November 6, 2014
Boston, MA and Leuven, Belgium -- Cartagenia, leader in providing genetic labs and clinicians with software-based workflow support for variant assessment, lab reporting, and integration of diagnostic knowledge-bases, today announced that it is part of a three-member consortium called Lungcadia that has won a three-year, €1.4 million ($1.76 million) EuroTransBio research grant to develop a [...]
Blackrock Microsystems Initiates Two Industry Partnerships that Empower Neuroscience Research
November 6, 2014
SALT LAKE CITY -- Blackrock Microsystems LLC, the industry leader in neuroscience research equipment, today announced partnerships with two neuroscience research firms -- Germany-based PhenoSys GmbH and Israel-based NAN Instruments Ltd. -- that will create a truly comprehensive set of tools for neuroscience researchers that facilitate faster and more cost-effective research. Blackrock Microsystems will incorporate [...]
AMETEK Announces Two Executive Appointments
November 6, 2014
BERWYN, Pa.-- AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE: AME) today announced two promotions within its senior management team. Thomas C. Marecic and Ronald J. Oscher have each been promoted to President, Electronic Instruments Group. In these roles, they will be responsible for overseeing different divisions within the process businesses of AMETEK's Electronic Instrument Group. Tom and Ron will [...]
Merck: Executive Board Member Oschmann Elected President of IFPMA
November 6, 2014
Stefan Oschmann, CEO Pharma and Member of the Executive Board of Merck, was elected President of IFPMA (International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations) during 27th IFPMA Assembly in New York, U.S.A. The term of office of Oschmann, who has been Vice President at IFPMA since 2012, runs two years. He succeeds John Lechleiter, Chairman, [...]
November 5, 2014
Santa Clara, CA -- Park Systems, a leading manufacturer of atomic force microscopy (AFM) products, announces PinPoint™ Nanomechanical Mode a new application designed to measure and map mechanical properties in materials and biological cells simultaneously and in real-time from high speed force-distance (F-d) curves with accurate control of both contact force and time. This new [...]
November 5, 2014
Sunnyvale, CA -- Freeslate, Inc., the leading provider of high throughput research solutions for drug development, today announced Argonne National Laboratory, a U.S. Department of Energy research laboratory, acquired a CM Protégé Powder Dispense System. The automated powder dispense system is designed to be flexible and easy to use while retaining the accuracy and precision [...]
Takara Bio Selects Genedata Software to Automate and Standardize NGS Data Analysis
November 5, 2014
Tokyo, Japan -- Genedata, a leading provider of advanced software solutions for drug discovery and life science research, today announced that Takara Bio Inc., a leading global biotechnology company, has chosen Genedata Expressionist for Genomic Profiling as its key software platform for next-generation sequencing (NGS) data. The platform will be integrated with in-house and third [...]
TRANSGENOMIC ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE CHANGES
November 5, 2014
OMAHA, Neb.-- Transgenomic, Inc. (NASDAQ: TBIO), a global biotechnology company advancing personalized medicine in cardiology, oncology, and inherited diseases through advanced diagnostic tests and clinical and research services, today announced certain executive management changes. Mark Colonnese, the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Transgenomic, resigned from the Company effective October 30, 2014. Paul [...]
BioTime Receives Authorization to Begin Pivotal Human Clinical Trial of Renevia™ in Europe
November 5, 2014
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- BioTime, Inc. (NYSE MKT:BTX) today reported that it has received authorization to begin its pivotal human clinical trial of Renevia™ in Europe. In the trial, Renevia will be used in combination with the patient’s own fat-derived cells and injected into portions of the patient’s face where there has been a loss of [...]
Chai Biotechnologies launches Open qPCR™, the world’s first open-source Real-Time PCR Thermocycler
November 5, 2014
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-- Chai Biotechnologies announced Open qPCR, the world's first open source Real-Time PCR Thermocycler. The machine was launched via a KickStarter crowdfunding campaign yesterday (https://chaibio.com/openqpcr). The Open qPCR Real-Time PCR Thermocycler Open qPCR is currently available for $1499 as part of the campaign, and is expected to ship in March 2015. The instrument [...]

