Simulations Plus Releases Major Software Update for Its Top Rated Predictive Software
July 2, 2008
ADMET Predictor(TM) 3.0 Employs New Technology for Molecular Descriptors, All New Predictive Models LANCASTER, Calif.--Simulations Plus, Inc. (NASDAQ:SLP - News), a leading provider of simulation and modeling software for pharmaceutical discovery and development, announced that it has released Version 3.0 of its best-in-class ADMET Predictor software for predicting properties of molecules from only their structures. [...]
American Science and Engineering, Inc. Receives $55.1 Million Order from Abu Dhabi Customs
July 2, 2008
Abu Dhabi Customs Will Utilize AS&E's Full Range of Cargo Inspection Products for Integrated Border Security BILLERICA, Mass.--American Science and Engineering, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASEI - News) (AS&E®), a leader in X-ray detection technology, announced today that the Company has received a $55.1 million contract from Abu Dhabi Customs. The Customs Administration at Abu Dhabi, the [...]
Sequenom Launches iSEQ Application
July 2, 2008
Software Automates Identification of Microbial, Viral and Other Infectious Organisms on the MassARRAY System SAN DIEGO--Sequenom, Inc. (NASDAQ: SQNM - News), a leading provider of genetic analysis solutions, today announced the launch of the iSEQ™ application software, a MassARRAY® comparative sequence analysis application for automated, high-throughput identification and typing of microbes and viruses, as well [...]
GE Healthcare introduces trial kit for 2-D DIGE experiments
July 2, 2008
GE Healthcare has introduced a new protein labeling trial kit for 2-D Fluorescence Difference Gel Electrophoresis (2-D DIGE), offering a quick, easy and low-cost opportunity for scientists new to 2-D DIGE to test the system. The DIGE Trial Pack contains 2 nmol each of the three CyDye™ DIGE Fluor minimal dyes Cy™2, Cy3 and Cy5, [...]
Next Generation Data Analysis for Next Generation Sequencing Data
July 2, 2008
Genomatix Genome Analyzer released Munich, Germany and Ann Arbor, MI - July 2, 2008 - Genomatix Software, a company with an outstanding track record in the analysis of genomic data generated by high throughput technologies, announced availability of the Genomatix Genome Analyzer today. The Genomatix Genome Analyzer (GGA) is the first integrated hardware/software solution for [...]
Automating DNA Isolation From Cereal Crops With Tecan’s Magnetic Bead Technology
July 1, 2008
DURHAM, N.C.--Molecular biologists at the Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry Laimburg in Northern Italy, have developed a semi-automated procedure for extracting and isolating high quality DNA from cereal crops, using the Te-MagS™ magnetic separation module from Tecan (SWX: TECN - News). The researchers are performing large-scale microsatellite marker analysis to genetically characterize local cereal [...]
BioTrove, Gene Express Awarded NIH Grant to Develop Novel Standardized Genetic Profiling Test
July 1, 2008
Companies to Combine PCR Platform, PCR Standards with Mount Sinai School of Medicine Sample Library to Explore Quantitative Multigene Diagnostic Test for Indicators of Lung Cancer Risk WOBURN, Mass. & WILMINGTON, N.C.--BioTrove, Inc. and Gene Express, Inc. today announced their receipt of a two-year National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant, awarded in support of their [...]
July 1, 2008
July 1, 2008 – Ithaca, NY – Advion BioServices, Inc., a specialty contract research organization, today announced that it has expanded its bioanalytical service capabilities by adding five new triple quadrupole mass spectrometers to its laboratory in Ithaca, New York. Included in this investment are the industry-leading API 5000™ LC/MS/MS System and API 4000™ LC/MS/MS [...]
July 1, 2008
FOSTER CITY, Calif.--Applera Corporation announced today that the name of the company has been changed to Applied Biosystems Inc. to reflect the remaining business of the company following the separation of its Celera business. Effective today, Celera Corporation (NASDAQ:CRA - News) is an independent publicly traded company that holds the businesses, assets and liabilities previously [...]
Microfluidic Systems Receives Continued Funding From the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
July 1, 2008
Toward the Commercial Production of Autonomous Airborne Pathogen Detection Systems FREMONT, Calif., July 1 -- Microfluidic Systems Inc. (MFSI) announced today that it has been awarded the Phase 3X agreement for the production of Microfluidic - Bioagent Autonomous Networked Detector (M-BAND). This award is the fourth in a series of funded phases by the DHS [...]

