July 14, 2015
Delft -- DELMIC develops and manufactures products which are focused on high performance, user friendly, integrated microscopy solutions. Users of Delmic's SECOM solution for Correlated Light & Electron Microscopy (CLEM) have recently published a review in Nature Methods that illustrates the power of CLEM in the world of biology. The boom in the use of [...]
BASi Announces Enhancements to the Company’s Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)
July 14, 2015
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN –– Bioanalytical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:BASI) has entered into an agreement with PDS Life Sciences (PDS) to fully upgrade its laboratory information management system (LIMS) to Ascentos™. The new Ascentos software represents the next generation of preclinical research LIMS and is a fully integrated software solution that includes toxicology, clinical pathology, toxicokinetics and [...]
OPGEN TO ACQUIRE ADVANDX, INC.
July 14, 2015
GAITHERSBURG, Md. -- OpGen, Inc. (Nasdaq:OPGN), has agreed to acquire AdvanDx, Inc., a Woburn, Mass. developer of advanced molecular diagnostic products. The acquisition will be accounted for as a merger combination. The consummation of the merger provides OpGen with a family of FDA approved and CE marked rapid molecular tests for use with the company's [...]
LGC appointed as coordinator for UK’s new Virtual Food Authenticity Network
July 14, 2015
LGC is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the role of Coordinator for the new Virtual Food Authenticity Network. This is a Defra initiative to help bring together those involved in food authenticity testing and ensure better collaboration and data sharing between all those with an interest. Ultimately, it will give consumers greater [...]
July 13, 2015
Manitowoc, WI – Hamilton Laboratory Solutions recently announced it has acquired the assets of the laboratory furniture and fume hood business of Hamilton Scientific, whose corporate office had been based in De Pere, Wisconsin. Hamilton Laboratory Solutions acquired all Hamilton Scientific IP (intellectual property), and terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Hamilton Laboratory Solutions [...]
July 13, 2015
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. & GAITHERSBURG, Md.-- Fluidigm Corporation (NASDAQ:FLDM) and OpGen, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPGN) today announced an expanded relationship and new agreement that includes collaborating on the development of test kits and custom analytic instruments for identification, screening, and surveillance testing of multi-drug resistance organism (MDRO) genes of pathogens, such as bacteria, fungi and viruses. [...]
Xylem Inc. Chief Financial Officer Resigns to Accept Another Opportunity
July 13, 2015
RYE BROOK, N.Y.-- Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL), a leading global water technology company dedicated to solving the world’s most challenging water issues, today announced that Michael T. Speetzen, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has resigned his position with the Company to accept another chief financial officer position, effective July 30, 2015. Mr. Speetzen will [...]
Seward to introduce new food safety sample preparation products at IAFP 2015
July 13, 2015
Worthing, UK – Seward Ltd., manufacturer of the world leading range of original Stomacher® laboratory paddle blenders and accessories used in sample preparation for microbiological analysis, will be highlighting new introductions for food safety sample preparation at IAFP 2015 on Booth Number 523. As one of the leading global food safety conferences, the International Association [...]
July 13, 2015
SAN DIEGO - Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) today announced that a preliminary study retrospectively correlated 10 cases of occult maternal cancer among pregnant women receiving an "aneuploidy detected" or "aneuploidy suspected" positive results on the verifi® noninvasive Prenatal Test (NIPT)1 to discordant results of fetal karyotypes for the women, suggesting that discordant NIPT test results [...]
Phononic launches solid-state freezer achieving refrigeration milestone
July 13, 2015
BOSTON -- For two centuries or more, inventors have been trying to perfect refrigeration technology. Now the unprecedented is happening with Phononic's unveiling of the Evolve™ compact freezer – a compressor-free, pharmacy-grade cold storage unit. The 1.8 cubic foot freezer, on display at booth #929 at the ASHE Conference and Exhibition in Boston through July [...]
