Archives for October 6, 2003

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More whole genome arrays launched

New microarray products covering the human genome have been launched by MWG Biotech and Agilent Technologies, adding to the choice of products available to researchers.

Epoch breaks Amersham deal

Amersham will no longer act as a distributor for Epoch Bioscience's MGB Eclipse range of probe systems after failing to meet sales targets, according to the latter company.

Human Epigenome Project gets going

Epigenomics and the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute are to press ahead with the first phase of the Human Epigenome Project following the successful completion of a pilot study funded by the European Union.

Big Blue partners thermo on LIMS

Thermo Electron has teamed up with IBM to launch an offensive on the LIMS marketplace. The collaboration will focus on LIMS systems based on IBM's eServer system hardware.

Tiny doses for early trials

Pharmaceutical Profiles and Xceleron have set up a commercial human microdosing service aimed at reducing failure rates of candidate drugs at Phase I.