Vleuten (NL). With the acquisition of GERO Hochtemperaturöfen GmbH & Co. KG, the VERDER Group extends the product portfolio of its Scientific Division in the heat treatment segment. The company is a leading manufacturer of vacuum furnaces and furnaces for applications under special atmosphere. The instruments are used both in industrial processes and research. The […]

Center Valley, PA (USA)– Avantor™ Performance Materials, a global manufacturer and supplier of high-performance chemistries and materials, has appointed Jai Murthy, Ph.D., as Vice President and Business manager, Global Pharmaceuticals. He will work in Avantor’s pharmaceutical chemicals business unit, where he will focus on developing and executing global sales programs, new business initiatives and expansion […]

BILLERICA, Mass. — EMD Millipore, the Life Science division of Merck KGaA of Darmstadt, Germany, today announced that the Beijing Higher Court, Beijing, China has affirmed a lower court’s decision against RephiLe Bioscience for copying and selling purification cartridges for lab water systems, infringing on patents owned by EMD Millipore. The Court determined that RephiLe’s […]

ST. LOUIS — Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (NASDAQ: SIAL) today unveiled its latest Global Citizenship Report highlighting the Company’s progress in driving environmental sustainability, social responsibility and fiscal accountability in 2012. The launch of the report comes on the heels of Sigma-Aldrich being recognized for the second year for its innovative approach to the disclosure of climate […]

Jena/Hanover – At this year’s Biotechnica, the leading trade fair for biotechnology, which is taking place from October 8 to 10 in Hanover, Analytik Jena AG is introducing two new product lines in the areas of Biolmaging and PCR UV Workstations. At booth E40 in hall 9 and together with its subsidiaries UVP and CyBio, […]

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. – Pall Corporation’s (NYSE:PLL) board of directors has elected Larry Kingsley as Chairman of the Board. Mr. Kingsley has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of Pall and a member of the company’s board of directors since October 2011. He succeeds Ronald L. Hoffman, who will assume the role of Lead […]

Denville Scientific Inc. is pleased to announce the launch of the NEW Ultra EZpetteTM Ultra High Precision Digital Pipettors. The NEW Ultra EZpetteTM provides both accurate and precise liquid dispensing in a comfortable ergonomic design. They are available in the choice of pink or blue with 8 different models that cover volume ranges from 0.1µL […]

LOS ALTOS, Calif. — Boreal Genomics, a privately held provider of technology for non-invasive genomic profiling of tumors from blood plasma of cancer patients, announced today the completion of an $18 million Series C financing round. The financing will be used to expand commercial operations in the translational research market, scale laboratory capabilities and launch […]

Lehigh Valley, Pa. — Air Products (NYSE:APD) today applauded President Barack Obama and members of both the United States Senate and House of Representatives for their work in successfully passing vital legislation needed for the continuation of the critical helium supply from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Federal Helium Reserve. The BLM reserve […]

RADNOR, PA – VWR International, LLC, a global solutions provider of laboratory supplies, equipment and services, has received LEED Silver Certification from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) for its West Coast Distribution Center located in Visalia, California. VWR focused on sustainability throughout the planning, design, and construction of the new facility. As a […]