Company Announcements Accelrys announced in May that as part of a restructuring of the former Symyx Content business, several legacy products will be retired, including all reaction databases and the DiscoveryGate Classic platform. The company forecasts 2011 non-GAAP revenues of $152–$155 million. In May, Accelrys announced the retirement of Steven D. Goldby from its Board […]
Company Announcements GenomeQuest and Ingenuity Systems integrated their respective Sequence Data Management platform and IPA software. Analytik Jena’s AJ Blomesystem subsidiary, a LIMS supplier, acquired a 55% share in comicon, which develops software modules for lipid chemistry for food analysis. CLC bio will participate in the EU’s COGANGS (Comparative Genomics and Next Generation Sequencing) project […]
Atomic Spectroscopy Bruker’s S8 Dragon wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometer (WD-XRF) system combines a conventional array of wavelength detectors dedicated for elements of particular interest with a multielement energy dispersive detector (the Bruker XFlash, more commonly used for energy dispersive spectrometry [EDS] microanalysis) to provide simultaneous measurement of the remaining elements. A complete run takes […]
Company Announcements Ingenuity Systems integrated its IPA software with TransMed System’s XB Bio-Integration Suite, Geospiza’s Genesifter software for next-generation sequencing (NGS) workflows, and CLC bio’s software for array and NGS data analysis. Advanced Chemistry Development entered into a five-year research collaboration with the FDA to develop quantitative structure-activity relationship toxicity models for regulatory and research […]
Company Announcements Rapidus news service reported in September that Ludesi AB, the provider of Redfin software for two-dimensional gel image analysis, went bankrupt. The largest shareholder was Innovation Capital. Integromics appointed Dr. Michael J. McManus as president and CEO in September. Previously, he led GenomeQuest’s corporate marketing, strategic alliances, product marketing and product development efforts. […]
Company Announcements LabVantage opened an office in Monza, Italy, in July. IDBS reported first-half revenues grew 20% to £20.3 million ($31.0 million), as software sales increased 44%, maintenance revenue rose 13% and professional services revenue grew 25%. In 2009, revenues rose 12% to £36.4 million ($56.9 million). IDBS formed a Healthcare business unit. Under a […]
London, UK 10/8/10; London, UK 10/13/10—Instem Life Science Systems, a developer of software for early drug-development safety assessment, has commenced trading of its stock on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM market. The company raised £9.15 million ($14.5 million = £0.63 = $1) through a placement of 5,228,376 new ordinary shares at a price of £0.175 […]
Company Announcements Advanced Chemistry Development expanded its direct sales and support in Europe to include France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Spain and Portugal. Under a collaboration agreement, Ariadne will distribute Aureus Pharma’s offerings in the US. GenoLogics raised $1 million in equity financing in May, according to an SEC filing. QIucore named JH BIO an […]
Guildford, UK, Burlington, MA and Portland, ME 8/26/10—Data management and analytics solutions provider IDBS has agreed to acquire Quantrix for an undisclosed amount. Quantrix provides business modeling and analytics software and services. IDBS currently licenses Quantrix’s technology for use in its E-Workbook Suite electronic laboratory notebook. “This transaction allows us to accelerate the introduction of […]
Company Announcements IDBS entered into a strategic partnership with Soluzioni Informatiche for distribution of its E-Workbook Suite in Italy. TIBCO Software partnered with IDBS to integrate their respective Spotfire Analytics Platform and ActivityBase chemistry technology for exploring the extended effects of chemical structures on biological activity. Bio-IT World reported in April that Microsoft spun off […]
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