MILFORD, Mass.– Waters Corporation (NYSE/WAT) today announced that Douglas A. Berthiaume has communicated his intention to retire as Chief Executive Officer of the Company within the next twenty-four months. The Board of Directors has appointed a Succession Planning Committee that will guide the process of selecting a successor, and plans to engage an executive search […]

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 program is […]

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced the launch of its new AssayMAP peptide sample-prep solution, which offers automated protein digestion, peptide cleanup and fractionation in preparation for mass-spectrometry analysis. As more scientists adopt LC/MS analysis for biomarker discovery, the bottleneck shifts to sample preparation. As these types of studies involve much larger numbers of […]

The company has established a competitive program to provide financial assistance to students who are pursuing an undergraduate degree or equivalent in a STEM field (science, technology, engineering and math) at five premier institutions globally: Massachusetts Institute of Technology; University of Wisconsin-Madison; University of California-Berkeley; Imperial College London and Fudan University in Shanghai. These schools […]

CAMBRIDGE, England, — Once thought to be just part of the cells waste disposal system, it is now clear that exosomes also act as microscopic delivery bags, protecting RNA and protein contents that can then be transported in the blood, influencing the activity of distant cells. Exosomes may be useful in Cancer diagnostics and for […]

CARLSBAD, Calif.,– Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) today announced that its stockholders voted to adopt the previously announced merger agreement providing for the acquisition of Life Technologies by Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE: TMO) at the Special Meeting of Stockholders held earlier today. More than 98 percent of votes cast at the Special Meeting were in […]

SAN DIEGO — Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced the availability of its newest reagent kits for the MiSeq, the industry’s most accurate and easiest-to-use benchtop sequencer. The improved chemistry doubles sequencing output to 15 gigabases (Gb) by increasing the number of sequencing reads (up to 25 million reads) and overall read length (up to 2×300 […]

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. –– Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY) announced today that its subsidiary, Teledyne Instruments, Inc., has entered into an agreement to acquire 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 […]

Milford, Massachusetts, – SeraCare Life Sciences, a leader in life science products for the diagnostic industry, has acquired Kirkegaard & Perry Laboratories (KPL). KPL is a leading provider of antibodies and related reagents for the diagnostic and life sciences markets. With the acquisition, SeraCare has expanded its portfolio of products designed to help diagnostic researchers […]

The American Red Cross Los Angeles Region, a volunteer-led humanitarian organization that helps people prevent, prepare for and respond to local emergencies, has elected Fasha Mahjoor to its board of directors. The appointment is a key step in the Red Cross’s continued efforts to reach out to all communities within the L.A. Region as part […]