MDS Analytical Technologies to Showcase Imaging, Luminescence Capabilities at Society for Biomolecular Sciences Conference
16 Aprile 2009 - 2:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
SUNNYVALE, CA, April 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MDS Analytical
Technologies, a leader in innovative solutions for drug discovery
and life sciences research, today announced that it will showcase
two of its newer products for the European market - the
SpectraMax(R) L microplate luminometer and MetaXpressPowerCore(TM)
software - during its participation at the 15th Annual Society for
Biomolecular Sciences (SBS) 2009 Conference and Exhibition, April
26-30, in Lille, France. MDS Analytical Technologies will also
demonstrate a range of its most popular and innovative imaging
instruments and software products at this year's event, including
the FLIPRTETRA(R) system, CellKey(TM)384 system, the IonWorks(R)
Quattro(TM) system, AquaMax(R) 4000 washer platform,
ImageXpressMICRO(TM) system and IsoCyte(TM) laser scanning
cytometer. "We have a proud history of participation at SBS," said
Andy Boorn, President of MDS Analytical Technologies. "This
conference and exhibition provides MDS Analytical Technologies with
an excellent opportunity to showcase our latest technology, as well
as gain valuable one-on-one interactions with our customers. Our
'Screening Stimulus'-themed presence will highlight our latest
innovations in imaging instruments and the software that runs on
them." MDS Analytical Technologies will hold a pre-conference Drug
Discovery Users Forum and will present several sessions at the
conference. More specifically: Pre-Conference Event: Drug Discovery
Users Forum Saturday, April 25, 2009 This prominent event brings
together influential and respected scientists to discuss assay and
screening advances in drug discovery. For more information, visit
the event page and register:
http://www.moleculardevices.com/pages/dd_forum_2009.html Tutorial:
New Development for MDS Analytical Technologies' Complete Solution
for High Content Screening: Turning the Corner on Speed and
Flexibility Pierre Turpin, Ph.D., Product Marketing Manager Monday,
April 27, 2009 1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. CEST Faidherbe 2 at Lille
Grand Palais Main Session Presentation: Novel Imaging and Analysis
of Large Organisms for High-Throughput Assays Evan Cromwell, Ph.D.,
Director of IsoCyte Operations Tuesday, April 28, 2009 11:10a.m. -
11:35 a.m. CEST Vaubaun Meeting Room Tutorial: Scale Your GPCR
Assays with MDS Analytical Technologies' New SpectraMax(R) L
Multi-Detector Luminometer and FLIPRTETRA System Cathy Olsen,
Ph.D., and Carole Crittenden, Application Scientists Tuesday, April
28, 2009 8 a.m. - 8:45a.m. CEST Charles de Gaulle 1 at Lille Grand
Palais Where to Find Us Detailed presentations and product
demonstrations are available at the MDS Analytical Technologies
booth (booth 76). For conference information, please visit
http://www.moleculardevices.com/SBS_2009 About MDS Analytical
Technologies MDS Analytical Technologies, a business unit of MDS
Inc., is focused on the research, design, manufacture and marketing
of state-of-the-art tools for mass-spectrometry, drug discovery and
bioresearch. MDS Analytical Technologies' products are designed to
help accelerate the complex process of discovering and developing
new drug compounds, and are sold to research scientists around the
world. The mass-spectrometer product lines are also sold globally
through joint ventures with two of the world's leading analytical
instrumentation and life-sciences companies, Life Technologies
Corporation and PerkinElmer, Inc. Find out more at
http://www.mdssciex.com/ or http://www.moleculardevices.com/. About
MDS Inc. MDS Inc. (TSX: MDS; NYSE: MDZ) is a global life-sciences
company that provides market-leading products and services that our
customers need for the development of drugs and diagnosis and
treatment of disease. We are a leading global provider of
pharmaceutical contract research, medical isotopes for molecular
imaging, radiotherapeutics, and analytical instruments. MDS, Inc.
has more than 5,000 highly skilled people in 29 countries. Find out
more at http://www.mdsinc.com/ or by calling 1-888-MDS-7222, 24
hours a day. DATASOURCE: MDS Inc. CONTACT: (MEDIA): Tom Driscoll,
(408) 747-3681, ; INVESTORS: Kim Lee, (416) 213-4721,
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