Chiral Technologies Acquires Diffinity Genomics
August 4, 2015
WEST CHESTER, PA – Chiral Technologies, part of DAICEL CORPORATION, the global market leader in enantioselective chromatography, is pleased to announce the acquisition of the assets of Diffinity Genomics® of West Henrietta, N.Y. Diffinity Genomics has developed novel technology for the purification of nucleic acids, which formed the foundation for their products in DNA purification [...]
Rand Capital Makes $2.1 Million of Investments in 2015 Second Quarter
August 4, 2015
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Rand Capital Corporation (NASDAQ:RAND) ("Rand"), a business development company that makes venture capital investments in companies with emerging product, service or technology concepts, announced its results for the quarter ended June 30, 2015. Second Quarter 2015 Financial Highlights Achieved $5.16 net asset value (NAV) per share at June 30, 2015, up $0.73 [...]
Organovo Holdings, Inc. Appoints Paul Gallant as General Manager
August 4, 2015
SAN DIEGO -- Organovo Holdings, Inc. (NYSE MKT: ONVO; "Organovo"), a three-dimensional biology company focused on delivering scientific and medical breakthroughs using 3D bioprinting technology, today announced that the Company has hired Paul Gallant as its General Manager of the in vitro tissue service and product business. Mr. Gallant has more than 20 years of [...]
Tecan takes precision and accuracy in liquid handling to the next level
August 4, 2015
Männedorf, Switzerland – Tecan has launched the next wave of innovation for the Fluent™ laboratory automation solution*, introducing a number of new hardware and software options that enable a much wider range of applications. With the addition of a new air displacement Flexible Channel Arm, Fluent now offers the choice between two pipetting technologies for [...]
August 4, 2015
COLUMBIA, MD — Shimadzu Scientific Instruments (SSI) announces its EDX-7000/8000 energy dispersive x-ray fluorescence spectrometers are now compliant with the 21 CFR Part 11 electronic signature regulation designated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The Part 11 compliancy confirms that the electronic records produced by Shimadzu’s EDX-7000/8000 are trustworthy and reliable for use [...]
August 4, 2015
SAN DIEGO -- Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire GenoLogics Life Sciences Software, a developer of industry-leading laboratory information management systems (LIMS) for life sciences organizations. The acquisition strengthens Illumina’s industry leading portfolio of genetic analysis solutions. "The acquisition of GenoLogics demonstrates Illumina's commitment to drive the adoption [...]
InDevR Announces New Director of Regulatory Affairs to Advance FluChip-8G
August 4, 2015
BOULDER, CO – InDevR, Inc., an innovative life science company dedicated to improving biopharmaceutical and vaccine manufacturing, announced today the appointment of Elizabeth Malo as Director of Regulatory Affairs. Ms. Malo will be managing and executing InDevR’s regulatory submissions and compliance efforts. Her early focus will be on the FluChip-8G™ in vitrodiagnostic product currently in [...]
Asynt Expands Parallel Stirrer Blender Range
August 4, 2015
The DrySyn Vortex family from Asynt has been expanded to now comprise three systems, all designed to stir or blend up to three reactions at one time, whilst heating or cooling. Stirring tasks are most often performed in laboratories using magnetic hotplate stirrers which couple to PTFE magnetic stirring bars in the reaction vessel. Disadvantages [...]
ZEISS Atlas 5 – a new approach to master the multi-scale challenge
August 4, 2015
JENA/Germany, PORTLAND/USA -- ZEISS Atlas 5 is a powerful hardware and software package that extends the capacity of ZEISS scanning electron microscopes (SEM) and focused ion beam SEMs (FIB-SEM). ZEISS Atlas 5 streamlines automatic image acquisition and lets users benefit from its efficient navigation and correlation of images from any source including light and X-ray [...]
Protea commences REDIchip shipments
August 4, 2015
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. -- Protea Biosciences Group, Inc. (OTCQB:PRGB) ("Protea") announced today that it has commenced shipments of a new, proprietary, silicon nanochip, known as REDIchip, that reduces the time to identify and quantify small molecules in biofluids. Initial shipments have been made to customers in North America, Europe and Asia. Known as REDIchip™ ("Resonance-Enhanced [...]
