MARLBORO, Mass.–Xcellerex, Inc. announced today that the company, along with three collaborators, has been awarded an $11M Phase 2 contract by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) – Joint Science and Technology Office, Transformational Medical Technologies Initiative (TMTI), to develop technology for accelerated monoclonal antibody and vaccine manufacturing. The Phase 2 contract follows successful completion […]

23 March 2009: Malvern, UK: Malvern Instruments has entered into a collaborative agreement with industrial process optimisation specialist SDTech based in Ales, France. SDTech works primarily in custom micronisation and the analysis of fine and ultra-fine powders, delivering Process Expert services to a number of different industries. Under the terms of the agreement, Malvern’s Insitec […]

JUELICH, Germany & BOXBOROUGH, Mass.–DASGIP and Groton Biosystems are collaborating to integrate Groton’s ARS-M series of online auto samplers with the DASGIP Parallel Bioreactor Systems (DASGIP Control 4.0 OPC Edition). This combination provides multi-vessel autosampler support, online integration of analyzer data, user defined feedback control strategies, and real time nutrient monitoring and control. With this […]

ATLANTA, March 17 — Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. announced today that BIND Biosciences, Inc., Cambridge, Mass., has selected Simatic® PCS 7 Lab hardware and software to help its scientists manage pre- and post-clinical experimental data. BIND Biosciences develops targeted therapeutics based upon their novel polymeric nanoparticle drug delivery technology platform. It is the first […]

Company Poised for Growth in the U.S. Marketplace CORK, Ireland, NEW YORK and WASHINGTON, March 16 — BioTector Analytical Systems Ltd., a leading provider of online liquid analyzers for environmental monitoring, process control, and waste minimization to Fortune 500 companies in multiple industry sectors, has appointed Ohio-based Ohmart/Vega Corp. as its exclusive U.S. distributor. In […]

Solutions Will Help Drive Production Efficiency and Reliability for New Shire Human Genetic Therapies Facility PHOENIX, March 12 — Honeywell (NYSE: HON)today announced it will help a leading specialty biopharmaceutical organization expand its research and development capabilities for creating life-saving medications. Shire Human Genetic Therapies (HGT), a business unit of Shire plc, will use several […]

Québec, Canada, March 9th 2009 – ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, is proud to launch its new pre-calibrated Refinery Hydrocarbons analyzer at PITTCON 2009 Expo in Chicago, IL.The MB3600-HP10 Hydrocarbons analyzer is pre-calibrated for blended gasoline, naphtha, reformate and diesel. It benefits from all the advantages of ABB’s new FT-NIR MB3600 spectrometer […]

Québec, Canada,March 9th 2009 – ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, is proud to unveil its new MB3000-PH FT-IR spectrometer for the pharmaceutical and life sciences industries at PITTCON 2009 Expo in Chicago, IL. The MB3000-PH is designed for QA/QC, formulation, research and development laboratories. It features the new Horizon MBTM FTIR software […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 5 — Finesse Solutions, LLC, Santa Clara, CA, a manufacturer of measurement and control solutions for bioprocess applications, and Nova Biomedical, Waltham, MA, a world leader in biotechnology process monitoring announced the release of a TruBio(TM) plug-in for OPC connectivity between TruBio control software and Nova FLEX(TM) analyzers. OPC is the […]

Cellulosic biofuels company to safely and efficiently convert wood waste into fuel at Georgia plant AUSTIN, Texas–Second-generation biofuels company Range Fuels has formed a strategic relationship with Emerson Process Management, a business of Emerson (NYSE: EMR – News), to help bring online the first commercial cellulosic biofuels plant in the United States. Range Fuels selected […]