Recent Advances in Microfluidic Technologies for Biochemistry and Molecular BiologysA range of basic biochemical and molecular biological operations have been transferred to chip-based microfluidic formats over the last decade.
Cyclofluidic Announces First Fully Automated Lead Discovery ExperimentScientists used the company’s proprietary microfluidic system to design, make and screen potential drug molecules active against thrombin, a target associated with stroke.
Deutsch Foundation-Sponsored Work Offers Multi-Pronged Attack on Major Medical ProblemResearchers create a microfluidic “lab on a chip” that uses light to monitor biofilm formation and biofilm response to drugs, detects growth and thickening of biofilms by monitoring translucency.
New Silicon Probe Assists in Disease Diagnostics and Drug DiscoveryScientists have developed a flexible, non-contact microfluidic probe made from silicon that can aid researchers and pathologists to investigate critical tissue samples accurately, reducing the need for large biopsy samples.
Where Nanotechnology and Medicine MeetUniversity of Alberta oncology professor and team have created a microfluidic chip about the size of a thumbnail that can test for up to 80 different genetic markers of cancer.
OPKO Health Announces Commencement of U.S. Clinical Trial for Point-of-Care Prostate Specific Antigen TestOPKO intends to submit its application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for approval of the assay in 2012.
Vivacta Plans Large Scale Manufacture of Point-of-Care CartridgesThe company plans large scale production of its disposable cartridges to meet commercial demand ahead of establishing strategic relationships with commercial partners.
Artificial Intestine Could Treat Children's Bowel ConditionA tiny 3-D collagen "scaffold" developed in a Cornell lab could prove a lifesaver for those who have lost parts of their intestine.
Veterinarians Hope New Gene Chip will Help Detect, Treat West Nile VirusA new “gene chip” developed at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine sheds light on brain response in horses infected with West Nile virus and could lead to better ways to diagnose and treat both equines and humans, researchers said.
Roche and Labcyte Integrate Echo and LightCycler Systems to Increase Performance of qPCR-based RNA/DNA AnalysesCompanies cooperate around high-speed, miniaturized quantitative PCR (qPCR) to monitor the expression of tens to thousands of genes for therapeutic research.
