WEST CHESTER, Pa. — Daicel has announced the appointment of Dieter Heckmann to the position of Executive Officer, Daicel Corporation. As a member of the executive leadership team within Daicel, Mr. Heckmann will assume responsibility for global operations of the Chiral Pharmaceutical Ingredients (CPI) Company, reporting to Mr. Misao Fudaba, President and CEO of Daicel […]

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. –– Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY) announced today the appointment of Ruth E. Bruch, retired senior vice president and chief information officer of Kellogg Company, to the company’s board of directors, effective August 1, 2012. The addition of Bruch raises the number of board members to ten. She will also become a member […]

ST. LOUIS, — Sigma-Aldrich® Corporation (NASDAQ:SIAL) announced today its Supelco® brand launched the Ascentis® Express C18, 5 micron particle size column to improve speed and increase efficiencies in high purity liquid chomatography (HPLC) procedures. The new columns are based on innovative Fused-Core® particle technology, which enables the production of columns capable of achieving greater speed […]

Authentix, the global leaders in authentication, introduces the new Authentix MSX1000, a fuel test system that delivers forensic-level fuel analysis in a field-deployable format. Easy-to-use, ruggedized and transportable, the MSX1000 delivers a quick, robust field test to aid in the prevention of fuel adulteration, fuel smuggling, and fuel tax evasion. The MSX1000 system incorporates a […]

WALTHAM, Mass.–Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, today reported its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012. “We executed well to deliver another strong quarter of revenue and earnings growth” Second Quarter Highlights • Adjusted earnings per share (EPS) grew 23% to a second quarter record […]

HIGHLIGHTS: Q2 2012 Results (all percentages are to comparable periods in 2011) • Q2 2012 reported sales increased 4% to $664 million. Q2 2012 overall sales grew organically by 3% with Research and Sigma-Aldrich Fine Chemicals (“SAFC”) organic sales growth of 1% and 8%, respectively. Acquisitions contributed 6% to sales growth. Changes in foreign currency […]

MILFORD, Mass. — Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) reported today second quarter 2012 sales of $451 million, an increase of 1% over sales of $448 million in the second quarter of 2011. Foreign currency translation decreased sales growth by 3%. On a GAAP basis, earnings per diluted share (E.P.S.) for the second quarter were $1.09 compared to […]

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) and Samsung Medical Center, one of South Korea’s leading medical institutes, today agreed to collaborate on medicine and genetics research projects. The Department of Laboratory Medicine & Genetics Research, part of the Center for Future Medicine at Samsung Medical Center, will use Agilent’s bio-analytical instruments to analyze clinical samples and […]

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced CrossLab HPLC supplies and services. The new offerings help improve the performance and productivity of non-Agilent instruments while reducing administrative burdens with a single-source solution. Agilent CrossLab HPLC supplies are manufactured to perform seamlessly with a wide range of non-Agilent analytical instruments, including HPLCs from Waters, Shimadzu and […]

ROCKFORD, Ill.– Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the new Thermo Scientific Pierce Scholarship Program to help provide educational opportunities for future generations of scientists. “This scholarship program will help both undergraduate and graduate students who are studying a life science discipline,” said Jeff Lee, commercial director for Thermo […]