Research Areas

IBM, array-microscope technology developer DMetrix and BioImagene, recently announced that ultra-rapid whole-slide imaging and large-scale scientific image management have been integrated for first time.

Molecular Devices Corp. acquired the laser capture microdissection (LCM)-related business of Arcturus Bioscience for $10 million in cash, a strategic acquisition that expands Molecular Devices’ life sciences product portfolio to include complete systems and reagents for LCM.

ProMetic Lifes Sciences Inc. and Goettingen, Germany-based Sartorius AG entered into a pair of collaborative agreements in the area of protein purification, one of which will create \"affinity composites\" using ProMetic’s Mimetic Ligand technology in conjunction with Sartorius’ membrane chromatography technology called Sartobind.

Photometric and liquid delivery specialist Artel announced in late March a suite of services intended to provide training, certification, optimization and compliance guidance to help companies ensure the integrity of their liquid delivery systems.

Illumina inks a nearly $7 million contract to conduct large-scale genotyping for United Kingdom-based research groups that are studying the molecular basis of prostate cancer.

In a plan first formulated when the two business units were split apart nearly four years ago, GE Healthcare recently announced that it was combining its Protein Separations and Discovery Systems business unit to create GE Healthcare Life Sciences.

At the same time it announced the signing of a research collaboration with Vancouver-based Inex Pharmaceuticals, RNAi specialist Alnylam announced a similar liposome research agreement with Dr. Robert Langer and colleagues at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Codexis Inc. announced the signing of a research agreement with Schering-Plough that will see the privately-held company develop novel synthetic processes for the pharma giant.