Billerica, Massachusetts—July 9, 2008—Millipore Corporation, a Life Science leader providing technologies, tools, and services for bioscience research and biopharmaceutical manufacturing, today announced the availability of a range of assays, kits, flow cytometry systems, and service plans as part of an integrated benchtop flow cytometry portfolio. Flow cytometry is a powerful method used to measure cell [...]

Geospiza, Inc., the market leading developer of genetic analysis software, today announced that the University of Florida has selected Geospiza's FinchLab(TM) to manage its systems for the Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research (ICBR) Next Generation DNA Sequencing Laboratory. "When we adopted Geospiza's products to solve data management challenges with our Capillary Sequencing eight years ago, [...]

New Extensional Rheology System Now Available Karlsruhe, Germany, (July 22, 2008) – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today launched a new accessory for its Thermo Scientific HAAKE MARS rheometer platform. The SER (Sentmanat Extension Rheometer) system extends a conventional steady rotational rheometer into a robust extensional rheometer for melts and [...]

BILTHOVEN, The Netherlands, July 22 -- InteRNA Genomics B.V. and Applied Biosystems Inc. announce signing of a Software Community Commercial Membership Agreement regarding the exchange of InteRNA's information and software tools related to Applied Biosystems' SOLiD(TM) technology, InteRNA and Applied Biosystems will co-market InteRNA's small RNA bioinformatics pipeline, miR-Intess(TM), for users of Applied Biosystems' SOLiD(TM) [...]

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) today announced a major strategic sale to Metabolomics Australia (MA), which will provide metabolomics services to Australian researchers. Valued at approximately $2.5 million, the order includes multiple HPLC, LC/MS, GC, GC/MS and CE instruments, plus specific software to facilitate analysis of metabolomic data. "Metabolomics Australia performed a very thorough evaluation of [...]

Applied Biosystems Inc. (NYSE:ABI) today announced the addition of new members to its Software Development Community by forming relationships with InteRNA Genomics B.V. and Biotique Systems, Inc. The commercial software solutions offered by these companies are intended to advance data analysis and management for researchers utilizing Applied Biosystems' SOLiD(TM) System, the company's ultra-high-throughput platform for [...]

IDBS today announced that the School of Pharmacy at The University of Nottingham (UK) has selected E-WorkBook to meet its data management requirements. The School of Pharmacy sought a solution that could meet three distinct requirements – adherence to good governance procedures, IP protection and visibility, and effective management of research activities. The University of [...]

SAN DIEGO--Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN - News) today announced the appointment of Stephen Pentoney as Vice President of Array Biochemistry reporting to Joel McComb, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Illumina’s Life Sciences Business Unit. In Stephen’s new role, he is responsible for leading Illumina’s assay and application development efforts. Prior to joining Illumina, Stephen [...]

FOSTER CITY, Calif.--Applied Biosystems Inc. (NYSE:ABI - News) today announced that it has expanded its Software Development Community to include new software analysis tools that are expected to help drive innovation and speed the development of bioinformatics solutions that will enable researchers to realize the full potential of ultra-high-throughput genomic analysis. These new analysis tools [...]

Mexican Ministry of Health Selects PerkinElmer to Support Screening Program Expansion WALTHAM, Mass.--PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI), a global leader in Health Sciences and Photonics, today announced a one-year agreement with the Mexican Ministry of Health, la Secretaría de Salud, to expand its newborn screening program across Mexico. Under the terms of the agreement, PerkinElmer will [...]