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10 new kits available for fast and simple isolation of nucleic acids from blood, plasma and serum

Norgen Biotek Corp., an innovative privately held Canadian biotechnology company focusing primarily on advancing powerful tools for nucleic acids (NA) and protein purification, today announced the launch of 10 new kits for the fast and simple isolation of nucleic acids from blood, plasma and serum, including circulating nucleic acids.

3 Feb 2010

Life Technologies reports fourth-quarter and fiscal year results ended December 31, 2009

Life Technologies Corporation today announced results for its fourth quarter and full year ending December 31, 2009. Non-GAAP revenue for the fourth quarter was $874 million, resulting in full year non-GAAP revenues of $3.30 billion, an increase of 5 percent over the $3.14 billion reported for 2008, as if Invitrogen and Applied Biosystems had been combined.

From Danaher 28 Jan 2010

Life Technologies announces a series of investments and new technologies for genetic sequencing research

Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:LIFE), a provider of innovative life science solutions, today announced a series of investments and new technologies designed to extend the use of sequencing in the research arena and make it more relevant for physicians.

28 Jan 2010

Idaho Technology commences clinical trials of FilmArray RP

Idaho Technology, Inc. (ITI) announced today that clinical trials of the FilmArray Respiratory Panel (RP) have commenced at three US Hospital Laboratories.

27 Jan 2010

IntegraGen now offers Fluidigm's IFC technology to French researchers

Fluidigm, the inventor of integrated fluidic circuits (IFCs), has joined with IntegraGen SA, one of France’s leading providers of genetic research testing services, to bring IFC technology to French researchers. IntegraGen will offer premium class services to its customers using the Fluidigm BioMark™ System for Genetic Analysis and the Access Array™ sample preparation system for next-generation sequencing. IntegraGen’s lab will also be a demonstration site for researchers investigating Fluidigm’s technology.

25 Jan 2010

Varian announces the release of significant additions to its family of Pursuit LC columns

Varian, Inc. announced today the release of significant additions to its family of Pursuit™ LC (liquid chromatography) columns for pharmaceutical applications. New materials address needs from drug discovery to bioanalysis, saving time on analysis and method development.

20 Jan 2010

QIAGEN N.V. announces acquisition of ESE GmbH for $19 million

QIAGEN N.V. today announced that it has acquired ESE GmbH, a privately held developer and manufacturer of UV and fluorescence optical measurement devices. ESE is based in Stockach, Germany. The transaction is valued at up to US$19 million in cash.

From QIAGEN Manchester Limited 12 Jan 2010

Agilent Technologies, Covaris sign co-marketing agreement to streamline next-generation sequencing experiments

Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A) and Covaris Inc. today announced a co-marketing agreement in which Covaris S2 DNA shearing technology will be marketed with the Agilent SureSelect Target Enrichment System to streamline next-generation sequencing experiments.

6 Jan 2010

OncoMed Pharmaceuticals and Fluidigm announce new initiative to analyze tumor cell heterogeneity

OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Fluidigm Corporation today announced a new initiative to apply Fluidigm's unique microfluidic tools to the analysis of tumor cell heterogeneity, including cancer stem cells.

6 Jan 2010

Biotage expands direct sales coverage

Biotage is expanding its direct sales coverage and will begin selling SPE products directly into non-pharma application areas within the UK starting January 18, 2010. Sales to non-pharmaceutical based markets and customers have previously been managed by a distributor.

16 Dec 2009

Vivakor launches new website to promote its remarkable VivaThermic Vial

Vivakor, Inc. today announced the launch of its new website promoting its remarkable VivaThermic Vial at www.vivathermic.com.

14 Dec 2009

Scientists explore new concepts to achieve uniform standards for clean drinking water in all EU countries

Clean water is a matter of survival for humans, particularly when it is used for drinking, cooking and for food manufacture. Therefore, the EU member countries have in several guidelines undertaken to guarantee their citizens sustainable clean drinking water.

10 Dec 2009

Roche launches new automated clinical laboratory system for HPV and CT/NG tests

Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today the launch of a new clinical laboratory system designed to increase laboratory testing efficiency and to accommodate current and long-term molecular diagnostic needs.

10 Dec 2009

New IME-developed cardiac biomarker testing system saves time

Scientists at Singapore's Institute of Microelectronics (IME) have developed a rapid and sensitive integrated system to test simultaneously for specific cardiac biomarkers in finger prick amount of blood.

9 Dec 2009

Cell Biosciences expands its protein analysis business with Protein Forest acquisition

Cell Biosciences, Inc. today announced that it has acquired Protein Forest, Inc. of Lexington, Massachusetts, a leader in sample preparation technology for proteomic analysis and biomarker discovery.

7 Dec 2009

Cytometry system to precisely control cell movement using sound waves

Applied Biosystems, part of Life Technologies Corporation today announced its entry into the flow cytometry instrumentation market with the debut of the Attune™ Acoustic Focusing Cytometer, a first of its kind cytometry system designed to use sound waves to precisely control the movement of cells.

7 Dec 2009

Study on Helicos BioSciences' single molecule sequencing technology published

Helicos BioSciences Corporation today announced the publication of a landmark study by Dr. Bradley Bernstein of the Massachusetts General Hospital describing the use of Helicos’ single molecule sequencing technology for the performance of genome-wide, epigenomic experiments using minute amounts of nucleic acid.

4 Dec 2009

NuGEN Technologies launches its next generation Ovation RNA-Seq System

NuGEN Technologies, Inc., a pace-setter in genomic sample preparation, enters the next generation sequencing (NGS) market today with its Ovation RNA-Seq System, a revolutionary method of sample preparation that broadens research horizons with a more comprehensive representation of the transcriptome created from samples of a few hundred picograms.

2 Dec 2009

BD acquires HandyLab for $275 million

BD today announced the completion of its acquisition of HandyLab, Inc., an Ann Arbor, Michigan-based company that develops and manufactures molecular diagnostic assays and automation platforms.

From BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) 20 Nov 2009

Ionian Technologies receives supplemental funding from the Gates Foundation

Ionian Technologies, Inc., will continue its efforts to develop a rapid point-of-care diagnostics platform for use in the developing world with supplemental funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. This grant from the Foundation will extend the total commitment to this program, which was initiated in November 2008, to $3 million over two years.

18 Nov 2009