Ensemble Discovery Names Richard F. Begley as CEO; Begley Leverages Knowledge of Chemistry, Biology and Engineering

Ensemble Discovery Corporation, an early stage company developing a revolutionary approach to create new products in life Sciences, materials, and chemicals through its proprietary DNA Programmed Chemistry(TM) platform, has named Richard F. Begley, Ph.D., as president and chief executive officer

Applied Biosystems Announces Developments in Two Separate Legal Proceedings

The U.S. District Court in New Haven, CT has issued an additional ruling in Applera's and Roche Molecular Systems' patent infringement litigation against MJ Research, a division of Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.

Visteon Reduces Delivery Times, Saves $13 Million with National Instruments Software and PXI Hardware

NI Tools Offer PXI Test Platform for Manufacturing Test of Automotive Consumer Electronics

Perlegen Sciences to Analyze Plague-Causing Bacteria with Biodefense Grant from National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Perlegen Sciences, Inc. announced today that it has received a biodefense partnership grant award from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to analyze the genomes of approximately 150 Yersinia pestis and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis strains.

DRS PDMAcomply Provides Pharma With Single-Source Solution for Meeting PDMA Regulatory Requirements; End-to-End Compliance Program from Data Reduction Systems Helps Facilitate Process, Alleviate Risks and Minimize Costs

In a move designed to help pharmaceutical and biotech companies ensure reliable compliance with regulatory requirements of the Prescription Drug Marketing Act (PDMA), while providing comprehensive coverage from a single source, Data Reduction Systems Corp. (DRS), a leading provider of information products and services, recently announced the addition of DRS PDMAcomply to its Pharma Solutions suite of services.

Eksigent New ExpressLC Control Software Integrates with Scientific Software’s EZChrom Elite CDS

Eksigent Technologies announces an enhanced software platform for its ExpressLC(TM)-100 HPLC system. Eksigent Control Software v. 2.06 features a new user interface, peak labeling, improved methods development tools and manual baseline editing. The new software also delivers a range of extended functionality including seamless integration with Scientific Software's EZChrom Elite chromatography data system.

Request for Proposal – Forensic DNA Analysis

State of New Jersey - New Jersey State Police

Invitation to Bid – Water Quality Testing

State of California

Presolicitation Notice – Forensic Drug Testing Laboratory Services

US DOT

Request for Proposal – Drug Testing Services

State of Illinois - Illinios State Police

Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update – Volume 3, Issue 13

April 5, 2005Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update  Volume 3, Issue 13   In This Issue  Announcements - Call for Papers, Articles & Case Studies    Articles 04/04/2005 - Datastream 7i: 21 CFR 11 Compliance - Features that Meet and Exceed Requirements    Recent News 04/01/2005 - Lablogic 2005 Radiochromatography/Lims User Group 04/01/2005 - MSC-LIMS Celebrates Tenth Anniversary 03/31/2005 - CliniSys Acquires Torex Laboratory Systems Ltd 03/31/2005 - National Instruments Introduces Its Smallest, Most Portable Measurement Device 03/31/2005 - Elsevier MDL to build new electronic lab notebook for life sciences research 03/30/2005 - Zend Technologies' Zend Studio 4 Used for Key NASA…

Datastream 7i: 21 CFR 11 Compliance – Features that Meet and Exceed Requirements

In August 1997, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a set of regulations entitled 21 CFR 11 (Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 11). “These regulations, which apply to all FDA program areas, are intended to permit the widest possible use of electronic technology, compatible with the FDA’s responsibility to promote and protect public health.” The regulations set standards for systems containing electronic records and electronic signatures and standards for the use of such systems with respect to the release of safe consumables into the marketplace.

Datastream 7i: 21 CFR 11 Compliance – Features that Meet and Exceed Requirements

In August 1997, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a set of regulations entitled 21 CFR 11 (Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 11). “These regulations, which apply to all FDA program areas, are intended to permit the widest possible use of electronic technology, compatible with the FDA’s responsibility to promote and protect public health.” The regulations set standards for systems containing electronic records and electronic signatures and standards for the use of such systems with respect to the release of safe consumables into the marketplace.

MSC-LIMS Celebrates Tenth Anniversary

2005 Marks Software Milestone

Lablogic 2005 Radiochromatography/Lims User Group

LabLogic Systems has released the programme for its 2005 International RadioChromatography / LIMS User Group (UK, 27-28 April).

Agilent Technologies presents microfluidic technology for quality enhancement of mitochondrial DNA sequencing

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that it will be a primary sponsor of the first international Human Identification E-Symposium (HumID), April 14, 2005. Mark Jensen, Ph.D., senior application chemist in Agilent's Life Sciences and Chemical Analysis group, will speak at the symposium about how Agilent's lab-on-a-chip technology is currently being used to enhance the quality of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequencing.

Elsevier MDL to build new electronic lab notebook for life sciences research

MDL® Isentris® technology will enable a new-generation ELN that aids R&D

CliniSys Acquires Torex Laboratory Systems Ltd

CliniSys, a leading UK provider of diagnostic and specialist clinical software solutions, today announced that it has acquired Torex Laboratory Systems Ltd, (TLS) the company that owns and supports LabCentre, the widely used UK laboratory information management system (LIMS).

National Instruments Introduces Its Smallest, Most Portable Measurement Device

New Postage Stamp-Sized Device Turns Any PDA with a CompactFlash Slot into a Data Acquisition Tool

Simulations Plus Acquires Assets of Sage Informatics LLC; New Product Line and Key Employee Expand Software Offerings and Science Staff

Simulations Plus, Inc., today announced that it has acquired the assets of Sage Informatics LLC of Santa Fe, New Mexico, a chemistry software company providing research tools to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.