bioinformatics

Synbiosis has released its ProtoCOL software for automatic colony and inhibition zone analysis, as well as full validation information for its entire range of automated colony counters.

Thermo Fisher Scientific has launched a sensitive tissue-imaging platform, combining its Thermo Scientific MALDI LTQ XL mass spectrometer with ImageQuest software, making it easier for scientists to analyse whole tissue, biological, and polymer samples.

Genedata's Expressionist platform has expanded its GeneChip-compatible status for Exon expression with the Affymetrix GeneChip microarray platform.

Agilent Technologies has introduced GeneSpring GX 9.0, which is the latest edition of its visualisation and analysis system for gene expression data that includes new guided workflow features for major microarray platforms, helping new users quickly produce results

Equinox Pharma has launched Equinoxppu.com, a new web portal that enables researchers worldwide to access Equinox proprietary bioinformatics software on a pay as you go basis.

Bio-Rad Laboratories has released ProteOn Manager 2.0, its latest ProteOn XPR36 protein interaction array system and data management software.

Gene Codes has released Sequencher 4.8 - the newest version of the DNA sequence assembly and analysis software for both PCs and Macs.

Ingenuity Systems has introduced IPA-Metabolomics, a complete solution within its Ingenuity Pathways Analysis software that helps researchers to understand metabolomic data in the context of dynamic signalling and metabolic pathways.

The CLC Bioinformatics Database enables users of CLC bio's DNA, RNA, and protein sequence analysis software to store and work on their sequence data in a central relational database.