Science for Life Laboratory Forms Swedish National Center for Single-Cell Biology
February 5, 2015
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Fluidigm Corporation (NASDAQ:FLDM) today announced that Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab) has established the Swedish National Center for Single-Cell Biology. The center features six C1TM systems, three CyTOF® 2 systems and a BiomarkTM HD system, making SciLifeLab one of the preeminent users of the full line of Fluidigm's single-cell technologies [...]
February 5, 2015
NISKAYUNA, NY -– GE Global Research, GE’s (NYSE: GE) technology development arm, today announced a significant technological achievement in a project to develop next-generation, cost-effective sensors for cargo shipping for detecting chemicals used in explosives or other hazardous materials at shipping ports. GE, in partnership with the Technical Support Working Group (TSWG), a U.S. Interagency [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Strengthens Bioproduction Offering by Acquiring Advanced Scientifics, Inc.
February 5, 2015
WALTHAM, Mass. -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, today announced it has acquired Advanced Scientifics, Inc. (ASI), a global provider of single-use technologies for customized bioprocessing solutions, for $300 million in cash. ASI designs, manufactures and delivers customized single-use systems and equipment for the preparation, processing, storage and [...]
February 4, 2015
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- LifeMap Sciences, Inc. (“LifeMap”), a subsidiary of BioTime, Inc., announced today a partnership agreement with Advaita Corporation, which develops and sells iPathwayGuide, an advanced web-based pathway analysis platform capable of identifying mechanisms of action and potential drug targets directly from gene-expression experiments. Under the agreement, iPathwayGuide will be integrated into LifeMap’s GeneCards® [...]
Datacolor AG expands direct sales and service organization in Italy
February 4, 2015
As part of the company’s strategy, Datacolor expands its direct sales and service organization in Italy. From April 2015 onwards, Datacolor will directly run the entire sales and service business. The company thanks its Italian Agent URAI for the successful co-operation in the last 35 years. Both companies will work closely together to assure Datacolor’s [...]
Corning Celebrates 100 Years of the PYREX® Brand
February 4, 2015
CORNING, N.Y. -- Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) this year is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the PYREX® brand, representative of an innovation that has become one of the world’s most trusted names. For a century, Corning’s PYREX glass has been at the heart of groundbreaking discoveries and advancements in medicine, chemistry, space exploration, and other [...]
February 4, 2015
HILLSBORO, Ore. and BEIJING -- FEI (Nasdaq:FEIC) and the Tsinghua University Branch of National Center for Protein Sciences Beijing announce a collaboration to establish a joint new training and research program for cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) in structural biology. With this joint program, the center will feature the first complete cryo-EM workflow in Asia for molecular [...]
February 3, 2015
CARLSBAD, Calif.-- Thomas Jefferson University (TJU), the Institute Pasteur, the Organization of International Visitors of the USA (OIV-USA) and Thermo Fisher Scientific today announced they have formed a collaborative training program designed to preemptively combat the potential threat of an Ebola virus epidemic in Ivory Coast. The partnership includes training of a visiting scientist who [...]
February 3, 2015
Warrington, UK -- AB SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, today announced that the International Pharmaceutical Research Center (IPRC) in Jordan is investing in two AB SCIEX Triple Quad™ 6500 LC/MS/MS Systems in order to offer new capabilities for bioanalysis studies of Phase I clinical trial compounds. The sensitivity of the 6500 [...]
ChemAxon launches the Connect module of its Plexus Suite web collaboration platform
February 3, 2015
Budapest, Hungary –– ChemAxon introduces the Connect module of its web based collaborative discovery platform, Plexus Suite. Plexus Connect is the data connection, search, form viewing and list management functionality of the suite and bundles ChemAxon’s industry leading capabilities to reach, work and manage data anywhere on corporate or personal databases. Plexus Connect is the [...]
