Invitrogen and ABI unveil new company structure
19-Sep-2008 - Despite the credit crunch, Invitrogen’s acquisition of ABI (Applied Biosystems) is expected to be...
Illuminating the life cycles of parasites
19-Sep-2008 - European researchers have devised a method of purifying parasites that will enable scientists to...
BioReliance expands to keep pace with GeneTox demand
11-Sep-2008 - BioReliance has had to significantly expand its Rockville, US, facility and hire new staff...
Bee Alert: new threat to US honeybees identified
08-Sep-2008 - US scientists have discovered a new threat to the US honeybee population using technology...
Applied Biosystems removes the bias from gene expression analysis
29-Aug-2008 - Applied Biosystems (ABI) has developed a sequencing-based tool for gene expression analysis that can...
Probing the structure of membrane proteins
22-Aug-2008 - US researchers have developed a new technique that has enabled them to determine the structure...
Paraytec expands UV detection to new application areas
08-Aug-2008 - University of York, UK, spin-out Paraytec, has published new results that extend the use of...
Invitrogen and ABI post strong results
04-Aug-2008 - Invitrogen’s plans to buy Applied Biosystems (ABI) are on track with US antitrust regulators approving...
Affymetrix slumps as pharma sales fall
31-Jul-2008 - Affymetrix slumped to an operating loss in the second quarter of 2008, reporting flat revenues...
PerkinElmer goes from strength to strength
31-Jul-2008 - Robert Friel’s tenure as CEO of PerkinElmer continued its strong start with the firm reporting...
Thermo buys Affinity BioReagents
25-Jul-2008 - Thermo Fisher Scientific has followed up its acquisition of Open Biosystems with the purchase of...
Sigma-Aldrich launches HT plasmid DNA purification kit
27-Jun-2008 - Sigma-Aldrich has introduced a new high-throughput (HT) plasmid DNA purification kit for transfection applications in...
Qiagen expands EpiTect assay line to simplify cancer research
20-Jun-2008 - Dutch assay experts Qiagen are aiming to remove the bottlenecks hindering important research into the...
Invitrogen doubles its profits during Q1
29-Apr-2008 - Invitrogen's first-quarter profits were nearly double those it recorded in the first-quarter of 2007.The maker...
IgM and IgA purification made simple
24-Apr-2008 - The Bio Affinity Company (BAC) has introduced two new products for scientists who need to...
Citric acid changes environmental impact of buckyballs
16-Apr-2008 - Buckyballs have the annoying tendency of sticking together in floating clumps in water - a...
Redesigned jellyfish gene helps screen for HIV drugs
09-Apr-2008 - Geneart has been awarded a patent for its drug screening technology, which could aid the...
NIH launches initiative to seek views on pharmacogenomics
09-Apr-2008 - The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has launched a unique initiative aimed at gathering opinion...
Invitrogen sues GE Healthcare over patent infringement
08-Apr-2008 - Invitrogen has immersed itself in yet more legal wrangling after the life sciences firm filed...
Swedish hospital evaluating pyrosequencing platform
03-Apr-2008 - The Department of Pathology at Uppsala University Hospital in Sweden is evaluating Biotage's new pyrosequencing...
Technique accelerates analysis for 1,000 Genomes Project
03-Apr-2008 - The 1,000 Genomes Project is to benefit from a powerful new computational tool which can...
Epigenomics shows off cancer biomarker kits at Analytica
02-Apr-2008 - Epigenomics and TIB Molbiol unveiled new products for DNA methylation analysis at Analytica in Munich...
New comprehensive database details all known bacteria in human mouth
27-Mar-2008 - A new, freely available database has been launched that provides comprehensive information about the 600...
Biotage introduces automation solution for microwave chemistry
27-Mar-2008 - Biotage has used the American Chemical Society (ACS) Spring 2008 meeting to introduce its new...
EU's ageing science workforce could damage future innovations
27-Mar-2008 - The ageing population of the European Union (EU) could result in a stagnation in technological...
