30 Current news of Roche Diagnostics
rss09-26-2011
A team of researchers from Roche, including scientists from Roche Pharma Research and Early Development and Roche NimbleGen, reported in Genome Research that they have generated the first draft genome sequence of the cynomolgus monkey (Macaca fascicularis) and developed a novel microarray ...
06-24-2011
The xCELLigence RTCA System of Roche is being used in the European Union’s DETECTIVE ("Detection of endpoints and biomarkers for repeated dose toxicity using in vitro systems”) Project, a joint study funded by the European Cosmetics Association (Colipa) and the European Commission, where ...
Provides Community Most Complete Assembly to Date
06-16-2011
The deadly E. coli O104 strain that has killed dozens and hospitalized thousands across Europe has been sequenced using 454 Life Sciences’ benchtop GS Junior sequencing system to generate the “most accurate and detailed genetic analysis to date” of this particularly virulent strain. The ...
06-01-2011
With the recent outbreak in Europe of Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC), Roche Applied Science and TIB Molbiol are providing scientists with complementary technologies that can be used for the rapid identification and detection of EHEC.As of the second week of May 2011, there has ...
Broad Claims Granted for Cytotoxicity Profiling and Chemical Compound Testing
02-18-2011
ACEA Biosciences, Inc. reported the issuance of a new U. S. Patent for chemical compound screening, with important applications in the development of new pharmaceutical products. Testing and profiling of these candidate compounds by means of ACEA's real-time, label-free microelectronic ...
07-02-2010
Roche and IBM announced an agreement to develop a nanopore-based sequencer that will directly read and decode human DNA quickly and efficiently. Focused on advancing IBM’s recently published “DNA Transistor” technology, the collaboration will take advantage of IBM’s leadership in ...
03-29-2010
Roche NimbleGen announced that Frank Pitzer has been appointed as CEO. Dr. Pitzer’s extensive background and experience of over eight years at Roche will be instrumental in guiding the company through its next stage of growth. With his successful track record in several key management ...
03-15-2010
Roche Diagnostics has purchased assets from BioMicro Systems for all products associated with the Roche NimbleGen microarray workflow. These assets consist of key instrumentation in the Roche NimbleGen microarray workflow. Also included in this purchase are array accessories covering all ...
11-26-2009
Roche and the Department of Health of Junta de Andalucía, Spain have signed an agreement for a cooperation in the Medical Genome Project (MGP), a research project created to analyse the genomes of people with rare diseases and identify the defective gene or genes causing the disease and its ...
11-02-2009
Scientist from a consortium of Norwegian marine and aquaculture institutions announced that they have generated the first ever draft sequence and assembly of the Atlantic cod genome. The results, presented at the GenoFisk meeting in Oslo, Norway, include a high-quality genome assembly and ...
