Compugen and Tel Aviv University Announce Unique Predictive Method for Identifying Alternative Splicing in the Human Genome

New method does not require EST or microarray data; hundreds of novel proteins found to date

Bentley’s Water Modeling Software Selected for Baghdad; WaterGEMS Software to Help Improve Water Quality for Millions of Residents

Meets Requirements for Future GIS-Enabled Water Management System

AccelChip DSP Design Automation Tools Facilitate Radar Development at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory

AccelChip Inc., the industry's only provider of automated flows from MATLAB(R) algorithms to silicon, today announced that the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has selected AccelChip(R) DSP Synthesis and AccelWare(R) IP libraries to develop a digital filter for space-based radar applications.

National Instruments Names New Vice President of Manufacturing

National Instruments today named NI veteran Rob Porterfield as the company’s new vice president of manufacturing effective November 1, 2004. In his new role, Porterfield, who most recently led the expansion of the company’s manufacturing operations into Hungary, will oversee the National Instruments worldwide manufacturing organization, including purchasing, production and operations.

Thermo Electron’s New EGIS™ Defender Explosives Trace Detection Desktop System Launched at AVSEC World 2004

Underscores Commitment to Advancing the Science Behind Security

ACLA Launches New Website

Internet Site More User-Friendly, Issue-Advocacy Oriented

London Oncology Clinic Selects IMPAC Medical Systems

IMPAC to Provide Specialised Chemotherapy Electronic Charting and Order Management Solutions

Perlegen Sciences Awarded Contract to Identify Genetic Variation in Laboratory Mouse Strains by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Perlegen Sciences, Inc. announced today that it has been awarded a $13.2 million contract by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) to identify sequence variation in inbred mouse strains. Perlegen will use Affymetrix whole-wafer, high density, oligonucleotide array technology to analyze 15 mouse strains to identify single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and other genetic differences between these strains. The mouse genome is approximately 2.4 billion bases long.

University of Pennsylvania Health System to Deploy Eclipsys Clinical IT Solution in Nation’s First Hospital

Eclipsys Corporation(R), The Outcomes Company(R), (NASDAQ:ECLP), today announced that the prestigious University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS) will deploy Eclipsys' Sunrise(TM) Clinical Manager XA(TM) with Critical Care in Pennsylvania Hospital -- one of the health system's three teaching hospitals.

Strong Clinical Trial Management Systems Market Offers Opportunities for Vendors, Clinical Sponsors, and CROs Alike, Says Life Science Insights

The U.S. clinical trial management systems (CTMS) market is poised for steady growth through 2008, achieving a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of nearly 13 percent, a new research study from Life Science Insights reveals.

Inc. 500 Names Barcoding Inc. One of America’s Fastest Growing Private Companies; Company Ranks #419 on the 2004 Inc. 500 with Five Year Average Annual Sales Growth of 89.9%

Inc. Magazine, the premier publication for small and medium-sized businesses, today released its 23rd annual Inc. 500 ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in the country. Baltimore-based Barcoding Inc., ranks #419 on the list with a five-year average annual sales growth of 89.9%.

National Instruments LabVIEW, PXI Refine Scale-Model Testing at Caterpillar

LabVIEW Real-Time and PXI Streamline Design Evaluation at a Fraction of the Cost of Full-Scale Prototyping

New Biomarker Research Facility with Massachusetts General Hospital Opened

Researchers will use mass spectrometry to discover protein markers of cardiac disease

Next Stage of Informatics Web Seminar Series Announced by Thermo Electron

Thermo Electron Corporation continues its successful series of informatics strategy Web Seminars covering issues that confront today's life and analytical science organizations. Thermo's topics and speakers offer value to Laboratory, IT and Business Managers who are focused on reducing costs and gaining efficiencies in their organizations. These interactive sessions utilize the latest web conferencing technology and include the opportunity for Q&A with the presenters. There is no fee for the seminars, which take place through coming months.

Presolicitation Notice – BSE Sample Collection Services

General Information

Document Type: Presolicitation Notice
Solicitation Number: 006-M-APHIS-05
Posted Date: Oct 19, 2004
Original Response Date: Nov 03, 2004
Current Response Date: Nov 03, 2004
Original Archive Date: Nov 18, 2004
Current Archive Date: Nov 18, 2004
Classification Code: H — Quality control, testing & inspection services
Naics Code: 562910 — Remediation Services

Contracting Office Address

Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Administrative Services Division/Contracting, 100 North 6TH Street Butler Square 5TH Floor, Minneapolis, MN, 55403

Brief Description

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Veterinary Services (VS), in cooperation with the Food Safety Inspection Service, (FSIS), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has implemented a national Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) surveillance program.    …

Sources Sought for Scientific & Technical Support Services

Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST),

Invitation to Bid – Full Service Petroleum Analysis

State of California - Department of Transportation

Beckman Coulter Offers Stem Cell Monitoring System to Clinical Labs on Flow Cytometry System

Beckman Coulter, Inc. announced today its stemCXP system, a new software module for stem cell monitoring that will be available on the company's FC 500 CXP flow cytometry system.

Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update – Volume 2, Issue 42

October 26, 2004Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update  Volume 2, Issue 42   In This Issue  Announcements - LIMSfinder is Seeking Contributing, Editorial Authors    Recent News 10/25/2004 - Beckman Coulter Offers Stem Cell Monitoring System to Clinical Labs on Flow Cytometry System 10/25/2004 - ESP Software Selected by Sacramento Municipal Utility District for Environmental Data Management 10/25/2004 - Data Translation, Inc. Announces LabVIEW 7.1 Support for Its Award-Winning DSP Data Acquisition Hardware 10/25/2004 - Biolog Awarded NIH STTR Grant with Johns Hopkins University to Develop Phenotype MicroArray Technology to Study Yeast Genome 10/25/2004 - Applied Biosystems and MDS Inc. Complete Transaction…

Nonlinear Dynamics Appoints Elchrom Scientific as TotalLab Distributor

Nonlinear Dynamics, a leading provider of bioinformatics solutions, today announced it has entered into a distribution partnership with Elchrom Scientific (Cham, Switzerland) for its TotalLab software package.