WEST CHESTER, Pa., Aug. 14 — VWR International, Inc., a leader in the global research laboratory industry, announced today that it has entered into a Joint Distribution Agreement with HiMedia Laboratories, Mumbai, India to support the chemicals and laboratory supplies requirements of the rapidly expanding pharmaceutical and biotech industry in the subcontinent. “The Indian subcontinent […]

BIOWIRE2K LA JOLLA, Calif.–Aug. 14, 2006–Stratagene Corporation (Nasdaq:STGN), a developer, manufacturer and marketer of specialized life science research and diagnostics products, announced today that it has entered into a joint development and license agreement with Rosetta Inpharmatics LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., to create an automated solution for the isolation of […]

HERCULES, CA–Aug 14, 2006 — Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (AMEX:BIO – News) (AMEX:BIO-B – News), a multinational manufacturer and distributor of life science research and clinical diagnostics products, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ciphergen Biosystems, Inc.’s ProteinChip Systems® and worldwide technology rights to Surface Enhanced Laser Desorption/ Ionization (SELDI-TOF-MS) for […]

Laval, QC, August 11, 2006 – Warnex Inc. (TSX: WNX) today announced that it has formed a strategic alliance with Eppendorf, a global leader in the laboratory equipment market, which will combine Eppendorf’s state-of-the-art Mastercycler® ep realplex real-time PCR system with Warnex’s pathogen detection kits and software to provide enhanced food safety tests. “In addition […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. & BEIJING–Affymetrix Inc., (Nasdaq:AFFX) and CapitalBio Corporation, a leading life science company based in Beijing, P.R. China, announced that CapitalBio has become a certified Affymetrix Service Provider and will begin offering genotyping services using the Affymetrix GeneChip(R) Human Mapping 500K Array Set. The 500K Array enables researchers to search across the entire […]

Hamburg, Germany 7/24/06—Evotec Tools and Technologies, a unit of EvotecAG, has sold “the core” of its single molecule detection technology for cellular applications to Olympus. The portfolio consists of intellectual property utilizing confocal detection methods for single molecule drug discovery and gener-ated 2005 revenues of approximately €2.5 million ($3.2 million). Evotec will continue to market […]

Oberkochen, Germany and Peabody, MA 7/19/06—Carl Zeiss SMT AG’s Nanotechnology Systems Division has acquired ALIS, developer of the Looking Glass LG-2 helium ion microscope. “The Helium ion microscopy technology developed by ALIS complements our market leading scanning electron microscopy(SEM) technology and will be a key element of our future technology road map. It offers unrivalled […]

Jena, Germany 7/18/06—CyBio AG has acquired approximately 78% of accelab GmbH, which provides customized lab automation and integration solutions to the pharmaceutical, chemical, cosmetics and food industries. accelab posted 2005 sales of more than €4 million ($5.0 million) and employs 23. CyBio, which emphasized accelab’s expertise in automation systems for solid particles and liquids,stated that […]

HERCULES, CA and CORALVILLE, IA–Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (AMEX:BIO – News) and (AMEX:BIO-B – News), and Integrated DNA Technologies, Inc. (IDT), announced a collaborative agreement to develop RNA interference (RNAi) tool sets for life science researchers. Under the agreement, IDT’s siRNA design and synthesis expertise will be paired with Bio-Rad’s transfection and analytical competencies to deliver […]

PALO ALTO, Calif., and NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J., Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) and Distek, Inc. today announced an agreement for Distek to become a preferred provider in North America for dissolution instrumentation service under Agilent’s Lab Resource Management program. Distek will also support Agilent engineers in other geographies with parts, tools, protocols and training so […]