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MDA commits to invest funds in FSMA Quinazoline Program

The MDA has committed to invest funds in the FSMA Quinazoline Program at Repligen Corporation to assist in advancing the program to an IND filing with the FDA.

16 Dec 2010

Epitomics enters contract with SAIC Frederick to develop rabbit monoclonal antibodies for CPTC program

Epitomics, Inc., a biotechnology company commercializing the next generation of antibodies based on its groundbreaking Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody (RabMAb®) technology, today announced that the Company has signed a contract with SAIC Frederick, Inc., operating under contract with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop several dozen rabbit monoclonal antibodies to support the Clinical Proteomic Technologies for Cancer (CPTC) program (www.proteomics.cancer.gov).

16 Dec 2010

Cedarlane to distribute TGR's new ELISA-One technology assay reagents in Canada and the US

TGR BioSciences, a leading global provider of advanced cell based assay technologies in the fields of cancer, kinase and GPCR research, is extremely pleased to announce a distribution partnership with Cedarlane Laboratories of Burlington, ON, Canada, a leading supplier of Life Science research reagents in North America.

13 Dec 2010

Nacalai to distribute Techulon's Glycofect Transfection Reagent platform products in Japan

Techulon Inc., an early stage life sciences company has signed an agreement with Nacalai USA, Inc. and its parent company Nacalai Tesque, Inc. for distribution of its Glycofect Transfection Reagent platform products in Japan. Glycofect is a polymeric transfection reagent designed to be particularly effective in primary cells of therapeutic interest. It is being used by government, university and corporate laboratories around the world for advanced research towards better understanding of cell biology and for development of new cell-based therapeutics.

9 Dec 2010

Roche introduces X-tremeGENE 9, X-tremeGENE HP reagents

Roche announced today the introduction of two new high-performance DNA transfection reagents for its innovative cellular analysis portfolio for life science research.

7 Dec 2010

United Science licenses ion selective electrode sensor technology from University of Minnesota

United Science, a Minnesota startup company, has licensed sensor technology developed at the University of Minnesota that could prevent toxic byproducts of mining and other industries from ending up in the environment and improve productivity at the same time.

4 Dec 2010

Sekisui enters asset purchase agreement to acquire Genzyme's Diagnostic products

Genzyme Corporation today announced that it has entered into an asset purchase agreement under which Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd. will acquire Genzyme's Diagnostic products business for $265 million in cash.

19 Nov 2010

Rheonix receives U.S patent for microfluidic device

Rheonix, Inc., developer of the Rheonix CARD system to provide multiplexed endpoint analysis for a wide breadth of diagnostic applications, announced that on November 16, 2010 the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued Patent Number 7,832,429 "Microfluidic Pump and Valve Structures and Fabrication Method" to the Company.

18 Nov 2010

Duke awarded $52.8M federal grant to oversee external quality assurance programs for HIV/AIDS labs

The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), has awarded Duke University Medical Center up to $52.8 million over the next seven years to support the development, implementation and oversight of external quality assurance programs that monitor laboratories involved in HIV/AIDS research and vaccine trials around the world.

17 Nov 2010

China Medical second quarter revenue increases 21.5% to RMB201.8 million

China Medical Technologies, Inc., a leading China-based advanced in-vitro diagnostic company, today announced its unaudited financial results for the second fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2010

17 Nov 2010

New stem cell-infused patch improves heart function after myocardial infarction

University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers have found that applying a stem cell-infused patch together with overexpression of a specific cell instruction molecule promoted cell migration to damaged cardiac tissue following heart attack and resulted in improved function in animal models.

16 Nov 2010

GenturaDx to showcase IDbox molecular diagnostic system at AMP 2010

GenturaDx will display its proprietary molecular diagnostic system, the IDbox System, at the annual meeting of the Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) in San Jose, Calif. on November 17 – 20, 2010. The IDbox System incorporates all aspects of its proprietary, real-time PCR testing from sample preparation through result generation in a single-use cassette.

15 Nov 2010

Exiqon publishes clinical study data on colon cancer

Exiqon A/S today published data from a clinical study that stratifies colon cancer patients into groups of high, medium and low chances of survival which may prove useful for optimizing the treatment of each individual cancer patient.

14 Nov 2010

Abaxis releases new Piccolo reagent disc panel

Abaxis, Inc., a medical products company manufacturing point-of-care blood analysis systems, today announced the release of a new Piccolo® reagent disc panel called BioChemistry Panel Plus. This new reagent disc will be used by healthcare professionals in conjunction with the Piccolo Xpress™ point-of-care analyzer.

12 Nov 2010

Exiqon 2010 first nine months revenue increases 36% to DKK 65.7 million

Exiqon A/S today announced results for the first nine months of 2010 ending 30 September 2010. In the third quarter of 2010, organic growth in life science research product sales was 45% when excluding OEM sales and reagent sales associated with license agreements. Operating expenses decreased 31% to DKK 19.9 million in the third quarter.

12 Nov 2010

Immunologix partners with Genscript to develop human antibody therapeutics

Immunologix, Inc, a Charleston, SC biotechnology company and a leader in fully human therapeutic antibodies for a variety of diseases and GenScript, a contract research organization (CRO) based in Piscataway, NJ and the industry leader in bio-reagent services, assay development & screening, lead optimization, and antibody drug development, announced today that the companies have formed a strategic partnership to offer a complete platform for producing human antibody therapeutics.

10 Nov 2010

New benchtop robotic workstation simplifies next-generation sequencing workflows

IntegenX, Inc. today at the 60th Annual American Society of Human Genetics Meeting announced the launch of their Apollo 324 System, a benchtop robotic workstation that automates the construction of DNA fragment libraries for next-generation sequencing.

8 Nov 2010

Agilent announces solution for exon analysis based on SurePrint G3 Exon Microarrays

Agilent Technologies Inc. today announced a solution for exon analysis based on SurePrint G3 Exon Microarrays. The solution provides a major expansion of Agilent's portfolio of gene expression reagents, microarrays and bioinformatics systems. This new system, available in mid-November, enables researchers to examine alternately expressed exons according to recently updated content, providing a global picture of RNA expression.

4 Nov 2010

BioCurex files patent for synthetic peptide in RECAF test

BioCurex, Inc. today announced that it has filed a new patent within the Patent Cooperation Treaty, which presently includes 142 countries.

4 Nov 2010

Alnylam third quarter revenue increases from $24.2 million to $27.7 million

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. a leading RNAi therapeutics company, today reported its consolidated financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2010, and company highlights.

4 Nov 2010

Reagents News and Research

MDA commits to invest funds in FSMA Quinazoline Program

Epitomics enters contract with SAIC Frederick to develop rabbit monoclonal antibodies for CPTC program

Cedarlane to distribute TGR's new ELISA-One technology assay reagents in Canada and the US

Nacalai to distribute Techulon's Glycofect Transfection Reagent platform products in Japan

Roche introduces X-tremeGENE 9, X-tremeGENE HP reagents

United Science licenses ion selective electrode sensor technology from University of Minnesota

Sekisui enters asset purchase agreement to acquire Genzyme's Diagnostic products

Rheonix receives U.S patent for microfluidic device

Duke awarded $52.8M federal grant to oversee external quality assurance programs for HIV/AIDS labs

China Medical second quarter revenue increases 21.5% to RMB201.8 million

New stem cell-infused patch improves heart function after myocardial infarction

GenturaDx to showcase IDbox molecular diagnostic system at AMP 2010

Exiqon publishes clinical study data on colon cancer

Abaxis releases new Piccolo reagent disc panel

Exiqon 2010 first nine months revenue increases 36% to DKK 65.7 million

Immunologix partners with Genscript to develop human antibody therapeutics

New benchtop robotic workstation simplifies next-generation sequencing workflows

Agilent announces solution for exon analysis based on SurePrint G3 Exon Microarrays

BioCurex files patent for synthetic peptide in RECAF test

Alnylam third quarter revenue increases from $24.2 million to $27.7 million

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