Thermo Fisher Scientific Acquires Open Biosystems, Creating Unmatched RNAi Platform 03 July 2008 The acquisition significantly expands Thermo Fisher Scientific’s leadership position in the growing RNAi field.
MD Anderson Automates Laboratory Workflow with Stone Bond Technologies' EE-LIMS™ 03 July 2008 EE-LIMS will document activities within the laboratory workflow at the siRNA facility, increasing throughput, while reducing risks.
Cenix BioScience Takes on Second RNAi-Based Target Validation Project for CellCentric 02 July 2008 The new project follows the success of the parties’ initial pilot together, wherein candidate drug targets chosen by CellCentric for their high therapeutic anti-cancer potential.
Bio-Rad Launches new Website for Researchers Transfecting Mammalian Cells 27 June 2008 Bio-Rad adds ‘Gene Transfer Protocols’ to its Gene Expression Gateway Web-site, dedicated to researchers working with mammalian cells.
Rosetta Genomics and Rabin Medical Center Announce Collaboration Focused on MicroRNA-Based Diagnostics 27 June 2008 Collaboration to focus on the development of MicroRNA-based tests for oncology and women's health indications.
Blocking a Single Protein Proves Toxic to Myeloma Cells in Laboratory Studies 26 June 2008 Researchers found that multiple myeloma cells rely on the activity of a single protein for the activation of a wide range of genes responsible for cell survival and spread.
FDA Approves Quark IND for DGFi, an siRNA therapeutic based on Silence Therapeutics’ Proprietary Chemistry 26 June 2008 Quark to develop drug candidate for prevention and treatment of delayed graft function in kidney transplantation.
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Licenses MetaCore from GeneGo 25 June 2008 VTT will utilize MetaCore and MetaDrug in high-throughput compound screening, RNA interference experiments, cell biology and bioinformatics projects.