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Avantra is now Courtagen Life Sciences

Avantra Biosciences Corporation today announced that effective immediately it is changing its name to Courtagen Life Sciences, Inc. The company will continue to use the Avantra name for their proteomics portfolio, which includes the Avantra Biomarker System.

30 Aug 2011

EMD Millipore acquires Amnis

Amnis Corporation, a manufacturer of advanced cell imaging systems, today announced that the company has been acquired by EMD Millipore, the Life Science division of Merck KGaA of Germany.

30 Aug 2011

Health Canada grants medical device licence to Gen-Probe's PANTHER system

Gen-Probe Incorporated announced today that Health Canada has granted the Company a medical device license for the PANTHER system, a fully automated and integrated molecular testing system designed with the flexibility to handle a wide range of testing needs.

23 Aug 2011

IVAX Diagnostics net revenues decrease 0.4% to $4,375,000 for quarter ended June 30, 2011

IVAX Diagnostics, Inc., a fully integrated in vitro diagnostics company, reports its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2011.

23 Aug 2011

New technique can detach sugars from carrier molecule, reattach them to drugs

The surface of cells and many biologically active molecules are studded with sugar structures that are not used to store energy, but rather are involved in communication, immunity and inflammation.

22 Aug 2011

GE Healthcare announces acquisition of PAA Laboratories

GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company, today announced it has reached an agreement to acquire PAA Laboratories, a developer and supplier of cell culture media for biomedical research and the fast-growing biopharmaceutical and vaccine manufacturing industry.

17 Aug 2011

NIH awards Jefferson $4.8M grant to study vaccine to clear rabies virus from central nervous system

Thomas Jefferson University received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) $4.8 million grant to test a new rabies vaccine with the potential to cure the virus infection, even after it has made its way into a person's central nervous system (CNS). Today, if an unvaccinated person is infected with rabies and it spreads to the brain, there is little chance for survival.

8 Aug 2011

GenMark Diagnostics second quarter revenues increase to $901,000

GenMark Diagnostics, Inc. today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011.

5 Aug 2011

World RNA Interference market will be worth $4 billion by 2017: New report

By 2017, the world RNA Interference market will be worth $4 billion, according to a new report available from companiesandmarkets.com.

5 Aug 2011

IntegenX's RapidHIT Human Identification Systems now include Promega's STR amplification reagents

IntegenX Inc. and Promega Corporation today announced that commercial deliveries of RapidHIT™ 200 Human Identification Systems will include Promega's nucleic acid purification and short tandem repeat (STR) amplification reagents.

4 Aug 2011

Ventana introduces BenchMark ULTRA with URA to process IHC, ISH samples

Ventana Medical Systems, Inc., a member of the Roche Group, announced today the launch of BenchMark ULTRA with new Ultimate Reagent Access.

3 Aug 2011

SDIX adds nine new polyclonal antibodies to IVD reagents portfolio

SDIX, a leading provider of In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) reagents, announced the addition of nine new polyclonal antibodies to its product line for the IVD market while exhibiting at AACC last week.

3 Aug 2011

BD third quarter revenues increase to $2.014 billion

BD, a leading global medical technology company, today reported quarterly revenues of $2.014 billion for the third fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2011, representing an increase of 10.0 percent from the prior-year period.

From BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) 2 Aug 2011

New investment to strengthen Clearbridge Accelerator's incubation platform

Clearbridge Accelerator announced today that it has received an investment from Tim Draper, a well-established venture capitalist based in the Silicon Valley.

2 Aug 2011

Affymetrix to commercialize four Axiom genotyping arrays for the major populations

Affymetrix, Inc. today announced plans to commercialize four Axiom population-optimized arrays used to analyze 100,000 samples collected from volunteers in one of the nation's largest and most diverse genomics projects funded by the National Institutes of Health.

1 Aug 2011

Human kinome RNAi screening performed using Roche’s xCELLigence MP Instrument

RNA interference studies are a powerful technology for high-throughput screening. However, endpoint analyses only provide a snapshot of the analyzed cellular phenotype, as it is not possible to measure developmental changes over time.

29 Jul 2011

NanoString introduces new assay for leukemia fusion gene analysis

NanoString Technologies, Inc., a privately held provider of life science tools for translational research and developer of molecular diagnostics, today announced the availability of a comprehensive multiplexed assay for the simple and cost-effective analysis of fusion genes linked to leukemia.

From NanoString Technologies 29 Jul 2011

Epitomics launches 23 novel cancer-related antibodies

Epitomics, Inc., a biotechnology company commercializing the next generation of antibodies based on its groundbreaking Rabbit Monoclonal technology, today announced the Company has now launched 23 novel cancer-related antibodies that were developed through a partnership with the National Cancer Institute's Center for Cancer Research.

27 Jul 2011

New silicone chip could make genetic analysis far more sensitive, rapid, and cost-effective

UBC researchers have invented a silicone chip that could make genetic analysis far more sensitive, rapid, and cost-effective by allowing individual cells to fall into place like balls in a pinball machine.

27 Jul 2011

Genetic ID introduces new 96-well extraction kit for isolation of pure DNA

Genetic ID, the global leader in GMO identification, introduces its new FAST ID 96-Well Extraction Kit for isolation of exceptionally pure DNA from a variety of agricultural and food products.

21 Jul 2011