Applied Biosystems Group, an Applera Corporation business, announced that Dennis Gilbert, Ph.D., has been elected Chief Scientific Officer and Vice President of Research of Applied Biosystems and a Vice President of Applera Corporation. In his role as Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Gilbert is responsible for leading the Group’s scientific and technical programs and coordinating cross-divisional research and development efforts.

Simulations Plus, Inc., the leading provider of ADMET absorption simulation and neural net structure-to-property prediction software for pharmaceutical discovery and development, announced that it received a large multi-site order for software licenses from a major pharmaceutical company. Financial details were not disclosed.

MiraiBio, Inc. previewed MasterPlexTM CT control and data collection software for the Luminex®100 multiplex assay detection system at the American Society of Cell Biology Conference. MiraiBio is an authorized software partner of Luminex Corporation. MasterPlex CT software will be commercially available on Dec 29th of this year.

Automated test engineers now can use the National Instruments PXI platform to create high-density data-logging and channel-scanning applications. The new NI high-density PXI switch module can multiplex more than 3,000 channels to a single digital multimeter in one 3U PXI chassis, making it ideal for data-logging applications in automotive, aerospace and consumer electronics test.

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Cancer Diagnostic Testing World Markets to their offering. This report describes the specific segment of the in vitro diagnostics market called tumor marker testing.

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Merck & Co., Inc. and Ingenuity announced the license and deployment of the Ingenuity Pathways Analysis application for use by Merck scientists worldwide.

National Technical Systems, Inc. (NTS), a leading provider of quality and conformance testing and managed services, announced that it has been awarded an additional two-year preferred vendor agreement with Hartford, CT-based United Technologies Corporation (UTC) covering testing requirements in the environmental and structural areas. The agreement runs through July 2006.

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Ocimum Biosolutions, a leading provider of Bioinformatics solutions and Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), announced today that Ocimum Biosolutions and Genome Explorations Inc are co-hosting a free technical seminar on “Advances in Gene Expression studies”, an interactive and educative meet for scientists, researchers, and corporate's involved in Life Sciences Research.

Animal Lab News, a Vicon Publishing, Inc. publication, announces the 2nd annual TurnKey Conference to be held April 7-8, 2005 in San Diego, CA. The TurnKey Conference is all about building or renovating a laboratory animal facility and promises to provide attendees with the tools they need to make informed decisions and the strategies to help their institutions grow successfully.

Chiron Corporation and Laboratory Corporation of America(R) Holdings (LabCorp(R)) announced today that they have signed a licensing agreement for Chiron's hepatitis C virus (HCV) intellectual property for nucleic acid testing (NAT).

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PerkinElmer Inc., a leading provider of drug discovery, life science research, and analytical solutions, today announced that it has signed an exclusive agreement with Separation Scientific, a South African-based laboratory services company, to provide sales and service support for PerkinElmer customers in 10 Southern Africa countries.

ProGene Biomedical, Inc. (d/b/a IBT Reference Laboratory), a national clinical reference laboratory specializing in clinical immunology and allergy testing, today announced that it has received $5 million in equity financing from Ampersand Ventures.

LifePoint, Inc., a provider of non-invasive drug diagnostic technologies and solutions, has received 510(k) clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the LifePoint(R) IMPACT(R) Test System in conjunction with the opiate test (morphine and heroin) for use in medical markets.

Environmental Solutions Worldwide, Inc.'s (ESW) wholly owned subsidiary, ESW America, Inc. (ESWA), has finalized a long term lease for the relocation and expansion of the Company's facilities in Pennsylvania.

Tripos, Inc., a leading provider of drug discovery chemistry and informatics products and services, today announced that it has entered a strategic partnership with Sanofi-Synthelabo Recherche, an affiliate of Sanofi-Aventis