BROOKLYN, NY – Despite the longstanding decline of Brooklyn-based manufacturing, and challenges in the economy as a whole, Micro Essential Laboratory is adding manufacturing capacity to keep up with demand for its products. Micro Essential Laboratory has been manufacturing pH paper in Brooklyn for decades, operating in the shadow of global power houses like pharmaceutical […]

VALLEY FORGE, Pa. – Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics has redesigned the standard laboratory carboy, adding a variety of ergonomic features that improve ease of use in advanced biopharmaceutical fluid handling and solution storage applications. These improvements are based on extensive input from professionals who work in laboratory and pharmaceutical environments. Manufactured from high quality polypropylene, the […]

INDIANAPOLIS – At this year’s Drug Information Association Annual Meeting (DIA), BioStorage Technologies will showcase Relofleet™ – the first mobile biorepository designed specifically for sample relocation within North America. This novel sample transport technology allows for the customized transportation of entire sample inventories and associated equipment, while assuring the shipment reaches its destination on time […]

Tucson, Arizona – Lab Technics has announced a distribution partnership with Sinopharm Chemical Reagents Company (SCRC) in North America for lab consumables. SCRC is one of China’s leading suppliers of lab supplies and chemical reagents. Lab Technics is now ramping up for June deliveries in the US, Canada and Mexico. By early 2012, the company […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – SANYO North America Corporation (SANYO) Biomedical Solutions Division announces that its Cell Processing Work Station (CPWS), an integrated, stand-alone solution for GMP compliant processing and preparation of regenerative stem cell and cell therapies for research use, has been installed at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) as the nation’s first installation […]

Vancouver, WA – FuelOnly announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Black Hills Scientific, LLC (BHS), a distributor of quality scientific instruments, products and supplies. “The integration of Black Hills Scientific is a tremendous opportunity for us to not only expand our service and technology offerings to our existing customer base, but to […]

STATESVILLE, N.C. – Kewaunee Scientific Corporation (Nasdaq: KEQU) announced today the election of John Russell to Kewaunee Scientific’s Board of Directors. Mr. Russell, a resident of Glenview, Illinois, has over 25 years of business experience and is currently a business consultant and private investor. From 2007-2010, Mr. Russell served as the Chief Executive Officer of […]

RADNOR, PA – VWR International, LLC, a global leader in distributing laboratory supplies and services, announced today that it acquired the business of BioExpress Corp. Founded in 1985, BioExpress is a well-respected distributor in the education, biotechnology and government market segments, and offers over 200 well-known, multi-national brands, including its private label brand, GeneMate. “BioExpress […]

Uppsala, Sweden – Biotage (STO: BIOT), a leading supplier of tools and technology for analytical and medicinal chemistry, announced a collaborative research agreement with The Laboratory of Peptide & Protein Chemistry & Biology (PeptLab) located in Florence, Italy. The renowned peptide research facility, led by Professor Anna Maria Papini, has agreed to contribute technical input […]

Washington, D.C. – Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) announced today that its previously announced tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Beckman Coulter, Inc. (NYSE: BEC) for $83.50 per share in cash (“the Offer”) has been extended and will now expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Friday, June 24, 2011, unless […]