High Tech Separations News articles from November 2000

High Tech Separations News archives from November 2000

CHROMATOGRAPHY: DHPLC Is as Accurate as DNA sequencing.
November 1, 2000... Researchers at the University of Vienna have found denatured high- performance liquid chromatography (DHPLC) to be a competitive alternative to DNA sequencing in breast cancer analysis. Transgenomics, Inc. (5600 S. 42nd St., Omaha, NB 68107;...

Column Seal Fights Stagnation.
November 1, 2000... Hodge Bioseparation, Ltd. (1415 Hyde Park Ave., Hyde Park, MA 02136-2617; Tel: 508/882-3399) has described a chromatography column with an inflatable seal that improves fluid distribution across the cross-section of the column. The...

Biotage Sample Injection Is Gentle.
November 1, 2000... Biotage (1500 Avon St. Ext., Charlottesville, VA 22902; Tel: 800/446-4752; Fax: 804/979-4743), a division of Dyax Corp., has introduced a line of zero-insertion-force sample injection modules (ZIF-SIM) for use in FLASH purification systems....

Monoclonal Antibody Variants Evaluated.
November 1, 2000... Evaluations performed by Dionex Corp. (445 Lakeside Dr., Sunnyvale, CA 94086; Tel: 408/481-4453, Fax: 408/732-2007) personnel indicate that its ProPac cation-exchange chromatography columns perform high-performance separations that isolate...

Matrix Requires No Frits.
November 1, 2000... A capillary electrochromatography (CEC) technique invented by Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA 94301; Tel: 415/853-8859) scientist packs a channel with a porous matrix embedded with chromatographic particles. No frits are required to...

Genentech Purifies Protein-A.
November 1, 2000... A method for purifying proteins by protein-A chromatography has been published by Genentech, Inc. (1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080-4990; Tel: 650/225-1000, Fax: 650/225-6000). The process overcomes problems with contaminated protein...

Method Extracts Enantiomers.
November 1, 2000... Chiral Technologies, Inc. (730 Springdale Ave., Exton, PA; Tel 610/594-2100; Fax: 610/594-2325) has developed a method for separating an enantiomeric mixture of chiral amino acids into its enantiomeric parts. In the process, the chiral...

ELECTROPHORESIS: Nanofabricated 'Gel' Separates DNA.
November 1, 2000... Researchers have long sought to create a "laboratory on a chip" that could greatly speed up the process of DNA sequencing. That goal has come a step closer with the announcement that Cornell University (Ithaca, NY) researchers have built and...

Propic Automates Imaging and Excision.
November 1, 2000... Genomics Solutions, Inc. (4355 Varsity Dr., Suite E, Ann Arbor, MI 48108; Tel: 734/975-4800, Fax: 734/975-4808) has introduced the a workstation designed as a component to the Investigator Proteomic Solutions, a fully integrated automated...

LSB Corp. Robotics Creates, Preps Gels.
November 1, 2000... Large Scale Biology Corp. (LSB, 3333 Vaca Valley Pkwy., Suite 1000, Vacaville, CA 95688; Tel: 707/446-5501, Fax: 707/446-3917) has developed an instrument which fully automates a high- throughput system for two-dimensional electrophoresis....

Apogee Improves Optical Detection.
November 1, 2000... Apogee Designs, Ltd. (1101 S. Kane St., Baltimore, MD 21224; Tel: 410/633-6336, Fax: 410/633-3666) has developed a device for improving the reliability and speed of the electrophoresis process and the optical detection of multiple DNA...

HYBRID SYSTEMS: Myriad Unveils Target Technology.
November 1, 2000... Myriad Genetics, Inc. (320 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108; Tel: 801/584-3600, Fax: 801/584-3640) has introduced ProSpec, a drug target identification and validation technology. The proteomics technology extends the disease pathway...

MALDI Coupled to Liquid Capillary.
November 1, 2000... Vanderbilt University (401 21st Ave. S, Nashville, TN 37203; Tel: 615/322-3035) has developed a system for multidimensional chemical analysis that combines on-line coupling of liquid capillary separations with matrix-assisted laser desorption...

Researchers Speed Terrorist Tracking.
November 1, 2000... A technique developed by University of Florida (UF, Gainesville, FL 32608; Tel: 352/392-3261) and University of Central Florida (UCF, 4000 Central Florida Blvd., Orlando, FL 32816; Tel: 407/823- 2000) researchers may make it harder for...

SAMPLE PREPARATION Nanogen Takes Multi-Steps.
November 1, 2000... Nanogen, Inc. (10398 Pacific Center Ct., San Diego, CA 92121; Tel: 858/410-600, Fax: 858/41-4848) has been awarded an additional U.S. patent relating to its active biological sample preparation technology (U.S. Patent 6,129,828). The...

ADVANCED FILTRATION Promega Grants Wizard Rights.
November 1, 2000... Promega Corp. (2800 Woods Hollow Rd., Madison, WI 53711-5399; Tel: 608/274-4330, Fax: 608/277-2516) and Beckman Coulter, Inc. (4300 N. Harbor Blvd., P.O. Box 3100, Fullerton, CA 92834-3100; Tel: 714/871-4848, Fax: 714/773-8283) have agreed to...

Membrane Blocks Ultrafine Viruses.
November 1, 2000... Pall BioPharmaceuticals (2200 Northern Blvd., East Hills, NY 11548; Tel: 800/717-7256, Tel: 516/484-5400) has designed a virus filter to remove ultrafine viruses as small as 20 nm during the manufacture of biotherapeutic drug products. ...

Flange Density Improves Candle Life.
November 1, 2000... Industrial Filter and Pump Manufacturing Co. (5900 W. Ogden Ave., Cicero, IL 60804; Tel: 708/656-7800) has developed an increased- density flange for a hot gas filter candle that lengthens its service life when the candle is mounted on a tube...

DETECTION: Select Series Debuts for 384-Well Plates.
November 1, 2000... Bio-Tek Instruments, Inc. (Highland Park, P.O. Box 998, Winooski, VT 05404; Tel: 802/655-4040, Fax: 802/655-7941) has launched a series of spectrophotometric instruments for high-throughput screening. The instruments are targeted toward...

FDA Clears Ecstasy Test.
November 1, 2000... Beckman Coulter, Inc. (4300 N. Harbor Blvd., P.O. Box 3100, Fullerton, CA 92834-3100; Tel: 714/871-4848, Fax: 714/773-8283) has received 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market a test for the detection of...

Fungi Can't Hide From PCR.
November 1, 2000... A detection method designed using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is letting University of Illinois (UI, Champaign, IL) crop scientists send a message to various fungi that inhabit soybean plants and fields, including the fungus that causes...

MASS SPECTROMETRY: Genomic Solutions in MS Collaboration.
November 1, 2000... Genomic Solutions, Inc. (4355 Varsity Dr., No. E., Ann Arbor, MI 48108; Tel: 734/975-4800, Fax: 734/975-4804) is designing its Investigator Proteomic System to integrate, via both hardware and software, with mass spectrometers from all major...

INDUSTRY NEWS: Millipore Splits into Separate Companies.
November 1, 2000... Millipore Corp. (80 Ashby Rd., Bedford, MA 01730; Tel: 800/645- 5476, Fax: 617/275-3110) will separate into two distinct companies by making its microelectronics business an independent, publicly traded entity. The company, temporarily dubbed...

Team to Develop Blood Monitor.
November 1, 2000... Micronics (8717 148th Ave. N.E., Redmond, WA 98052; Tel: 425/895- 9197, Fax: 425/895-1183) and Honeywell (101 Columbia Rd., P.O. Box 4000, Morristown, NJ 07962; Tel: 973/455-2000, Fax: 973/455-2096) will collaborate in the development of the...

Dionex Enters Proteomics Market.
November 1, 2000... Dionex Corp. (1228 Tital Way, P.O. Box 3603, Sunnyvale, CA 94085; Tel: 408/737-0700, Fax: 408/730-9403) has acquired LC Packings (Amsterdam, The Netherlands). LC Packings is a privately held company that specializes in the design,...

Nanogen to Seek Agent IDs for Army.
November 1, 2000... Nanogen, Inc. (10398 Pacific Center Ct., San Diego, CA 92121) has agreed with the Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) to develop an arrayable electronic system for the identification of biological warfare or infectious...

Illumina Suffers Net Loss.
November 1, 2000... Illumina, Inc. (9390 Towne Center Dr., Suite 200, San Diego, CA 92121; Tel: 858/587-4290, Fax: 858/587-4297) suffered a net loss of $3.9 million ($0.15 per share on a pro forma basis) in the third quarter of 2000. The company's net loss for...

Affymetrix Wins Licensing Case.
November 1, 2000... The U.K. Court of Appeal has ruled in Affymetrix, Inc.'s (3380 Central Expy., Santa Clara, CA 95051; Tel: 408/731-5000, Fax: 408/481-0422) favor, concluding that the company has a license as a result of its purchase of the Beckman Coulter...

ProteinChip Used in ITD Platform.
November 1, 2000... Medigene AG, a German biopharmaceutical company, plans to use the ProteinChip technology of Ciphergen Biosystems, Inc. (6611 Dumbarton Circle, Fremont, CA 94555; Tel: 888/864-3770, Tel: 650/496-3770, Fax: 650/424-1651) in Medigene's...

Beckman Coulter Signs Hematology Contract.
November 1, 2000... Beckman Coulter, Inc. (4300 N. Harbor Blvd., P.O. Box 3100, Fullerton, CA 92834-3100; Tel: 714/871-4848, Fax: 714/773-8283) has signed a multimillion-dollar agreement with HealthTrust Purchasing Group (HPG, Nashville, TN; Tel: 615/344-2966)....

Bio-Rad Signs Quest Diagnostics Deal.
November 1, 2000... Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (1000 Alfred Nobel Dr., Hercules, CA 94547; Tel: 510/724-7000, Fax: 510/724-3167) has agreed with Quest Diagnostics, Inc. (One Malcolm Ave., Teterboro, NJ 07608; Tel: 201/393-5000, Fax: 201/462-4169) to acquire the...

PharmaPrint Joint Venture Addresses Asian Market.
November 1, 2000... PharmaPrint, Inc. (2600 Michelson Dr., Suite 1600, Irvine, CA 92612; Tel: 949/794-7778, Fax: 949/794-7777) and Capital Alert Investments, Ltd. have formed a joint venture, Kingsway PharmaPrint Asia, Ltd., to manufacture and market herbal...

Rohm & Haas Settles Mississippi Violations.
November 1, 2000... Rohm & Haas Co. (100 Independence Mall W., Philadelphia, PA 19106; Tel: 215/592-3000, Fax: 215/592-3377) has reached an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), The Department of Justice, and the State of Mississippi,...

Briefly Noted:.
November 1, 2000... O.I. Corp. (College Station, TX) said Agilent (Palo Alto, CA) will not renew a value-added reseller agreement with it upon expiration in November. Agilent has offered to sell analytical instruments to the O.I. under an original equipment...

CALENDAR.
November 1, 2000... January 13-18, 2001, HPCE 2001 - 14th International Symposium on Microscale Separations and Analysis, Boston Marriott Copley Place, Boston, MA. Contact: Website: www.casss.org/hpce2001. January 27-31, 2001, Lab Automation 2001, Palm...