LONDON — Judges Scientific PLC said Thursday it has acquired Hampshire-based instrument maker Armfield Ltd for GBP8.3 million, with an additional earn-out capped at GBP1.5 million. The acquisition will be funded by the company’s existing cash resources and an additional GBP4 million drawn down from its acquisition facility with Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets. Judges said […]

FAIR LAWN, N.J. — Researchers can now take advantage of enhancements to ultrapure methylene chloride solvents that deliver an interference-free baseline in chromatograms for better detection of trace levels of target analytes in identifying compounds of interest. This is particularly important for environmental testing of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), as well as pesticides in food, […]

Bedford, NH — GEA Niro Soavi the leader in high pressure homogenization, offers a table top laboratory homogenizer, the PandaPLUS 2000, which is ideal for new applications for processing nanoparticles, nanodispersions, nanoemulsions, and cell disruption. This compact laboratory homogenizer is the perfect solution for processing dairy products, fruit juices, liquid food, food additives and ingredients […]

ST. LOUIS — Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (Nasdaq: SIAL) was named today to the 2015 Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World (Global 100) Index, a recognition that identifies the top overall sustainability performers in their respective industrial sectors. Announced at the World Economic Forum inDavos, Switzerland, by the Corporate Knights, a Toronto-based media and investment […]

SOUTH EASTON, Mass. — Pressure BioSciences, Inc. (OTCQB: PBIO) (“PBI” or the “Company”) (https://www.pressurebiosciences.com), a leader in the design, development and sale of pressure-based instruments and consumables for the biological research market worldwide, today provided an update on two recent equity transactions totaling $1,166,000. On December 23, 2014, the Company closed a series of warrant […]

Maven originally completed a £3.9 million investment in Crawford in August 2014 and from the outset pinpointed the provision of analytical services as a key element of Crawford’s long-term growth strategy. Hall and Crawford have a strong existing partnership and there is significant potential for Crawford to utilise its successful sales and marketing capabilities to […]

Chromatrap®, a business unit of Porvair Sciences, has an announced solid state ChIP kits which rapidly improve chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) through a unique patented technology that streamlines the process, ensuring chromatin preparation to qPCR analysis can be performed in under five hours. Chromatrap® is a ground breaking technology that offers a quicker, easier and more […]

Warminster, PA — SP Industries, Inc. (“SP”), a leading designer and manufacturer of state-of-the-art laboratory equipment, biological drug manufacturing solutions, laboratory solutions and specialty glassware, announced today that it has acquired privately held Stability Environments, Inc. a global provider of Walk-in Environmental Rooms, Glassware Dryers, Chambers and accessory products. “Stability Environments has a well-earned reputation […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif.– Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced it has named Alacris Theranostics, a Berlin-based company active in the area of next-generation sequencing (NGS)-driven personalized medicine, as an Agilent Certified Service Provider for target enrichment. Agilent certifies select laboratories that leverage the company’s market-leading technologies to provide analysis services of the highest quality. Hands-on […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Mettler-Toledo International Inc. (NYSE:MTD) announced today that Dr. Martin D. Madaus will be retiring as a director of the Board, effective May 7, 2015, to fully devote time to his new role as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics. Robert F. Spoerry, Chairman of the Board, stated, “We sincerely thank […]