SAN JOSE, CALIF. – RAE® Systems Inc. (NYSE Amex: RAE) (“RAE” or “the Company”), a leader in delivering innovative sensor solutions to serve industrial, energy, environmental, and government safety markets worldwide, today announced that it has postponed its special meeting of stockholders, which had previously been scheduled for 10:00 AM Pacific time on Thursday, April […]

CHELMSFORD, Massachusetts – Magellan Biosciences, a global manufacturer of products designed to make diagnostic testing easier, more cost-effective, and less labor intensive, today announced an agreement with Bruker Corporation (NASDAQ: BRKR) to deliver microbial identification from cultures using MALDI-TOF proteomic finger-printing, along with Magellan’s TREK-brand susceptibility tests to clinical, research, and veterinary laboratory customers. The […]

ST. LOUIS – Sigma Life Science, the innovative biological products and services research business of Sigma-Aldrich® (Nasdaq: SIAL), today announced the signing of an agreement with Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (KBLB) to develop genetically modified silkworms for the production of spider silk, using Sigma’s proprietary CompoZr Zinc Finger Nuclease (ZFN) technology. The transfer of silk […]

Basel, Switzerland – Lonza (SIX Swiss Exchange: LONN) and Roche (SWX: ROG) announced today that they have entered into a co-exclusive distribution agreement for the commercialization of Roche’s MycoTOOL® mycoplasma Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) assays. PCR is a commonly used molecular biology technique that amplifies a single copy of nucleic acid to generate millions of […]

IRVINE, Calif. – Shrink Nanotechnologies, Inc. (“Shrink”) (OTC Markets: INKN), an innovative high technology company, announced today that it has executed a binding letter of intent to acquire 100% of Hawaii-based Nanopoint Inc. (“Nanopoint”), a biomedical instrumentation and microfluidics company with global distribution for its award-winning suites of life sciences products. The transaction highlights are: […]

PLEASANTON, CA – IntegenX Inc. and NuGEN Technologies, Inc. announced today a partnership to automate NuGEN’s NGS Sample Preparation workflows on IntegenX’s Apollo series next-generation sequencing library preparation instruments. NuGEN’s Ovation® RNA-Seq System is the first kit to be automated under this agreement. By processing up to 32 samples from as little as 500 pg […]

Paris – Cellectis (Alternext: ALCLS), the Genome engineering specialist, has announced today that its subsidiary Ectycell has signed an agreement with the Caisse des Dépôts (a French financial institution) for a planned capital investment of €12M, in two steps, reserved in equal parts to Cellectis and Caisse des Dépôts. This agreement should start no later […]

ST. LOUIS, MO – Aldrich®Materials Science, a technology growth initiative ofSigma-Aldrich( NASDAQ: SIAL ), today announced that, it has entered into collaboration with Agfa Materials, a division ofAgfa-Gevaert N.V., a world renowned imaging and information technology company. Under the terms of the collaboration, the two companies plan to produce and distribute Orgacon™conductive polymers for use […]

HOPKINTON, Mass. – Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: CALP), a leading provider of tools and services for drug discovery and life-sciences research, today announced that its Caliper Discovery Alliances and Services (CDAS) unit has formed a research collaboration with Denver-based Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI), one of the nation’s largest health systems. The health care system’s […]