FEI Releases New Electronics Failure Analysis Applications for Helios NanoLab DualBeam Portfolio
November 3, 2014
Hillsboro, Ore. -— FEI (NASDAQ: FEIC) announced today the release of two new application packages for its third-generation Helios NanoLab™ DualBeam™ systems, including the latest addition to the family, the plasma-sourced Helios PFIB. The new application solutions address needs in integrated device (IC) manufacturing and failure analysis for fast plan-view delayering, and rapid, automated preparation [...]
November 3, 2014
ALAMEDA, Calif. & JERUSALEM -- BioTime, Inc. (NYSE MKT:BTX) and Cell Cure Neurosciences Ltd. (Cell Cure) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Cell Cure’s Investigational New Drug (IND) application to initiate a Phase I/IIa clinical trial of OpRegen® in patients with the severe form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) [...]
Bio-Rad Laboratories Resolves Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Matters with U.S. Government
November 3, 2014
Hercules, CA — —Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb), a global provider of life science research and clinical diagnostic products, today announced the full resolution of previously disclosed investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) into past violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) that occurred [...]
Horizon Discovery Group plc Appoints Dr David Smoller as an Executive Director
November 3, 2014
Cambridge, UK -- Horizon Discovery Group plc (LSE:HZD) (“Horizon” or “the Company”),a leading provider of research tools to support translational genomics and the development of personalized medicines, today announces the appointment of Dr David Smoller, Chief Business Officer of Horizon, as an Executive Director of the Board, with immediate effect. David recently joined Horizon as [...]
Agilent Technologies Spins Off Its Electronic Measurement Business, Keysight Technologies
November 3, 2014
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced it has completed the spinoff of its electronic measurement business, Keysight Technologies. Keysight will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange today under the symbol KEYS. The separation was implemented through a spinoff of Keysight's common stock and is intended to be tax-free for [...]
RainDance Technologies Appoints Martin M.CoyneII and Glenn P.Muirto to Board of Directors
November 3, 2014
BILLERICA, Mass. — — RainDance Technologies, Inc., a genomics tools company simplifying the analysis of complex genetic diseases, today announced the appointment of Martin M. Coyne II and Glenn P. Muir to its Board of Directors. Coyne Brings Technology and Healthcare Industry Best Practices Mr. Coyne currently serves as a director of Akamai, a role [...]
Agilent Technologies Granted Dismissal in Patent Infringement Suit Brought by Genetic Technologies
November 3, 2014
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that patent infringement litigation claims against Agilent's microarray, Bioanalyzer and GeneSpring products have been dismissed by Genetic Technologies, Ltd. No settlement was involved; instead, Genetic Technologies offered to dismiss its claims against Agilent. The parties today filed a mutual dismissal of all claims, in [...]
November 3, 2014
A California-based medical diagnostics and life sciences manufacturing and sales company, Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc. (Bio-Rad), has agreed to pay a $14.35 million penalty to resolve allegations that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by falsifying its books and records and failing to implement adequate internal controls in connection with sales it made in [...]
November 3, 2014
ST. LOUIS -- Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (NASDAQ: SIAL), a leading Life Science and Technology company, today announced that it has filed a definitive proxy statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the pending acquisition of the Company by Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, and has set the date for a special meeting of stockholders to [...]
Bruker Completes Divestiture of its Gas Chromatography Product Lines
November 3, 2014
FREMONT, Calif. -- Bruker Corporation (NASDAQ: BRKR) today announced that it completed the divestiture of its Gas Chromatography (GC) and GC single-quadrupole (GC-SQ) mass spectrometry products to Techcomp Europe Ltd., a subsidiary of Techcomp (Holdings) Ltd, on October 31st, 2014. Techcomp intends to continue to manufacture the former Bruker GC and GC-SQ SCION™ products in [...]

