Caliper Life Sciences Collaborates With Invitrogen Corporation To Develop Fluorescence Kits For Optical Imaging

HOPKINTON, Mass., Nov 20, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CALP), today announced a partnership with Molecular Probes, a wholly owned subsidiary of Invitrogen Corporation (Nasdaq: IVGN), to develop and distribute custom fluorescence labeling kits optimized for use in combination with Caliper's IVIS(R) in vivo optical imaging systems. The kits, VivoFluor 680 and 750, utilize the Invitrogen Alexa Fluor(R) 680 and 750 dyes and allow researchers to leverage the IVIS systems' highly sensitive fluorescent detection capabilities to more accurately identify and tag specific molecular targets, such as antibodies, proteins and peptides, in living animals.