New System Automates Nucleic Acid Extraction from FFPE Tissue Samples Beckman Coulter has introduced the Agencourt® FormaPure™ system, for fast extraction of DNA and RNA from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue samples.
Qiagen Unveils EpiTect Kit - Complete Solution for Epigenetics Research The new EpiTect Bisulfite kit provides complete conversion and cleanup of DNA for methylation analysis in less than 6 hours.
Illumina Introduces Two Sentrix® HumanHap Genotyping BeadChip HumanHap BeadChips are powered by the Company's Infinium™ assay method, which enables Illumina to select SNPs that have the highest per-marker information value, resulting in comprehensive genomic coverage with fewer SNP markers than competing approaches.
TaqMan Drug Metabolism Assays Drug Metabolism Genotyping Assays for the detection and study of polymorphisms in the drug metabolism pathway. There are 2,000 assays for the detection of genetic variants in 220 genes that code for drug metabolism enzymes.
Zygem Introduces Microbial Fingerprinting Technology at Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases 15 July 2010 DNA fingerprinting assays run on integrated ZyGEM/MicroLab platform having transformational potential for profiling unknown bacterial samples.
Abbott Launches Next-Generation XIENCE PRIME™ Drug Eluting Stent in International Markets 31 August 2009 New Cobalt chromium stent offers enhanced deliverability with a broad matrix of sizes.
Efficient Drug Research with Tecan’s Freedom EVO® 75 30 July 2009 The pharmacokinetic testing laboratory at Toa Eiyo is using Tecan’s Freedom EVO 75 to achieve efficiency through automated sample preparation.
SEQUENOM Announces Launch of MassARRAY Compact 96 System 29 July 2009 New generation of the MassARRAY system now addresses the needs of lower throughput laboratories.
Bio-bin® - A Revolution in Clinical Waste Disposal 27 July 2009 A new type of clinical waste container is set to revolutionize the waste streams of the laboratory and healthcare sector.
Abbott Introduces Molecular Diagnostic System Intended for Broad Identification of Infectious Agents 22 July 2009 Abbott has unveiled its new PLEX-ID system currently in development for detecting and characterizing a wide range of pathogens.
SAFC Supply Solutions Develops Raw Materials Line to Meet Molecular Diagnostics Manufacturing Requirements 21 July 2009 The new molecular diagnostics offer combines four product groups including molecular grade raw materials tested on key contaminants.
First Catalog Cancer Biochip for Sequence Capture now Available from febit 14 July 2009 Now, 115 of the most common cancer genes are available for HybSelectâ, febit’s automated technology for sequence capture enabling targeted NGS studies.