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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...