26-Feb-2008 - LabTechnologist presents its periodic round-up of new product introductions in the life sciences arena, with releases from Invitrogen, Genetix, Vapourtec and GE Healthcare.
21-Feb-2008 - Germany's rap.ID Particle Systems has launched a new lab-ready particle identification device capable of identifying around 400 particles an hour from 5µm and up. The company says the device is suited for development and quality assurance in the pharmaceutical industry.
19-Feb-2008 - The UK's Applied Cytometry is gearing up to launch a new ultra high-speed software system for data analysis/processing in applications generating large data sets such as laser flow cytometry.
13-Feb-2008 - Researchers have created a transparent adult zebrafish that will allow scientists to observe disease processes in a laboratory environment and may explain the cancer life cycle and why its cells migrate to other parts of the body.
12-Feb-2008 - After several years, Invitrogen and Agilent have at last settled patent infringement court cases concerning tools used in complementary DNA synthesis, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and other molecular biology applications.
12-Feb-2008 - Mole Genetics has launched its low cost, benchtop personal DNA extraction/purification system to the European market.
07-Feb-2008 - Artel has introduced a new feature for its Multichannel Verification System (MVS), which includes an automation function that allows for time savings and reducing human error.
06-Feb-2008 - Biomatrica has launched the RNAstable - a piece of kit that preserves RNA samples at ambient and elevated temperatures with minimal degradation.
06-Feb-2008 - Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) has launched LabLinker, a free online system for sharing genome sequence data and even share shipping costs of orders.
06-Feb-2008 - UK contract research specialist Molecular Profiles has introduced a suite of analytical techniques, collectively known as nanoPASS, that promises to help pharmaceutical scientists come up with the best formulations for their products.
05-Feb-2008 - LabTechnologist takes a final pick of new and updated equipment that formed the LabAutomation exhibition's showcase. Much of the technology featured was shown to the public for the first time.
31-Jan-2008 - Plexera Biosciences is hoping to leave its rivals in its wake following an exclusive option agreement for Auguron Biosciences' DNA-based protein chips.
31-Jan-2008 - Disease treatments could be developed faster thanks to a new mathematical model that calculates how popular a protein is in terms of how likely another protein will want to associate with it.
30-Jan-2008 - Clontech Laboratories is about to release its ProteoTuner System which can regulate the amount of protein in a cell and ought to be a powerful tool to analyse a protein's function.
29-Jan-2008 - Labcyte and Deerac Fluidics, which both make liquid handling devices, albeit for different low-volume ranges, have decided to merge and combine their technologies.
29-Jan-2008 - Thermo Fisher Scientific aims to make automation in the drug discovery lab a whole lot easier through the development of an articulated robot specifically designed for pharmaceutical applications.
24-Jan-2008 - Applied Biosystems has initiated a collaboration with Mettler Toledo with the intention of integrating their lab management software applications.
24-Jan-2008 - Tecan and PerkinElmer have taken the opportunity to showcase new plate reader products at LabAutomation 2008, firmly re-establishing themselves as major players in this popular and lucrative sector.
24-Jan-2008 - Google funded start up, 23andme, has now launched its gene tests and web-based analysis in Canada and Europe.
24-Jan-2008 - US scientists have found a way of stopping quantum dots from 'blinking'. The resultant increase in light intensity could make them more useful in medical research.
23-Jan-2008 - The world's most powerful transmission electron microscope has been turned on in the US, with single-atom resolution bringing within reach the ability to analyse chemicals simply by looking at them.
23-Jan-2008 - Vapourtec has made two new additions to its Flow Chemistry platform available as the company make headway in an emerging field, which aims to speed up laboratory processes in drug discovery.
22-Jan-2008 - Australian firm Fluorotechnics wants to bolster the sales of its proteomics products in Japan and so has signed up Osaka firm Wako Pure Chemical Industries to help.
16-Jan-2008 - LabTechnologist.com brings you a round up of the latest product news and releases from Lonza, MIP Technologies and Supelco, Illumina, Cisbio, Bookham and Tecan.
15-Jan-2008 - Invitrogen has splashed the cash on a manufacturer of liver cell products that can be used to test a drug's potential toxicity and so avoid costly clinical failures.