Repligen Corporation Names Tony Hunt as Next Chief Executive Officer
January 21, 2015
WALTHAM, Mass.-- Repligen Corporation (Nasdaq:RGEN) announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed Tony J. Hunt to be the Company's next Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Hunt, currently Repligen's Chief Operating Officer, will succeed Walter C. Herlihy, Ph.D., who will retire as President and CEO effective May 21, 2015, the date of the Company's Annual [...]
Analytik Jena Launches CE IvD Kits for Dementia Diagnostics
January 21, 2015
Jena, Germany -– Analytik Jena AG is launching CE-IvD-Kits for the diagnostics of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Creutzfeld-Jakob disease. “According to estimates by the WHO and Alzheimer’s Disease International, the number of people with dementia in our aging society is set to rise from 1.4 million currently to 3 million by 2050 [...]
Illumina Announces First Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing Solution for Forensic Genomic
January 21, 2015
SAN DIEGO -- Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) today announced the launch of the MiSeq FGx Forensic Genomics System, the first fully validated forensic next-generation sequencing (NGS) system, which simultaneously interrogates short tandem repeats (STR) and other valuable genetic markers, including single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), to provide informative DNA profiles. The system enables more robust analysis [...]
New England Biolabs® celebrates 40 years of passion in science
January 20, 2015
Ipswich, MA -- For 40 years, New England Biolabs (NEB®) has been a world leader in the production and supply of reagents for the life sciences industry. In celebration of its 40th anniversary, NEB introduced the Passion in Science Awards™ to acknowledge members of the scientific community working to make a difference. This past year, [...]
Tecan introduces Fluent™ Laboratory Automation Solution for compound management
January 20, 2015
Männedorf, Switzerland -- Tecan will soon be launching a new Fluent™ Laboratory Automation Solution designed to offer greater throughput and flexibility for compound management workflows*. Building on the success of the Fluent™ cell-based assay workstation launched in summer 2014, this second application-oriented system introduces a number of new hardware and software options that simplify and [...]
Astrotech’s 1st Detect Announces Initial Orders from New Industrial Customers
January 20, 2015
Austin, TX -- Astrotech (NASDAQ:ASTC), is pleased to announce the receipt of initial orders for its disruptive mass spectrometry technology. The industries serviced with these orders include petrochemical along with food processing and packaging. Our goal is to position our sensor technology into processing plants and manufacturing lines where process control and quality assurance is [...]
Certara Appoints Gavin Nichols as President of Technology and Head of its Software Business Unit
January 20, 2015
PRINCETON, NJ –– Certara®, the global biosimulation technology-enabled drug development and drug safety consulting company, today announced that it has appointed Gavin Nichols to the newly-created position of president of technology. Mr. Nichols will also serve as the head of Certara’s Software Business Unit and be based in its Cary, North Carolina office. In his [...]
GenomeDx Biosciences Implements Clarity LIMS for use in Clinical Lab
January 20, 2015
VICTORIA, BC –— Genologics today announced that GenomeDx Biosciences has implemented GenoLogics’ laboratory information management system, Clarity LIMS, to support whole transcriptome analysis workflows as part of their mission to address unmet clinical needs in the management of prostate cancer. Headquartered in Vancouver BC, GenomeDx will use Clarity LIMS in its CLIA-certified lab in San [...]
Implant Sciences Board Announces Appointment of Dr. William McGann as CEO
January 20, 2015
WILMINGTON, Mass. -- Implant Sciences Corporation (OTCQB: IMSC), a leading manufacturer of explosives trace detection (ETD) and drugs trace detection solutions for homeland security applications, announced today that Chief Operating Officer William McGann has been named as the Company's Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Dr. McGann replaces Glenn D. Bolduc, who resigned his position on [...]
January 20, 2015
DALLAS, Texas – Vivione Biosciences Inc. ("Vivione") (TSXV: VBI), announced today that it has sold the first of multiple RAPID-B systems for oilfield applications to AES Water Solutions, a wholly-owned subsidiary of HII Technologies (OTCQB: HIIT). AES Water Solutions has deployed the RAPID-B system to its Eagle Ford and Permian Basins oil and gas operations [...]
