Archives for March 30, 2004

← 2004

Biotrove's Living Chip cuts genotyping time

Biotrove has reported promising data from a study of its Living Chip microfluidic technology used to generate genotyping data from human genomic samples. Their high-density array chip promises to hike the throughout rate for this type of experiment,...

Gene delivery rights boost novel biomanufacturing project

A US partnership is hoping that rights to a new gene delivery system will help it to develop avian transgenic technology as an efficient and cost-effective biomanufacturing platform for the production of human therapeutic protein drugs.

Beckman Coulter launches lab automation systems

Beckman Coulter, the leading manufacturer of instrument systems and automated laboratory processes, has launched two new laboratory automation workstations which promise to set new standards in accuracy and precision of assays.

In-line leak tester from Sepha

Two and a half years ago, Northern Ireland's Sepha sparked a minor revolution in the blister packaging sector by unveiling the first clean, non-destructive alternative to the methylene blue dye test (MDT) for leak testing. Now, the company is gearing...

Lonza Biologics extends licence for cell line technology

UK-based Lonza Biologics has extended its agreement with Chromos Molecular Systems for non-exclusive access to the Canadian firm's ACE System, technology that speeds up the time researchers need to isolate cell lines.

Pharma at the core of Rexam plans, says CEO

The pharmaceutical packaging market plays David to the Goliath of the food and beverage sector, but is one of several sectors that has the packaging industry interested, reports Phil Taylor, who spoke with Rolf Borjesson the chief executive of...

Lab design enters 21st century

Drug companies are waking up to the notion that the environment a researcher works in - whether in drug discovery or the quality control lab - is a crucial factor in determining their productivity and creativity. And they have started to embrace new...