AmericanBio and Boval BioSolutions Announce Joint Venture Agreement
October 28, 2014
Natick, MA, and Cleburne, TX -- AmericanBio, Inc. and Boval BioSolutions announced the formation of a joint venture involving the continuous development and marketing of Bovine Serum Albumin RNase / DNase Free products. These two powerful life science brands have partnered, and with this alliance it should allow them to exclusively bring to market products [...]
Waters Centers of Innovation Program Honors Colorado State University Laboratory
October 28, 2014
MILFORD, Mass. -- At a ceremony at Colorado State University’s Fort Collins, COcampus, Waters Corporation officially welcomed the University’s Proteomics and Metabolomics Facility into its Centers of Innovation Program. Under the direction of Dr. Jessica Prenni, the facility has earned a reputation for excellence in applying non-targeted proteomics and metabolomics using liquid chromatography and mass [...]
Leica Biosystems to Acquire Devicor Medical Products, Inc.
October 28, 2014
Buffalo Grove, Ill. –– Leica Biosystems, a global leader in anatomic pathology laboratory solutions and instruments, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Devicor Medical Products, Inc. Devicor is a global market leader in breast biopsy instruments and consumables, with annual revenues of approximately $170 million. Devicor, headquartered in Cincinnati, [...]
October 28, 2014
Hilden, Germany, and Barcelona, Spain -– QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced its support for the implementation of new guidelines presented today by the World Health Organization (WHO) as part of its Post-2015 Global Tuberculosis Strategy (End TB). This strategy document outlines a 20-year blueprint and now includes new guidelines that [...]
October 28, 2014
Berlin (Germany)-– PicoQuant and Nikon present a new level of software cooperation in their FLIM & FCS Upgrade Kit for Nikon A1 and C2 laser scanning microscopes (LSM). A specially developed interface between PicoQuant's SymPhoTime 64 and Nikon's NIS-Elements allows direct time-resolved data acquisition out of the Nikon software. The expanded software interface significantly improves [...]
Intellectual Ventures Files Additional Patents Based Upon Visualant’s ChromaID Technology
October 28, 2014
SEATTLE -- Visualant, Inc. (OTCQB: VSUL), a leading provider of disruptive light-based technologies, announced today that Intellectual Ventures has filed three additional patents focused upon both unique applications of the Visualant ChromaID™ technology and advancements to the technology itself. Visualant and Intellectual Ventures (IV) entered into a strategic relationship in November of 2013. Pursuant to [...]
October 28, 2014
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.-– Centice Corporation, a pioneer in narcotic and pharmaceutical identification using Raman spectroscopy technology, today announced that a major federal agency is now using the Centice MFL-3000 drug analysis system to aid in prescription pill abuse operations. The operations focus on stopping the illegal use of prescription drugs for recreational purposes, doctor [...]
Introducing JASCO’s New V-700 Series UV-Vis/NIR Spectrophotometers
October 28, 2014
JASCO is proud to announce the launch of the new V-700 Series of UV-Vis/NIR spectrophotometers. These systems feature a rugged and compact design, excellent optical performance, high speed scanning, and a range of application-specific accessories and software. The new V-700 series consists of five distinct models, including the new concept V-780 UV-Visible-Near Infrared Spectrophotometer with [...]
Omicia Introduces Phevor to Boost Identification of Disease-Causing Gene Mutations
October 28, 2014
OAKLAND, CA -- Omicia, Inc., the leading genome interpretation company, today announced it is integrating Phevor™ (Phenotype Driven Variant Ontological Re-ranking tool) into its Opal product offering. Phevor, an algorithm co-developed by the University of Utah and Omicia, accelerates identification of disease-relevant variants in genomic sequences. Phevor is being integrated into Omicia's Opal platform including [...]
NanoScreen Releases ORION Liquid Handling Workstation To Accelerate Drug Discovery
October 28, 2014
Charleston, SC -- NanoScreen, LLC, a global industry leader in automated liquid handling products for the Life Sciences, announces the release of the ORION Liquid Handling Workstation. ORION is a flexible, multi-format, high precision pipetting robot designed to meet the liquid handling needs of today’s laboratories. It offers exceptional performance in a small package at [...]
