Penzberg, Germany – Roche NimbleGen (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announces that Newcastle-based genomic services provider NewGene Ltd. has officially become a Certified Service Provider (CSP) for NimbleGen Sequence Capture. They will provide services for NimbleGen Sequence Capture Arrays with sequencing on the Genome Sequencer FLX System from 454 Life Sciences, a Roche Company. NewGene […]

Reinforces Commitment to Expand Market Presence in Australia and New Zealand WALTHAM, Mass. – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Lomb Scientific, a well-known provider of laboratory chemicals, consumables and instruments in Australia and New Zealand. Its customers […]

Collaboration to produce novel turnkey solution for stem cell research London, UK – Plasticell, the biotechnology company specialising in high throughput technologies for directed stem cell differentiation, has announced the signing of a collaboration agreement with Sigma-Aldrich, a leading provider of technologies and reagents to the life science research market. In the collaboration, Sigma-Aldrich will […]

Distribution agreement to supply materials to the research community Global availability of Nanosys´ silicon nanowires New applications in technologies such as solid-state lighting, electronics and energy storage Frankfurt/ Palo Alto/ St. Louis – Nanostart (OTCQX: NASRY)-holding Nanosys has entered into a distribution agreement with multi-billion dollar concern Sigma-Aldrich (Nasdaq: SIAL). Under the agreement, Sigma-Aldrich, through […]

Global Availability of Silicon Nanowires via Aldrich® Materials Science Paves Way for Innovation and Application Development Across Areas Such as Bio-Informatics, Electronics and Clean Energy ST. LOUIS – Sigma-Aldrich (Nasdaq: SIAL) today announced a distribution agreement with Nanosys, Inc., an advanced materials architect. Under the agreement, Sigma-Aldrich, through its Aldrich Materials Science business, is now […]

WALTHAM, MA – PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and the environment, today announced that it has completed the sale of its Illumination and Detection Solutions (IDS) business to Excelitas Technologies Corp., an affiliate of Veritas Capital Fund Management, L.L.C., a New York-based private equity firm. On […]

Resulting solutions will help biopharma and academic researchers design better drugs Philadelphia, PA, London, UK – Thomson Reuters today announced that it has acquired GeneGo, a leading provider of biology and disease information, analytics, and decision support solutions for pharmaceutical research and development. Effective immediately, GeneGo will become part of the Healthcare & Science business […]

BioTime, Inc. (NYSE Amex: BTX) today announced an agreement with the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) to make five clinical-grade human embryonic stem (hES) cell lines available to California-based researchers. CIRM is the stem cell agency created when California voters supported a $3 billion funding measure for stem cell-related research and clinical translation. Under […]

Crowborough, UK – Servomex, a subsidiary of SPECTRIS PLC, and the global expert in process gas analysis, is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Delta F Corporation, a manufacturer of process analyser technologies, based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The Delta F Corporation, a well known and highly respected global brand, develops, manufactures and distributes […]

OME Open Source Technology Continues to Perform in Commercial Products SEATTLE – Glencoe Software, Inc., a pioneer in biological research image and metadata management tools, is pleased that PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and the environment, has again chosen Glencoe Software’s open source-based tools as the […]