Metrohm Turkey officially established to become the latest member of the Swiss Metrohm Group

Effective August 4th 2014 , Metrohm Turkey has been officially established to become the official representation in Turkey of the Swiss Metrohm Group. Metrohm Turkey is the successor of Dr. Kimyager I. Yanco, the family owned business, which had represented Metrohm in Turkey for almost 30 years. Metrohm Turkey is headquartered in Istanbul and represents [...]

Sigma-Aldrich® Agrees To Acquire Cell Marque To Strengthen Immunohistochemistry Business

ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Sigma-Aldrich® Corporation (Nasdaq: SIAL) announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Rocklin, California, based Cell Marque Corporation in a move to strengthen its antibody portfolio and to better serve immunohistochemistry (IHC) customers. Cell Marque designs, develops and manufactures antibody reagents and kits, an offering that will complement [...]

Versatile Code Reading Software for Sample Storage

Micronichas announced a new version 2.2.6 of its Tracxer storage tube code reading software. Fully compatible with all Micronic tube scanners** the new user friendly software is easy to install, gives reliable code readings and can be smoothly integrated into any laboratory sample database. All new features in version 2.2.6 are included as standard in [...]

Nasdaq Welcomes VWR Corporation (Nasdaq: VWR) to The Nasdaq Stock Market

New York, N.Y. -- The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NDAQ) announced that VWR Corporation (Nasdaq: VWR), a leading, independent provider of laboratory products, services and solutions, commenced trading on The Nasdaq Stock Market on October 2, 2014. VWR enables science in laboratory and production facilities in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, industrial, education, government and healthcare [...]

New Wash Bottle Reduces Waste of Reagents, Solutions, and Other Liquids

Wayne, NJ -- At a time when many are feeling their laboratory budgets being squeezed, Bel-Art Products has introduced a new kind of squeeze aimed at containing lab costs by reducing waste. New to market is the Scienceware® Squeeze Rite™ Wash Bottle, catalog no. F11717-0030. Innovative in shape and design, the dip tube position within [...]

Onefive signs agreement with Leica Microsystems as exclusive supplier for the pulsed STED depletion laser at 775 nm

Onefive GmbH and Leica Microsystems have signed an exclusive agreement on a pulsed stimulated emission depletion (STED) laser at 775 nanometre (nm), which will allow the Leica STED super-resolution microscope to achieve sub-30nm resolution in a simple and cost-effective manner, according to the company. Under the terms of the agreement, Onefive GmbH will be the [...]

AB SCIEX and Illumina Collaborate to Create World’s First Multi-omics Cloud-Computing Environment

Framingham, MA and San Diego, CA -- AB SCIEX and Illumina (NASDAQ: ILMN) announced today the OneOmicsTM project, an exclusive partnership to bring together SWATHTM-based next-generation proteomics (NGP) and next-generation sequencing (NGS) tools in a cloud computing environment. The AB SCIEX SWATHTM Proteomics Cloud Tool Kit suite of applications will be hosted in BaseSpace, Illumina's [...]

VIROCYT AND I&L BIOSYSTEMS LAUNCH VIRUS COUNTER® 3100 AT THE WORLD VACCINE CONGRESS IN BRUSSELS

BOULDER, CO –- ViroCyt, LLC, the leader in rapid virus quantification, announced today that, in partnership with I&L Biosystems GmbH, it is formally launching the Virus Counter® 3100 in Europe at the World Vaccine Congress to be held October 13-15 in Brussels, Belgium. “The Virus Counter 3100 is the marquee analytical tool for quickly quantifying [...]

Brooks Automation Acquires FluidX, a Leading Provider of Consumables and Instruments Used for Biological Sample Storage

CHELMSFORD, Mass. -- Brooks Automation, Inc. (Nasdaq:BRKS) announced today that it has acquired FluidX Ltd. FluidX, headquartered near Manchester, England, is a provider of biological sample storage tubes and complementary bench-top instruments. The company was acquired for a cash payment equal to approximately $16 million. "FluidX is an important building block for Brooks Life Science [...]

AMETEK Completes Agreement on Private Placement of $700 Million in Senior Notes

BERWYN, Pa. -- AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE: AME) announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell $700 million in Senior Notes in a private placement with institutional investors at a weighted average interest rate of 3.88%. There are three funding dates for the Senior Notes. The first funding occurred on September 30, 2014 for [...]

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