Brooks Automation Names Maurice “Dusty” Tenney III President of Life Science Systems
November 4, 2014
CHELMSFORD, Mass.-- Brooks Automation, Inc. (Nasdaq:BRKS) announced the appointment of Maurice "Dusty" Tenney III to the role of President, Life Science Systems, effective November 3, 2014. In this role, Mr. Tenney will have overall leadership responsibility for the company's growing life sciences business and portfolio consisting of automated sample storage systems; instruments and devices; consumables; [...]
MO BIO Laboratories, Inc. Launches the PowerMag® Blood DNA/RNA Isolation Kit
November 4, 2014
CARLSBAD, Calif.-- MO BIO Laboratories, Inc., the leader in soil, stool and microbial nucleic acid purification, announces the launch of the PowerMag® Blood DNA/RNA Isolation Kit. The kit is designed for automated, hands-free purification of nucleic acids from blood samples using the Thermo Scientific KingFisher® automated processing system and other similar automation platforms. The PowerMag® [...]
SRA Joins the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health
November 4, 2014
Fairfax, Va. -– SRA International, Inc., a leading provider of IT solutions and professional services to government organizations, announced that it has joined the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (Global Alliance) as an Organizational Member. The Global Alliance was formed to help accelerate the potential of genomic medicine to advance human health. It brings [...]
Morpho Detection Awarded Frankfurt Airport Contract for Desktop Trace Detectors
November 4, 2014
HAMBURG, GERMANY -- Morpho (Safran), through its subsidiary Morpho Detection, today announced a contract with Fraport AG, the owner and manager of Frankfurt Airport, for 45 Itemiser® DX explosives trace detectors (ETD). Under terms of the contract, all systems will be deployed to Frankfurt Airport this year as a result of new EU legislation for [...]
Vivione Biosciences Inc. Announces Clinical Pilot with the Cleveland Clinic Department of Pathology
November 4, 2014
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-- Vivione Biosciences Inc. (“Vivione”) (TSX:VBI), through its wholly owned subsidiary, Vivione Biosciences, LLC, is pleased to announce that it will begin a clinical pilot evaluation of its RAPID-B platform at the prestigious Cleveland Clinic Department of Pathology. “We’re excited about the opportunity to work with Dr. Gary Procop on the clinical pilot [...]
Bio-Techne Announces Agreement To Acquire CyVek
November 4, 2014
MINNEAPOLIS -- Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ: TECH) announced today that it has agreed to acquire CyVek, Inc. (CyVek) for $60 million in cash, plus a potential earn-out payment of up to $35 million based on CyVek revenue over the 30-month period following the closing and an additional potential earn-out payment based on CyVek revenue through 2020 [...]
Complete Microbial Detection Beads Bring New Meaning to ‘Master Mix’
November 4, 2014
CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Food and environmental scientists can reduce delays caused by messy preparation and problematic inhibitors with a new master mix designed to offer fast and accurate DNA detection. The new TaqMan Fast Environmental Master Mix Beads give scientists a freeze-dried PCR enzyme formulation optimized for enhanced real-time PCR performance and improved convenience. Designed [...]
NEW STARTUP ‘BIO DATA BRIDGES’ OFFERS LAB DATA MANAGEMENT HEALTH CHECK™
November 4, 2014
SEATTLE, WA -- The challenge of future-proofing scientific data systems just got a lot easier for life science companies. The Lab Data Management Health Check?, a free initial consultation, provides a map for improvements to scientific data management. This is good news for researchers and their IT managers who need to support the growth of [...]
ZEISS Presents World’s Fastest Scanning Electron Microscope
November 4, 2014
JENA/Germany, WASHINGTON D.C./USA -- At the annual Neuroscience meeting in Washington, D.C., November 15-19, 2014, ZEISS will present ZEISS MultiSEM 505, its new scanning electron microscope (SEM). As the first SEM in the world, the system features 61 beams working in parallel, and offers an unrivaled capture speed of 1220 megapixels per second at a [...]
November 4, 2014
MIAMI -- Global Stem Cells Group, Inc. has been named exclusive distributor for Adistem medical solutions, and Adilyfe, a new regenerative medicine products company founded by Adistem Ltd. Scientific Founder Vasilis Paspaliaris, M.D. in Melbourne, Australia and set to launch in early 2015. Paspaliaris made the announcement at the First International Symposium on Stem Cells [...]

