Biochips in Bangkok: Thailand's Sole Array Lab Plows Ahead with Ag-Bio Projects

Thailand's BIOTEC microarray lab has made progress since its inception two years ago, focusing on projects related to pathogen testing and agricultural research, but running an array lab in a developing country has its share of obstacles.

ExonHit, BioMerieux Kill Colon Cancer Program, Continue to Develop Prostate Cancer Dxs

The companies said that "final results from the colon cancer program did not reach the level of performance we were aiming to achieve." The firms, both based in France, are co-developing microarray-based tests that screen for a variety of cancer biomarkers in blood.

Refocusing on Product Sales, Gentel Bio Debuts Proteomic Platform

The instrument allows users to run arrays, Western blots, and tissue sections, and is indicative of the direction in which the firm is heading, according to a company official.

Cytogenetics Labs ID New Genetic Disorder by Array CGH

Researchers at Signature Genomic Laboratories and three other labs independently identified a total of seven individuals with nearly identical-sized deletions on one of their two copies of chromosome 17.

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Rohm, University of Southern Florida, Boston Probes, Affymetrix

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Fluidigm, SciGene, Epigentek

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Jami Dover Nachtsheim, Nelson Chan, John Young, Adrian Dillon, Didier Hirsch, Robert Boorstein, David U'Prichard

OGT Certified to Offer High-Throughput Agilent Array Services, Embarks on 10K Sample CNV Study

Hungry for high-volume service deals, Oxford Gene Technology has recently made "major" investments in automation, quality control, and personnel in order to offer high-throughput services to its customers.

Kreatech Inks Pact with Hungarian University to Develop FFPE Sample-Handling Methods for Array-CGH

Amsterdam-based Kreatech will also seek to take advantage of Semmelweis University's large tissue repository to define putative biomarkers for certain tumor types, including lung cancer, soft tissue, breast, and neuropathological malignancies.

Millennium Science to Distribute Golden Helix Software in Australia, NZ

Millennium will provide sales and support for the Golden Helix SNP and Variation Suite, which is aimed at researchers involved in genome-wide association, copy number analysis, and next-generation sequencing research.

Anagnostics Taps Peak-Service to Offer Field Support in Europe, US

The deal will help Anagnostics support its first customers for its Hyborg microarray platform, debuted last month, which it plans to ramp up for full commercial launch by the end of the year, according to the company's CEO.

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Samsung Electronics, Goodgene, Illumina, Suntory, Biochain Institute

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Affymetrix, Febit, Asterand, ImaGenes