Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that Daniel O’Day, currently Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Roche Diagnostics has been appointed as COO of Roche Pharma effective September 1, 2012. He will succeed Pascal Soriot, who will leave Roche and take on new responsibilities outside the Group. Daniel O’Day will be succeeded by Roland […]

AirClean Systems, the North American leader in ductless containment since 1992, announces the introduction of its newest product line: Patriot Ductless Fume Hoods. Patriot ductless hoods incorporate much of the advanced technology of AirClean’s Independence fume hood with the cost effective backbone of AirClean’s AC4000 folding and sliding-sash ductless fume hoods. Patriot ductless fume hoods […]

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y., – Pall Corporation (NYSE: PLL) announced today that H. Alex Kim has joined the company as Senior Vice President, Business Development and Strategic Planning. In this newly created position, Mr. Kim is responsible for leading the strategic planning process for Pall’s Industrial and Life Sciences business segments and driving both organic and […]

CORNING, N.Y., — Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW), today announced its new Axygen® brand IMAG™ handheld magnetic beads separation devices. The Axygen brand magnetic separation devices (MSDs) revolutionize manual magnetic bead-based separation processes used in biological research, including nucleic acid purification and clean up, cell-based assays, and antibody and protein purification. The new IMAG MSDs can […]

Vernon Hills, IL — Masterflex B/T pumps from Cole-Parmer are known for their high flow rates and rugged dependability. With powerful motors, they are the ideal choice for transferring viscous or shear-sensitive materials. Now, the Masterflex B/T Fixed-Speed Pumps offer flow rates up to 42 LPM (11.1 GPM) when used with B/T pump tubing. The […]

GE Healthcare’s Ni Sepharose™ excel is an immobilized metal ion affinity chromatography (IMAC) medium (resin) for the direct capture and purification of secreted histidine-tagged recombinant proteins from eukaryotic cell culture supernatants. The new resin significantly reduces sample handling prior to purification and therefore increases target protein yield and decreases degradation. Ni Sepharose excel is precharged […]

Brentwood, NH — Steven H. Smith, owner and president of Marshall Scientific, announces the opening of his new company in Brentwood, New Hampshire (one hour north of Boston). Marshall Scientific is a dynamic new lab equipment reseller specializing in refurbished lab equipment. Launched in February, 2012, Marshall Scientific offers services and products to customers throughout […]

RADNOR, PA, — VWR Funding, Inc. (the “Company”), the parent company of VWR International, LLC, a leading global laboratory supply and distribution company, announced today that it is commencing a tender offer to purchase any and all of its outstanding 10.25%/11.25% Senior PIK Toggle Notes due 2015 (the “Notes”) through a cash tender offer (the […]

Center Valley, PA (USA) –– Avantor™ Performance Materials, a global manufacturer and supplier of high-performance chemistries, announces the appointment of John M. Steitz as president and chief executive officer. Steitz assumes the role of president and CEO from Avantor Chairman Rajiv L. Gupta, who had been serving as the company’s CEO. Gupta remains chairman of […]

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. –– SPRIselect from Beckman Coulter Life Sciences utilizes SPRI (Solid Phase Reversible Immobilization)-based chemistry to speed and simplify genomic DNA size selection for next generation sequencing fragment library preparation. Following shearing, the library construction process requires size selection to produce uniform distribution of fragments. SPRIselect allows size distribution to be adjusted between 150 […]