QIAGEN expands clinical decision support for NGS in oncology labs
November 2, 2015
Redwood City, California, and Hilden, Germany – QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced enhancements to its QIAGEN Clinical Insight® (QCI™) clinical decision support solution, which streamlines the annotation, interpretation and reporting of next-generation sequencing results (NGS) for clinical laboratories. The QCI bioinformatics platform, launched earlier this year, has been expanded from [...]
Bruker Completes Acquisition of Jordan Valley Semiconductors Ltd.
November 2, 2015
BILLERICA, Mass. -- Bruker Corporation (NASDAQ: BRKR) today announced the closing of its acquisition of Jordan Valley Semiconductors Ltd., a major provider of X-ray metrology and defect-detection equipment for semiconductor process control. The addition of Jordan Valley’s innovative in-line X-ray metrology to Bruker’s existing X-ray metrology technologies will position the Bruker Semiconductor Division as the [...]
A. Barry Rand Retires from Agilent Technologies Board of Directors
November 2, 2015
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) announced that A. Barry Rand has retired from its board of directors, effective Oct. 31. Rand, 70, was a founding director of Agilent, having served on the board of directors since the company's spinoff from Hewlett-Packard Co. in 2000. Rand is a highly respected business leader, [...]
BioTek Introduces New General Manager in Germany
November 2, 2015
WINOOSKI VT, USA — BioTek Instruments proudly welcomes Dr. Frank Siefert as General Manager of BioTek Germany and the company’s European Coordination Center, which provides service applications and technical support throughout the continent. Dr. Siefert will be responsible for managing day-to-day operations in Germany and implementing local actions that align with the Company’s global business [...]
New Helios G4 Series DualBeam From FEI Sets New Standards
November 2, 2015
HILLSBORO, Ore. -- FEI (NASDAQ:FEIC) today announced the new Helios™ G4 DualBeam series, which offers the highest throughput ultra-thin TEM lamella preparation for leading-edge semiconductor manufacturing and failure analysis applications. The new DualBeam series, which includes FX and HX models, takes a significant leap forward in both technological capability and ease-of-use. The new Phoenix focused [...]
Illumina Announces New $250 Million Share Repurchase Authorization
November 2, 2015
SAN DIEGO - Illumina (Nasdaq:ILMN) today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the company to repurchase, on a discretionary basis, up to $250 million of its outstanding common shares in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, subject to market conditions and other factors. The company also announced the completion of the [...]
November 2, 2015
PROVO, Utah – Tute Genomics, the leader in clinical sequencing informatics, today announced the acquisition of key assets of Knome, a renowned human-genome interpretation company whose systems and services helped spearhead several of the greatest commercial advancements in modern human genetics. Knome was co-founded in 2007 by renowned geneticist and Harvard professor George Church, who [...]
November 2, 2015
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Agilent Technologies Inc. today announced it has completed the acquisition of Seahorse Bioscience, a leader in providing instruments and assay kits for measuring cell metabolism and bioenergetics. Agilent announced its intent to acquire Seahorse on Sept. 9. Seahorse's leading technology enables researchers to better understand cell health, function and signaling, and [...]
Dynasil Appoints Gary J. Bishop EVP – Photonics
November 1, 2015
NEWTON, Mass. -- Dynasil Corporation of America ("Dynasil" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: DYSL), a developer and manufacturer of optics and photonics products, optical detection and analysis technology and components for the homeland security, medical and industrial markets, today announced the appointment ofGary J. Bishop, Ph.D., to the newly created position of EVP – Photonics. "We [...]
Sensorex General Purpose pH Probes for In-Line and Submersion Mounting
October 30, 2015
Economical S270 Series offers customized options for use in water and industrial applications Garden Grove, California (October 30, 2015) – Sensorex S270 Series pH sensors provide accurate pH measurement in plant water/wastewater treatment, chemical, food production, and other process environments. Economical and easy-to-clean, the pH sensors are compatible with virtually all commercially available transmitters and [...]
