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 Overview VARIOM received ISO certification VARIOM Biotechnology presents at HUGO 2004 in Berlin VARIOM launches their new website VARIOM announces the formation of its Scientific Advisory Board VARIOM offers practical training for university students See VARIOM at BIO 2004 in San Francisco See VARIOM at the European Human Genetics Conference 2004 News June 22nd, 2004 VARIOM received ISO certification Today, VARIOM was registered to the international quality standard ISO 13485:2003 titled "Medical devices - Quality management systems - Requirements for regulatory purposes." This new ISO certification level recognises VARIOM as having the highest standard of quality in medical device manufacturing and product development. VARIOM?s adoption of this process demonstrates its ongoing commitment to manufacturing and development processes that ensure high quality products and services for its customers. This new standard brings VARIOM into line with more than 75 countries that recognize ISO 13485 as the standard of practice for medical device manufacturing. ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards adopted in 148 countries. The certificates, in both German and English, can be viewed at our Download Center April 14th, 2004 VARIOM Biotechnology presents at HUGO 2004 in Berlin VARIOM was a proud participant at this year’s Human Genome Meeting in Berlin. Speaking at our workshop entitled “SNP Detection with SPOLA - An Enabling Technology for the Future of Genotyping“ were Prof. Ulf Landegren, a co-inventor of the Oligonucleotide Ligation Assay, and Dr. Michael Kabesch, an expert in population genetics. Dr. Kabesch reported his experience with VARIOM’s SPOLA in his work to uncover the genetics of asthma. In a study involving greater than 20,000 genotypings from over 1000 samples, Dr. Kabesch compared SPOLA with three other popular methods (RFLP, Allele-specific PCR and MALDI-TOF). Dr. Kabesch praised SPOLA technology, ranking it first for reliability, economy and flexibility. The full presentation can be found in our Download Center March 3rd, 2004 VARIOM launches their new website Welcome to VARIOM’s new website We have made significant changes to improve site navigation and to provide more information on our company. Our new Resource Center offers access to VARIOM Product Manuals, VARIOM company information, a technology overview, SPOLA publications and an interactive VARIOM Presentation. The Resource Center includes a Customer Access area, where current and potential customers along with investors can access scientific, financial and more specific information about the company. Access is granted after a short registration process. Our Technology section outlines the many advantages of SPOLA with a helpful click-through animation to illustrate SPOLA technology. An improved company profile section displays profiles of key management and scientific staff March 3rd, 2004 VARIOM announces the formation of its Scientific Advisory Board VARIOM is pleased to announce the formation of its Scientific Advisory Board. Joining the board from the Department of Genetics & Pathology at the University of Uppsala is Prof. Ulf Landegren, the co-inventor of the Oligonucleotide Ligation Assay (OLA). Prof. Landegren brings to VARIOM years of research experience in both academia and industry and his expertise in mutation detection technologies. As the co-inventor of the OLA, Prof. Landegren is ideally suited to provide advice on VARIOM’s Solid-Phase Oligonucleotide Ligation Assay (SPOLA.) Dr. Michael Kabesch joins the Board from the University Children’s Hospital in Munich. Dr. Kabesch is an expert in the genetics of complex diseases, in particular childhood asthma and allergy. Dr. Kabesch has practical experience with VARIOM’s SPOLA assay in his laboratory and will therefore provide valuable advice on end-user demands and experiences. The aim of the Scientific Advisory Board is provide VARIOM access to cutting-edge researchers whose work involves the technical and medical aspects of genotyping. VARIOM hopes to gain an insight of the demands and unmet needs in scientific community and how best these could be matched with our technological capabilities. March 3rd, 2004 VARIOM offers practical training for university students VARIOM is always on the lookout for enthusiastic and motivated students who want practical experience in molecular diagnostics. VARIOM offers hands-on experience in molecular biology and quality management systems for university students in our Berlin laboratory. Due to the training required we can only offer places to students for 6 months or longer. If you are interested, please send your curriculum vitae and a cover letter to us at info@variom.com Upcoming Events 6th -9th June, 2004 See VARIOM at BIO 2004 in San Francisco VARIOM will be attending the BIO 2004 conference in San Francisco from the 6 – 9th of June. We can be found at the German Pavilion in Booth number 5 June 12 – 15 See VARIOM at the European Human Genetics Conference 2004 International Congress Center, Munich, Germany VARIOM will be attending the is proud to be attending the European Human Genetics Conference. Please visit us in the Exhibition Hall at booth number 100.
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