Veeco Launches the “Veeco Labs Research Grant Program”

PLAINVIEW, N.Y.--Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO - News), a leading provider of instrumentation to the nanoscience community, today introduced the “Veeco Labs Research Grant Program,” designed to stimulate the generation of new scientific investigation for researchers in the atomic force microscopy community. This grant program will sponsor selected early adopters of current and future Veeco [...]

NEW PLATFORM FOR MICROFLUIDICS RESEARCH

Micronit launches easy-to-use and affordable lab-on-a-chip platform named “Fluidic Connect” Enschede, The Netherlands, July 1st, 2008 – Micronit Microfluidics today announced a new lab-on-a-chip platform named “Fluidic Connect”. The platform enables researchers to create their own lab-on-a-chip setup in just a few minutes of time. Fluidic Connect offers a solution for two major problems in [...]

The Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium (WTCCC) Selects Illumina Infinium High-Density (HD) DNA Analysis Products to Study 90,000 Samples

SAN DIEGO--Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN - News) today announced that researchers participating in a new initiative funded by the Wellcome Trust selected Illumina’s Infinium HD BeadChips to analyze 90,000 DNA samples. This new initiative aims to decipher the molecular basis of human disease and includes participation from leading research groups around the globe. Together, researchers at [...]

Thermo Fisher Scientific Acquires Open Biosystems, Creating Unmatched RNAi Platform

WALTHAM, Mass.--Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, announced today that it has acquired Open Biosystems, Inc., a provider of RNA interference (RNAi), gene expression and protein detection products for life science research and drug discovery and development. The acquisition significantly expands Thermo Fisher Scientific’s leadership position in the growing RNAi field. [...]

Metabolix Announces that Mirel Bioplastics is Chosen by Labcon for New Laboratory Liquid Handling System

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--Metabolix, Inc. (NASDAQ: MBLX) today announced that Telles™, its joint venture with Archer Daniels Midland Company that produces Mirel™ bioplastics, has entered into an agreement to supply Mirel bioplastic resin to Labcon North America, a leading manufacturer of laboratory supplies, for the production of its new Pagoda pipet reloading system. “Labcon’s product launch demonstrates [...]

Agilent Technologies Acquires Nano Instruments Business of MTS Systems Corp.

Acquisition Strengthens Agilent’s Nanomeasurements Portfolio SANTA CLARA, Calif.--Agilent Technologies Inc. today announced that it has acquired the Nano Instruments business unit of MTS Systems Corp. The acquisition will strengthen Agilent’s portfolio of instrumentation for imaging, characterizing and quantifying nanomechanical material properties. Financial details were not disclosed. Based in Oak Ridge, Tenn., Nano Instruments is a [...]

Invitrogen and the Genome Quebec and Montreal Heart Institute Pharmacogenomics Centre Announce Collaboration to Advance Pharmacogenomics Research

Efforts to Focus on Accelerating Medical Resequencing CARLSBAD, Calif. & MONTREAL--A scientific collaboration aimed at advancing pharmacogenomics research through the development of novel methodologies and advanced reagents for targeted medical resequencing was announced today by Invitrogen Corporation (NASDAQ:IVGN - News), a provider of essential life science technologies for research, production and diagnostics, and the Génome [...]

PerkinElmer Unveils Tailored LIMS Solutions for Water, Food and Petrochemical Laboratory Customers

New LABWORKS(TM) Packages Build on EcoAnalytix(TM) Initiative; Address Critical Data Management Needs, Support Compliance and Help Drive Efficiencies WALTHAM, Mass.--PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI - News), a global leader in Health Sciences and Photonics, today announced three market-specific LABWORKS™ Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) packages that address increasing regulatory and compliance pressures. The new packages are [...]

Bio-Rad Launches Two Bio-Plex Pro Wash Stations

Wash Stations Designed and Optimized for xMAP Assays HERCULES, Calif., June 30, 2008 – Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (AMEX: BIO and BIOb), a multinational manufacturer and distributor of life science research and clinical diagnostic products, announced today the launch of two Bio-Plex Pro® Wash Stations for washing bead-based assays. The Bio-Plex Pro Wash Station is used [...]

WaferGen’s SmartChip(TM) Real-Time PCR System to Begin Alpha Testing at University of Pittsburgh Medical School

Company Sends Final Alpha System and Key Oncology Gene Panel Assays to Collaborators at University of Pittsburgh Medical School FREMONT, Calif., June 30 -- WaferGen Biosystems, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: WGBS - News), a leading developer of state-of-the-art gene expression, genotyping, cell biology and stem cell research systems, today announced that it has shipped the [...]

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