San Diego, CA 9/28/09—An independent investigation by a special committee of independent directors has found that Sequenom failed to put in place adequate protocols and controls for the conduct of studies of its noninvasive, prenatal Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) program. Sequenom was developing a Trisomy 21 test based on its MS-based MassARRAY platform and SEQureDx […]
Santa Barbara, CA 7/31/09; North Attleboro, MA 7/31/09—Agilent has sold two particle sizing system companies that it acquired last year. Particle Sizing Systems announced that in July Agilent sold the business back to its former owners (see IBO 7/15/08). Particle Sizing Systems supplies instrumentation for particle sizing, particle counting and zeta-potential monitoring. Collodial Dynamics also […]
Sunnyvale, CA 9/16/09; Chelmsford, MA 9/22/09—Dionex has entered into an asset purchase agreement for ESA Biosciences’ Life Sciences Tools business from Magellan Biosciences. The purchase includes the Corona family of Universal Charged Aerosol Directors for HPLC, HPLC clinical assays, and ESA Laboratories services and assets. The purchase price was not disclosed. The detectors will be […]
Corning, NY 9/16/09; Bethesda, Maryland 9/16/09—Corning has acquired Axygen BioScience and its subsidiaries from private equity firm American Capital for $400 million in cash. Axygen is a manufacturer and distributor of life sciences plastic consumables and lab equipment, including pipettes, high-throughput screening products and centrifuges. It will join Corning’s Life Sciences segment. “We believe this […]
Since 2007 and the discovery of high amounts of lead in the paint on children’s toys (see IBO 11/15/07), handheld X-ray Fluorescence spectrometry (XRF) has attracted attention for its ability to quickly and easily screen for lead content in consumer products on site (see IBO 2/29/08). The US’s Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 […]
The biotechnology research and production capabilities of the EU’s newest member states are stable and growing, according to a new report from the 14allbio project. Earlier this month, the 14allbio project, which is funded by the EU’s Sixth Framework Program, published a report prepared by the European Association for Bioindustries and Venture Valuation AG. “Biotech […]
Simultaneous Thermal Analysis (STA) is a combination of two related techniques that measure thermal properties. Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) are among the most commonly used thermal analysis techniques. They can be used in concert with STA to provide more information about samples than either one could provide alone. In DSC, the […]
Company Announcements Inficon’s 2008 Emergency Response & Security sales rose 58.5% to $27.9 million to make up 11% of company revenues. Inficon’s first-half Emergency Response & Security revenue declined 49.0% to $7.4 million due in part to delayed shipments. Lower European and military sales were partially offset by an increase in environmental sales in Asia. […]
Company Announcements DNR Bio-Imaging Systems named Berthold Technologies a distributor. Innovative Biosensors entered into a manufacturing and development agreement with Thermo Fisher Air Quality Instruments for its BioFlash Biological Aerosol Collection, Detection and Identification System. Thermo will also have a sales, marketing and distribution license under the Thermo Scientific brand in certain markets. In August, […]
Company Announcements Microsoft announced that it is no longer selling Rosetta Biosoftware’s Rosetta Resolver, Syllego and Elucidator software (see IBO 6/15/09). These products’ capabilities will be integrated into its Amalga Life Sciences platform. Microsoft named Les Jordan, technology strategist for the Life Sciences Industry Unit, director of the BioIT Alliance in June. The formation of […]
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