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.
New Product Guide to Millipore’s Antibodies and Kits 19 August 2008 The Company has announced the free reference book for immunoassay and protein research applications.
BellBrook Labs Introduces the Transcreener® GDP Assay 04 August 2008 Transcreener GDP Assay is a far-red, competitive fluorescence polarization immunoassay based on the detection of the diphosphonucleotide product of GTP hydrolysis.
New OxyELISA™ Kit Provides Quantitative Measure of Oxidative Stress 30 July 2008 Millipore’s OxyELISA provides all reagents necessary for quantitative, high throughput detection of modified proteins in cells undergoing oxidative stress.
TTP LabTech’s Acoustic Technology to Revolutionize Label-free Interaction Analysis 30 July 2008 Utilizing Resonant Acoustic Profiling™ technology, the RAPid 4 is a flow-based analysis system which performs label-free interaction analysis.
Abbott to Unveil new ARCHITECT® ci4100™ Integrated Immunoassay and Clinical Chemistry System 29 July 2008 ARCHITECT® ci4100™ will complete the ARCHITECT family of products, providing improved productivity for low-volume-testing laboratories in U.S. by mid-2009.
Bigneat Hood for Cancer Laboratory Robot 22 July 2008 Bigneat recently completed installation of a LABS biological safety enclosure for Cancer Research at the Queen Alexandra Hospital in UK.
ADME LIMS Keeps an Eye on Sampling Time Deviations 21 July 2008 LabLogic Systems has announced the release of Debra LIMS for non-clinical ADME studies to collect and monitor time data for blood PK samples.
Millipore and CXR Biosciences Launch New CYP450 Antibody Panel 16 July 2008 The launch of a new panel of human and rodent cytochrome P450 (CYP450) antibodies enhances drug discovery toxicological analysis.