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      <title>Fluorotechnics names new non-executive director</title>
      <description>Fluorotechnics, an emerging global company developing and selling fluorescence products to the pharmaceutical, biotech and life science markets, has appointed John Fletcher as non-executive director</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Fluorotechnics</category>
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      <title>Optimisation of next generation biopharmaceuticals</title>
      <description>PolyTherics and Alligator will explore the biological effects of the polymer-based technologies developed by PolyTherics on proteins optimised and provided by Alligator</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>PolyTherics</category>
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      <title>Invitrogen and BioTek in strategic collaboration</title>
      <description>Invitrogen and BioTek Instruments enter agreement to validate the compatibility of Invitrogen's reagents and technology platforms with BioTek's microplate detection instruments</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Invitrogen</category>
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      <title>Invitrogen takes over Applied Biosystems</title>
      <description>Invitrogen and Applera approve a definitive merger agreement under which Invitrogen will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Applied Biosystems in a transaction valued at US$6.7 billion</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Invitrogen</category>
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      <title>Fluorescence protein stain is reasonably priced</title>
      <description>LavaBlue is a cost-effective fluorescent gel stain for 1 and 2D protein electrophoresis that is quick, simple to use and includes the buffers and fixatives required</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Fluorotechnics</category>
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      <title>BlueGnome launches world's largest Fish library</title>
      <description>BlueGnome is offering 26,000 pre-labelled fluorescent in-situ hybridisation (Fish) probes derived from the well validated Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) BAC library in its BlueFish library</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Cosmo Bio appointed sales partner for Japan</title>
      <description>Fluorotechnics announces the immediate appointment of Cosmo Bio as a sales, marketing and distribution partner for Japan</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Fluorotechnics</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/flr/flr103.html</link>
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      <title>Novel approach to drug insolubility</title>
      <description>Polytherics has announced the grant of a European patent on the application of polymer complexation technology to improve drug efficacy</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>PolyTherics</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/pov/pov104.html</link>
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      <title>Favorgen Biotech is sales partner for Taiwan</title>
      <description>Fluorotechnics announces the immediate appointment of Favorgen Biotech as its exclusive sales, marketing and distribution partner for Taiwan</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Fluorotechnics</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/flr/flr102.html</link>
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      <title>Peptide offers 'significant therapeutic potential'</title>
      <description>Following the success of the Traf-6 project, R+D BioProducts and American Peptide plan to work closely on a variety of upcoming peptide development projects</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>American Peptide</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/amn/amn101.html</link>
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      <title>Catalogue of precious metal compounds, catalysts</title>
      <description>This new 80-page publication lists a full range of precious metal (platinum, palladium, rhodium, iridium, ruthenium, gold, silver and osmium) chemicals and catalysts</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Alfa Aesar</category>
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      <title>Pushing the oligonucleotide synthesis boundaries</title>
      <description>Chromatide and Novasep have extended their partnership, which was initiated in December 2006, to develop large scale solid phase peptide and oligonucleotide synthesis technology</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Chromatide</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/chv/chv101.html</link>
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      <title>Catalogue on CD-Rom features substructure search</title>
      <description>The CD includes a version of Molsearch software for structure and substructure searching allowing users to draw the molecule of their interest and find all matching Alfa Aesar products</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Alfa Aesar</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/alf/alf119.html</link>
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      <title>Catalogue augmented with technical content</title>
      <description>Alfa Aesar announces the publication of its new 2008-09 Catalogue of Research Chemicals, Metals and Materials</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Alfa Aesar</category>
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      <title>First standardised 3D culture cell harvesting kit</title>
      <description>In 3D culture, cells are grown in a microenvironment of specialised proteins which mimics in vivo conditions and allows the cells to organise into complex structures rather than uniform monolayers</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Trevigen</category>
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      <title>Four new assay kits for 3D cell proliferation</title>
      <description>Trevigen has introduced four new 3D cell proliferation kits including a core kit and three different kits containing basement membrane extract, laminin I, and collagen I</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Trevigen</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/trv/trv119.html</link>
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      <title>HT technologies to improve process development</title>
      <description>Workshop 'High throughput process development technologies: promises, myths and truths' will be run by Jonathan Dempsey, process science fellow at Invitrogen PD-Direct, at Biological Production Forum</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Invitrogen</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/inw/inw158.html</link>
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      <title>Difficult to synthesise custom peptides</title>
      <description>Operating out of a modern facility in the UK, Activotec has established an international reputation for supplying high quality, difficult to synthesise custom peptides at competitive prices</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Activotec</category>
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      <title>Goodfellow acquires the Technical Glass Company</title>
      <description>Goodfellow Cambridge has acquired the Technical Glass Company, a UK-based supplier of ceramics, ceramic components and specialist glass for scientific and industrial applications</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Goodfellow Cambridge</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/god/god114.html</link>
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      <title>Fisher Scientific launches life science catalogue</title>
      <description>Comprehensive catalogue will carry over 17,500 products for the life science professional, including over 2000 new lines, and demonstrates Fisher Scientific's commitment to the market</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Fisher Scientific UK</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/fsh/fsh112.html</link>
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      <title>Griffin Education - new catalogue now available</title>
      <description>The catalogue contains over 400 new products lines, enhancing an already comprehensive range of products, geared to universities, schools and colleges</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Fisher Scientific UK</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/fsh/fsh111.html</link>
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      <title>Support team to meet the needs of scientists</title>
      <description>Fisher Scientific, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, has announced the launch of a greatly enhanced technical support service</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Fisher Scientific UK</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/fsh/fsh110.html</link>
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      <title>Scientific Laboratory Show 2008 'gaining momentum'</title>
      <description>New suppliers such as Ukas, Labsure and the University of Nottingham confirm that they will be presenting their products and services at the July 2008 event</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Scientific Laboratory Supplies</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/sfi/sfi132.html</link>
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      <title>Programme promises total management of peptides</title>
      <description>American Peptide has announced its new Total Peptide Management programme to help the pharmaceutical and life sciences industries bring new and innovative drugs to market faster</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>American Peptide</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/amn/amn100.html</link>
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      <title>Custom preparations of premium human lipoproteins</title>
      <description>Kalen Biomedical offers custom preparations tailored to individual research needs</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Kalen Biomedical</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/kab/kab101.html</link>
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      <title>See inside tissue with far-red fluorescent protein</title>
      <description>TurboFP635 (scientific name Katushka) is a far-red fluorescent protein possessing excitation/emission maxima at 588/635nm</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Evrogen</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/evr/evr116.html</link>
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      <title>Molybdenum for industrial and R+D applications</title>
      <description>Goodfellow, a supplier of metals and materials worldwide, offers molybdenum in small quantities for a range of research and industrial applications</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Goodfellow Cambridge</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/god/god113.html</link>
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      <title>Fluo-3 calcium indicator has high affinity</title>
      <description>Calcium plays a vital role in the specific and selective regulation of major cellular processes and is central in the regulation of cardiac contractility, growth and gene expression</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>AnaSpec</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/anp/anp181.html</link>
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      <title>Human lipoproteins for cardiovascular research</title>
      <description>These premium research reagents include low density lipoprotein (LDL), high density lipoprotein (HDL), very low density lipoprotein (VLDL), and lipid depleted serum</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Kalen Biomedical</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/kab/kab100.html</link>
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      <title>New RNAi vectors launched by Invitrogen </title>
      <description>The new vector contains an mRNA stabilising sequence (WPRE) and a nuclear import sequence (cPPT) which generate up to five-fold higher virus titers and emGFP expression than previous versions</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Invitrogen</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/inw/inw156.html</link>
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      <title>PolyTherics expands deal with Biocompatibles</title>
      <description>PolyTherics will explore the biological effects on proteins of Biocompatibles's proprietary phosphorylcholine (PC) drug delivery technology.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>PolyTherics</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/pov/pov103.html</link>
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      <title>Validating drug discovery products on microplates</title>
      <description>Invitrogen and Tecan agree to validate the compatibility of Invitrogen's reagents with Tecan's microplate detection instruments</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Invitrogen</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/inw/inw155.html</link>
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      <title>Sputtering targets line now expanded</title>
      <description>Sputtering targets from Goodfellow are available in 62 different metals and alloys and compounds such as borides, carbides, fluorides, nitrides, oxides, selenides, silicides, sulphides, and tellurides</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Goodfellow Cambridge</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/god/god112.html</link>
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