OMAHA, Neb. — Transgenomic, Inc. (NASDAQ: TBIO)announced that it has entered into a definitive and binding term sheet to divest its Genetic Assays & Platforms (GAP) Business Unit to ADSTEC Corporation, a privately held Japanese company that manufactures and sells specialized instruments and reagents for the biotechnology industry. Pursuant to the term sheet, Transgenomic agreed […]

Pompey, France – Novasep, a leading supplier of services and technologies for the life sciences industry, today announces the nomination of two new members to its scientific advisory board: Professor Alois Fürstner, a world expert in catalysis and director at the Max Planck Institute für Kohlenforschung, Mülheim (Germany); and Professor Alois Jungbauer, an internationally renowned […]

Shimadzu has released the new Nexera MX ultra-fast multianalyte LCMS system, which offers up to double the sample processing capability of conventional liquid chromatograph mass spectrometer (LCMS) systems. The Nexera MX features two analytical flow lines in a single LCMS system. This setup maximizes operating efficiency by alternating between the two lines for injecting samples. […]

VANCOUVER, British Columbia –HUPO 2015–Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, this week will showcase mass spectrometry and chromatography products for use in a range of proteomics research applications. These products and a series of workshops and presentations are among the highlights at the 14th Annual Human Proteome Organization (HUPO) World Congress, […]

ST. LOUIS — Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (NASDAQ: SIAL) announced today it is making progress toward closing the planned acquisition of the Company by Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. The closing is now expected within the next two months. On August 11, 2015, Sigma-Aldrich and Merck announced they had obtained all necessary antitrust approvals, with the approval of […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif.– Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced the opening of a new center for life science research in partnership with Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. The Carleton Mass Spectrometry Center, located in the university’s department of chemistry, is equipped with state-of-the-art mass spectrometers, gas and liquid chromatography systems, and bioinformatics tools from […]

BIA Separations Slovenia has raised 1.5 EUR from META Ingenium managed by Luigi Amati and Nina Mazgan in order to expand the business to food industry and strengthen its balance sheet. The said investment will support growing interest in BIA Separations 40L and larger CIM® monolithic columns. According to Aleš Štrancar, executive director of BIA […]

Genevac, specialists in solvent removal, have developed a suite of proprietary technological solutions to facilitate post purification sample handling, including reformatting. For labs undertaking purification using Normal Phase HPLC, SFC or Flash chromatography – removal of organic solvents can be simply, productively and safely carried out in a Genevac centrifugal evaporator (EZ-2, ROCKET, Rocket Synergy […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that Sue H. Rataj has been elected to the company’s board of directors, effective immediately. Rataj was chief executive of BP plc’s global petrochemicals business before retiring in April 2011. She was also a group vice president of BP and had held a series […]

WALTHAM, MA –– Repligen Corporation (NASDAQ:RGEN) today announced that life sciences industry veteran Glenn P. Muir has been elected to its Board of Directors and appointed as a member of its Audit Committee. Mr. Muir brings over 30 years of experience to the director role, most recently as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, […]