University of Miami Miller School of Medicine LIMS Contract

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (October 10, 2008) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science announced today that the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine has awarded the company a contract for its Nautilus LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System) for use in the medical school’s spinal cord injury research. During the project, scientists [...]

Invitrogen Announces Completion of Detailed Integration Plans Relating to Applied Biosystems Combination

Invitrogen Corporation (NASDAQ:IVGN) today announced that the company has completed a significant milestone in the integration planning for the Applied Biosystems combination. The company has finalized the synergy targets by identifying specific actions and timing to achieve the synergies for all functions within the new company. "The synergy work we've had underway for the last [...]

Malvern launches the Zetasizer µV – just 2 microlitres required for biomolecule characterization using light scattering

9 October 2008: Malvern, UK: Malvern’s new Zetasizer µV is an advanced light scattering system specifically intended for the characterization of proteins and other biomolecules. This latest addition to Malvern’s highly successful Zetasizer family, is designed and optimised for maximum sensitivity and minimum sample volume. The Zetasizer µV is a dedicated system that supports improved [...]

TRADE NEWS: Agilent Technologies Appoints Turku Centre for Biotechnology of University of Turku as Certified Service Provider for Gene Expression Microarrays

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) today announced that the Turku Centre for Biotechnology of University of Turku and Abo Akademi University has achieved Certified Service Provider status for Agilent gene expression microarrays. The Centre achieved Agilent-certified status after completing training and passing a rigorous series of assessments that include: -- demonstrating proficiency in analyzing Agilent's 60-mer [...]

Multi-National Oil and Gas Company Chooses Accelrys to Increase Efficiency in Catalyst Discovery and Optimization

SAN DIEGO--Accelrys, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACCL - News), a leading provider of scientific business intelligence software and services, today announced that one of the largest multi-national oil and gas companies has chosen Accelrys to develop an integrated solution which would enable this company’s catalyst research scientists to both accelerate catalysis research and discovery and to improve [...]

Illumina Launches mRNA-Seq on the Genome Analyzer

Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced the broad availability of mRNA-Seq, a new product for full-length, complementary DNA (cDNA) sequencing on the Genome Analyzer. In contrast to tiling and exon arrays, researchers can use mRNA-Seq to obtain a more in-depth, comprehensive view of the transcriptome, revealing aspects previously unseen using array-based or expression sequence tag (EST) [...]

Roche NimbleGen Launches 2.1 Million-Probe Arrays for the Detection of Chromosomal Aberrations and DNA Copy Number Variation

Roche NimbleGen, a company of Roche announced today the launch of comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) arrays and services for the high-resolution mapping of genomic copy-number differences based on the company's new 2.1 million-probe HD2 platform. Roche NimbleGen's HD2 array platform greatly enhances the capability and resolution of CGH whole-genome analysis by providing a single array [...]

Genome Institute of Singapore Purchases Four Additional Illumina Genome Analyzers to Advance Stem Cell and Cancer Research Studies

Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced that the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS), a flagship institution of Singapore and one of the top research centers in the world, has purchased four additional Genome Analyzers taking its installed base to six. Among researchers at GIS, the Genome Analyzer continues to be the preferred platform for conducting sequencing [...]

Applied Biosystems/MDS Analytical Technologies Introduces Next-Generation Mass Spectrometry Systems

Applied Biosystems Inc. (NYSE:ABI) and its joint-venture partner, MDS Analytical Technologies, a business unit of MDS Inc. (NYSE:MDZ) (TSX:MDS), today announced the introduction of two of the most advanced mass spectrometry systems ever built - the AB SCIEX Triple Quad(TM) 5500 and the AB SCIEX QTRAP(R) 5500 Systems - both of which will provide researchers [...]

CLC bio Signs Strategic Collaborative Agreement with J. Craig Venter Institute

CLC bio, a world leading full-service bioinformatics solution provider announced today an agreement with the J. Craig Venter Institute, a not-for profit genomic-focused research institute. The accord consists of a multi-year site license for the entire CLC bio bioinformatics suite of products. The goal is to implement CLC bio's enterprise solution as a scientific platform [...]

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