Darmstadt, Germany – Merck, a leading science and technology company, today informed analysts and investors at its 2015 Capital Market Day about the strategic priorities that will influence its operating result in 2016. The integration of Sigma-Aldrich as well as the further development of the pharmaceutical pipeline are at the top of the list. Apart […]

SANTA CLARA – Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that Dr. Jeffrey Gordon has received an Agilent Thought Leader Award in support of his pioneering research into the mutually beneficial relationship between the human body and the tens of trillions of microbes that inhabit the gastrointestinal tract. Dr. Gordon directs the Center for Genome […]

ReadyToProcess high-performance bioprocessing columns are supplied prepacked and ready for use. With a robust column design and validated packing methods, the columns exhibit high lot-to-lot consistency. ReadyToProcess columns are available with a range of BioProcess media (resins) in four different sizes. To strengthen the offering of prepacked ReadyToProcess columns for purification of monoclonal antibodies (MAbs), […]

Shimadzu Corporation has established an incorporated association in partnership with Miyazaki Prefecture to analyze the safety of food. The association will undertake analyses of residual pesticides in agricultural and food products. The opening ceremony was held on November 5 at the Miyazaki Agricultural Research Institute, and was attended by the Governor of Miyazaki Prefecture, Shunji […]

CHALFONT ST. GILES, UK –– GE Healthcare’s Life Sciences business today announced that its chromatography media manufacturing facility and supporting functions in Uppsala, Sweden have beencertified to ISO 22301, the international standard for business continuity management systems. Chromatography medium is a key component in the production of biopharmaceuticals such as insulin and monoclonal antibodies – […]

Lincoln, N.E. – Teledyne Isco, a division of Teledyne Instruments, Inc., recently acquired the net assets of SofTA Corporation (“SofTA”), a leading manufacturer of Evaporative Light Scattering Detectors (ELSD) for High Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) and Flash Chromatography. The purchase will help better serve the needs of Teledyne Isco’s Chromatography customers around the world. The […]

WEST CHESTER, Pa. – Chiral Technologies, Inc., part of DAICEL CORPORATION, the global market leader in enantioselective chromatography, announced that its new business unit, Diffinity Genomics, will begin selling Diffinity RapidTip® products through Fisher Scientific’s online catalogue as an Encompass Preferred Supplier in the United States. Diffinity Genomics has developed innovative technology for the purification […]

OMAHA, Neb. — Transgenomic, Inc. (NASDAQ: TBIO) today announced that it has completed the divestment of its Genetic Assays & Platforms (GAP) Business Unit to ADSTEC Corporation, and one of its affiliates (ADSTEC). ADSTEC is a privately-held Japanese company that manufactures and sells specialized instruments and reagents for the biotechnology industry. Transgenomic transferred all rights […]

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) today announced the opening of a new office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to more effectively supply all Waters products and services to customers directly. Effective October 5, 2015, all sales, service, support and distribution of Waters and TA Instrument technologies will be performed by Waters Analytical Instruments […]

Melbourne, Australia: Trajan Scientific and Medical (Trajan) has announced the opening of a new Business Unit – Instruments, Sensors and Devices, to be located at the University of Adelaide’s Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS). Along with the new capabilities existing on that site such as glass modification and extrusion, the new Business Unit […]