Gaithersburg, MD 10/15/07; Indianapolis, IN 10/15/07—Gene Logic has agreed to sell its Genomics assets to Ocimum Biosolutions for $10 million in cash. The Genomics business includes the BioExpress System and ToxExpress System databases, Genesis Enterprise System bioinformatics software and a microarray services business. In 2006, revenues for Gene Logic’s Genomics business declined 57.1% to $24.3 […]
Fluxion Biosciences introduced the BioFlux platform, which automates and combines microfluidic chambers, for automated biofilm analysis. Lab901 launched the ScreenTape system for fully automated gel electrophoresis. It consists of the TapeStation system, ScreenTape consumables and software.
According to data published in September by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the Stifterverband, the German association of research sponsors, public and private R&D spending is increasing. Public R&D funding is expected to increase 8% to €9.2 billion ($12.9 billion) in 2008. The Stifterverband calculates that industry R&D spending grew […]
Reichert Analytical Instruments licensed the University of Buffalo’s technology for the creation of a cell volume cytometer for research and diagnostic applications. Amaxa AG is one of eight companies involved in the EU’s MODEST-EU project to develop devices for ultra high-throughput delivery and screening of primary cells. Accuri Cytometers named George Dunbar, president and CEO […]
Applied Biosystems launched the Variant Reporter Software for resequencing applications. Tripos released Chemistry Extensions v.1.0 for KNIME. PerkinElmer introduced LABWORKS Green, a LIMS designed specifically for the biofuels industry. LABTrack launched the low cost LABTrack Personal electronic lab notebook. In July, Waters began shipments of SDMS Vision Publisher for its NuGenesis Scientific Data Management System, […]
Csols, a provider of implementation domain expertise, partnered with Starlims Technologies in June. Chenomx integrated its Chenomx NMR Suite with GeneGo’s MetaCore and MetaDrug Discovery platform. Genomatix GmbH formed Genomatix Software, a North American subsidiary headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Ariadne Genomics opened a European sales and support office in June. India’s Optra Systems opened […]
While it does not make up nearly as large a market as laboratory mass spectrometry (MS) does, process MS is an online analytical technique that is critical to certain applications. Much of the same basic technology used in laboratory mass spectrometers is applied to process instrumentation. While there have been few recent introductions of new […]
Last year, China invested CNY 300.3 billion ($39.9 billion)—an increase of 22.6%, or CNY 55.3 billion, over 2005—in R&D, according to a statement released this month by the National Bureau of Statistics, the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Finance. R&D spending in 2006 represented 1.42% of the country’s GDP, a new […]
France’s 2008 budget, which was announced this month, provides a €1.88 billion ($2.66 billion) boost to the budget for higher education and research, an increase of 7.8%. From this funding increase, €1 billion ($1.4 billion) will go to higher education and €880 million ($1.2 billion) will go to research. Funding for research includes a €22 […]
Horiba Jobin Yvon gained exclusive distribution rights to GenOptic’s SPRi-Lab+ detector, and the companies are comarketing the SPRi-Plex system. GE Healthcare granted Applied Biosystems and NorDiag ASA licenses to its patents for the biomagnetic isolation of nucleic acids. FujiFilm Life Sciences entered the North American market earlier this year with an agreement to market and […]
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