December 4, 2014
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces the establishment of Yokogawa Analytical Solutions in Malaysia. This new subsidiary, whose opening ceremony was held on December 3, will manufacture process analyzer systems for use in oil refineries, petrochemical plants, and other industrial facilities. It is expected that the new company will play a role in expanding Yokogawa's process analyzer [...]
December 4, 2014
LANSING, Mich. -— Neogen Corporation (NASDAQ: NEOG) announced today that it has named Richard Calk, Jr. as president and chief operating officer. He is expected to assume his responsibilities immediately. Calk replaces Steve Snyder, who resigned in July for personal reasons. "Richard's background in operations, sales and marketing management, along with his strategic planning skills, [...]
December 4, 2014
SANTA CLARA, Calif., and HOUSTON, TX -– Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) and Baylor College of Medicine, both known for their expertise in metabolomics, are working together to advance research and training in this vital branch of the life sciences. To that end, Agilent and Baylor have opened the Agilent Technologies Mass Spectrometry Center of [...]
Sigma-Aldrich Life Sciences Licenses Foundational CRISPR Patents from Broad Institute
December 4, 2014
ST. LOUIS -- Sigma-Aldrich® Corporation (NASDAQ: SIAL), today announced that Sigma® Life Science, its innovative biological products and services business, has entered into a non-exclusive agreement for the use of CRISPR/Cas technology covered under patents held by the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. Under the agreement, Sigma-Aldrich is able to make, use and distribute [...]
Highly Versatile Single Tube Code Reader
December 4, 2014
The Tracxer Code Reader TS201 MINI is high-speed storage tube code reading at its best. Attractively designed to enhance your lab space - the Tracxer TS201 MINI is truly versatile - it reads 1D rack barcodes, 1D barcoded tubes and 2D Data-Matrix coded tubes (in 96-, 48- and 24-well formats) all in less than a [...]
ASTROTECH’S 1ST DETECT APPOINTS SEASONED INDUSTRY EXECUTIVE BOB KIBLER AS CEO
December 4, 2014
1st Detect, a subsidiary of Astrotech (NASDAQ:ASTC), has announced today that it has hired Mr. Bob C. Kibler as its new CEO. 1st Detect’s goal is to guide its R&D efforts in a sales driven atmosphere in order to penetrate our identified markets in a timely manner. Mr. Kibler, brings a wealth of management experience [...]
December 3, 2014
SAN DIEGO, NEW HAVEN, Conn. and SPRINGFIELD, Va. -- Organovo Holdings, Inc. (NYSE MKT: ONVO) ("Organovo"), a three-dimensional biology company focused on delivering breakthrough 3D bioprinting technology, and Yale School of Medicine, Department of Surgery have formed a collaboration to develop bioprinted tissues for surgical transplantation research, made possible by a generous gift from the [...]
IFR Announces Test for Detecting Horse Meat
December 3, 2014
Scientists at the Institute of Food Research on the Norwich Research Park have teamed up with Oxford Instruments to develop a fast, cheap alternative to DNA testing as a means of distinguishing horse meat from beef. Because horses and cattle have different digestive systems, the fat components of the two meats have different fatty acid [...]
December 3, 2014
ENDICOTT, NY –– SureScan Corporation, an emerging leader bringing advanced technology and manufacturing to the homeland security marketplace, today announced it has appointed LeeAnn Levesque as President and CEO of SureScan Corporation. Promoted from the post of General Manager, which she has held since 2004, Ms. Levesque has been responsible for the design, manufacture and [...]
December 3, 2014
SAN DIEGO -- Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) and Sequenom, Inc. (NASDAQ: SQNM) today announced they have agreed to settle all pending infringement claims and other disputes between Sequenom and Verinata Health, Inc. The parties will pool their owned and in-licensed intellectual property directed to noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT), including patents that will remain the subject [...]
