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Mediomics Wins Phase I SBIR Contract to Develop Hand-Held Biosensor and Assay Reagents

Mediomics, LLC has been awarded an $185,000 Phase I SBIR contract (HHSN261201000040C) from the National Cancer Institute. The major goal of this project is to develop a hand-held biosensor and PINCER™-based assay reagents for in-process analysis of biologics production.

15 Oct 2010

B-CARS Chemical Imaging Technique Enables Wider Use of Vibrational Spectroscopy

A paper by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) may breathe new life into the use of a powerful -- but tricky -- diagnostic technique for cell biology.

15 Oct 2010

Scientists Demonstrate Enhanced Laser-Based Molecular Fingerprinting System

Scientists at JILA and collaborators have demonstrated an improved laser-based "molecular fingerprinting" technique that picks out traces of key hydrogen-containing and other molecules from a billion other particles in a gas in just 30 seconds or less—performance suitable for breathalyzers for diagnosing disease, measuring trace gases in the atmosphere, detecting security threats and other applications.

15 Oct 2010

Caltech Releases NanoSystems Partnership Program Along with CEA-Leti

The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and CEA-Leti, co-founders of the NanoVLSI Alliance, have launched the NanoSystems Partnership Program (NSyP) to accelerate delivery of nanosystems-based innovations to the market.

From CEA-Leti 14 Oct 2010

NanoLogix’s New Quick-Tests Detect and Identify Live-Cell Bacteria

NanoLogix, Inc. announces its new Quick-Test product line for detection and identification of aerobic live-cell bacteria.

From NanoLogix 14 Oct 2010

PI Introduces 2-Axis Ultrasonic Piezo Motor Controller for Actuators, Micropositioning Systems and Microscope Stages

Piezo motor specialist PI introduces a new 2-axis digital controller for ultrasonic high-stability piezo motor stages such as those used on the latest generation microscopes.

From Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co KG 13 Oct 2010

Researchers Produce Subnanometer Resolution Model of Human Ndc80

Unless you are in a field of study related to cell biology, you most likely have never heard of Ndc80. Yet this protein complex is essential to mitosis, the process by which a living cell separates its chromosomes and distributes them equally between its two daughter cells.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 13 Oct 2010

Nano-Tomography to Produce 3D Detailed Imaging of Fragile Bone Structures

Scientists working in Germany and Switzerland have developed a novel nano-tomography method, which uses X-rays to allow doctors to produce three-dimensional (3D) detailed imaging of fragile bone structures. This method c...

13 Oct 2010

Agilent Technologies Launches New Microarray Platform for Cytogenetic Research

Agilent Technologies Inc. today introduced the SurePrint G3 Human CGH+SNP microarray platform, an innovative system for simultaneous analysis of chromosomal copy number changes and copy-neutral aberrations.

From Agilent Technologies Inc. 12 Oct 2010

European Researchers Develop New Molecular Diagnostic Technology for Cervical Cancer

Current cervical cancer screening is time consuming and expensive, but now new breakthrough technology developed by European researchers should allow large-range screening by non-medical personnel with almost immediate results and at a much lower cost.

11 Oct 2010