ATM becomes part of the Verder Scientific Division
December 16, 2015
With the acquisition of ATM the VERDER group extends the portfolio of its Scientific Division in the business segment of sample preparation of solids. The company is a leading manufacturer of machines for metallographic applications. The instruments are used both in industrial processes and research to prepare solid bodies of metal or compound materials, usually [...]
December 16, 2015
Seoul, Korea - Park Systems, world-leader in atomic force microscopy (AFM) officially announced 1 million shares for its initial public offering on December 17th at KOSDAQ, which is a Korean version of NASDAQ, established in 1996 to be a capital supplier of venture and small and medium-sized businesses. The underwriter of the company is KB [...]
December 16, 2015
CHALFONT ST. GILES, UK and BEIJING, CHINA –– GE Healthcare’s Life Sciences business and BeiGene, Ltd. today announced that BeiGene has selected GE’s FlexFactory™ biomanufacturing platform for its first current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) biomanufacturing facility in Suzhou, China. Currently under construction, the facility is expected to be operational by 2017. BeiGene is a clinical-stage [...]
Honeywell Completes Acquisition Of Research Chemicals Business From Sigma-Aldrich
December 15, 2015
MORRIS PLAINS, N.J. -- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of the Seelze, Germany-based laboratory research chemicals business from Sigma-Aldrich, broadening Honeywell's offerings for high-purity solutions for drug discovery, medical diagnostic testing and other laboratory applications. The acquisition includes the Fluka-branded solvents and inorganic chemistry portfolio worldwide and the Sigma-Aldrich-branded [...]
Bruker Introduces Vutara 352 Super-Resolution Fluorescence Microscope
December 15, 2015
SAN DIEGO -- At the 2015 Cell Biology ASCB Annual Meeting, Bruker (NASDAQ: BRKR) announced the release of the first quantitative super-resolution microscope, the Vutara™ 352. The Vutara 352 offers speed, imaging depth, and resolution to deliver significant advantages over competing approaches, now also adding real-time quantitative capabilities. For the first time, this represents an [...]
MorphoSys deploys Dotmatics’ Vortex to Accelerate Antibody Research
December 15, 2015
Bishops Stortford, UK –- Dotmatics, a leading provider of scientific informatics solutions and services, announced MorphoSys will implement Vortex to analyse and visualise their screening data enabling rapid, informed decision making. MorphoSys choose Vortex because of the intuitive nature of the product and its extensive drug discovery capabilities. MorphoSys is committed to developing exceptional new [...]
Pacific Biosciences Receives ISO 13485 and ISO 9001 Certification
December 15, 2015
MENLO PARK, Calif. -- Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc., (Nasdaq:PACB) a pioneer and leader in long-read sequencing using its Single Molecule, Real-Time (SMRT®) Technology, announced that the company has received ISO 13485 and ISO 9001 certifications for the design, development, manufacture, distribution, installation, and servicing of its nucleic acid sequencing platforms. The International Organization for [...]
MBio Diagnostics Announces a License and Development Partnership with Roka Bioscience, Inc.
December 15, 2015
Boulder, CO – MBio Diagnostics, Inc., a company leading a new era in rapid, on-the-spot clinical diagnostics and sample testing, today announced a product development partnership and licensing agreement with Roka Bioscience, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROKA), a molecular diagnostics company focused on providing advanced testing solutions for the detection of foodborne pathogens. The partnership will cover [...]
SGI-DNA Launches Cell Engineering Services for Custom Cell Line Development
December 15, 2015
LA JOLLA, Calif. -- SGI-DNA, a Synthetic Genomics, Inc. (SGI) company, has launched a suite of Cell Engineering Services for generation of custom mammalian cell lines for research use. Cell lines developed using this service are appropriate for the expression of novel proteins as well as a variety of functional studies, including cell-based assays for [...]
Applied BioPhysics Introduces pFlow Peristaltic Pump
December 15, 2015
Troy, NY - Applied BioPhysics introduces pFlow peristaltic pump. It can be used for any application requiring controlled flow rates. The pFlow can also be used for barrier function studies of endothelial cells under flow conditions. The specially designed peristaltic pump with flow chambers attaches to ECIS® flow arrays allowing researchers to subject cell layers [...]

