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AACC Announces 42nd Annual Oak Ridge Conference 29 Mar 2010: The American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) announces its 42nd annual Oak Ridge Conference to be held April 22 – 23 at The Fairmont San José in San José, CA. AACC’s Oak Ridge Conference is a highly regarded international conference attended by scientists from both academia and industry who are developing the diagnostic devices of the future. AACC

Novus Biologicals Launches First TMEM97 Antibody on the Market 16 Mar 2010: The two new antibodies are a human TMEM97 antibody and mouse TMEM97 antibody. The human TMEM97 antibody has been successfully tested in Western blot and immunocytochemistry, and the mouse TMEM97 antibody is useful for Western blot with immunocytochemistry evaluation pending. TMEM97 has been linked to several cancers including breast, pancreatic, colorectal and ovarian cancers. Novus Biologicals, LLC

Hamilton and Gen-Probe Launch New Workstation for Automated HLA Testing 22 Feb 2010: Hamilton announces the launch of solutions for HLA antibody screening and identification as well as HLA DNA typing methods based on Gen-Probe’s LIFECODES HLA reagents and Hamilton’s MICROLAB® STAR liquid handling workstation. HAMILTON Life Science Robotics

New Liquid Quality Control Sera Available Now 11 Feb 2010: The Randox Acusera range of quality control sera is set to expand with the introduction of our new liquid ready to use QC. Liquid controls eliminate the need for reconstitution minimising the risk of human error saving labs both time and money in the process. Randox Laboratories Ltd

New Portfolio of Rabbit Monoclonal Antibodies for Immunohistochemistry 05 Feb 2010: AMSBIO has announced a new portfolio of rabbit monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies for Immunohistochemistry (IHC) applications. A rabbit custom antibody service is also available. AMSBIO

HTRF® Solutions for Oncology 04 Feb 2010: This application note presents a comprehensive line of HTRF (homogeneous time-resolved fluorescence) reagents for assessing oncology-related targets such kinases, ATPases, ubiquitin and heparanase assays. In addition, HTRF reagents are available for studying cell signaling, biomarker discovery, ligand binding, receptor and second messenger. Cisbio Bioassays

AB SCIEX Launches as New Company to Extend Leadership in Analytical Science 04 Feb 2010: AB SCIEX today launched as a new company dedicated to life science analytical technologies. The new company combines the two halves of the highly successful AB SCIEX mass spectrometry joint venture into an integrated organization. AB SCIEX

AAPS to Co-Sponsor SBS Biopharmaceuticals Symposium 22 Jan 2010: The Society for Biomolecular Sciences (SBS) announced that the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) will co-sponsor the upcoming SBS symposium, Biopharmaceuticals: Exploring Synergies Across Drug Formats in San Francisco, Ca in May 2010. The SBS symposium will take place at the San Francisco Hilton Union Square, the same location as the 2010 AAPS National Biotechnology Conference. Society for Biomolecular Sciences (SBS)

Abcam and Cambridge Design Partnership Solve a Vial and Sticky Problem 05 Jan 2010: A breakthrough in labelling technology promises a 450% increase in throughput for leading antibody supplier, Abcam plc. The innovation, developed by Cambridge Design Partnership, enables each tiny plastic vial of product to have a unique identifier and have a label automatically applied, removing the potential for human errors and accelerating the fulfilment process. Abcam plc

BioTek’s ELx405™ Microplate Bead Washer Accommodates Polystyrene and Magnetic Bead-Based Assays 03 Dec 2009: BioTek is pleased to announce that the popular ELx405 Microplate Washer is now available with vacuum filtration and biomagnetic separation modules to meet the growing demand for automated washing of microbead-based assays. Full 96- and 384-well microplate washing for bead-based assays, as well as standard ELISAs, is available for those who are incorporating various assay types. BioTek Instruments, Inc.