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TCM announces winners of 26th Annual Industry Awards

The Tech Council of Maryland (TCM), Maryland's largest technology trade association for life science and technology, today announced the winners of its 26th Annual Industry Awards.

16 May 2014

Corgenix announces that Randox received CE Mark notification for TxBCardio Assay

Corgenix Medical Corporation announced in collaboration with Randox Laboratories that Randox has been granted CE Mark notification for its TxBCardio™ Assay.

From Randox Laboratories Ltd. 15 May 2014

Olympus receives Edison Awards for three healthcare products

Olympus, a precision technology leader in designing and delivering innovative solutions in Medical and Surgical Products, among other core businesses, announced today that the company has received Edison Awards for three of its "world's only" products: ENDOEYE FLEX 3D, THUNDERBEAT and the BF-190 Bronchoscope.

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 15 May 2014

Fourteen businesses receive innovative funding to improve kidney care

NEW ideas and technologies that could prevent kidney disease, allow earlier diagnosis and give patients greater independence are to be developed thanks to an innovative funding competition developed.

From Randox Laboratories Ltd. 15 May 2014

Introduction to Solid State ChIP technology

A new instructional video from Porvair Sciences explains exactly how to conduct a ChIP assay for epigenetic research starting from a confluent monolayer of human cells.

From Chromatrap® - Porvair Sciences Ltd 14 May 2014

Cryogenically-cooled technology significantly enhances current capabilities of cardiac and brain MRI in mice

To effectively study cardiac morphology and function, or follow neuroinflammatory processes in the brain, image quality is everything. The current capabilities of cardiac and brain MRI in mice are being significantly enhanced by cryogenically-cooled technology, which is proving invaluable to researchers around the world.

From Bruker BioSpin - NMR, EPR and Imaging 14 May 2014

Molecular imaging and multimodality: an interview with Professor Silvio Aime, University of Turin

Molecular imaging aims at the visualization of molecules or molecular events that occur at the cellular level. Clearly it also allows the possibility of looking inside the biochemical pathway at the cellular level and therefore enables us to look at the onset of diseases well before they are resolved into structural change.

From Bruker BioSpin - NMR, EPR and Imaging 12 May 2014

Olympus launches next-generation ENDOCAPSULE 10 System for capsule endoscopy procedures

Olympus, a precision technology leader in designing and delivering innovative solutions in Medical and Surgical Products, among other core businesses, announced today the commercial availability of its 510(k) cleared, next-generation ENDOCAPSULE 10 System for small bowel capsule endoscopy procedures.

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 5 May 2014

Enrichment of highly abundant epigenetic marks from endometrial stromal cells

Chromatrap®, the novel solid-based matrix for chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assays, available from Porvair Sciences, has been successfully used to isolate high quality chromatin from difficult biopsy material.

From Chromatrap® - Porvair Sciences Ltd 30 Apr 2014

Illumina launches VeriSeq PGS for preimplantation genetic screening of embryos

Illumina, Inc. today announced the launch of VeriSeq PGS, a next-generation sequencing solution developed for preimplantation genetic screening of embryos using Illumina's NextSeq 500 and MiSeq® sequencing systems.

From Illumina, Inc. 29 Apr 2014

Roche's cobas HPV Test gets FDA approval for first-line primary screening for cervical cancer

Roche announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the cobas HPV (Human Papillomavirus) Test for use as a first-line primary screening test for cervical cancer in women 25 and older. The approval follows the March 12 unanimous recommendation from the Microbiology Devices Panel of the FDA's Medical Devices Advisory Committee, making the cobas HPV Test the first and only HPV test in the United States approved for first-line primary screening.

From Roche Sequencing and Life Science 25 Apr 2014

Olympus' surgical products named finalists for ATA award

Olympus, a global technology leader in delivering innovative diagnostic and therapeutic solutions in Medical and Surgical procedures, among other core businesses, announced today that two of its surgical products have been named finalists for an American Technology Award (ATA) in the Health and Medical Technologies category: ENDOEYE FLEX 3D and THUNDERBEAT.

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 18 Apr 2014

Researcher at Fox Chase Cancer Center wins a new Cytation™ 3 Cell Imaging Multi-Mode Reader in BioTek's "Think Possible" Application Contest

BioTek congratulates Dr. Jeff Peterson of the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Pennsylvania for winning a new Cytation™ 3 Cell Imaging Multi-Mode Reader in BioTek's "Think Possible" Application Contest. Entrants were judged on a short essay that they submitted, detailing the application that they think is possible for their specific research using the Cytation 3. As an Associate Professor, Dr. Peterson studies chemical biology and kinase signaling in cancer.

14 Apr 2014

BioTek’s MultiFlo™ FX now available with Random Access Dispense technology

BioTek’s MultiFlo™ FX is now available with optional RAD™ (Random Access Dispense) technology to further extend its application range and flexibility. RAD technology offers single-channel dispensing to random individual microplate wells along with rapid reagent dispensing into large volume wells of 6- to 24- well microplates. MultiFlo FX can also be separately configured with an optional wash module for 6- to 384-well plates.

4 Apr 2014

Leica Microsystems and TrueVision 3D Surgical expand relationship into the ophthalmology arena

TrueVision 3D Surgical, a world leader in neuro and ophthalmic 3D surgical visualization, and Leica Microsystems, a world leader in microscopes and scientific instruments, announced an expansion of their existing partnership into the ophthalmology arena.

From Leica Microsystems GmbH 2 Apr 2014

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences’ Avanti centrifuges combine high performance and application versatility

Avanti JXN-26 centrifuges from Beckman Coulter offer lab an intuitive interface and advanced data management features.

From Beckman Coulter Life Sciences - Centrifugation 1 Apr 2014

Panasonic and KKR complete share purchase agreement

Panasonic Corporation ("Panasonic") and KKR, a leading global investment firm, today announced the completion of a share purchase agreement and a shareholders' agreement under which Panasonic and KKR have become joint partners of Panasonic Healthcare Co., Ltd. ("Panasonic Healthcare").

From PHC Europe B.V. 31 Mar 2014

Clinigen Group announces acquisition of SAVENE oncology support therapy from SpePharm

Clinigen Group plc ('Clinigen' or the 'Group') the specialty global pharmaceutical company today announces the acquisition of SAVENE® (dexrazoxane) from SpePharm AG, a majority owned affiliate of Norgine B.V. The Financial terms of the acquisition are not being disclosed.

From Clinigen Group 31 Mar 2014

Massachusetts Life Sciences Center provides $1.65M in capital grant to North Shore InnoVentures

North Shore InnoVentures, one of New England's leading technology incubators and business accelerators, announced today that it has received a capital grant of $1.65 million from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center.

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 28 Mar 2014

Singulex signs agreement to co-develop the Sgx Clarity system with Tecan

Singulex, Inc., the developer and leading provider of Single Molecule Counting (SMC) technology for clinical diagnostics and scientific discovery, today announced an agreement to co-develop the Sgx Clarity system with Tecan, a leading global provider of laboratory automation instruments.

From Tecan 25 Mar 2014