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US patent for imaging technologies and ClonePix FL
Genetix has been granted US Patent No 7,310,147 covering important features that include the integration of imaging capabilities into Genetix robotic platforms, most notably the ClonePix FL Brochure available
News from Genetix ( 9 May 2008)
Expanding sales and service in Asia
Genetix announces the opening of an office in Japan, Genetix KK Brochure available
News from Genetix ( 9 May 2008)
Funding to expand sales and launch new products
Lab901, a developer of innovative automation for life sciences based in Loanhead, Edinburgh, has raised £3.55 million in its latest equity funding round
News from Lab901 (25 April 2008)
A step towards the routine sequencing of humans
Technical background article Researchers use 454 Sequencing to publish the complete genome of an individual human, achieving a key milestone on the path to personalised genome sequencing. Brochure available
News from Roche Applied Science (18 April 2008)
MWG Biotech buys its second Genome Sequencer
User application article 454 Life Sciences reports that MWG Biotech is further expanding its 454 Sequencing capacity in order to meet the demands of a steadily increasing number of sequencing customers across Europe Brochure available
News from Roche Applied Science (17 April 2008)
Sixfold improvement in genetic analysis throughput
Illumina says its iScan system provides researchers conducting genotyping and gene expression studies with significantly greater throughput, enhanced automation, and improved ease of use
News from Illumina (16 April 2008)
Comprehensive assessment of genotoxicity
This new product allows the automatic detection of micronuclei formation, providing scientists with a more productive method for screening compounds earlier in the drug-discovery process
News from Thermo Fisher Scientific (11 April 2008)
Virus purification kits are quick and safe
Millipore announces the availability of its two Fast-Trap virus purification and concentration kits, one for adenovirus purification and one for lentivirus purification Brochure available
News from Millipore ( 9 April 2008)
WT-Ovation amplifies RNA for LightCycler
Roche Applied Science and Nugen Technologies announce an agreement that will enable Roche to market and sell an RNA amplification product based on the technology of Nugen's proprietary WT-Ovation Brochure available
News from Roche Applied Science ( 7 April 2008)
Analytica research prize winners named
Technical background article Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology presented the prize to Gerhard Schratt and Albert Sickmann on the opening day of Analytica 2008 in Munich Brochure available
News from Roche Applied Science ( 2 April 2008)
Gel documentation with bigger screen and memory
The CSL MicroDoc ultra-compact, transportable, gel documentation system, has recently been modified and now incorporates an 8inch screen and a 1GB flash card
News from Cleaver Scientific (27 March 2008)
GATC Biotech opens subsidiary in Stockholm
GATC Biotech has added to its facilities with a wholly owned subsidiary in Stockholm, Sweden, building on the company's existing presence in Europe with offices in Germany, France, and England
News from GATC Biotech (11 March 2008)
Efficient and economic studies on RNA editing
Technical background article Current research in the area of RNA editing is limited by the lack of cheap, effective approaches for screening for new editing sites or for mutants affected in the editing process Brochure available
News from Roche Applied Science ( 5 March 2008)
Analytica prize to strengthen research in Germany
The declared aim of this prize is to recognise outstanding scientific work within the rising generation of scientists working in Germany and to identify the high-flyers in bioanalytical research Brochure available
News from Roche Applied Science (22 February 2008)
Stable dye suits microarray applications
GE Healthcare announces the launch of the photo- and ozone-stable Amersham HyPer5 fluorescent dye for gene expression and aCGH applications
News from GE Healthcare (21 February 2008)
A new generation of gene-silencing libraries
These libraries contain constructs against all identified genes in the human and mouse genomes with the unique ability to silence targeted genes specifically and effectively over long time periods
News from Agilent Technologies Europe (21 February 2008)
Two new CloneMedia semi-solid media reagents
CloneMedia-HEK and CloneMedia-CHOK1 - are designed for the semi-solid cloning of suspension-adapted, serum-free HEK293 and CHOK1 cells, respectively Brochure available
News from Genetix (18 February 2008)
Virus detected using genome sequencer technology
Technical background article Researchers at Columbia University and Victorian Infectious Disease Reference Laboratory have discovered a new virus that was responsible for the deaths of three transplant recipients Brochure available
News from Roche Applied Science (11 February 2008)
First African human genome has been sequenced
Technical background article Sequencing of this HapMap sample was conducted internally and marks the first human genome sequence generated exclusively with paired reads of 35 to 50 bases in length
News from Illumina ( 8 February 2008)
GE Healthcare to acquire Whatman
The transaction has been recommended unanimously by the directors of Whatman, who have agreed to vote their shares in favour of the transaction
News from GE Healthcare ( 7 February 2008)
NanoPhotometer at Dr Horst Schmidt hospitals
User application article Implen reports the successful implementation of the NanoPhotometer in Wiesbaden, Germany according to the European series of standards for medical laboratories DIN EN ISO 15189
News from Implen (30 January 2008)
BeadChips used in 10,000 sample Generation R study
User application article Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam has purchased Illumina's Infinium HD (high-density) Human610-Quad BeadChips for the analysis of 10,000 samples and a third scanner to support the Generation R Study
News from Illumina (25 January 2008)
More SNPs for genetic variation in cattle
Illumina says its Infinium BovineSNP50 BeadChip contains the highest number of novel and known SNPs for characterising genetic variation in cattle
News from Illumina (17 January 2008)
Partnerships with PAA and MatriCal
GE Healthcare announced at the 2008 CHI high content analysis meeting in San Francisco two strategic partnerships, with PAA (Process Analysis and Automation) and MatriCal
News from GE Healthcare (formerly Amersham BioSciences) (15 January 2008)
Sequencing the genome of the Pinot Noir grape
User application article Researchers from the Istituto Agrario San Michele all'Adige and Myriad Genetics have used 454 Life Sciences's Genome Sequencer 20 to sequence and assemble the genome of the grape Pinot Noir Noir Brochure available
News from Roche Applied Science (24 December 2007)
Sequencing the bonobo genome at Max Planck
User application article With the acquisition of the second Genome Sequencing FLX system, the Max Planck Institute in Leipzig's total 454 Sequencing capacity is now 400 million bases per day Brochure available
News from Roche Applied Science (22 November 2007)
Power supplies offer more versatility and capacity
Electrophresis specialist Cleaver Scientific has added new models to its successful Omnipac range of power supplies which include substantially upgraded specifications and re-styled models
News from Cleaver Scientific (22 November 2007)
Faster assays through shorter hybridisation times
New application note demonstrates the outstanding feature of the maintenance-free SlideBooster system: a considerably reduced assay time with consistent or even improved hybridisation quality
News from Implen (20 November 2007)
Human genome sequencing service launched
GATC is the first sequencing company worldwide to offer whole human genome sequencing to industry and academia and aims to deliver, in ten years, a quality dataset for euro500
News from GATC Biotech (16 November 2007)
Seven more Genome Sequencers for Baylor Center
User application article The Human Genome Sequencing Center at Baylor College of Medicine increases its fleet of Roche Genome Sequencer FLX systems to ten instruments Brochure available
News from Roche Applied Science (25 October 2007)
Large-scale targeted genomic resequencing speeded
Technical background article 'Sequence capture' technology enables fast and accurate enrichment of thousands of selected genomic regions, either contiguous or dispersed, such as segments of chromosomes or all genes or exons Brochure available
News from Roche Applied Science (17 October 2007)
Win a trip to New York in image competition
Technical background article The competition is supported by BioTechniques and invites all users of the In Cell Analyzer system to submit three of their best images with a short description by 24 November 2007
News from GE Healthcare (formerly Amersham BioSciences) ( 9 October 2007)
GRI to promote CodeLink gene expression bioarray
GRI is to promote the established CodeLink gene expression bioarray system for human, mouse and rat whole genomes in the UK and France
News from GRI ( 9 October 2007)
DNA sequencing study to evaluate drug response
User application article 454 Life Sciences and Perlegen Sciences to conduct large scale genetic re-sequencing in hundreds of DNA samples collected by from humans with specific responses to a widely prescribed class of drug Brochure available
News from Roche Applied Science ( 4 October 2007)
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