BIOTECON Diagnostics GmbH - BIOTECON Diagnostics signs authorization acceding with Applera Corporation

Foster City, Potsdam, May, 2008 Applera and BIOTECON Diagnostics (BCD) advertise a non-exclusive, common authorization acceding apropos to PCR technology for Food Testing Applications and Genetically-Modified Organism (GMO) Testing Applications: BIOTECON Diagnostics has acquired important rights with the PCR licence. It enables the aggregation to strengthen its position as an avant-garde baton in the acreage of aliment atomic affection and, calm with the aliment industry, accommodate even greater aliment safety.

In the approaching BIOTECON Diagnostics is advantaged to aftermath and bazaar PCR kits for aliment assurance testing common beneath its own name. The PCR analysis systems will be applicative to a ample ambit of real-time PCR instruments. The PCR technology forms the base for the development of analytic kits that can ascertain and characterise individual or assorted bacilli in aliment articles and accompanying raw actual samples.

The allowances of Real – Time PCR are acceleration and specificity. Combined with BCD´s delving based detections systems, for which BCD aswell has proprietary rights, awful avant-garde user affable analysis systems which are accessible to use will be provided to the market. The above areas of PCR applications cover the assurance of pathogenic organisms, accident microorganisms and GMO with the BCD foodproof products. The affiliation of Real time PCR Technology into BCD´s foodproof apprehension systems makes it accessible to analyze the a lot of accordant aliment abasement microorganisms aural a few hours.

BIOTECON Diagnostics GmbH with it’s headquarter in Potsdam / Berlin (Germany) has been a competent accomplice for atomic biological and microbiological issues for added than ten years. Its focus is the development, assembly and business of PCR-based accelerated apprehension systems. BIOTECON Diagnostics offers solutions for the aliment and beverages industry as able-bodied as for biologic and corrective manufacturers. For added advice about BIOTECON Diagnostics PCR apprehension kits, amuse appointment www.bc-diagnostics.com.

Applera Corporation consists of two operating groups. Applied Biosystems serves the activity science industry and analysis association by developing and business instrument-based systems, consumables, software, and services. Customers use these accoutrement to appraisal nucleic acids (DNA and RNA), baby molecules, and proteins to accomplish accurate discoveries and advance new pharmaceuticals. Applied Biosystems’ articles aswell serve the needs of some markets alfresco of activity science research, which we accredit to as “applied markets,” such as the fields of: animal character testing (forensic and ancestors testing); biosecurity, which refers to articles bare in acknowledgment to the blackmail of biological agitation and added malicious, accidental, and accustomed biological dangers; and above and assurance testing, such as testing appropriate for aliment and biologic manufacturing. Applied Biosystems is headquartered in Foster City, CA, and appear sales of about $2.1 billion during budgetary 2007. Information about Applied Biosystems is accessible at www.appliedbiosystems.com.

All advice in this columnist absolution is as of the date of the release, and Applera and BIOTECON Diagnostics do not undertake any assignment to amend this advice unless appropriate by law.

Contact:
Katrin Schwensow
Marketing
Phone +49 (0) 331 2300-245
Fax +49 (0) 331 2300-250
kschwensow@bc-diagnostics.com

BIOTECON Diagnostics
Hermannswerder 17
14473 Potsdam – Germany
Phone +49 (0) 331 2300-200
Fax +49 (0) 331 2300-299
E-mail bcd@bc-diagnostics.com
www.bc-diagnostics.com

BIOTECON Diagnostics GmbH with it’s headquarter in Potsdam / Berlin (Germany) has been a competent accomplice for atomic biological and microbiological issues for added than ten years. Its focus is the development, assembly and business of PCR-based accelerated apprehension systems. BIOTECON Diagnostics offers solutions for the aliment and beverages industry as able-bodied as for biologic and corrective manufacturers. For added advice about BIOTECON Diagnostics PCR apprehension kits, amuse appointment www.bc-diagnostics.com.