Archives for August 12, 2004

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Elchrom launches siRNA-purity equipment

Elchrom Scientific introduces a novel purification technology enabling a greater yield of ultra pure siRNA synthetic oligonucleotides at a faster turn around rate, rapidly increasing siRNA oligonucleotides (oligos) quantity required in medical, drug...

CyBio half-year sales down on 2003

Pipetting technology company CyBio has posted half year sales of €4.5m, down slightly on the €4.6m in 2003. This muted sales performance is attributed to the differing development of business in CyBio's sales regions.

Real time microscope enables live imaging

Imaging Systems Company, Richardson Technologies, are to showcase its Real Time Microscope (RTM), a radical imaging system capable of providing real time, full colour images, providing improved sample detail, essential for pharmaceutical research.

Qiagen profits slump, but tops expectations

Netherlands-based Qiagen achieved organic growth of 32 per cent for the second quarter of 2004, but profits fell by a fifth as the cost of restructuring took its toll.

UK gives green light to stem cell research

Researchers at Newcastle's Centre for Life have been given the go-ahead to create stem cells from unfertilised human eggs, thought to be the first time that such a license has been granted in Europe.

Acuity files first therapeutic siRNA IND

The first ever application to start clinical trials of a therapeutic based on small interfering RNA (siRNA) - for the wet form of the eye disease age-related macular degeneration - has been filed by Acuity Pharmaceuticals.