DANVERS, Mass.—Cell Signaling Technology, Inc. (CST), announced that it has entered into a new partnership agreement with Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (AMEX: BIO and BIOb), a multinational manufacturer and distributor of life science research products and clinical diagnostics. Under the new agreement, CST will develop antibodies for kinase activation and protein phosphorylation assays that will be […]

BOSTON—PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI), a global leader in Health Sciences and Photonics, announced the acquisition of United Kingdom-based Clinical & Analytical Service Solutions Ltd. (C&A), a scientific equipment asset and managed maintenance company serving the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and healthcare markets. C&A, which generated revenues of approximately $7.5 million in 2005, will become an integral part […]

San Francisco, CA – Dr. Chi Yang, the CEO of SynPep, a provider of custom peptide synthesis and antibody research products, was indicted by a federal grand jury on 13 counts of mail fraud and false statements for falsifying the purity levels of the company’s peptide products. The indictment claims that under Dr. Yang’s supervision, […]

BOSTON–PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI – News), a global leader in Health Sciences and Photonics markets, announced the appointment of Dr. Daniel R. Marshak as vice president and chief scientific officer for the Company. Marshak will be responsible for setting the strategic direction of PerkinElmer’s research and development functions, and helping drive its growth strategies in […]

BRANFORD, Conn.,– 454 Life Sciences Corporation, a majority-owned subsidiary of CuraGen Corporation (Nasdaq: CRGN), and Roche Diagnostics today announced the launch of an updated version of the Genome Sequencer 20(TM) System. Version 1.02 of the Genome Sequencer 20 System comes with a bundle of improvements. The most important new features are: * a single read […]

Franklin Lakes, NJ-BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE:BDX) announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire GeneOhm Sciences, Inc., a privately held company headquartered in San Diego, California that has pioneered the development of molecular diagnostic testing for the rapid detection of bacterial organisms, including those known to cause healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). GeneOhm […]

BREMEN, GOETTINGEN and Tuebingen, Germany – – Bruker Daltonik GmbH, the University of Goettingen and German biotech company PANATecs GmbH today announced a new development collaboration in protein biomarker discovery and molecular diagnostics research based on mass spectrometry. PANATecs will apply Bruker Daltonics’ CLINPROTâ„¢ tools for biomarker discovery, profiling and identification in the field of […]

Billerica, MA- and San Diego, CA- Millipore and Gen-Probe announced that the companies have formed an alliance to develop, manufacture and commercialize on an exclusive basis nucleic acid testing (NAT) products for rapid microbiological and virus monitoring in the biotech and pharmaceutical industries. Millipore’s sample preparation technology can isolate a single microorganism from large volumes […]

Bridgewater, NJ May 17, 2005. LabVantage Solutions Inc., a leading provider of browser-based laboratory information management solutions tailored for the life sciences industry, announces the availability of the Sapphireâ„¢ BioBanking Solution. Built in conjunction with the original developers of the widely-recognized Spectrumâ„¢ repository management tool, the solution offers a complete, out-of-the box sample management and […]