Breaking News on Laboratory Equipment

Two dimensions are better than one when profiling metabolites

US researchers have shown that 2D NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) experiments can greatly enhance the ability of metabolic profiling to quantify disease identification and progression.

Annual round up of all drugs entering Phase I

Small molecules still leading the way into the clinic

DrugResearcher.com brings you its annual round up of all the drugs that entered clinical development in 2007.

Enzo to expand in Europe with Belgian distributor buy-out

Enzo Life Sciences has signed a letter of intent to acquire Belgian life science tools distributor 10P's BVBA for an undisclosed amount.

Biochips help reduce the need for animal testing

US researchers have developed a new biochip technology that could dramatically reduce the need for animal testing during drug development safety studies.

Product news in brief - week 51

LabTechnologist.com brings you a round up of the latest product news and releases from Agilent, Caliper, Grabner, Micronic, Millipore, Torrey Pines and Warner.

Industry news in brief - week 51

LabTechnologist.com brings you a round up of recent industry news, with developments at Agilent, Bruker BioSpin, EMD Chemicals, Gene Logic, Paraytec and Thermo Fisher Scientific.

Affymetrix buys USB to accelerate genetic tools development

Microarray expert Affymetrix is to buy molecular biology reagent firm USB Corporation for $75m (€52m) in a bid to accelerate the development of new genetic analysis tools.

Mapping the 'human embryome' in BioTime

BioTimes' subsidiary, Embryome Sciences, is planning to build a relational database that will help identify the hundreds of cell types that can be made from human and mouse embryonic stem cells.

Harvard Bioscience knocks back Skystone takeover bid

Harvard Bioscience has rejected an unsolicited acquisition offer from Skystone Advisors to acquire all outstanding shares of common stock in the life science tools and instrument manufacturer.

NIH cash for new tools to unravel genome's secrets

The technology used to decipher an organism's gene sequence has come on in leaps and bounds this year. So much so that the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has now released funds to create new tools to analyse this wealth of data.

Affymetrix simplifies genetic copy number analysis

Affymetrix has launched a new analysis tool for determining genetic variations in whole-genome association and cytogenetic studies that is up to 10 times more sensitive than competing platforms.

Curiox' mini-bioassay tech to aid cheaper drug development

Curiox Biosystems has developed a miniaturisation platform that enables cheaper and more efficient bioassays to be conducted, potentially slashing the costs of life science and drug discovery research.

Biomarker detection gets 'sticky'

US researchers have developed a fast and inexpensive protein biomarker detection device that could simplify disease diagnosis and aid in following disease progression in drug trials.

New cell line to tackle drug resistant cancer

The creation of a new 'super cell' that can stand firm against one of the newest types of cancer therapy could shed new light on how to treat patients if they become resistant to these drugs.

Product news in brief - week 50

LabTechnologist.com brings you a round-up of new product releases from Applied Biosystems, Bio-Rad, Carl Zeiss, Hilden, Hoefer, Porvair, Thermo Fisher Scientific and Warner Instruments.

Mini synchrotron to ease structural analysis?

Researchers have developed a miniature synchrotron that could enable researchers to conduct protein crystallography experiments in their own university and 'revolutionise the way science is done'.

Industry news in brief - week 50

LabTechnologist.com brings you a periodic update of recent industry news with developments at EMD Chemicals, MicroCal, Oxford Gene Technology, Protagen, Syrris and Varian.

Invitrogen 'clicks' with Harvard for assay tech

Invitrogen has exclusively licensed 'click chemistry' technology from Harvard University that greatly simplifies the fluorescent-labelling of biomolecules for use in proliferation assays.

Carl Zeiss licenses 'record-breaking' fluorescence technology

Microscopy expert-Carl Zeiss has licensed a new fluorescence microscopy technique that enables scientists to determine the precise intracellular location of proteins of interest.

Roche targets Ventana's board to force takeover

The latest twist in Roche's long-running bid to acquire diagnostics expert Ventana has seen the pharma giant announce it intends to elect directors to Ventana's board at its next AGM (annual general meeting).

ACD/Labs takes the stress out of NMR spectral analysis

ACD/Labs has unveiled a new programme designed to help synthetic chemists reduce the amount of time required to spend on NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) data analysis.

Microfluidics promises a bright future for cell-based assays

UK researchers have published results that show that microfluidic devices can provide robust quantitative pharmacological information from low numbers of single cells.

Genetic 'ID cards' enable meat traceability

A new genetic identity test that can be used to confirm the breed and origin of meat from farm animals has been developed to enable complete meat traceability.

Product news in brief - week 49

LabTechnologist.com brings you a periodic round up of new product releases from Carl Zeiss SMT, Genetix, Ludesi, Millipore, Nikon, Olympus and Wiley-VCH.

Separating mixtures in an NMR machine

Canadian researchers have devised a method of extracting the complete proton NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) spectra for a component of a mixture without the need for physical separation.

Industry news in brief - week 49

LabTechnologist.com brings you its periodic round up of industry news, with developments at Agilent, Beckman Coulter, Biolytix, Knome, Millipore, Nanogen and Qiagen.

Luminex offers personalised miRNA panels

Luminex has expanded its range of FlexmiR miRNA assays with the addition of user-customisable panels that will enable researchers to study only those miRNAs they are interested in.

Paraytec to lead biopharmaceutical sizing collaboration

Paraytec has been chosen to lead a £1m (€1.4m) consortium project to develop new analytical instruments that will detect aggregation in biopharmaceutical processing.

Bruker buys Bruker in cash and stock deal

Bruker BioSciences is to acquire the affiliated, but privately-held Bruker BioSpin group for $914m (€620m) in a bid to expand its distribution capabilities and increase its customer base.

Exiqon enters cancer diagnostic field with Oncotech acquisition

Gene expression analysis expert Exiqon is to pay up to $45m (€30.7m) for diagnostics company Oncotech as a first step towards becoming a world leading miRNA diagnostic manufacturer.