Molecular in Biological Technology

SAFC Supply Solutions(R) Announces Raw Materials Line Developed Specifically to Meet Molecular Diagnostics Manufacturing Requirements

ST. LOUIS, July 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SAFC Supply Solutions, a business segment of SAFC(R) ( www.safcglobal.com ), a member of the Sigma-Aldrich(R) Group (Nasdaq: SIAL ), today announced the launch of a diverse product offer ( www.safcsupplysolutions.com/molecular ) designed...

Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation to Protect Archived DNA Using Biomatrica's Room Temperature Storage

SAN DIEGO, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Biomatrica today announced that the Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation (SMGF) will use Biomatrica's SampleMatrix room temperature storage technology to archive its DNA samples. SMGF will use the SampleMatrix technology in place of ultra-low-temperature ...

VisEn Launches New Cat-K FAST(TM) Fluorescence Molecular Imaging Agent

BEDFORD, Mass., July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- VisEn Medical Inc., a leader in fluorescence in vivo imaging from research through medicine, announced today the commercial launch of its new Cat-K FAST (TM) imaging agent for measuring and monitoring Cathepsin K activity associated with disease progr...

Abbott & BioGenex Extend the Technology Co-development and Distribution Agreement for Marketing the Xmatrx(R) Advanced Staining Platform for the Automation of FISH, IHC and ISH Molecular Diagnostic Assays

SAN RAMON, Calif., June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- BioGenex, a developer of innovative instruments and reagents for automated slide based staining systems for molecular diagnostics, announced today that Abbott has entered into a definitive agreement to extend the technology co-development and distribution ...

Exiqon Diagnostics Partners With MedTrust Online to Promote KRAS Mutation Analysis and Other Innovative Molecular Oncology Diagnostic Services to Oncologists

TUSTIN, Calif., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Exiqon Diagnostics, announced today a strategic commercial partnership with MedTrust Online, an innovative, comprehensive internet based solution provider for oncologists that offers clinically useful knowledge on the latest topics in cancer treatment. Exiqo...

Frost & Sullivan Awards Precision Biosciences for Technology Innovation and Molecular Design Process in the Genomics Market

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on its recent analysis of the genomics market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Precision Biosciences with the 2009 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Innovation of the Year. The company's radical Directed Nuclease Editor(TM)...

A molecular ripcord for chemical reactions

Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) have developed an entirely new method for starting chemical reactions. For the first time they used mechanical forces to control catalytic activity one of the most fundamental concepts in chemistry. This allowed them to initiate chemical re...

Data on WaferGen's SmartChip(TM) System Presented at 16th International Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference

FREMONT, Calif., Feb. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WaferGen Biosystems, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: WGBS), a leading developer of state-of-the-art gene expression, genotyping, cell biology and stem cell research systems, today announced positive data on the company's SmartChip(TM) Real-Time PCR Syst...

Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics Reports Full Year Results 2008

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands, February 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics (Euronext: AMT), a leader in the field of human gene therapy, today reported its results for the year of 2008. Highlights - Extra clinical trial in LPL deficiency causes a delay of th...

Data on WaferGen's SmartChip Real-Time PCR System(TM) to be Presented at 16th International Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference

FREMONT, Calif., Feb. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WaferGen Biosystems, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: WGBS), a leading developer of state-of-the-art gene expression, genotyping, cell biology and stem cell research systems, today announced that the validation results of the company's SmartChip Real...

Frost & Sullivan Names Naviscan a Leader in the Future of Molecular Breast Imaging

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on its recent analysis of the medical imaging market, Frost & Sullivan presents Naviscan, Inc. with the 2009 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Emerging Technology of the Year. The Award recognizes the company's impressive progre...

Fraunhofer USA Center for Molecular Biotechnology Receives Gates Foundation Grant for Avian Influenza Vaccine Development

NEWARK, Del., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The Center for Molecular Biology (CMB) has received an $8.7 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support continued development of an avian influenza vaccine that uses transient plant-based technology. CMB will develop vaccines agai...

Researchers: Molecular forklifts overcome obstacle to 'smart dust'

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Algae is a livid green giveaway of nutrient pollution in a lake. Scientists would love to reproduce that action in tiny particles that would turn different colors if exposed to biological weapons, food spoilage or signs of poor health in the blood. Now, University of Flori...

In 2008, Ipsogen Reinforced its Leadership in Molecular Diagnosis and Monitoring of Leukemia

MARSEILLE, France, January 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IPSOGEN SA (Alternext - FR0010626028 - ALIPS), a cancer profiler that develops and markets molecular diagnostic products for leukemia and breast cancer has launched 3 new products during the fourth quarter of 2008, that expand its leukemi...

Fast molecular rearrangements hold key to plastic's toughness

MADISON -- Plastics are everywhere in our modern world, largely due to properties that render the materials tough and durable, but lightweight and easily workable. One of their most useful qualities, however - the ability to bend rather than break when put under stress - is also one of the most pu...

Imaging in Living Color with Siemens Molecular CT

Demand for Siemens Biograph mCT supports need for new way of thinking in integrated imaging CHICAGO, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- First introduced at the European Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting in October , Siemens Biograph mCT hits the ground running, experiencing high demand in a tim...

Fast molecular rearrangements hold key to plastic’s toughness

MADISON -- Plastics are everywhere in our modern world, largely due to properties that render the materials tough and durable, but lightweight and easily workable. One of their most useful qualities, however - the ability to bend rather than break when put under stress - is also one of the most pu...

China Medical Technologies Completes the Development of EGFR Molecular Diagnostic Kits

BEIJING, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China Medical Technologies, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq: CMED ), a leading China-based medical device company that develops, manufactures and markets advanced in-vitro diagnostic products, today announced that it has successfully completed the developm...

Miniaturizing memory: Taking data storage to the molecular level

Computers are getting smaller and smaller. And as hand-held devices from mobile phones and cameras to music players and laptops get more powerful, the race is on to develop memory formats that can satisfy the ever-growing demand for information storage on tiny formats. Researchers at The Univ...

Data Presented at Cancer Molecular Markers Meeting Suggests Clinical Benefit for Integrating New Molecular Tests

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Pathwork Diagnostics, a molecular diagnostics company focused on oncology, and City of Hope Hospital presented today the results from a meta-analysis examining the use of immunohistochemistry (IHC) to determine the origin of metastatic cancer at the se...

James L. Wittliff, Ph.D., FACB, to Present 'Predicting Breast Cancer Outcome with Gene Expression Signatures on the Ziplex(R) System' at the Association for Molecular Pathology Conference, October 30

Xceed Molecular will feature Ziplex automated gene-expression system at the conference, booth 519 WELLESLEY, Mass., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Xceed Molecular, a pioneer in the development of cost-effective, easy-to-use gene-expression analysis systems, announced that renown...

Cepheid Molecular Diagnostic Test for MRSA and S. aureus Categorized 'Moderate Complexity' by FDA

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cepheid (Nasdaq: CPHD) today announced the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) categorized Cepheid's Xpert(TM) MRSA/SA Skin and Soft Tissue Infection (SSTI) test as "Moderate Complexity" under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments...

Vineland Welcomes Dr. Daryl Somers as Research Chair, Molecular Breeding and Biotechnology

VINELAND, ON, Oct. 14 /PRNewswire/ - Vineland Research and Innovation Centre, an independent, not-for-profit corporation established to create a world-class centre for horticultural science and innovation in Ontario, today announced the appointment of Dr. Daryl Somers to the new role of Resear...

LI-COR Introduces the Odyssey(R) Two-Color NIR Fluorescent Protein Molecular Weight Marker

LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- LI-COR Biosciences introduces a new, novel protein molecular weight marker for detection on the Odyssey(R) Infrared Imaging system. The Odyssey Two-Color Protein Molecular Weight Marker is pre-stained and fluoresces in the 700 and 800 nm channels of the O...

Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News reports on growing role of molecular diagnostics

New Rochelle, NY, October 3, 2008Novel platform technologies and key advances in genomics are rapidly driving the development of molecular diagnostics, reports Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News (GEN). The payoff for successful molecular diagnostic products can be significant as Kalorama...

Cepheid Receives FDA Clearance for First Rapid On-Demand Molecular Diagnostic Test for MRSA and S. aureus

Physicians and Surgeons Can Now Diagnose MRSA & SA Soft Tissue Infections in Less Than One Hour, Leading to More Effective Treatment SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cepheid (Nasdaq: CPHD) today announced it has received clearance from the U.S. Food & Drug Administrat...

Caliper Launches Small Animal Molecular Imaging System Enabling Real-Time Video Observation

- New IVIS Kinetic System Extends Application Breadth of Market-Leading IVIS Instrument Family - - Imaging Products Continue to Drive Revenue Growth - HOPKINTON, Mass., Sept. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CALP ), a leading prov...

Peakdale Molecular Launches AssayReady4U(TM) in Collaboration With ChemPrintCo LLC

CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH, England and MILPITAS, California, August 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Peakdale Molecular Ltd (CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH, UK) a leading provider in specialist chemistry services to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry, and ChemPrintCo LLC (MILPITAS, CA, USA), a unique and cost-effec...

PAREXEL Data Indicate U.S. Marketing Applications for New Molecular Entities Bounce Back

BOSTON, Aug. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- New data from PAREXEL International Corporation (Nasdaq: PRXL ), a leading global biopharmaceutical services organization, reveal that U.S. marketing applications for new molecular entities (NMEs) surged 33 percent in 2007. While NME approvals reached...

VisEn Announces Commercial Launch of IntegriSenseTM Fluorescence Molecular Imaging Agent

- First Product Developed from the VisEn-Merck & Co., Inc. Biomarker Imaging Program - - Expands VisEn's Leading Fluorescence Molecular Imaging Agent Portfolio and Broadens Applications in Key Areas of Disease Research and Drug Development - BEDFORD, Mass., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- VisEn Me...

Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics Reports Half Year Results 2008

Conference Call & Webcast Today at 2:00 p.m. CET AMSTERDAM, August 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics (Euronext: AMT), a leader in the field of human gene therapy, today reported its results for the first half year of 2008. Highlights - Positive res...

Dr. George Poste Named Non-Executive Vice Chairman of CDX Holdings, Parent of Caris Diagnostics and Caris Molecular Diagnostics

IRVING, Texas, Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- CDX Holdings, a newly-formed holding company that is the parent company of Caris Diagnostics (Caris Dx) and Caris Molecular Diagnostics (CMDx), announced today that George Poste, D.V.M., Ph.D, F.R.C. Path, F.R.S., will be expanding his involvement with the...

Xceed Molecular to Launch New Inflammation Xpress Chip(TM)for the Ziplex(R) Automated Gene-Expression Analysis System at Clinical Lab Expo 2008, Booth 2155

WASHINGTON and WELLESLEY, Mass., July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Xceed Molecular, a pioneer in the development of cost-effective, easy-to-use gene-expression analysis systems, will launch its new Inflammation Xpress Chip, a pre-configured array for use with the company's Ziplex automated gene-expressi...

Noted Molecular Epidemiologist Joins Cepheid to Head Healthcare Associated Infection Consortium Program

SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cepheid (Nasdaq: CPHD) today announced the appointment of leading molecular epidemiologist and expert on Healthcare Associated Infections, Fred Tenover, Ph.D., as Senior Director of Scientific Affairs. Dr. Tenover will serve as a liaison with...

Industry Veterans Join Molecular Imprints' Management Team

Paul Hofemann and Ben Eynon Each Assume Vice President Roles at Nanopatterning Leader AUSTIN, Texas, July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Molecular Imprints, Inc., the market and technology leader of nanopatterning systems and solutions, today announced that Ben Eynon and Paul Ho...

New molecular imaging techniques may lead to advances in disease treatment

NEW ORLEANS, La. A promising new technique has been developed that will enable more accurate non-invasive positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of new cells injected into the body, according to researchers at SNM's 55th Annual Meeting. The new technique, which involves engineering antibody fr...

Michigan Tech scientist models molecular switch

HOUGHTON, Mich.--Michigan Technological University physicist Ranjit Pati and his team have developed a model to explain the mechanism behind computing's elusive Holy Grail, the single molecular switch. If born out experimentally, his work could help explode Moore's Law and could revolutionize c...

3M Discontinues Collaboration with Gen-Probe to Develop Molecular Tests for Healthcare-Associated Infections

ST. PAUL, Minn. and SAN DIEGO, June 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 3M and Gen-Probe Incorporated (Nasdaq: GPRO ) announced today that 3M has discontinued the companies' collaboration to develop rapid molecular tests for healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs). The companies, which are explor...

Xceed Molecular Grants Gen-Probe License to Xceed's Flow-Thru Chip(R) Technology for Multiplex Molecular Diagnostics

WELLESLEY, Mass., June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Xceed Molecular, a pioneer in the development of cost-effective, easy-to-use gene-expression analysis systems, has granted Gen-Probe Incorporated (Nasdaq: GPRO ) and its affiliates a non-exclusive license to use Xceed's novel Flow-Thru Chip technology....

Gen-Probe Launches Cash Tender Offer to Acquire Belgian Molecular Diagnostics Company Innogenetics

- Acquisition Expected to Accelerate Gen-Probe's Commercial Expansion in Fast-Growing European Market; Add Complementary Products, Technologies and Markers - - Combined Entity Anticipated to be World's Largest Standalone Molecular Diagnostics Company, Providing ...