SAN DIEGO, — Accelrys, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACCL), a leading provider of scientific innovation lifecycle management software, today announced that it has appointed former Siemens executive Leif Pedersen as its senior vice president of marketing, product management and corporate development. Pedersen joins Accelrys as the company expands its breadth of scientific innovation lifecycle software into multiple […]

Tulln, Austria –- Romer Labs, a leading global supplier of food safety diagnostics, announced today it has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets of the food safety and GMO businesses of Strategic Diagnostics Inc. (NASDAQ:SDIX). The deal accelerates Romer Labs’ move into food pathogen detection and augments its product and service range, making […]

SAN DIEGO and PLEASANTON, Calif. –– IntegenX Inc., a leading developer of rapid human DNA identification technology, today announced the commercial availability of its RapidHIT 200 Human DNA Identification System in the U.S. at the 2012 International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference and Exposition in San Diego, California. Representatives from IntegenX are on site […]

NEWARK, Del.–SDIX™ (NASDAQ: SDIX), a leading provider of biotechnology-based products and services, today announced it has entered into an agreement to sell the assets of its Food Safety and GMO businesses to Romer Labs for $13.5 million. Following this transaction, the Company will concentrate on its Life Science business. Romer Labs is acquiring the intellectual […]

AB SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, today announced a new software application enabling faster and more reliable identification of contaminants in food, environmental, clinical research, and forensic toxicology samples. The new LibraryViewTM Software is the first of its kind to enable scientists and lab technicians to screen hundreds of samples for […]

AUSTIN, Texas, — Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ: LMNX) today announced that they have joined forces again this year with the National Marrow Donor Program – Be The Match® to raise awareness of the need for additional bone marrow donors to help save lives. In addition to sponsoring the 18th Annual Marrow Ambassadors Golf Tournament, Luminex will […]

ST. LOUIS, — Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (Nasdaq: SIAL) was recently recognized by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), an independent not-for-profit organization working to drive greenhouse gas emissions reduction and sustainable water use worldwide, for its innovative approach to the disclosure of climate change information. “Sigma-Aldrich recognizes that the sustainability of our business depends on making smart […]

Chalfont St. Giles, UK and Waltham, MA USA –– GE Healthcare Life Sciences, a business unit of GE Healthcare (NYSE: GE) and NetBio, a leading technology provider in the emerging field of rapid DNA analysis, announced today the launch of DNAscan™ Rapid DNA Analysis™ System, a fast, rugged and easy-to-use DNA analysis instrument for forensic […]

BellBrook Labs has combined their Transcreener HTS assay technology with Reaction Biology’s purified enzymes to provide a complete methyltransferase assay solution for inhibitor high throughput screening (HTS) and profiling. The new Transzyme Methyltransferase Assay Kits are designed to eliminate much of the costly assay development that has slowed the pursuit of promising epigenetic drug targets […]

CHICAGO, Sept.– St. Louis-based life science company, Sigma-Aldrich, announced today in conjunction with Scotland’s First Minister, Alex Salmond, plans to expand its operations in Scotland by investing in the development of a new powder manufacturing facility on its Irvine site. SAFC, a top 10 global fine chemical supplier and manufacturer of specialty chemicals and biologics […]