Cytomedix Reports Third Quarter Financial Results Nov 12, 2009
Gross margin for the first nine months of 2009 improved by six percentage points to 78% from 72% in the same period in 2008, driven by a shift within our royalty revenue to higher margin royalty revenue, partly offset by a shift in product revenue to lower margin reagent kits and a $14,000 write-off of obsolete inventory in the second quarter of 2009. Operating expenses for the first nine months of 2009 decreased 15% to $3. (Primezone Releases)
Ricin vaccine 'shown to be safe' Nov 11, 2009
" The work will include looking at whether the vaccine should be combined with an adjuvant - which can lengthen the time a vaccine is effective. Professor Michael Lord of the Toxin Research Group at the University of Warwick said: "Both the US and UK governments have classified ricin as a potential reagent for bioterrorism. "The threat is considered real particularly since Ricinus communis seeds (which produce ricin in abundance) grow over a wide range of warm climes, and the isolation of ricin... (BBC News -- Science)
USU scientists report major advance in human antibody therapy against deadly Nipah virus Oct 31, 2009
4 could potentially be used as a preventive or post-exposure agent, a diagnostic probe or a research reagent. Hendra virus re-emerged again in August 2009, resulting in the death of several horses and one human. (EurekAlert!)
Exiqon Launches New MicroRNA qPCR Expression Platform Oct 16, 2009
The platform also offers assays for reference genes and three new reagent kits for quantitative real-time PCR of microRNA species. "We are exceptionally excited to see Exiqon -- a key player in the microRNA field -- entering the market for large-scale microRNA expression profiling by qPCR," says Dr. Kai Wang from the Institute of Systems Biology, Seattle, WA, USA. "In our hands the microRNA Ready-to-Use PCR Panels gave sensitive and consistent results. The product clearly provides an excellent... (Primezone Releases)
Aura Minerals Announces 2009 Third Quarter Gold Production and Provides Corporate Update Oct 15, 2009
- Commencement of metallurgical testwork on site to optimize the gold leach cycle and reagent dosage; and. - Implementation of a new stacking and leaching plan to optimize gold recovery and reduce cash costs. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Bayer Diabetes Care UK Partners With Pop Star Nick Jonas to Encourage Young People to Proactively Manage Their Diabetes Oct 15, 2009
Bayer HealthCare, Diabetes Care supports customers in 100 countries and stands in a long tradition of leading the way in diabetes care product innovation since the introduction of CLINITEST reagent tablets in 1941. The face of diabetes care was changed in 1969 when the first portable blood glucose meter and test strips were introduced. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Flu vaccine rush puts focus on calls for faster delivery Oct 9, 2009
Another culprit that frequently holds up vaccine production is the development of new reagents, standardized substances used to measure how much virus manufacturers are producing and to ensure that they're packaging the correct dose. Each time a new flu strain surfaces, new reagents have to be created ... Vaccine makers often wait for reagents, Soland says. (USA Today -- News)
Drug Discovery Process More Accurate, Less Expensive Using Novel Mass Spectrometry Application Sep 22, 2009
To make those assays universal, vendors have developed standard kits using specialized and costly reagents to identify changes in the fluorescent or chemiluminescent signals ... "Reagents are very costly often ranging between 50 cents to 1 per sample. That adds up very quickly when you're screening against a million-compound library," adds Rathore, a postdoctoral fellow in Greis' laboratory ... "Analytically, our mass spectrometry-based application provides superior data and also eliminates the... (Science Daily)
Microchip Does 1,000 Chemical Reactions At Once Aug 24, 2009
A thousand cycles of complex processes, including controlled sampling and mixing of a library of reagents and sequential microchannel rinsing, all took place on the microchip device and were completed in just a few hours ... "The precious enzyme molecules required for a single in situ click reaction in a traditional lab now can be split into hundreds of duplicates for performing hundreds of reactions in parallel, thus revolutionizing the laboratory process, reducing reagent consumption and... (Science Daily)
The Uses of Hydrogen Peroxide Aug 23, 2009
A Reagent that Bleaches, Cleans and Creates Fluorescence. Reactions with hydrogen peroxide reagents have some beneficial applications. (Suite101.com)
New Method For Gene Expression Experiments Akin To Watercolor Painting In Water Aug 20, 2009
"If you take a brush with watercolor paint and move it around in a dish of water, you usually just wash away the paint in the water and get no picture. That's what happens with water-soluble biological reagents in typical cell culture experiments as well. The reagents just diffuse everywhere with no localization," said Shuichi Takayama, associate professor of biomedical engineering and macromolecular science and engineering. "But we have a system in which you can actually have aqueous solutions... (Science Daily)
New reagents for genomic engineering of mouse models to understand human disease Aug 19, 2009
This technological advance also highlights the progress that might be made through open reagent sharing within the scientific community ... These DMM articles specifically state how other researchers can access the reagents presented. (EurekAlert!)
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The reagent he developed along with co-worker Peisheng Hu is an analog of Interleukin-2 (IL-2), which is an important therapeutic for cancer patients. Current therapy with IL-2, however, is limited due to its severe toxicity and side effects. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Mano River Resources Inc.: Initial Resource Exceeds 1 Billion Tonnes of Iron Ore With Further Potential at Putu Aug 4, 2009
OMAC operates an internal QA/QC check assay programme using in-house standards, reagent blanks and duplicates. Overview of the Putu Iron Ore Project. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Beckman Coulter Completes Acquisition of Olympus' Lab-Based Diagnostics Business Aug 3, 2009
This acquisition demonstrates Beckman Coulter's commitment to further extend our leadership position in chemistry and sustain our above-market growth in immunoassay," concluded Garrett. Beckman Coulter delivered approximately 76 billion Japanese yen in cash, or approximately USD $780 million, which was funded as follows: Approximately $495 million in net proceeds raised from the issuance of two $250 million senior note offerings of 6- and 10- year maturities with 6% and 7% coupons, respectively.... (PR Newswire)
Caltech chemists say antibody surrogates are just a 'click' away Jul 10, 2009
"I actually traveled to Chicago with a vial of my capture agents as airline carry-on luggage, and came back with it, and the reagent still worked," says Agnew. The technique makes use of the "in situ click chemistry" method, introduced by Sharpless in 2001, in which chemicals are created by joiningor "clicking"smaller subunits together. (EurekAlert!)
Upcoming Beckman Coulter Investor Events Second Half of 2009 Jul 9, 2009
Recurring revenue, consisting of consumable supplies (including reagent test kits), service and operating-type lease payments, represent about 78% of the company's 2008 revenue of $3. 1 billion. (PR Newswire)
Keep on truckin'Terra subsidiary cleans way for diesel engines Jul 5, 2009
5 percent water used as a reagent in the SCR process. Terra's commercial product, called TerraCair, is the only DEF certified by the American Petroleum Institute, said Terra spokesman Joe Ewing. (Sioux City Journal)
FDA could pull Immucor reagent license Jun 27, 2009
FDA threatens to revoke Immucor's reagents license - Atlanta Business Chronicle ... FDA threatens to revoke Immucor's reagents license ... The Norcross-based company, which makes and supplies blood-reagent systems to the blood transfusion industry, did not immediately return a call for comment. (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)
Gasification of Municipal Solid Waste Jun 4, 2009
Gasification processes involve the reaction of carbonaceous feedstock with an oxygen-containing reagent, usually oxygen, air, steam or carbon dioxide, generally at temperatures in excess of 800 degrees C. It involves the partial oxidation of a substance which implies that oxygen is added but the amounts are not sufficient to allow the fuel to be completely oxidized and full combustion to occur. The process is largely exothermic but some heat may be required to initialize and sustain the... (Energy Pulse, CO)
Sanko Junyaku Launches Diagnostic Reagent Kit For Automated Clinical Chemistry Analyser To Determine KL-6, Detecting Marker of Interstitial Pneumonia Jun 2, 2009
Sanko Junyaku currently markets EITEST(R) KL-6 (sandwich enzyme immunoassay method) and PICOLUMI(R) KL-6 (electrochemiluminescence immunoassay method), reagents to determine KL-6, and also LUMIPULSE(R) KL-6 Eisai and LUMIPULSE Presto(R) KL-6 Eisai for fully automated chemiluminescent enzyme immunology system. NANOPIA(R) KL-6 Eisai, the new diagnostic reagent kit that was developed with the techniques of Sekisui Medical and are based on latex immunoturbidimetric assay, for automated clinical... (JCN Network, Japan)
Worlds first battery that charges on air May 21, 2009
The key is to use oxygen in the air as a reagent, rather than carry the necessary chemicals around inside the battery, Peter Bruce of the University of St Andrews, whos part of the research team, said. According to Bruce, the battery is much smaller and lighter so better for transporting small applications. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
China develops new diagnostic reagent to test for A/H1N1 flu virus May 4, 2009
BEIJING, May 3 (Xinhua) -- China developed a new diagnostic reagent to test for A/H1N1 flu virus in pigs and the new method could provide test results in five hours, the Ministry of Agriculture said Sunday. The ministry has organized experts soon after the outbreak of A/H1N1 to develop new diagnostic reagents to test for A/H1N1 virus. (Xinhuanet, China)
"The measures concerned are not targeted at Mexican citizens and there is no discrimination," said Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu in a press release.• Quarantined passengers show no flu symptoms May 4, 2009
The China CDC is training staff from epidemic monitoring stations across the country to do the nucleic acid test, and the reagent will be distributed to all 84 stations, said Mao. The China CDC obtained the sequence of the A/H1N1 virus from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control on April 27 and the primer for making nucleic acid tests from WHO on April 28. (Xinhuanet, China)
Quicker tests for flu with new reagent May 3, 2009
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry will be receiving a new reagent soon able to directly test flu samples for the influenza A (H1N1) virus. Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the new reagent, which would be sent by the Centre for Disease Control (CDC) in the United States, would allow quicker tests to determine the presence of the virus in a given sample. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
China develops quick checks to diagnose H1N1 flu May 1, 2009
The new method, which features a testing chemical reagent, will be used at the center for disease control and prevention (CDC) offices at all levels, he told a news conference. News of the breakthrough came as the World Health Organization raised the official alert level to Phase 5, one notch below a full-fledged global pandemic. (Xinhuanet, China)
Vice Premier calls for enhanced prevention of swine flu Apr 30, 2009
BEIJING, April 29 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang Wednesday called for improved entry-exit inspection and quarantine of swine flu cases, and accelerating research on a diagnostic reagent to test for the virus ... Li also urged disease prevention experts at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention to develop a diagnostic reagent for use in testing for the virus as soon as possible. (Xinhuanet, China)
Elpida, JR East, Kyocera, SBI, Seiko Epson, Trend Micro: Japan Stocks Apr 28, 2009
(4549 JT), a clinical reagent maker, added 3. 1 percent to 756 yen. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Nanotech in Africa Apr 13, 2009
The reagents [or chemicals needed to run the tests] had simply perished in the heat," she relates. "So 'cheap' wasn't people's biggest concern ... Dr Hansen invented a test that uses chemical reagent that can be freeze-dried and stored in temperatures of over 40C.. (BBC News -- Africa)
Beckman Coulter to Acquire Lab-Based Diagnostics Business From Olympus Corporation Feb 27, 2009
" The webcast will be archived for future on-demand replay. About Beckman Coulter Beckman Coulter, Inc., based in Fullerton, California, develops, manufactures and markets products that simplify, automate and innovate complex biomedical tests. More than 200,000 Beckman Coulter systems operate in laboratories around the world, supplying critical information for improving patient health and reducing the cost of care. Recurring revenue, consisting of consumable supplies, (including reagent test... (PR Newswire)
Jonas Brothers' Change for the Children Foundation to Provide Diabetes Camp Scholarships Feb 26, 2009
Since 1941, Bayer has led the way in diabetes care product innovation with: reagent tablets, the first portable blood glucose meter and test strips, the measurement of A1C (glycated hemoglobin) with the A1CNow+ monitor, and the first suite of blood glucose monitors with No Coding(TM) technology (CONTOUR and BREEZE2) that today offer people with diabetes an unparalleled choice in diabetes management systems. Bayer Diabetes Care also offers comprehensive support to people with diabetes including... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Wrinkles Removed With Protein RHAMM, Study Shows Feb 13, 2009
In the course of their collaborative study, Bissell and Turley, working with mice, discovered that blocking the expression of the RHAMM protein - either by deleting its gene, or through the introduction of a blocking reagent - can be used to selectively induce the generation of fat cells to replace those lost in the aging process. At the same time blocking RHAMM expression also reduces deposits of unhealthy visceral fat. (Science Daily)
Forget botox, protein switch can clear wrinkles Feb 13, 2009
Mina Bissell, cell biologist with Berkeley Lab and colleagues conducted the study on mice and found that blocking the expression of the RHAMM protein either by deleting its gene, or through the introduction of a blocking reagent can be used to selectively induce the generation of fat cells to replace those lost in the aging process. This technique could be used to provide a non-surgical approach for normalising skin appearance, said Bissell. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
Complete Genomics releases proof-of-concept data for its sequencing technology for the first time Feb 7, 2009
"In a draft assembly, we discovered the expected 3.3 million single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and more than 384,000 short ( Complete Genomics' sequencing platform employs high-density DNA nanoarrays that are populated with DNA nano-balls and uses a non-sequential unchained read technology, called combinatorial probe-anchor ligation or cPAL, which reduce both reagent consumption and imaging time. These innovations allow genome sequencing at a higher throughput and at a lower cost. "We are... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
