technologies to provide chemical intelligence for Agilent Synapsia Informatics Workbench, a suite of software tools designed to help scientists synthesize and share research.
MDS Sciex signed Unichrom as its Taiwan distribution partner for the NanoLC system, and signed a distributorship agreement with Advanced Labs to deliver the NanoLC system in Australia and New Zealand. MDS Sciex and Biolab signed a distributorship agreement for MDS Sciex's new line of protein purification products called ProteoSpin™. Biolab will have the sales and marketing and support rights for this product line in Australia and New Zealand. MDS Sciex and VWR International signed a distributorship agreement for MDS Sciex's new line of ProteoSpin™ protein purification products and ProteoLadder™ protein markers. VWR will have the sales, marketing and support rights for these product lines in the United States and Canada.
NCCLS, a non-profit organization that works to enhance the value of medical testing within the healthcare community through the development and dissemination of standards, guidelines, and best practices, is seeking input and volunteers from the genetics analysis and molecular methods field. NCCLS is evaluating, “Use of External RNA Controls for the Quality of Gene Expression Measurements with Microarrays and by Real-Time PCR (RT-PCR),” a new project proposed for development through the NCCLS consensus process. For more information, visit http:///www.nccls.org.
Parker Hannifin formed a new Life Sciences Business Unit to meet the comprehensive technical and logistical demands of the life science OEM marketplace via a single portal to access the company's core competencies of motion control and fluid control.
Selerity Technologies redesigned and updated its Web site at http://www.selerity.com.
Stelex, a firm providing enterprise-wide compliance solutions to regulated industries, and VelQuest, the developer of SmartLab™, an automated lab compliance platform, announced a strategic alliance to provide End-to-End Solutions to improve productivity and compliance in pharmaceutical labs.
TTP Labtech entered into a collaborative research agreement with BD Biosciences Clontech. Under the agreement, BD Biosciences Clontech will provide nonexclusive access to a selection of the Novel Fluorescent Proteins (NFPs) for use on the TTP LabTech Acumen Explorer™ to generate validated protocols predominantly for reporter gene analysis. NFPs, which include DsRed, HcRed, AsRed, ZsGreen, AmCyan, ZsYellow and a new monochromatic AcGFP, are available for licensing from BD Biosciences Clontech. In addition, Argenta Discovery and TTP LabTech announced a collaborative agreement to expand Argenta's biology and eADMET capabilities through the incorporation of the TTP LabTech Acumen Explorer screening platform. Argenta and TTP LabTech will also work together to develop novel screening assays within the drug discovery process.
Professor Kerstin Thurow of the University of Rostock has been named chief executive officer of amplius, the screening technologies and analytical measurement company she founded in 2003.
VelQuest received U.S. Patent 6,681,198 for “Process-Linked Data Management System.” This patented technology, which is incorporated into the ePMC™ (electronic Process Management and Compliance) Operating System supporting SmartLab™ Applications for Laboratory Operations and SmartShell™ Applications for 21 CFR Part 11 Remediation Challenges, ensures that data meets pre-requisite requirements before recording, thus reducing review time and rework loops. In other VelQuest news, it was announced that Forest Laboratories has implemented the VelQuest SmartLab technology.
Correction: On page 93 of JALA 9.2 April 2004, Caliper Life Sciences was incorrectly referred to as Calipher Life Sciences. JALA apologizes for this error.
