MANCHESTER, Conn., — Charter Medical, Ltd., a division of Lydall, Inc., (NYSE:LDL) announced today that it has recently launched the new EXP-Pak(TM) cell expansion containers intended for the expansion and culture of non-adherent cells. The launch of this exciting new product family allows Charter Medical to provide enabling technology critical to the rapidly growing cellular […]

SAN FRANCISCO & SANTA CLARA, Calif., – Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and Picarro Inc. today announced an expanded collaboration to further advance the safety of the utility’s natural gas pipelines. PG&E will deploy six Picarro SurveyorTM devices for vehicle-mounted, super-sensitive gas leak detection throughout its Northern and Central California service area – making […]

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, announced that it has introduced an extension to its System 800xA integrated control system based on the new OPC-ADI specification that will simplify communication with process analyzers and multivariate data modeling programs. System 800xA now features Analyzer Device Integration Connect (ADIc), a device interface that allows System […]

Pompey, France, – Novasep, a leading provider of purification-based manufacturing solutions for life science molecules, today announces the appointment of Roger-Marc Nicoud, founder and CEO, as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board, effective on October 1st, 2012. Bolstered by its new shareholder structure since the completion of its refinancing, Novasep is now in a position to […]

Billerica, MA — EMD Millipore, the Life Science division of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, today announced an expansion of its intellectual property around chromatographic membranes. EMD Millipore has exclusively licensed Patent No. 5,547,576, filed in the US from Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha of Japan, which covers grafted primary amines on a membrane. The addition of this […]

Kaneka Corporation (Osaka, Japan; President: Kimikazu Sugawara ) announces the launch of KANEKA KanCapA, a new Protein A Chromatography Resin for the purification of therapeutic antibodies. “KANEKA KanCapA” exhibits high antibody adsorbing capacity and alkalineresistance. Therapeutic antibodies represent an innovative class of drugs used to treat a wide range of diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis […]

GE (NYSE: GE) today announced the appointment of Ralph Exton to serve as a member of the 2012-2013 Board of Trustees for the Water Environment Federation (WEF), an international organization of water quality professionals headquartered in Alexandria, Va. Exton has extensive experience in various leadership, business and international roles and has more than 25 years […]

Boulder, CO – GE Analytical Instruments announces the expansion of its direct European operations into Italy, effective June, 2012. This expansion is designed to better serve Sievers ultrapure water (UPW) and InnovOx total organic carbon (TOC) Analyzer customers by providing direct sales and applications support through local factory-trained staff. All GE Analytical Instruments’ local sales […]

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. –– Xylem Inc. (NYSE: XYL), a leading global water technology company focused on addressing the world’s most challenging water issues, today announced the release of its first sustainability report as a standalone company. The report, entitled, “A Drop is Everything” and viewable online at https://www.xyleminc.com/en-us/sustainability/Pages/2012-Sustainability-report.aspx, details Xylem’s accomplishments in the area of […]

CHICAGO, Sept.– St. Louis-based life science company, Sigma-Aldrich, announced today in conjunction with Scotland’s First Minister, Alex Salmond, plans to expand its operations in Scotland by investing in the development of a new powder manufacturing facility on its Irvine site. SAFC, a top 10 global fine chemical supplier and manufacturer of specialty chemicals and biologics […]