Applied Biosystems Introduces New Rapid Molecular-based System for Mycoplasma Contaminant Detection in Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing

Recent recalls in the pharmaceutical industry have increased awareness of the need to improve contaminant and impurity analysis in drug manufacturing. Biopharmaceutical companies are responding to this challenge for products produced in cell culture to include in-process contaminant and impurity analysis for rapid detection of the smallest known self-replicating organism, called Mycoplasma. To assist in [...]

Biomedical Diagnostics Institute Purchases Biacore A100 Label-free Protein Interaction Analysis System for Development of Novel Clinical Diagnostics

System Will Drastically Reduce Lead to Application Time DUBLIN, IRELAND, 6th OCTOBER 2008 – The Biomedical Diagnostics Institute (BDI) based at Dublin City University (DCU) announced today that it has invested in Biacore™ A100 label-free protein interaction analysis system. The BDI is focused on the development of novel point of care diagnostics for detecting e.g. [...]

Wall Street Journal Selects PhyloChip Developed on the Affymetrix Platform as a Top Technology Innovation

Custom Array Developed by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is Recognized for Its Contribution to Air Quality Testing SANTA CLARA, Calif.--Affymetrix Inc. (Nasdaq:AFFX) announced today that the PhyloChip, a custom Affymetrix microarray developed by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, won the bronze prize in the 2008 Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Awards. The PhyloChip helps researchers identify [...]

Koslow Scientific has introduced its NEW Mercury Oxide Reference Electrode – the ideal choice for measurements involving Alkaline and Fluoride Solutions.

Applications for this NEW electrode include Alkaline Battery Research and Process Monitoring in strong alkaline or chloride-free solutions. These electrodes find wide applications in electrochemical research in universities and industry. The Mercury Oxide Electrode is constructed of rugged plastic and holds a Teflon junction making it ideal for use in corrosive media. The filling solution [...]

MTS Completes Acquisition of SANS Group

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., Oct. 2 -- MTS Systems Corporation (Nasdaq: MTSC - News) today announced that it has acquired the assets of SANS Group (SANS), a privately held company based in Shenzhen, China. The value of the transaction is approximately $43.6 million. (Logo: https://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020430/MTSCLOGO) "SANS is an excellent strategic complement to our Test business," said [...]

LabVantage’s SAPPHIRE™ Receives caBIG™ Bronze Compatibility Certification

Bridgewater, NJ. October 2, 2008. LabVantage announced today that its SAPPHIRE Laboratory Information Management Suite (LIMS) has been awarded the caBIG (cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid) Bronze Compatibility Certification by National Cancer Institute Center for Bioinformatics (NCICB). Sponsored by National Cancer Institute (NCI), caBIG is a network of biomedical informaticists, researchers, physicians, patients, and others for [...]

CLC bio Partners with Illumina to Provide Next Generation Sequencing Analysis Technology

Following an overwhelming reception of CLC Genomics Workbench 1.0, CLC bio is happy to announce the release of its next major version of their flagship product: CLC Genomics Workbench 2.0. Additionally, CLC bio has taken another important step in leading next generation sequencing data analysis by becoming an Illumina Connect partner. Illumina Connect is a [...]

Corning and DSM Announce Successful Pilot Operation of Industrial-Scale Microreactor for cGMP Pharmaceutical Production

CORNING, N.Y., October 1, 2008 -- Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) and DSM Pharma Chemicals announced publication of a joint paper at CPhI Worldwide 2008 in Frankfurt, Germany this week, describing a successful, commercially viable demonstration of Corning's microreactor technology for Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) production. Working together, teams from the two companies demonstrated a reliable, [...]

The New Tripos International Announces Pantheon™ a New Open Software Platform for Molecular Modeling and Discovery

Pantheon Helps Research Scientists Save Time and Make Better Decisions, and is Easily Extensible by Corporate Discovery Organizations and Other Discovery Providers ST. LOUIS--Tripos International, a leading provider of drug discovery informatics products and services, today announced the development of PantheonTM, a new, flexible and powerful software platform created to address the CADD and cheminformatics [...]

New England Peptide Names Director of Chemical Development

New England Peptide, LLC (NEP), has named Robert P. Hammer, Ph.D., director of chemical development. Gardner, Mass. (PRWEB) September 30, 2008 -- New England Peptide, LLC (NEP), has named Robert P. Hammer, Ph.D., director of chemical development. Hammer comes to NEP from Louisiana State University (LSU), where he was the William A. Pryor professor of [...]

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