LAB901 SECURES £3.5 MILLION EQUITY FUNDING TO EXPAND SALES AND LAUNCH NEW PRODUCTS
April 23, 2008
Edinburgh, UK – Lab901 Limited, a developer of innovative automation for life sciences based in Loanhead, Edinburgh, has raised £3.55 million in its latest equity funding round. The financing syndicate was led by new investor, Alliance Trust Equity Partners (ATEP), together with existing investors, Scottish Enterprise’s Scottish Venture Fund, Archangel Informal Investment Ltd and Noble [...]
April 23, 2008
Nanopoint, Inc. has announced its strong network of Asian distributors who include DayMoon Industries of Korea;, DI Biotech LTD of Korea; JC Biotech of Korea; JK Bio of Delhi, India; Joagene BioScience of Korea, Quantum Design China of China; Quantum Design Japan of Japan; and Trade 21 Pte., LTD of Singapore and SinWan Biotech LTD [...]
April 22, 2008
MADISON, WISCONSIN (April 22, 2008). Promega has entered into an agreement with GeneCopoeia to combine its HaloTag® protein fusion technology with GeneCopoeia's extensive library of human and mouse open reading frame (ORF) OmicsLink™ sequences. The resulting OmicsLink ORF expression clones with HaloTag are ready for use, offering a potentially weeks of time savings to customers. [...]
Expanded control options in Clarity Chromatography Software
April 22, 2008
Prague, April 22nd, 2008. DataApex, a leading independent provider of chromatography software, has expanded control options in Clarity Chromatography Software. Clarity users can control currently more than 170 instruments directly from the software and more new modules are expected to be added later this year. DataApex has recently developed drivers for Antec Leyden’s pump and [...]
April 22, 2008
New Capacity Will Triple BGI's Rate of Whole-Genome Sequencing Projects SAN DIEGO--Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN - News) today announced that in early March Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI) purchased 11 Genome Analyzers, increasing the organization’s total number of the Illumina sequencing systems to 17. BGI is the fourth genome center to expand its Genome Analyzer install base [...]
Agendia and Agilent Announce Plans to Jointly Develop New Diagnostic Tests, Extend Supply Agreement
April 22, 2008
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands and SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 22 -- Agendia BV, a world leader in the rapidly evolving field of molecular diagnostics, and Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: A), today announced terms under which they intend to collaborate to develop new in-vitro diagnostic tests. In addition, the two companies announced an agreement in which Agendia products [...]
febit to Introduce Geniom RT Analyzer(R) to U.S. Market at RNAi World Congress
April 22, 2008
RNA, microRNA Researchers Comprise One of the Main User Groups of febit's Simplified and Automated Microarray Technology MEDFORD, Mass., and HEIDELBERG, Germany, April 22 -- febit holding gmbh today announced it will introduce the Geniom RT Analyzer(R) to the U.S. market at RNAi World Congress, which will take place April 30-May 2 in Boston. RNA-researchers, [...]
Ocimum Biosolutions Launches Genowiz 4.0, A Comprehensive Gene Expression Analysis Software
April 22, 2008
HYDERABAD, India--Ocimum Biosolutions, a leading provider of integrated genomics solutions, has announced the release of Genowiz™ 4.0, a comprehensive solution for gene expression analysis. The latest version makes the process of microarray data analysis simpler with a host of features such as AutoGuide to execute automated work flows for analyzing data, addition of organisms/genomes, automatic [...]
April 22, 2008
DUBLIN, Calif., April 22 -- Microchip Biotechnologies, Inc. (MBI) announces that it has entered into a multi-patent license agreement with GE Healthcare that significantly enhances MBI's intellectual property portfolio supporting the development of lab-on-a-chip devices. The patents cover design and methods for creating integrated fluidic microchip devices. "Licensing these fundamental patents continues to build our [...]
April 21, 2008
BioIT World Conference 2008 SAN DIEGO--Accelrys Inc. (NASDAQ:ACCL) today announced its intention to support Microsoft’s Office SharePoint Server 2007 as a publication platform for Accelrys’ scientific applications. In addition, Accelrys will work collaboratively with Microsoft to evaluate Windows HPC Server 2008 and other Microsoft platform products. “Our collaboration with Microsoft allows Accelrys to deliver scientific [...]

