Scientists Report Most Comprehensive View of Mammalian Transcriptome
July 18, 2008
Applied Biosystems SOLiD(TM) System Used to Survey RNA Landscape of Mouse Stem Cells; Study Expected to Help Scientists Better Understand Genetic Basis of Complex Diseases FOSTER CITY, Calif.--Scientists from the University of Queensland, Australia and Applied Biosystems Inc. (NYSE:ABI - News) have teamed together to conduct the most comprehensive analysis to date of a mammalian [...]
CDEX Announces First Sales and Deliveries of ID2 Meth Scanner(TM)
July 17, 2008
CDEX Sells and Delivers ID2 Meth Scanners(TM) for Methamphetamine Detection to U.S. Clients in the Law Enforcement and Home Inspection Markets, and to U.S. and International Distributors TUCSON, AZ--Jul 17, 2008 -- CDEX Inc. (OTC BB:CEXI.OB - News) announces its first sales and deliveries of ID2 Meth Scanners(TM) for methamphetamine detection to U.S. clients in [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Acquires Affinity BioReagents
July 17, 2008
WALTHAM, Mass.--Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, announced today that it has acquired Affinity BioReagents, a leading provider of antibodies, peptides, proteins and other reagents for life science research, based in Golden, Colorado. “Affinity BioReagents is an ideal complement to our existing capabilities in protein research,” said Marijn E. [...]
Dionex and IESE Collaborate on Biodiesel Methods
July 17, 2008
Dionex Corporation has entered a collaborative agreement with the Institute for Environmental Science and Engineering (IESE) to analyze jatropha oil in the development of biodiesel. A major goal of the collaboration is the development of regulatory methods for quality assurance in biodiesel production in Asia, where oil from the seeds of Jatropha curcas are receiving [...]
July 17, 2008
Burgess Hill, UK, 17.07.2008 - Roche Diagnostics Ltd. today announced that they will support the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (OxBRC) - a partnership between the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust and University of Oxford - in the development of solutions enabling improved genetic and cytogenetic testing. Using the next-generation sequencing technology of 454 Sequencing and [...]
John Dineen Named President and CEO of GE Healthcare; Lorenzo Simonelli to Lead GE Transportation
July 17, 2008
General Electric Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt announced today the appointment of John Dineen as president and CEO of GE Healthcare, a $17 billion global leader in medical diagnostic technology and biosciences. Immelt also announced that Lorenzo Simonelli will succeed Dineen as president and CEO of GE Transportation. Dineen, 45, is a 22-year GE veteran [...]
July 17, 2008
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that Harvard Medical School (HMS) is using a range of its mass spectrometry instrumentation for cutting-edge targeted proteomics applications. Scientists from North Carolina State and Harvard Universities, along with John M. Asara Ph.D., director of the mass spectrometry core facility at the Beth [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces New Class II, Type B2 Biological Safety Cabinet
July 16, 2008
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, has introduced the Thermo Scientific 1300 Series B2 total exhaust biological safety cabinet. The innovative design presents advanced DC motor technology, increasing user safety as well as protecting samples from contaminants. Furthermore, the Thermo Scientific 1300 Series B2 exceeds the highest quality and safety standard [...]
New Silicone Device Product Catalogue Now Available from Sterilin Limited
July 16, 2008
Sterilin Limited, the established leader in single use laboratory plastics for life science applications, presents their new updated and rebranded 30 page catalogue featuring their range of Silicone Device products. With over 70 years’ experience in plastics and silicone processing, Sterilin Limited offers unrivalled expertise in all aspects of custom design and manufacture in particular [...]
July 16, 2008
U.S. Genomics today announced the award of a $9.1 million contract by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate. The Phase IIIX contract under the Bioagent Autonomous Networked Detectors (BAND) program will enable U.S. Genomics to continue development, testing and optimization of the company's sophisticated biological sensor for the detection of [...]

