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Ex Vivo Metrics™: How Drug Studies in Reanimated Human Organs Could Revitalize the Drug Development Process

An editorial by Gerald Curtis, PhD

Fallout from the catastrophic phase I clinical trial of TeGenero’s monoclonal antibody TGN1412 in March 2006,1 in which 6 volunteers suffered life-threatening “cytokine storms,” includes newly tightened regulations in the United Kingdom and renewed concern worldwide about first-in-human trials, particularly for compounds with novel targets or mechanisms of action. 

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DNA Genotyping from human FFPE Samples

In this feasibility study, Applied Biosystems demonstrates how the combined 
use Recover All Total Nucleic

Acid Isolation Kit and TaqMan SNP Genotyping 
Assay can result in high quality, reproducible, and reliable genotyping 
data..  Read more
Millipore has launched the CellCiphr Cytotoxicity Profiling Assay Kit using human HepG2 cells. This assay panel detects drug-induced hepatotoxicity and is expected to be used early in the drug discovery process. read more

Cartesian Gridspeed, Ltd. announced the opening of its new sales, marketing and technical support subsidiary, SLIM Search, Inc. in Mission Viejo, California.
  SLIM Search, Inc. is marketing its SLIM Search genomic search tool to universities, government research, and research and development departments of biotechnology corporations and individual contributors. read more

The new Variant Reporter Software from Applied Biosystems automates detection of variants and streamlines data analysis process. The software uses proprietary algorithms to identify genetic variations based on standardized or user-defined parameters. Results are presented for validation in a visual format that allows researchers to simultaneously compare multiple quality control metrics. More information and a free trial version are available at: read more

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The Immuno-catch Kit, a next-generation immuno-capture technology optimized for mass spectrometer (MS) detection was introduced by PerkinElmer Life and Analytical Sciences. Immuno-catch is a powerful alternative to slower, low-yield immunoprecipitation assays. The new kit consists of streptavidin-coated 96-well microplates and all the necessary buffers for binding and elution from the plate. The streptavidin coating procedure is proprietary and provides not only a high binding capacity for biotinylated capture agents, including antibodies, but also an extremely robust coating to allow easy elution of captured analytes. These qualities provide a high-throughput, multiplex format for the enrichment of specific target proteins and peptides from complex biological samples (such as blood serum) and selective downstream analysis and detection using standard MS and gel technologies. The Immuno-catch Kit is part of PerkinElmer’s new Affinity-tools suite of protein enrichment and detection tools based upon conventional immuno- and biotin-binding protein capture strategies. Additional information is available through www.perkinelmer.com or 1-877-PKI-NYSE.
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