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AGRF

AGRF

The AGRF is an efficient state-of-the-art facility for the collection of molecular genetic information covering large-scale DNA sequencing, genotyping, microarraying, agricultural genomic services and other resources for the genetic and physical mapping of chromosomes, mutation detection and associated bioinformatic analysis. The AGRF is unique internationally because of the breadth of its activities. The Facility provides high quality and highly efficient DNA analysis services to research groups and other organisations who wish to have access to such facilities for a wide range of projects, determined by their own research objectives in medicine, plant and animal science, microbiology, evolutionary biology and biodiversity.

AmpTec

AmpTec GmbH was founded in June 2005. The ExpressArt® technology was developed at artus GmbH. After the acquisition of the PCR branch of artus GmbH by Qiagen AG, the ExpressArt® branch with all its personnel and know-how was transferred to AmpTec GmbH. With ExpressArt® AmpTec GmbH has overcome several limitations of competing technologies: no large primer-derived amplification artefacts, no problems with studies comprising small and large RNA samples, amplification of picogram amounts of total RNA. Recent, special additions include specific mRNA amplification (avoiding rRNAs) in challenging samples of total RNA: all mRNA fragments in degraded RNAs (independent of Poly-A), all bacterial mRNAs (no need to add a 3'-tag). plant and animal science, microbiology, evolutionary biology and biodiversity.

Applied Microarrays

Applied Microarrays is a leading provider of microarrays for applications in gene expression, genotyping, antibodies, functional proteins, microRNA, and array CGH. The CodeLink™ family of whole genome expression bioarrays demonstrates leadership performance in repeatably detecting small changes in gene expression. Subsets of whole genomes may be re-arrayed in custom formats. The CodeLink™ system uses standard laboratory equipment, and is characterized for many types of scanners, making it a very affordable way to produce high quality data. The Applied Microarrays team is highly skilled in producing custom arrays of all types, using standard microscope slides, microtiter plates, and specialized substrates. Your custom arrays can then be manufactured in production scale volumes at the highest quality standards."

AutoGenomics

AutoGenomics

AutoGenomics integrates the complex processes of genomic and proteomic testing into a fully automated ‘plug-n- play’ US FDA approved INFINITI™ system.  The BioFilmChip™ microarray tests are configured with biomarkers based on a patient’s genetic background or a disease signature.

The multiplexed testing panels developed and validated for AutoGenomics INFINITI™ assays include Infectious Disease (HPV, MTB, Respiratory Viruses), Oncology (5FU assay, CheckPoint Kinase 2, EGFR) Drug Metabolism and Transport (CYP2C9,CYP2C19, CYP3A4, CYP2D6, MDR1, UGT1A1), Genetics (CFTR, Ashkenazi Jewish panel), Hematology (Factors II and V, MTHFR) and Pharmacogenetics (Warfarin Panel).

The AutoGenomics workstation provides the ability to offer a wide spectrum of molecular diagnostic tests and eliminates the need for other instrumentation. The INFINITI™ System is designed to provide clinical laboratories unparalleled workflow improvements, dramatic cost reductions through labor savings and quicker turnaround time for results, delivering enhanced patient care.

BioDiscovery

BioDiscovery

BioDiscovery develops and sells advanced software solutions and services that enable its customers to revolutionize drug discovery and diagnostics by efficiently managing, integrating, and analyzing data generated using high-throughput microarray and CGH technology. BioDiscovery provides a full line of modular software packages spanning the entire microarray process, including enterprise data management, image processing, data mining, statistical analysis, and collaborative knowledge management.

Biotium

Biotium is a leading provider of innovative fluorescence detection technologies and products for life science research. Biotium has developed a comprehensive portfolio of more than 500 proprietary, innovative fluorescence detection products for geonomics, proteomics, molecular biology, cell biology, neuroscience and drug screening. We continue to expand our capabilities by actively seeking research and business partnership with both leading academic institutions and industry innovators to develop new research tools. Their products are sold to academic research markets, biotechnology companies and pharmaceutical companies. Through a global network of more than 30 international distributors, Biotium offers their quality products and services to a worldwide network of research scientists in life science.

Biowest

Biowest is one of the global leaders in the collection of animal sera, offering the widest range of sera and media for cell culture available on the market. It provides albumin bovine, animal plasma, and a wide range of geographical origins of bovine sera representing all Geographical BSE-Risk (GBR) groups defined by the European Food Safety Authority. The ISO 9001-certified company controls the production of the sera throughout the entire process from the collections around the world to the final shipment of bottled serum from its warehouse, thus guaranteeing a vertically integrated system of production and documentation and providing certainty of origin and traceability of its products. Biowest's portfolio of products also includes salt solutions, salts / buffers, antibiotics and cell culture reagents.

Caliper Life Sciences

- Xenogen - now part of Caliper Life Sciences
Xenogen is now Caliper Life Sciences. The acquisition leads to a company with a unique suite of proprietary molecular imaging, microfluidics and automation technologies, and having products and services that help customers bridge in vitro and in vivo experimentation and enhance the clinical relevance of drug discovery and development. By acquiring Xenogen, Caliper is now a leading biotechnology company and developer of in vivo biophotonic technology, which allows real-time, non-invasive exploration of genes, proteins, pathogens, and tumor cells in living animals. Caliper offers a complement of patented biophotonic and fluorescent imaging technologies, as well as genetically modified animal programs. Product lines include imaging systems, biological reagents, specialized light producing animal models, and genetic modification programs for pharmaceutical and biotechnology research and development.

Cell Biosciences

Cell Biosciences focuses on defining the future of protein analysis. The company develops instrumentation systems, software and assay products that drive discoveries in fields ranging from fundamental protein research to biomarker discovery and personalized medicine.

CET

Cellular Engineering Technologies (CET) is a biotechnology company specializing in stem cell research, cancer biology and high throughput sensor fabrication. It is focussed on developing novel technologies to expedite drug discovery and screening processes. In addition, CET conducts translational research on non-embryonic stem cells with the ultimate goal of treating human disease. CET’s business focuses on three major themes: stem cell research, cancer biology, and bioassay development and drug discovery using specialized high throughput sensors.

Cybrdi

CYBRDI is the pioneer and primary provider of tissue array products. CYBRDI has established a comprehensive and integrated system to collect various normal and diseased human tissues, and continuing throughout the manufacturing process of hundreds of tissue microarrays. By offering various high-quality tissue arrays in a format of single, paired, combined and multiple panels, CYBRDI enables scientists to identify, verify and validate molecules of diagnostic and therapeutic importance. Together with DNA (gene) array technique, tissue microarray technology is a powerful tool for the rapid analysis of molecular targets, discovery and assessment of new therapeutics, and determining prognosis of a disease. In addition, CYBRDI also provide custom services.

Diagenode

Diagenode is a Belgian biotech company developing, producing and selling equipment, reagents and kits for molecular biology research and diagnosis. Founded in 2003, Diagenode works closely with academics to provide cutting edge tools to two fields: (i) Epigenetics. The company actively develops a comprehensive portfolio of proprietary products to provide complete solutions for epigenetics-related research from equipments to reagents. (ii) Diagnosis: identification and quantification of DNA targets through DNA amplification methods for detection of human infectious diseases. Products for this purpose are designed with the aim of making assays simpler, faster, and more convenient, with the highest levels of quality.

Dualsystems Biotech

Dualsystems Biotech supplies products and services in the field of proteomics. Dualsystems develops and markets screening assays for the identification + characterization of protein-protein interactions using cell-based platforms. Dualsystems' technologies identify interactions between proteins, including membrane proteins + membrane-associated proteins, like GPCRs, receptor tyrosine kinases or ion channels.

Emphron

Emphron Informatics provides full data management and statistical analysis services across the range of biological research. Our areas of expertise include:
- Biotechnology
- Clinical Research
- Environmental Studies

Exiqon

Exiqon's miRCURY™ LNA line is the market's most complete range of tools for microRNA research. Based on Locked Nucleic Acid-technology, the miRCURYTM LNA tools give you more reliable results with less sample. Life science researchers are able to seek, find and verify a fully comprehensive range of microRNAs.

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Expedeon Protein Solutions

Founded in 2003 by two scientists from the University of Cambridge (UK) Expedeon Protein Solutions Ltd. has invented products for protein stabilisation, processing and analysis. Our modified coomassie based reagents, InstantBlue and BradfordUltra, have proven to be world leaders in the field and compliment the flagship products based on the unique NVoy Polymer technology.

FluidX

FluidX specializes in providing liquid handling and storage solutions for research laboratory operations. Within its wide spectrum of products, these include instruments and consumables for (i) Fluid handling: automated or acoustic (non-contact) dispensers (ii) Fluid picking: automated tube picking (iii) Fluid screening: reagent reservoirs, PCR plates, cyclo-olefin microplates (iv) Fluid sealing: thermal and adhesive Sealing (v) Fluid storage: modular storage systems (vi) Fluid tracking: single tube and single rack 2D code readers.

Fullmoon Biosystems

Full Moon BioSystems provides a wide ranges of innovative products for genomic and protoemic research. Their key products include PathwayFocused antibody microarrays, coated glass substrates for DNA and protein microarrays, monoclonal antibodies, tissue microarrays, scanner calibration and validation slides and much more. They also provide custom service for protein/antibody assay development, microarray printing and custom-designed scanner evaluation slides.

Galileo Bioscience

Galileo BioScience serves a worldwide life science research community through the design, manufacture and supply of incomparable gel electrophoresis and laboratory separations products. Galileo Solutions are characterized by novel features, designed to maximize efficiency, resolution and versatility. Products include complete lines of horizontal gel electrophoresis systems, vertical gel electrophoresis systems and electroblotters, separation systems.

GeneGo

GeneGo is a leading provider of data mining & analysis solutions in systems biology. GeneGo’s data mining tools and databases help to capture and define the underlying biology behind different types of high-throughput experimental data and understand the effects of small molecule drug compounds in human tissues. The company provides systems biology solutions for a full range of applications in life science research and drug development, from pre-clinical discovery and NCE applications to clinical trials, covering all aspects of biology and chemistry.

A leading supplier of premium custom oligonucleotides,researchers turn to Gene Link for demanding applications and consistent results. Gene Link services include genotyping, sequencing and gene construction; as well as a wide variety of other molecular biology products such as siRNA, fluorescent probes, genetic tools and reagents, and non-radioactive gene detection systems for human genetic disorders.

Genotypic

Genotypic is a genomics and bioinformatics solutions provider based in Bangalore, India serving the global scientific community for over a decade. It is an Agilent certified microarray service provider with ISO 9001:2000 certification. Genotypic offers a wide range of microarray and sequencing services under a variety of themes including molecular diagnostics, disease susceptibility, SNP selection, cancer biomarker discovery, drug re-purposing etc. It specializes in custom microarray designing for both prokaryotes and eukaryotes, extends data analysis services and works at a collaborative level with industry, academia and health institutions.

IBA

IBA GmbH is dedicated to provide high quality tools for life science research. Being a "recombinant TAGnology" company IBA is a competent research partner in the academic community and one of the foremost providers of tag-derived products, which are offering a complete solution from nucleic acid synthesis, cloning, protein expression and purification to detection, immobilization, transfection and T-cell isolation. The proprietary protein products and services cover the entire drug discovery process. IBA assists its customers from early discovery to the market identifying the company as prime innovator for the pharmaceutical industry meeting their need to increase research productivity.

Ibidi

Ibidi develops and distributes cell culture biochips, so called μ-Slides. The Slides are made for the analysis of cells and biomolecules. So far, the μ-Slide family contains 10 different types/ geometries, addressing various applications, while the analysis is always based on microscopy. Beside the μ-Slides, the product range includes an impedance measurements system (ECIS) for cell based assays and further equipment for cell cultivation as heating stages for microscopes, pumps and incubators. The products are sold worldwide via a net of distribution partners.

Ibis - Abbott Molecular

Abbott Molecular brings the PLEX-ID (formerly Ibis T5000™ Biosensor System) and accompanying research assay kits that aid in the identification of biological organisms, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa. The technology carries potential to revolutionize the identification of infectious diseases for surveillance, epidemiology, forensics, and biological research.

Idaho Technology

Idaho Technology is a privately held company and home to the fastest, highest-quality machines in the world for pathogen identification and DNA analysis; including DNA amplification, real-time PCR, Hi-Res Melting®, mutation detection and genotyping. Its complement of products includes the LightScanner® Instruments along with an expanding line of freeze-dried reagents and DNA/RNA purification and test kits. IT BioChem, a division of Idaho Technology, offers a complete list of probes, primers and melting dyes for the LightCycler®, LightScanner and other real-time PCR instruments.

Innopsys

Innopsys supplies instruments for the biotechnology research, healthcare, agri-food, environment and defence markets. Its products include a range of microarray scanners - InnoScan®, developed to combine performance with cost-effectiveness, and the microarray image analysis software Mapix® that is intuitive and easy to use. In the market since February 2006, InnoScan scanners are already attracting most of the major research institutes and hospitals in France and in other countries.

Kreatech

KREATECH Holding B.V is a biotechnology company focused on the development, manufacturing and commercialization of innovative labeling and detection products for diagnostic and research applications in the life sciences and healthcare industry. KREATECH owns a unique and proprietary technology; the Universal Linkage System (ULS™). This ULS system allows non-enzymatic, direct labeling and detection of DNA, RNA and proteins. In a broad range of applications ULS technology has been proven to generate equal or higher quality data than existing technologies. It is flexible, fast, easy to use and ideally suited to automation for high throughout needs. Whilst the possible applications of ULS are extensive, KREATECH focuses its activities in three main areas, DNA arrays, Proteomic applications and Molecular Diagnostics. KREATECH is positioned as a strategic partner for drug discovery, pharmaceutical, diagnostic and life science companies.

Microlytic

Microlytic develops microfluidic chips to let users grow crystals large enough to be used immediately for X-ray diffraction, plus give users direct access to the crystals themselves. The company has developed the Crystal Former — the first microfluidic platform to allow users to go from crystallization screen to structure using a single device.