Applied StemCell, Inc., a global provider of gene editing and stem cell-based services, as well as a leader in molecular and cellular reference standard products for clinical diagnostics markets, is proud to receive certifications for two International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Quality Management Systems (QMS) on October 20, 2017, the ISO 9001:2015 and 13485:2016. The […]

TOKYO ‐‐ Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd., a leading manufacturer of power tools and life‐science  equipment, announced today that the company will change its corporate name to Koki Holdings Co., Ltd., effective  June 1, 2018, and will rebrand its full line of power tools known as HITACHI and/or Hitachi Koki under the new  HiKOKI1  (pronounced “hai‐koh‐key”) name, effective October 1, 2018. The name changes are in line with the  company’s ambitious international growth strategy, aimed at ensuring sustainable growth while expanding business  in the nearly 100 countries in Hitachi Koki’s global network. Hitachi Koki’s world‐class advanced technologies have produced reliable and innovative products throughout its  celebrated 70‐year history, which serve as the basis for its new partnership with KKR, one of the world’s pre‐ eminent private equity groups. Through the new partnership, Koki Holdings is streamlining operations and  accelerating investment in organic development and acquisitions to enhance its global businesses as a worldwide  leading manufacturer. Simultaneous to the rebranding efforts, the company is establishing a subsidiary as its European headquarters called  Koki Holdings Europe GmbH in the suburbs of Dusseldorf, Germany to reflect the strategic importance of the  European market. The subsidiary will commence operations in November 2017, and will serve to carry out the  parent company’s activities in Europe, with the aim to be closer to our customers to facilitate faster decision making  in managing their needs. “We have delivered award‐winning innovation in manufacturing with solid business performance for over 70 years,  and now is the time for us to focus on expansion as a truly global company while remaining rooted to our Japanese  tradition,” said Osami Maehara, President, Hitachi Koki. “We have fully committed to accelerate growth alongside a  dynamic new partner in KKR as we pursue our goal to become a global leader in power tools and life‐science  instruments. We have set an aggressive sales target of US$2.7 billion in fiscal year 2020. We are confident we can  take our business to the next level with the support of all our employees and partners worldwide, and the  revamping of the brand name is the first step to making this possible. We look forward to continuing to build a  brand that exceeds the expectations of discerning customers around the world.” 1    No changes will be made to the following brands in their respective markets: metabo, SANKYO, Tanaka, CARAT, HIT‐MIN,  himac. The  HiKOKI  brand  was  created  to  embody  the  three  core  competencies  of  the  company,  including  its  innovative  technologies that give rise to products with superior performance, the reliability of its products and services backed  by a 70‐year company history, and the potential for new business growth represented through the new partnership  with KKR. For ease of pronunciation, the new brand name uses a lowercase “i” in its first syllable, and includes  the implicit numeral “1” to express our commitment to providing our customers with the “No. 1” products on  the market, and our aim to achieve “No. 1” global status. The new corporate name, Koki Holdings Co., Ltd., is designed to maintain continuity with our current name, while  also reflecting the multiple brands it encompasses around the world, and accelerate our investment in acquisitions  […]

Schaumburg, IL – Yamazen Inc., national machine tool importer and distributor headquartered in Schaumburg, IL celebrated their 50 anniversary in the USA, twenty years after their parent company, Yamazen Corporation, was founded in Japan (1947). Since its establishment in April of 1967, Yamazen Inc. has delivered solutions and has provided support and service to many […]

SOLNA, Sweden – Bruker Corporation announces the merger of its subsidiaries in Sweden as of November 1st. Bruker AXS Nordic AB, Bruker BioSpin Scandinavia AB, and Bruker Optics AB have merged with Bruker Daltonics Scandinavia AB, and the surviving company has been renamed to Bruker Nordic AB. In addition to the consolidation of legal entities, […]

The Endress+Hauser Group is celebrating another development: After expanding production and building a new plant in the US, plus opening new sales offices in Malaysia, France and Chile, the company has now dedicated a new facility in Brussels. Endress+Hauser invested approximately 6.6 million euros in the new building in Belgium’s capital. “The sales center has […]

An “Anton Paar training laboratory” was recently opened at renowned VLB, the Research and Teaching Institute for Brewing in Berlin. It is equipped with the latest analytical instruments, an investment that is much appreciated by VLB-president Ulrich Rust who explicitly thanked Anton Paar during his opening-speech. The training laboratory is part of the new institute […]

Twelve student finalists awarded in three fields of life science: bioseparations, 3D printing and food and beverage safety Grand prize winners Steffen Zobel-Roos, Clausthal University of Technology, Germany, Alexandra Rutz, University of Cambridge, UK, and Ruben R. G. Soares, University of Lisbon, Portugal, selected based on research presentations at MilliporeSigma’s new Life Science Center – […]

Peak Scientific, the global leader in gas generation for analytical laboratories, has vastly expanded its presence in Europe, where it is already recognised as a market-leader. In the last 6 months the fast growing company, which already has offices worldwide, has opened several new offices on the continent and increased its number of direct customer […]

ORLANDO, Fla.  — The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Edico Genome today set a new scientific world standard in rapidly processing whole human genomes into data files useable for researchers aiming to bring precision medicine into mainstream clinical practice. Utilizing Edico Genome’s DRAGENTM Genome Pipeline, deployed on 1,000 Amazon EC2 F1 instances on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) […]

– Company’s Carlsbad manufacturing facility passes FDA and EMA inspections – Underscores capabilities as commercial manufacturer of viral and gene therapy products Viruses can be used in gene therapy applications to transfer therapeutic genes – Highlights position as leading contract manufacturing organization (CMO) for production of next-generation gene therapies BURLINGTON, Mass. — MilliporeSigma today announced that its Carlsbad, California-based […]