Luminex’s xMAP suspension bead array systems have been widely adopted for research, drug discovery and IVD applications. The xMAP technology uses microscopic polystyrene beads as a carrier of a specific protein, antibody or nucleic acid. These beads are internally dyed using precise ratios of fluorophores, allowing researchers to detect specific reactions. Luminex offers three systems […]

Company Announcements In March, Roche signed an R&D agreement with BioLamina to jointly develop new cell culture systems for various applications, including stem cell research. The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and Sony DADC announced a collaboration to further advance the Institute’s Organs-on-Chip technologies. Techne named Charles Kummeth CEO, effective April […]

Company Announcements Coherent entered into an exclusive agreement with PhaseTech Spectroscopy to offer the 2DQuick, a complete solution for 2D IR spectroscopy for investigating molecular dynamics. Following ASD’s acquisition by Spectris (see IBO 11/30/12), Bob Faus, vice president of engineering, was named vice president and general manager, NIR, and Michael Lands, vice president of sales […]

Company Announcements SynapDx formed a strategic relationship with Illumina for their respective autism technologies and sequencing platform to develop early detection tools for autism spectrum disorders. Susan Siegel resigned from Pacific Biosciences Board in March. Spiral Genetics closed a $3 million Series A financing in March and partnered with Omicia. Nabsys closed a $20 million […]

Company Announcements Cepheid 2012 Non-Clinical sales grew 19.3% to $35.2 million, or 11% of total revenues, primarily due to greater shipments of anthrax test cartridges to Northrop Grumman/US Postal Service (USPS). The company agreed to sell the test cartridges and associated materials used in the Biohazard Detection System directly to USPS through the period ending […]

Company Announcements BUCHI Labortechnik opened an office in Moscow, Russia, in January. Eppendorf’s 2012 revenues grew 8.9%, 4.0% organically, to €520.2 million ($666.9 million) (see IBO 5/15/13). Adjusted operating profit rose 13.5% to €109.4 million ($140.3 million). Sales in Asia/Pacific/Africa, North/Latin America and Europe rose 12.8%, 8.1% and 7.2%, or 6.6%, 4.9% and 1.7% on […]

IBO has selected Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Orbitrap Fusion MS as the product of the show for this year’s ASMS annual meeting. The new model features an all-new configuration that incorporates a quadrupole front end along with Thermo’s proven linear ion trap and Orbitrap mass analyzers. The improved system offers a resolving power of better than […]

The “Nature Publishing Index (NPI) 2012” includes 217 Chinese research institutes, a 42.8% increase. Of the 217, 107 of the institutes are included for the first time. The NPI is based on the number of primary research articles published in a Nature Publishing Group journal during a given year. The number of articles attributed to […]

The World Bank announced this month a $430 million initiative to establish centers of excellence at universities in West and Central Africa. The World Bank will provide $129 million, and an institution may receive up to $8 million for each center of excellence. The initiative is designed to promote regional specialization in development and to […]