PerkinElmer Establishes ViaCord Research Institute™ to Further Cord Blood Stem Cell Advancements

Led by Medical Scientific Advisory Board of Leading Scientists and Physicians Institute Will Focus on Expanding Uses of Cord Blood Stem Cells WALTHAM, Mass.--PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader in Health Sciences and Photonics, today announced the creation of the ViaCord Research Institute™ (VRI™) aimed at investigating new potential future uses of umbilical cord blood-derived stem [...]

Beijing Genomics Institute signs global site license with CLC bio for Next Generation Sequencing software platform

Aarhus Denmark - Jul 3, 2008 (PRN): Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI) has signed a global site license agreement for CLC bio’s Next Generation Sequencing solution, CLC Genomics Workbench. The site license covers all researchers at all BGI sites, both inside and outside of China. Head of Bioinformatics Division at BGI, Ruiqiang Li states, ’We have [...]

Leica Microsystems Now Creates High Resolution and High Depth of Field Simultaneously

The Leica M205 FA Stereomicroscope with FusionOptics™ Technology Bannockburn, Illinois. Leica Microsystems introduces the Leica M205 FA, the world’s first automated fluorescence stereomicroscope with a fully apochromatically-corrected 20.5:1 zoom. The Leica M205 FA overcomes the previous limits of optical resolution with Leica Microsystems’ latest innovation: FusionOptics. The design principle of the Leica M205 FA is [...]

The University Of Texas, Houston Chooses GenoLogics To Provide A Cross-Science Research Informatics Solution For Multiple Labs

VICTORIA, BC Canada/EWORLDWIRE/July 2, 2008 --- GenoLogics, the leader in translational research informatics solutions for life sciences, today announced that The University of Texas, Health Sciences Center - Houston (UTHSC-H) has selected GenoLogics to provide an informatics solution to support its clinical and translational research initiative. The University of Texas Health Sciences Center - Houston [...]

Simulations Plus Releases Major Software Update for Its Top Rated Predictive Software

ADMET Predictor(TM) 3.0 Employs New Technology for Molecular Descriptors, All New Predictive Models LANCASTER, Calif.--Simulations Plus, Inc. (NASDAQ:SLP - News), a leading provider of simulation and modeling software for pharmaceutical discovery and development, announced that it has released Version 3.0 of its best-in-class ADMET Predictor software for predicting properties of molecules from only their structures. [...]

American Science and Engineering, Inc. Receives $55.1 Million Order from Abu Dhabi Customs

Abu Dhabi Customs Will Utilize AS&E's Full Range of Cargo Inspection Products for Integrated Border Security BILLERICA, Mass.--American Science and Engineering, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASEI - News) (AS&E®), a leader in X-ray detection technology, announced today that the Company has received a $55.1 million contract from Abu Dhabi Customs. The Customs Administration at Abu Dhabi, the [...]

Sequenom Launches iSEQ Application

Software Automates Identification of Microbial, Viral and Other Infectious Organisms on the MassARRAY System SAN DIEGO--Sequenom, Inc. (NASDAQ: SQNM - News), a leading provider of genetic analysis solutions, today announced the launch of the iSEQ™ application software, a MassARRAY® comparative sequence analysis application for automated, high-throughput identification and typing of microbes and viruses, as well [...]

GE Healthcare introduces trial kit for 2-D DIGE experiments

GE Healthcare has introduced a new protein labeling trial kit for 2-D Fluorescence Difference Gel Electrophoresis (2-D DIGE), offering a quick, easy and low-cost opportunity for scientists new to 2-D DIGE to test the system. The DIGE Trial Pack contains 2 nmol each of the three CyDye™ DIGE Fluor minimal dyes Cy™2, Cy3 and Cy5, [...]

Next Generation Data Analysis for Next Generation Sequencing Data

Genomatix Genome Analyzer released Munich, Germany and Ann Arbor, MI - July 2, 2008 - Genomatix Software, a company with an outstanding track record in the analysis of genomic data generated by high throughput technologies, announced availability of the Genomatix Genome Analyzer today. The Genomatix Genome Analyzer (GGA) is the first integrated hardware/software solution for [...]

Automating DNA Isolation From Cereal Crops With Tecan’s Magnetic Bead Technology

DURHAM, N.C.--Molecular biologists at the Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry Laimburg in Northern Italy, have developed a semi-automated procedure for extracting and isolating high quality DNA from cereal crops, using the Te-MagS™ magnetic separation module from Tecan (SWX: TECN - News). The researchers are performing large-scale microsatellite marker analysis to genetically characterize local cereal [...]

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