December 29, 2016
SAN DIEGO-- Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN), continuing its strategy to bring the power of genomics into clinical applications, today announced it has named one of the world's top clinical genomics experts to head its clinical genomics unit. Garret Hampton, PhD, will join as Executive Vice President of Clinical Genomics for the company, starting January 9, [...]
Zymo Research Offers DNA/RNA Shield™ Reagent in Novel Storage Devices
December 28, 2016
Sample collection devices now available for microbiomics and other applications IRVINE, Calif. -- Zymo Research announced today that it is offering five new sample collection devices. Each type of collection tube contains Zymo Research's DNA/RNA Shield™ storage reagent, which preserves the genetic integrity and expression profiles of various samples such as cells, tissues, blood, plasma, serum, saliva, [...]
Hamilton Storage Adds New Features to Bolster LabElite® Product Line
December 27, 2016
New avenues to increase efficiency during sample decapping, capping and identification Franklin, Mass. – Hamilton Storage announces upgrades to their LabElite® DeCapper and I.D. Capper, and their LabElite I.D. Reader for continued workflow efficiencies in tube-based sample management. A 6-channel head enables use of 24-well tube racks on the LabElite DeCapper and I.D. Capper in addition [...]
Neogen acquires Brazil-based Rogama
December 27, 2016
LANSING, Mich. — Neogen Corporation (NASDAQ: NEOG) announced today that it has acquired Brazil-based Rogama Indústria e Comércio Ltda., a private company that develops and manufactures rodenticides and insecticides. Rogama was founded in 1979, and offers more than 70 registered pest control products to Brazil’s agronomic, professional, and retail markets. The company is also a [...]
PerkinElmer to Sell Medical Imaging Business to Varian Medical Systems
December 22, 2016
WALTHAM, Mass.-- PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI), a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today announced its intent to sell its Medical Imaging business, a supplier of flat panel X-ray detectors that serve as components for industrial, medical and dental X-ray imaging systems, to Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR). "Combining our Medical Imaging [...]
December 22, 2016
PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Varian Medical Systems (NYSE:VAR) today announced an agreement to acquire the Medical Imaging business of PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE:PKI) as an addition to the Varian Imaging Components business, which is slated to become an independent public company, Varex Imaging Corporation, through a previously announced separation expected to be completed in January 2017. The acquisition [...]
Exhaust Trap for Lab Vacuum Pumps
December 22, 2016
Asynt has announced a new post-pump adapter kit that enables its CondenSyn air condenser to be used as an effective exhaust trap for laboratory vacuum pumps. Rotary evaporators typically have an integral water or dry ice condenser which, when combined with a well-controlled automatic vacuum pump, provides an effective trap for most solvent vapours. However [...]
December 21, 2016
AMSBIO has introduced the MitoXpress® Xtra Fatty Acid Oxidation (FAO) kit to facilitate the convenient measurement of FAO-driven respiration. Fatty acid oxidation is the primary metabolic pathway in a variety of tissues, which is particularly important during periods of glucose deprivation. In organs such as liver and skeletal muscle, FAO can provide over 75% of [...]
December 21, 2016
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Fluidigm Corporation (NASDAQ:FLDM) today announces the release of a new high-throughput integrated fluidic circuit (HT IFC) to isolate single cells for mRNA sequencing analysis. Capturing up to 800 medium-size (10-17 µm) cells with higher single-cell capture efficiency, the new medium-cell HT IFC enables researchers to confidently scale cell atlasing and lineage studies [...]
Berthold Technologies and Titertek-Berthold join forces
December 21, 2016
Titertek-Berthold / Berthold Detection Systems GmbH and the life science business ofBerthold Technologies GmbH & Co. KG (“Bioanalytic”) will join forces, effective January 1, 2017. We will deliver even greater benefits to our combined customers and business partners through a broadened portfolio of integrated system solutions for the life science laboratory: These range from small [...]
