SAN DIEGO — Sequenom, Inc., a life sciences company providing innovative genetic analysis solutions, today announced that the company has been upgraded to the NASDAQ Global Select Market, a segment of the NASDAQ Global Market with the highest initial listing standards of any exchange in the world. Sequenom will continue to trade under the ticker […]

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.– SpectraFluidics Inc., a company that specializes in developing and manufacturing vapor trace chemical detection technology, was recently awarded a $1.3 million contract from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration (DHS/TSA). The scope of the award is to develop and validate a vapor detection system that quickly and efficiently detects […]

WASHINGTON — Ahead of an institutional investor and analyst meeting to be held in New York, Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) reaffirmed the Company’s fourth quarter 2011 adjusted diluted earnings per share guidance of $0.75 – $0.80. The fourth quarter guidance includes $0.74 – $0.79 of earnings per share from continuing operations and $0.01 of earnings […]

Pleasanton, California: IntegenX Inc., the leading developer of rapid human DNA identification technology and DNA sequencing library preparation systems, has secured $40 Million in Series C funding to accelerate development of the company’s product pipeline and the commercialization of its RapidHIT™ 200 Human Identification System into domestic and international markets. Industry observers expect this product […]

CYTOO, a company that specializes in micropattern-enhanced cell-based assays, has teamed up with Cenix BioScience, a pioneer in developing industrial high-content screening applications of RNAi, and three European academic partners to challenge the current limits of high throughput (HT) RNAi screening in cultured cells. The SME-driven project, coordinated by CYTOO, aims to combine HT applications […]

BILLERICA, Mass., Millipore Corporation, the Life Science business of Merck KGaA of Germany, that operates as EMD Millipore in the U.S. and Canada, today announced that all its remaining outstanding 3.75% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2026 (the “Notes”) were redeemed on December 1, 2011, at one hundred percent (100%) of the outstanding principle amount of […]

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. — The Board of Directors of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX) has declared a quarterly dividend of 45 cents per common share, an increase of 4 cents per share, or about 10 percent, from the previous quarter. The dividend will be payable on December 30, 2011 to holders of record […]

Grenoble, France – CYTOO SA, a company that specializes in cell-based assays, announced today the closing of a series C funding round of USD 10M (EUR 7M). New investors, Sham and Entrepreneurs Fund (EF), led the round. Existing investors AURIGA Partners and Jacques Lewiner, co-founder and president of the supervisory board at CYTOO, also participated. […]