Lonza’s Bioscience division, consisting of its Cell Therapy, Rapid Testing Systems, Media, and Cell Discovery and Molecular Biology businesses, reported CHF 82 million ($66.9 million) in sales and EBIT of CHF 12 million ($9.8 million) for the first half of 2007. Media, and Cell Discovery and Molecular Biology sales were lower than expected. CellSystems Biotechnologies […]
Farfield Scientific entered into a strategic partnership with Monash University to create biosensor surfaces for the structural analysis of membrane protein function. SEQUENOM named Richard Lerner to its Board in July. He is president of the Scripps Research Institute. A consortium that includes deltaDOT, Xcellerex, BioPharm Services and Dowpharma was awarded a $7.9 million DARPA […]
Quadraspec introduced the Inspira Dual Channel Reader, featuring reagent-free and fluorescence detection. Fujifilm Life Science launched the LAS-4000 luminescent image analyzer for multispectral Western blotting and in vivo imaging of small animals. Caliper Life Sciences released the LabChip EZ Reader Series for in-house kinase profiling. It includes the EZ Reader II system, a benchtop reader […]
BioSolveIT agreed to market Molecular Networks GmbH products in North America. Accelrys appointed Jeffrey Rodek, former executive chairman of Hyperion Solutions, to its Board in August. He replaces Dr. Gary Costley. In September, Biomax Informatics AG acquired the operative business of data mining company eudaptics software GmbH, creating the Viscovery Software GmbH subsidiary. CLC bio […]
In July, Illumina introduced the Infinium HumanHap550-Duo BeadChip, a two-chip format for greater throughput and lower cost per sample, priced at $290–$370 per sample, depending on volume. Illumina launched the Infinium HumanLinkage-12 Genotyping BeadChip, available for $90 per sample. Roche NimbleGen introduced four-plex eukaryotic gene expression microarrays and services in September. In September, Affymetrix officially […]
Protein Discovery named eight distributors for its PPS Silent Surfactant reagent product for MS membrane protein sample preparation: ProteoMass Australia (Australia and New Zealand), American Health and Medical Supply International (China), Professional Biotech (India), Precision Technologies (Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore), Labogen (Italy), AMR (Japan), Chubu Science (Japan) and GenDiscovery Biotechnology (Taiwan). In July, QIAGEN NV […]
Luminex and Exiqon A/S launched the FlexmiR MicroRNA Mouse/Rat Extension Panel and the FlexmiR MicroRNA Control Set. Kinovate Life Sciences, a subsidiary of Nitto Denko, introduced CarriGene Plates, reagent-precoated transfection plates for in vitro delivery of plasmid DNA to mammalian cells. DiscoveRx released more than 50 PhosphoQuest ELISA assays for detection of functional kinase research […]
Affymetrix and Partners Healthcare extended their translational research collaboration (see IBO 12/15/06) with a contract array manufacturing supply agreement. Affymetrix and IPSOGEN will collaborate to develop and market in vitro diagnostic tests. Empire Genomics, a molecular karyotyping platform technology company, licensed a number of Affymetrix’s patents covering the manufacturing, use and sales of microarrays and […]
BTX Harvard Apparatus introduced the MicroPoration platform, consisting of a pulse generator, safety chamber and MicroPorator pipette, for nonviral transfection. Nova Biomedical launched the module BioProfile FLEX for cell culture analysis of 16 attributes. CellASIC launched the ONIX system for live cell imaging of yeast samples, featuring a microfluidic plate and flow control panel. Applied […]
Due to the inclusion of the International Sales Index in last month’s issue, IBO was unable to publish the results of the Life Science Sales Index for the second quarter. Here we present the results for that Index, as well as quarterly financial information for Index companies that not been covered in a previous issue. […]
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