The 2007 AAPS (American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists) National Biotechnology Conference (NBC) was hosted in sunny San Diego, California, from June 24–27. With a mild breeze, the temperature ranged between 70° and 75° F, one could only hope that the meeting would have taken place on the beautiful sandy beaches, instead of in a stuffy […]
The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization and World Health Organization announced that the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) has adopted 44 new and amended food codes and standards, and established a set of risk-analysis principles to assist governments in making their own standards and codes. Among the new and revised standards and codes are a code […]
Gamma Medica-Ideas, a provider of preclinical imaging instruments for in vivo small-animal imaging, was founded as Gamma Medica in 2000. In June 2005, Gamma Medica merged with the Norwegian company Ideas ASA, a manufacturer of solid-state digital detector electronics and imaging detector subsystems, to form Gamma Medica-Ideas (see IBO 10/15/05). Gamma Medica-Ideas has 85 employees. […]
Rochester, NY 7/9/07—Thermo Fisher Scientific has acquired the assets of the OptiCell product line, consumable products for cell culture growth, from BioCrystal for an undisclosed amount. Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Nalge Nunc International subsidiary has exclusively distributed the product since last year. “This acquisition helps us leverage and further develop OptiCell as a next generation cell […]
In the June 30 issue, IBO examined the acquisition of molecular diagnostic providers by companies traditionally associated with research instrumentation and products. QIAGEN NV is one such company. QIAGEN currently offers 34 CE-marked IVD assays, six CE-marked IVD sample preparation products, nine China State Food and Drug Administration– approved IVD assays and one FDA 510K-approved […]
Advanced Instruments and RAM Mechanical launched the CombiScope AutoLab, an automated dairy lab sample handling and analysis system. CyBio AG and Jena Bioscience introduced the CyBi-CrystalCreator for automating the entire protein crystallization process. HTG introduced the FireFly Imaging System, a chemiluminescent imager. Velocity11 introduced the R-Series BenchCel Microplate Handling System. Tecan released Freedom EVOware 2.0. […]
The European Union’s regulations for a wide variety of industries are having an influence far beyond the confines of Europe. In fact, the EU is steadily replacing the US as the primary source for regulatory guidance. Frequently, countries will imitate the EU’s policies outright. In addition, the EU is beginning to influence decisions by international […]
febit launched a Geniom Biochip for all known microRNA sequences, available as a Ready-To-Go-Biochip or made on site by the company’s Geniom One instrument. In May, febit introduced the Geniom RT Analyzer for sample hybridization, automated processing and analysis for multiple applications, including multiplex amplification on a chip and dynamic detection. Geniom Biochips can be […]
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