GENEVA — A new ultra high-performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) system delivers exceptional performance and reliable separations with the flexibility required for labs developing methods ranging from high-throughput analyses to pharmaceutical quality control applications. As the latest addition to the Thermo Scientific Vanquish product family, the Thermo Scientific Vanquish Flex UHPLC system is designed for high […]

A lawsuit was filed against Biotage by Scientific Plastic Products, Inc. (“SPP”) concerning alleged infringement of the US patents no 7,138,061, 7,381,327 and 7,410,571 (“Patents”). Biotage then filed requests with the US Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) for reexamination of all patent claims in the Patents. At the same time Biotage moved to stay the […]

ST. LOUIS — Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (NASDAQ: SIAL) announced today that the European Commission (the “EC”) has conditionally cleared the planned acquisition of the Company by Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany (the “Transaction”). Sigma-Aldrich also announced it has obtained full clearance of the Transaction from the Chinese Ministry of Commerce. These latest jurisdictions to clear the Transaction […]

Darmstadt, Germany – Merck, a leading company for innovative and top-quality high-tech products in healthcare, life science and performance materials, today announced that the European Commission has approved its planned acquisition of U.S.-based life science company Sigma-Aldrich. The EU clearance, which is subject to certain conditions, follows the recent antitrust approvals in Japan (JFTC) and […]

MILFORD, Mass.– Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) today introduced the Waters® ACQUITY® Arc™ System, a quaternary liquid chromatograph that gives analytical laboratories running established LC methods a clear choice for replicating or improving their separations performance. With this new addition to the ACQUITY product line, the new ACQUITY Arc System is specifically engineered to respond to the […]

Pompey, France – Novasep, a leading supplier of manufacturing solutions to the life science industries, today announces the launch of BioSC® Lab, the next-generation low pressure chromatography equipment for the biopharmaceutical industry. With BioSC Lab, scientists can purify a few grams of proteins per day either in continuous, batch or even parallel batch modes. Its […]

Every year, 2.6 million children die of starvation. Phenomenex is dedicated to helping reduce this number. For two days in mid-May, managing director of Phenomenex Italy, Mr. Alberto Albieri, and the wonderful Italian team held their annual meal-packing event with Stop Hunger Now Italia, packing 36,000 meals that will be sent to children in great […]

OMAHA, Neb. -— Transgenomic, Inc. (NASDAQ: TBIO), a developer of the most flexible, sensitive and robust platform for liquid biopsies on the market, today announced that Mya Thomae has been named to its Board of Directors and Harjit Kullar, PhD, has been appointed Vice President of Marketing for the Biomarker Discovery and Genetic Assays and […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif.– Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that Dr. Arturo Keller has received an Agilent Thought Leader Award in support of his research on the use of nanoparticles in agriculture and the environmental consequences. Dr. Keller, who directs the Center for the Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology at the University of California, Santa […]

Pompey, France – Novasep, a leading supplier of services and technologies for the life sciences and chemical industries today announces it is expanding its presence in Asia by signing two partnership agreements for the Japanese market. The first agreement was signed with Allied Laboratories, a life science and chemical consulting company. Allied Laboratories now provides […]