice president of Emerson and business leader of Emerson Process Management John M. Berra to become chairman of Emerson Process Management ST. LOUIS--Emerson (NYSE:EMR - News) announced today that, effective Oct. 1, 2008, Steven A. Sonnenberg will be named executive vice president of Emerson and business leader of Emerson Process [...]

Cyntellect Launches CellXpress(TM) System to Boost Productivity of Biopharmaceutical Process Development

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 22 -- Cyntellect, a privately-held life sciences company leading the development and commercialization of live-cell analysis and manipulation systems, announced today the launch of CellXpress, powered by the Company's proprietary laser-based system LEAP(TM). The automated system brings new improvements in speed, cost and optimal clone selection for cell line development. Biopharmaceutical teams [...]

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