These are exciting times for micro computed tomography (microCT) scanning for in vivo animal–imaging. Traditional microCT scanning is an X-ray technique in which multiple in vivo images are taken of animals and mathematically combined to form a three-dimensional image of the subject. Systems are generally used in evaluations of potential drug compounds for safety and […]
Company Announcements Helicos BioSciences President Steven J. Lombardi resigned in February, and CEO Ronald A. Lowy was named president. DNA sequencer developer Pacific Biosciences launched a partner program in February. Among the 11 initial partners are Agilent, Caliper Life Sciences, Fluidigm, NuGEN Technologies and RainDance Technologies. Gyros AB signed an exclusive distribution agreement with SCRUM […]
BioSystem Development’s Assay MAP MAb Titer is the company’s first application-specific product. It is primarily used for optimizing monoclonal antibody cell culture during process development. The MAb Titer is a miniature spin column in a cartridge format, containing 192 packed beds. First, the cartridge is wetted with 5 µL of protein A resin, an antibody […]
Company Announcements Cresset created the Versaphor desktop-applications division to supply tools based on its Fields (the 3D surface and electrostatic properties of molecules) technology to medicinal chemists, patent teams and others. CAMO Software opened an office in Yokohama, Japan, in March. Ingenuity Systems named Molecule Scientific its exclusive distributor for Taiwan, and Biodiagnostics a distributor […]
Waltham, MA 5/27/10—Thermo Fisher Scientific has agreed to acquire Fermentas International for $260 million in cash. Fermentas is a manufacturer and distributor of enzymes, reagents and kits for molecular and cellular biology research. The company had 2009 revenues of CAD $57 million ($54 million). “With Fermentas, we are better-positioned to meet the demands of molecular […]
Company Announcements Cepheid’s 2009 product revenues increased 0.6% to $170.6 million (see IBO 1/31/10). Adjusted net loss was $5.0 million, compared to $7.1 million the year before. Clinical and Industrial sales increased 28.5% and 24.1% to make up 70% and 12% of sales. BioThreat and Partner sales declined 30.8% and 70.3% to make up 15% […]
Company Announcements ZyGEM opened a European support office in Bemmel, the Netherlands. Innova Biosciences appointed Genetimes Technology and NeoBioscience Technology as Chinese distributors. In March, Polyplus-transfection SA signed an agreement with metabion GmbH to manufacture and commercialize its Zip Nucleic Acid oligonucleotides for research and in vitro diagnostics applications. Lonza Cologne AG will exclusively distribute […]
Alternative energy sources have received much attention and government funding in the past decade, and solar cell, or photovoltaic (PV), technology is no exception. The research and production of solar cells relies upon a variety of analytical instrumentation, including atomic spectroscopy, GC, molecular spectroscopy and surface science techniques. Raman, FTIR and UV-Vis-NIR spectroscopy, as well […]
Company Announcements BioNanomatrix named Chairman Edward L. Erickson president and CEO, replacing Michael Boyce-Jacino. Revenues for Scientific Digital Imaging for the six months ended October 31, 2009 grew 7.0% to £3.42 million ($5.5 million). Operating profit fell 72.2% to £75,000 ($0.1 million) (see IBO 1/31/10). Synoptics sales declined. Life Technologies announced plans to dedicate $100 […]
A focused approach has paid off for febit biotech GmbH. Febit biotech was founded in 2005 after disagreements between investors led to the closing of febit AG in 2004. Febit AG’s intellectual property, production technology, product line and name were purchased by former investors to create febit biotech. Febit is focused on two main application […]
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