Increased Sample Throughput on Applied Biosystems Genomic Analysis Platform Simplifies Study of Small RNAs

Multiplexing of up to 256 Samples on SOLiD(TM) System Improves Workflows, Reduces Cost of RNA Analysis Studies FOSTER CITY, Calif.--Research related to the roles that small non-coding RNA molecules play in living cells is one of the fastest growing areas in biology. For these kinds of studies, researchers analyze large numbers of biological samples to [...]

Roche Diagnostics Licenses Melting Curve Analysis Technique to Agilent

Roche Diagnostics and Agilent Technologies announced today they have entered into a non-exclusive licensing agreement for use of Roche's melting curve analysis technology. Under the terms of the agreement, Agilent will obtain from Roche a non-exclusive license to use, develop and sell products based on melting curve analysis. Financial terms of the agreement were not [...]

Thermo Fisher Scientific Improves Workflow in HLA Laboratories with 10-Second Analysis of DNA Microsamples using NanoDrop 1000

WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 29, 2008) – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, will exhibit a new spectrophotometer that offers unique benefits for human leukocyte antigen (HLA) typing laboratories dealing with donor tissue matching. The Thermo Scientific NanoDrop™ 1000 represents the growing trend of successful genome research tools finding their way to [...]

Smiths Detection to Supply AMTRAK With Additional Advanced Portable Explosives Detection Systems

Highly-Portable SABRE 4000s Enabling AMTRAK to Rapidly and Non-Intrusively Screen Passengers and Carry-on Baggage for Explosives PINE BROOK, N.J.--Smiths Detection, part of the global technology business Smiths Group, today announces AMTRAK has purchased additional SABRE 4000 advanced explosives detection systems to expand its capability for rapid, non-intrusive screening of passengers, trains and stations. Using proven [...]

BIOBASE Releases a New Range of Products for Plant Researchers

BIOBASE today announced their entry into the agricultural market with the release of their latest products designed specifically for plant researchers. The "green" versions of their industry leading BIOBASE Knowledge Library (BKL) and ExPlain Analysis Platform can assist investigators studying crop optimization, disease resistance, stress tolerance and other important areas of plant biotechnology research. The [...]

Bruker AXS Microanalysis To Introduce New EBSD System at M&M 2008

BERLIN, Germany--Bruker AXS Microanalysis announced today that it plans to introduce its new QUANTAX CrystAlignTM system for SEM-based crystallographic analysis via electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) at the Microscopy and Microanalysis (M&M) 2008 Annual Meeting, starting on August 4, 2008 in Albuquerque, NM (USA). The CrystAlign system consists of an ultra-fast EBSD detector and powerful, yet [...]

Berry & Associates Announces Supply Agreement with Applied Biosystems

Berry & Associates, Inc. today announced that it has signed an agreement with Applied Biosystems Inc. to supply a key reagent for Applied Biosystems' genomic analysis platform, the SOLiD(TM) System. As part of a five year agreement, Berry & Associates is providing Applied Biosystems a custom nucleoside phosphoramidite that meets the high purity standards required [...]

Mr. Howe Resigns and Dr. Lim Resumes as CEO of EST

NEWBURY PARK, Calif.--Electronic Sensor Technology (OTCBB:ESNR), a leading manufacturer of ultra-fast vapor analyzers, announced today that Barry S. Howe has resigned as the CEO and President, effective immediately. EST’s Board of Directors accepted the resignation on July 25th and returned Dr. Teong Lim to be the CEO and President. Dr. Lim is a founder of [...]

epheid Introduces GeneXpert(R) Infinity-48 System at 2008 American Association of Clinical Chemistry Meeting

GeneXpert Infinity-48 is the World's First Fully-Automated Random Access Molecular Diagnostic Testing System; On Display at AACC Meeting SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 29 -- Cepheid (Nasdaq: CPHD - News) today introduced its GeneXpert® Infinity-48 high-throughput system at the 2008 American Association for Clinical Chemistry Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. The newest addition to Cepheid's GeneXpert family [...]

Invitrogen and Applied Biosystems Announce Expiration of Hart-Scott-Rodino Waiting Period

CARLSBAD, Calif. & FOSTER CITY, Calif.--Invitrogen Corporation (NASDAQ: IVGN - News) and Applied Biosystems Inc. (NYSE: ABI - News) today announced the expiration of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, in connection with the companies’ pending merger. The expiration of the waiting period satisfies one of the conditions to the [...]

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