Porvair plc (“Porvair”), the specialist filtration and environmental technology group today, today announces two agreements to advance its interests in the life science and environmental laboratory markets. A technology licensing agreement has been struck with Thermo Electron Manufacturing Ltd, a division of Thermo Fisher Scientific (“Thermo”), a global leader in scientific and laboratory supplies. Under […]

Following last Thursday’s clearance from the German Federal Cartel Office, Endress+Hauser (Deutschland) AG+Co. KG is able to acquire the shares originally held by the Netherlands-based Verder Group, along with unsubscribed shares from the recent increase of capital stock. “Accordingly, we yesterday published the fact of having gained control over Analytik Jena, together with our decision […]

Porvair Sciences has announced the Microlute SPE sample preparation starter kit. This kit contains everything needed to begin productive SPE sample preparation in a 96 well plate format, including two development filter plates and a popular C18 sorbent filter plate, 2ml collection plates, disposable waste trays and, most importantly, the Microlute Acrylic Vacuum Manifold. The […]

SAN CARLOS, Calif. — NuGEN Technologies, Inc., a market leader in the development of sample preparation solutions for Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) applications, has announced the release of the Ovation Human FFPE RNA-Seq Multiplex System. This kit, optimized for use with human samples, provides an end-to-end solution for strand-specific RNA-Seq library construction using very low […]

BILLERICA, Mass.- RainDance Technologies, Inc., an innovative genomics tools company enabling ultra-sensitive detection of cancer and inherited diseases, today announced it has closed a structured debt financing with Capital Royalty Partners L.P. The transaction provides RainDance with up to $35 million to support commercial expansion of the company’s leading Digital PCR and Next-Generation Targeted DNA […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced plans to separate into two publicly traded companies: one in life sciences, diagnostics and applied markets (LDA) that will retain the Agilent name, and the other that will be comprised of Agilent’s current portfolio of electronic measurement (EM) products. The separation is expected to […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced it has combined its Life Sciences Group with its Diagnostics and Genomics business, naming Lars Holmkvist the new group’s president and senior vice president of Agilent, effective immediately. Holmkvist was previously president of the Diagnostics and Genomics Group and senior vice president of Agilent. […]

Markes International (Llantrisant, UK) has announced that its worldwide thermal desorption and mass spectrometry business is set to expand into Germany. The German Technical Centre (Markes International GmbH) is located in Neu-Isenburg near Frankfurt and features a state-of-the-art laboratory for customer demonstrations and the development of new analytical procedures. There is also a conference room […]

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY) announced today that its subsidiary, Teledyne Instruments, Inc., has completed the acquisition of assets of SD Acquisition, Inc. (d/b/a CETAC Technologies). Headquartered in Omaha, Neb., CETAC Technologies is a leading designer and manufacturer of automated sample handling and sample introduction equipment for laboratory instrumentation. Terms of the […]

PISCATAWAY, N.J.– RUCDR Infinite Biologics, the world’s largest university-based biorepository, has added NuGEN Technologies to its group of technology sponsors. A unit of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, RUCDR Infinite Biologics currently stores more than 12 million biosamples. Dr. Andy Brooks, chief operating officer of RUCDR Infinite Biologics, said: “The RUCDR corporate sponsorship […]