Transfection is the process of introducing foreign material, such as DNA fragments, into a host cell. Microinjection and optical transfection, which is also known as laser-assisted photoporation or optoporation, are two specialized mechanical transfection techniques designed to be used with a wide array of cell types. Although similar in concept, microinjection uses a specialized pipette […]
On February 27, Roche extended its unsolicited cash tender offer to acquire all outstanding shares of Illumina (see IBO 1/31/12, 2/15/12). According to Roche, 102,165 shares were tendered as of February 29. In response, Illumina stated: “The extension by Roche was expected. An extremely low number of shares have been tendered, consistent with our view—and […]
PAC’s Analytical Controls began shipping its CNS SIMDIS (simulated distillation) Analyzer for Crude Oil this month. Like the low-temperature CNS SIMDIS, which was introduced in 2011, the high-temperature model measures boiling point distribution of carbon, sulfur and nitrogen in one run, utilizing flame ionization and chemiluminescence detection. “We realized analyzing crude on the front end […]
Company Announcements Affymetrix entered into an agreement in October 2011 with the Broad Institute to chart the genomic changes involved in more than 20 types of cancer as part of the Broad’s work on the Cancer Genome Atlas. Using Affymetrix’s Genome-Wide Human SNP 6.0 Array, 13,500 cancer samples will be processed. In November 2011, Affymetrix […]
Company Announcements Diffinity Genomics signed in November 2011 a distribution agreement with Sigma-Aldrich for the RapidTip for PCR Purification product line. Denator named three new distributors: Bio-xplorer International for China, Bosung Scientific for Korea and GenDiscovery Biotechnology for Taiwan. In December 2011, Pressure BioSciences announced a distribution agreement with IUL Instruments for Germany and Switzerland. […]
Company Announcements Nikon partnered with the Instituto Italiano di Tecnologia for the study and development of new methods in super-resolution fluorescence optical microscopy for oncology and neurodegenerative diseases. Leica Microsystems entered into an agreement in November 2011 with the Max Planck Society and the German Cancer Research Center to develop gated super-resolution simulated emission depletion […]
The US Department of Agriculture’s Global Agricultural Information Network published a translation in early February of China’s “12th Five-Year Plan on National Food Safety Standards.” The Plan was released by the Ministry of Health on January 30 and comments were accepted until February 28. According to the document, China currently has 1,900 national food standards, […]
St. Louis, MO 2/24/12; Sheffield, UK 2/24/12; Sheffield, UK 2/24/12—Certara, a provider of drug discovery and development software and scientific consulting services, has acquired Simcyp for $32 million. Based in the UK, Simcyp supplies a modeling and simulation platform for predicting the fate of drugs in virtual populations. For its fiscal year ending July 2011, […]
Graz, Austria 2/29/12—Anton Paar, a provider of analytical instrumentation, has acquired the Petrotest Group for an undisclosed amount. Founded in 1873 and based in Germany, Petrotest provides systems for determining the flash point of petroleum products using the Pensky-Martens method. “The combination of existing technologies from both companies results in a promising synergy effect and […]
New Castle, DE 2/15/12—TA Instruments, a Waters company, has acquired German thermal analysis system maker BÄHR Thermoanalyse. “This acquisition adds powerful technologies which complement TA Instruments’ market-leading thermal analysis product line,” said TA Instruments President Terry Kelly. “There are exciting opportunities to merge patented technologies from TA and BÄHR to produce powerful new systems.” BÄHR […]
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