December 5, 2014
Boston, MA -- SciAps Inc has been a Verified Vendor with US Federal Contractor Registration since September 2013. In March of 2014, SciAps Inc decided to enroll into the Simplified Acquisition Program while awaiting the completion of their GSA Schedule through the innovative new GSAP. SciAps Inc managed to land a government contract only three [...]
Electronic Mat Capper Produces Top Quality Seals
December 5, 2014
Porvair Sciences has announced the E-capper - a new devbice that produces top quality seals and minimises the risk of repetitive strain injuries (RSI) in operators tasked with sealing deep well microplates or storage tube racks with re-useable cap mats. The fully electronic E-capper applies firm even pressure simultaneously across the whole cap mat, ensuring [...]
ITec refreshes its website www.witec.de
December 5, 2014
WITec, German specialist for Raman and scanning probe microscopy, has launched its new company website. The new design has been thoroughly renovated and optimized for touchscreens and mobile devices. The clear layout allows quick and convenient access to all page content. “The website's layout has been simplified for greater clarity in the overview of our [...]
December 5, 2014
BILLERICA, Mass. — — RainDance Technologies, Inc., a genomics tools company simplifying the analysis of complex genetic diseases, today announced the formation of the RainDance HemOnc Consortium, composed of a select group of hematologic clinical research experts drawn from prominent comprehensive cancer centers in the U.S. and Europe. Members of the consortium will present first [...]
December 5, 2014
Mannheim, Germany -- At the annual meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) in Philadelphia, PA, USA, from December 6 to 10, 2014, Leica Microsystems offers visitors a preview of its latest development: a light sheet module as an optional add-on to the Leica TCS SP8 confocal microscope for the observation of developing [...]
December 5, 2014
MR Solutions has introduced its second generation MRI magnet technology to its range of ground breaking 3T and 7T, cryogen free, preclinical scanners. Features of this new technology include variable field operation , higher intrinsic magnetic field homogeneity, larger fields of view (FOV) elliptical in shape to better fit the subject and automatic field ramping. [...]
Sigma-Aldrich Stockholders Approve Acquisition By Merck KGaA
December 5, 2014
ST. LOUIS -- Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (NASDAQ: SIAL) stockholders voted to adopt the previously announced merger agreement providing for the acquisition of Sigma-Aldrich by Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany at a special meeting of stockholders held earlier today. Sigma-Aldrich stockholders also approved, on an advisory, non-binding basis, compensation that may become payable to named executive officers as [...]
New center at Baylor College of Medicine to boost metabolomics research
December 5, 2014
Baylor College of Medicine and Agilent Technologies Inc. have teamed up to create the Agilent Techonologies Mass Spectrometry Center of Excellence at Baylor with a goal of advancing research and training in metabolomics. The new center will be a part of the Alkek Center for Molecular Discovery and the Baylor College of Medicine Core Laboratory [...]
Sigma-Aldrich Shareholders Approve Merger With Merck
December 5, 2014
Darmstadt, Germany -– Merck, a leading company for innovative and top-quality high-tech products in the pharmaceutical, chemical and life science sectors, today achieved an important milestone in the process of acquiring U.S.-based life science company Sigma-Aldrich. The shareholders of Sigma-Aldrich approved the merger with Merck at a special meeting held at the Sigma-Aldrich Life Science [...]
Sartorius metrology expert Veronika Martens receives OIML Medal
December 5, 2014
Goettingen -– Sartorius staff member and metrology expert Veronika Martens was awarded a medal of the International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML) for her outstanding accomplishments. By conferring this OIML Medal, the organization honors people who have exceptionally contributed to the further development of legal metrology. Veronika Martens, who holds a university degree in physics, [...]

