Advanced Photonix, Inc. Announces T-Ray 4000 Terahertz System Orders from
June 11, 2008
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Jun 11, 2008 -- Advanced Photonix, Inc.(R) (AMEX: API) announced today that it has received purchase orders totaling more than $800,000 for T-Ray 4000(TM) Terahertz systems from leading university and government research labs in North America, including Rice University and Sandia National Laboratory. Picometrix(R), LLC, an API company, has been the leader [...]
Zecotek Introduces New Solid-State Laser for Mass Spectrometry
June 11, 2008
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(June 11, 2008) - Zecotek Photonics Inc. (TSX VENTURE:ZMS)(FRANKFURT:W1I) today announced a new and proprietary solid-state 336nm DPSS laser designed to replace nitrogen gas lasers currently used in a wide range of mass spectrometry applications. Zecotek's 336nm DPSS laser offers both superior performance and product lifetime characteristics as compared to existing lasers used [...]
June 11, 2008
Roche NimbleGen Inc., a company of Roche Applied Science, announced today that it has formed a strategic alliance with BioDiscovery, Inc. to offer complete solutions to comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) microarray customers. The new high-density 2.1 million probe (HD2) arrays of Roche NimbleGen combined with industry-leading proprietary software, Nexus Copy Number, of BioDiscovery bring unprecedented [...]
454 Sequencing Joins the International 1000 Genomes Project
June 11, 2008
Continuing Roche’s Commitment to Support Human Genomic Research, 454 Sequencing Will Deliver Results of the Highest Quality and Completeness to International Research Effort BRANFORD, Conn.--Leaders of the 1000 Genomes Project announced today that three firms that have pioneered development of new sequencing technologies have joined the international effort to build the most detailed map to [...]
Cellectricon and AstraZeneca – Partners in New High Throughput Ion Channel Drug Discovery Technology
June 11, 2008
GOTHENBURG, Sweden, June 11 -- Cellectricon, a leading provider of screening solutions for drug discovery, today announced a new collaborative agreement with AstraZeneca. Under the agreement Cellectricon will provide AstraZeneca with two of its new groundbreaking high throughput platform, Dynaflow(R)HT, for ion channel screening. Cellectricon and AstraZeneca formed and announced a collaboration in May 2006 [...]
LI-COR Biosciences Introduces Near-Infrared Small Animal Imager
June 11, 2008
LINCOLN, Neb., June 11 -- The new Pearl(TM) In Vivo Imaging System for small animal and whole organ imaging offers superior near-infrared (NIR) results in less than 30 seconds. The Pearl Imager is optimized for use with LI-COR IRDye(R) Infrared Dyes, the proven performers for NIR imaging at 700 and 800nm. "Properly exposed, multi-color images [...]
Applied Biosystems Joins 1000 Genomes Project
June 11, 2008
Biotech Innovators Will Contribute to International Effort To Produce Most Detailed Map of Genetic Variation FOSTER CITY, Calif.--Leaders of the 1000 Genomes Project announced today that three firms that have pioneered development of new sequencing technologies have joined the international effort to build the most detailed map to date of human genetic variation as a [...]
PANalytical launches SuperQ Thin Film and Solar Cell analysis solutions at SEMICON West 2008
June 10, 2008
SEMICON West 2008, San Francisco, July 15-17, will see the debut of a new release of PANalytical’s proven software for thickness and composition of thin films by X-ray fluorescence (XRF). The new SuperQ 4.0 Thin Film package features updated Fundamental Parameter Software (FP Multi) for the analysis of complex multi-layer stacks, with best in class [...]
Miltenyi Biotec GmbH Acquires Medic Tools AG
June 10, 2008
BERGISCH GLADBACH, Germany, June 10 -- Miltenyi Biotec has acquired Medic Tools AG from Zug, Switzerland. With this acquisition, Miltenyi Biotec strengthens the portfolio in the area of sample preparation. "The innovative and high-quality devices and techniques fit perfectly into the product range of instruments, reagents, and services offered by Miltenyi Biotec", Miltenyi Biotec CEO [...]
Aushon BioSystems Meets Global Microarray Instrumentation and Services Demand
June 10, 2008
Aushon Signs Agreements with Distributors in France, Italy, Switzerland, Japan and Korea BILLERICA, Mass.--Aushon announced today partnerships with 3 distributors in a continuing expansion of its presence in the international microarray community. These distribution avenues align with Aushon’s strategy to provide easier access to its proprietary microarray platform and services to life science research institutions [...]
