Illumina and Genpathway Announce Partnership to Provide Whole-Genome ChIP-Sequencing Services
April 30, 2008
Complete ChIP-Sequencing Services Available From Cells to Fully Analyzed Results SAN DIEGO--Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN - News) and Genpathway today announced the formation of a partnership to provide researchers whole-genome chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) sequencing services. Samples are first prepared using Genpathway’s FactorPath ChIP assays, and then sequenced by the Genome Analyzer through Illumina’s Sequencing Services. Final [...]
April 30, 2008
SAN DIEGO--Sequenom, Inc. (NASDAQ:SQNM - News), a leading provider of genetic analysis solutions, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Invitrogen Corporation (NASDAQ:IVGN - News) under which Invitrogen will be the exclusive distributor for Sequenom’s MassARRAY® systems and consumable products in Central and South America. Financial terms of the agreement were not [...]
Promega Differex Offers an Automated Differential Extraction System to Reduce Backlogs
April 30, 2008
MADISON, Wis.--Promega announces the new automated capabilities of the Differex™ Differential Extraction System. This will allow DNA Analysts to go from multiple days to a few hours when processing a majority of their backlog samples. Processing time for 40 samples using traditional manual methods typically requires a total of 3-5 days. By contrast, the automated [...]
April 30, 2008
SANTA CLARA, Calif. & BOULDER, Colo.--Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A - News) today announced that it has secured an exclusive license to Aktiv-Dry’s CAN-BD drying technology for nucleic acid active pharmaceutical ingredients (API’s). CAN-BD is a continuous drying technology that produces uniform particles of low moisture nucleic acids, under very mild conditions, in a fraction of [...]
MTS Signs Agreement to Acquire SANS Group Accelerates Expansion in China
April 29, 2008
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., April 29 - MTS Systems Corporation (NASDAQ:MTSC) today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire the assets of SANS Group (SANS), a leading provider of material testing solutions in China. The acquisition helps to accelerate MTS' strategy to grow geographically and strengthens the Company's leadership position in the worldwide materials market. [...]
Roche Diagnostics Licenses the Technology Used for the LightCycler® System to BIOTECON
April 29, 2008
PENZBERG, Germany--Roche Diagnostics and BIOTECON Diagnostics GmbH, Potsdam , Germany, have entered into a licensing agreement concerning Roche’s LightCycler system technology. Under the terms of the agreement, Roche grants a non-exclusive worldwide license to BIOTECON authorizing them to develop, produce, and sell kits in the food and GMO (Genetically Modified Organisms) analysis field that are [...]
April 29, 2008
ARLINGTON, Va.--ICx Technologies (Nasdaq:ICXT), a developer of advanced sensor technologies for homeland security, force protection and commercial applications, announced today that it has won a $4.9 million, Phase IIb research and development contract under the Department of Homeland Security’s ‘Detect to Protect’ project, which was previously called the IBADS program. The project is designed to [...]
Smiths Detection’s Advanced Security Checkpoint to Boost Passenger Throughput at BWI
April 29, 2008
New Automated Security Inspection Process Optimizes Passenger Throughput and Checkpoint Efficiency PINE BROOK, N.J.--Smiths Detection, part of the global technology business Smiths Group, today announced the first deployment of iLane, its automated security inspection process which includes the Advanced Threat Identification X-ray (aTiX) system, at Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI). This will be the first deployment [...]
Core Informatics Delivers Enterprise Core LIMS Installation to BioRelix Pharmaceuticals
April 29, 2008
BRANFORD, Conn., April 29 -- Core Informatics announces that it has delivered an installation of their Enterprise Core LIMS product to BioRelix Pharmaceuticals of New Haven, CT. BioRelix, which started laboratory operations in late 2007, recognized the need to establish a strong data management infrastructure from the beginning. After conducting an extensive survey of the [...]
Japanese Government honours Sir Martin Wood – founder of Oxford Instruments
April 29, 2008
On 29 April 2008, the Japanese Government announced that a decoration was to be bestowed upon Sir Martin Wood OBE FRS, Founder and Honorary President of Oxford Instruments plc, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the promotion of scientific exchange between Japan and the UK. The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with [...]
