TORONTO, Canada, SHOHAM, Israel — Aspect Imaging, the world leading developer of high-performance compact permanent magnets, announced the expanded cooperation with Bruker Corporation on manufacturing and distributing easy-to-use compact magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems. Aspect will provide its patented technology to Bruker for use in its Icon compact high-performance 1 Tesla MRI system. In addition, […]

ANTWERP, Belgium — Bruker Corporation today announced that it has acquired all of the shares of SkyScan N.V., a scientific instruments company located near Antwerp, Belgium. Financial details were not disclosed. For the remainder for 2012, the acquisition of SkyScan is expected to add approximately $13 million to Bruker’s revenue and to be accretive to […]

Ultrasonix systems allow for easy translation of research from pre-clinical to clinical studies on the same platform. Richmond, BC- Ultrasonix Medical Corporation, a leading supplier of ultrasound systems for research applications, will be showcasing its products for the first time at the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) 2012 conference in Chicago from April 1-4. […]

PARIS and LONDON,– Biospace Lab S.A. and the Centre for Advanced Biomedical Imaging at University College London will collaborate on the development of novel real-time in vivo optical imaging applications and further development of the Biospace Lab PhotonIMAGER™ Optima pre-clinical imaging platform. The collaboration will bring together UCL experts in imaging, Dr Mark Lythgoe, and […]

Mountain View, CA/Galway, Ireland, Compact Imaging Inc. (CI) today announced an innovative research collaboration with National University of Ireland Galway and University of Limerick. The two-year agreement, in the scientific field of biophotonics, specifically optical coherence tomography (OCT), will explore and further develop CI’s novel technologies. OCT is an imaging technique similar to ultrasound, but […]

Tokyo, Japan / New York, NY, FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation (TSE: 4901, hereinafter: Fujifilm), a diversified technology company that operates in healthcare, highly functional materials, and document solutions, announced today the successful completion of a tender offer through its indirect wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary Salmon Acquisition Corporation (hereinafter: Purchaser) for all outstanding shares of common stock of […]

UPTON, NY — SynchroPET, a Long Island startup company, has entered into an option agreement to commercialize a new small-scale, portable brain-imaging device invented by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory. The miniaturization of a positron emission tomography (PET) scanner allows for a dynamic range of new applications, including integration with […]

TOKYO & NEW YORK – FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation (TSE: 4901, hereinafter: Fujifilm), a diversified technology company that operates in healthcare, highly functional materials, and document solutions, announced today the commencement of a tender offer through its indirect wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary Salmon Acquisition Corporation for all outstanding shares of common stock of SonoSite, Inc. for $54 […]

ROCHESTER, N.Y.–Carestream announced two additions to the company’s senior management team. Barry Canipe, 44, will join Carestream on January 30, 2012, as Chief Financial Officer, reporting to CEO Kevin Hobert. Canipe will lead the company’s global finance organization and will be a member of the company’s Executive Leadership Team. Canipe brings more than 22 years […]

TORONTO, Canada, SHOHAM, Israel – The Scientist today unveiled the Top 10 Innovations of 2011 and selected Aspect Imaging’s M2™ compact high-performance MRI imaging system as one the winners of this award. The Scientist invited members of the life science community to submit descriptions of exciting tools that made an impact in research this year […]