Cambridge, Massachusetts, – Sony DADC BioSciences, the leading developer and manufacturer of the advanced polymer-based smart consumables that form key components for modern healthcare diagnostic systems, announced today the opening of a new US office in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The office is located at 2 Canal Park, 5 th floor, Cambridge, MA 02141. This places Sony […]

Alan Schafer to head Population Genetics. Cambridge, UK – Population Genetics Technologies Ltd., creator of innovative methods for genetic analyses and biomarker discovery, has appointed Alan Schafer, PhD to the post of Chief Executive Officer. Schafer brings deep experience in research, “big pharma” management and building new businesses. He is Adjunct Professor of Innovation at […]

SAN DIEGO,– Accelrys, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACCL), a leading scientific enterprise R&D software and services company, is pleased to announce that its annual North American User Group Meeting (UGM) is being held from May 7 to 9 at the Marriott Long Wharf Hotel in Boston. The UGM offers attendees a unique forum for discussing industry trends […]

CAMO Software is pleased to announce a partnership with Cosinus Computing BV. Based in The Netherlands, Cosinus Computing serves the entire Benelux region including Belgium and Luxembourg. Cosinus Computing are specialists in supporting and marketing software that is used for statistical and numerical analyses. They have worked extensively with research institutes, universities and the R&D […]

BEDFORD, Mass. and SAN DIEGO,– Hologic, Inc. (NASDAQ: HOLX) and Gen-Probe Incorporated (NASDAQ: GPRO) today announced that their Boards of Directors have unanimously approved a definitive agreement under which Hologic will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Gen-Probe for $82.75 per share in cash, or a total enterprise value of approximately $3.7 billion. The […]

Falmouth, Mass. — AVIA Biosystems announced today that it has been awarded a $1.25M Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institutes of Health. The award supports the development of instrumentation to measure the stability of biotherapeutics. AVIA Biosystems will design, develop, manufacture and sell new laboratory instrumentation for the bioanalytical and biophysical […]

Despite deep experience and heavy investment in their manufacturing and quality control processes, Nidar were unable to identify the cause of the problem which resulted in significant waste, downtime, energy usage and re-work costs. Because chocolate manufacturing is a complex process with many variables, Nidar required more powerful analytical tools than traditional Statistical Process Control […]

HERCULES, CA, April 30, 2012. Eureka Genomics (EG) has launched a custom service for the detection of a moderate number of markers in a large sample number of samples; a low cost, low density marker assay (LDMA). This platform addresses the gap between traditional array technologies and multiplex PCR and is designed for the customized […]

SALT LAKE CITY, — Remedy Informatics, Inc., the leading provider of registries for Life Science and Translational research, announced that King Saud University’s Obesity Research Center, located in Saudi Arabia, has selected Remedy’s Investigate™, the world’s first and only integrated research management system, to track all research activities at the Center. “The opportunity to work […]

Warner Instruments is pleased to introduce the Sensapex, a NEW 3D Piezo Movement Micromanipulator. This manipulator is a compact and has a full featured controller designed for high precision positioning to maximize your electrophysiological research. • Penetration mode provides high acceleration steps for cell insertion • 20 mm of travel in all axes • Compact, […]