ROCHE reports that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the use of the Roche MycoTool PCR-based mycoplasma detection test for release testing of one of the company’s biopharmaceutical products. This makes MycoTool the first commercially-available mycoplasma polymerase…
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Agilent offers lifeline to Nimblegen users (updated)
THE PHASING-out of Nimblegen arrays and associated services by Roche need not leave researchers in the lurch, says Agilent, as they can ‘transition immediately’ to very similar Agilent products. Whether third-party products might also be used is unclear, although LabHomepage…
Analysing cell fermentation in high-throughput applications
ROCHE says its new Cedex Bio HT analyser gives highly reliable determination of metabolites and substrates in mammalian and microbial cell fermentation. The system delivers precise analytics, it says, to allow flexible adaption of additional test menus, and can process…
Targeting oncology and neurology with next-generation sequencing
ROCHE says its new SeqCap EZ Library target enrichment products enable the enrichment of the whole exome or custom regions of interest prior to next-generation sequencing. The new products are designed to enhance genetic variant discovery and detection in basic…
Nucleic acid extraction system now CE certified
ROCHE says its newly-launched Magna Pure 96 system for automated sample preparation is designed to better fulfill the needs of diagnostic customers. This latest IVD version of Magna Pure 96 is CE-certified for use in Europe, having previously been introduced…
Assays promise a new approach to leukemia research
THE HIGH sensitivity detection of genetic variation in leukemia samples, made possible by the use of 454 sequencing via newly-released sequence-based assays, offers a new direction for cancer researchers says Roche. The company’s new GS GType Primer Sets allow the…
Benchtop 454 sequencer gets software upgrade
A SOFTWARE upgrade for Roche’s 454 GS Junior benchtop next-generation genomic sequencing system promises better sequencing consistency. The 454 GS Junior is a benchtop version of the Genome Sequencer FLX, and says Roche has become well established in a number…
Cell monitoring may replace animal tests
THE EUROPEAN Union’s Cosmetics Directive has effectively banned the use of animals for toxicity testing of cosmetic products and ingredients, coming into force in March 2009. However certain exceptions covering repeated-dose toxicity, reproductive toxicity, and toxicokinetics have meant that some…
Sequencing the genome of antibiotic-resistant bacteria
A REPORT this week from Madrid recounts the novel use of the latest genomic sequencing system to unravel some of the secrets of new strains of the bacterium of Klebsiella pneunomiae. Researchers at the University Hospital La Paz Research Institute…
Host-cell DNA clearance process now automated
A NEW automated process for the clearance of host-cell DNA promises higher recovery rates and highly sensitive qPCR. In the manufacture of therapeutic proteins and monoclonal antibodies, the clearance of host cell DNA is a vital process for product safety.…