September 17, 2008
ART Advanced Research Technologies Inc. ("ART") (TSX: ARA), a Canadian medical device company and a leader in optical molecular imaging products for the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries, announced today that it has shipped the first of two Optix(R) MX2 units ordered by the National Cancer Institute - Frederick (NCI-Frederick), in Maryland, USA. "We are very [...]
AnaSpec to Manufacture BD(TM) Fluorescent Dyes for BD Biosciences
September 17, 2008
AnaSpec announced today that BD Biosciences, a business segment of BD (Becton Dickinson and Company), has chosen it to manufacture and supply the BD(TM) H7, Calcein AM and DiIC12(3) Fluorescent Dyes. "BD Biosciences has a tremendous reputation in the industry for innovative products of the highest quality," stated Dr. Anita Hong, AnaSpec's president. "We are [...]
Symyx Draw 3.1 Delivers Improved Functionality for Chemists
September 17, 2008
SANTA CLARA, CA--Sep 17, 2008 -- Symyx Technologies, Inc. (SMMX - News) today announced the release of Symyx Draw 3.1, a software package for drawing chemical structures and querying for searching, registration, and collaboration. Symyx Draw 3.1 is a direct replacement for ISIS/Draw in the ISIS informatics system and a component of the Symyx Isentris® [...]
Simulations Plus Signs Another Collaboration Agreement
September 17, 2008
Simulations Plus, Inc. (Nasdaq: SLP), the leading provider of simulation and modeling software for pharmaceutical discovery and development, announced today that it has signed a collaboration agreement with a top-three pharmaceutical company to extend and enhance its prototype ocular drug delivery module within its GastroPlus(TM) simulation software program. Dr. John Crison, director of life sciences [...]
IonGate Raises Euro 1 Million from New Investor
September 17, 2008
Frankfurt/Main (Germany), 17th September 2008-IonGate Biosciences GmbH announces the closing of a new round of funding amounting to EUR 1 million. The capital contribution comes in as the new investor Hessen Kapital I GmbH joins in a silent partnership with IonGate and it will be used for further expansion of the US business as well [...]
RainDance Technologies to Dedicate New Headquarters, Manufacturing Facility in Lexington
September 17, 2008
LEXINGTON, Mass., Sept. 17 -- -- WHO: RainDance Technologies -- WHAT: Dedication of its new HQ/manufacturing facility -- WHEN: Friday, Sept. 26, 2008, 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT -- WHERE: 44 Hartwell Avenue, Lexington, Mass. RainDance Technologies, Inc., a provider of innovative droplet-based microfluidic solutions for human health and disease research, will dedicate its [...]
SOLiD(TM) System Enables Single Cell Gene Expression Profiling to Advance Stem Cell Research
September 17, 2008
Today, scientists from Applied Biosystems (NYSE:ABI) will present data at the Connecticut Stem Cell Technology Symposium revealing how the company's ultra-high-throughput genomic analysis platform, the SOLiD(TM) System, generated genome-wide expression profiling data at the single cell level. Gene expression signatures at the single cell level have the potential to reveal details about cell fate and [...]
New Electronic Laboratory Notebook Technology – Go Paperless in Minutes (September 2008)
September 17, 2008
Labtronics Inc., a world leader in laboratory data integration and management solutions is pleased to announce the latest release of Nexxis ELN, their Electronic Laboratory Notebook for routine analyses, featuring the introduction of ReDI™ (Rapid eForm Development and Implementation) a revolutionary technology that creates electronic forms from paper documents - in minutes. ReDI has been [...]
Affymetrix to Distribute Biotique XRAY Software
September 17, 2008
Biotique Systems announced today a distribution agreement with Affymetrix Inc allowing Affymetrix to distribute XRAY directly to its customers. XRAY is an easy to use but powerful gene expression analysis system and is deployed as a Microsoft(R) Excel(R) 'add-in'. The familiar Excel environment combined with Wizards and auto-generated methods and quality control reports allow XRAY [...]
September 17, 2008
BILLERICA, Mass.--American Science and Engineering, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASEI - News) (AS&E®), a leader in X-ray detection technology, announced today the receipt of a multi-year $12.5 million service order from a Middle East government client to provide service, maintenance, training, and spare parts for multiple cargo systems, including the OmniView™ Gantry inspection system, the Z Portal® [...]

