SQI DIAGNOSTICS ANNOUNCES NEW CHAIRMAN OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS
September 29, 2014
Toronto, Ontario -- SQI Diagnostics Inc. (TSX-V: SQD) (OTCQX: SQIDF), a life sciences company that develops and commercializes proprietary technologies and products for advanced microarray diagnostics, is pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Winkley to Chairman of the Board of Directors of SQI, replacing Claude Ricks. Mr. Ricks will continue to serve as a [...]
Yale University and Leica Microsystems Partner to Establish Microscopy Center of Excellence
September 29, 2014
West Haven, CT, US / Wetzlar, Germany. On Monday, October 20, 2014, Yale University West Campus will open the doors to a new microscopy Center of Excellence made possible through a partnership with Leica Microsystems. Housed in a newly created core facility, the Leica Center of Excellence at Yale West Campus will provide scientists with [...]
September 29, 2014
Torrance, CA -– Phenomenex Inc., a global leader in the research and manufacture of advanced technologies for the separation sciences, introduces Kinetex EVO C18 – the latest advancement in ultra-high performance HPLC columns. The Kinetex EVO C18 column incorporates a patented organo-silica grafting process that utilizes uniform stabilizing ethane cross-linking to create a unique selectivity [...]
September 29, 2014
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-— Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced a collaboration with scientists at the University of Toronto’s Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research to produce a comprehensive metabolomics multiple-reaction monitoring (MRM) library and methodology, using Agilent’s Infinity 1290 UHPLC and 6460 triple quadrupole mass spectrometry system. The library, coupled with Agilent’s MassHunter [...]
TIBCO TO BE ACQUIRED BY VISTA EQUITY PARTNERS FOR $24.00 PER SHARE IN CASH
September 29, 2014
Palo Alto, Calif. -- TIBCO Software Inc. (NASDAQ: TIBX), a global leader in infrastructure and business intelligence software, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Vista Equity Partners, a leading private equity firm focused on software, data and technology-enabled businesses. Under the terms of the agreement, TIBCO stockholders [...]
BaySpec Announces Portable Mass Spec!
September 29, 2014
San Jose, CA – BaySpec, Inc., a leading manufacturer of miniaturized analytical instrumentation, announces the Portability™, a portable mass spectrometer offering highly sensitive detection in a transportable size weighing less than 17 lbs. (7.7 kg.). Mass Spectroscopy (MS) has long been accepted as the gold standard for chemical analysis with respect to selectivity, detection limits [...]
BioCision Opens Global Headquarters in San Rafael, California
September 29, 2014
BioCision LLC, the leading developer of advanced thermal technologies for biospecimen handling and standardization today announced the company has moved its global headquarters to San Rafael, California. The newly renovated office located at 101 Glacier Point Road Suite E reflects the company’s accelerated growth due to rapid adoption of its thermal regulation products by its [...]
Horizon Discovery Group plc Acquires Sage Labs Inc. for $48M (£29M)
September 29, 2014
Cambridge, UK and St. Louis, MO, USA –- Horizon Discovery Group plc (LSE: HZD) (“Horizon” or the “Company”), the international life science company supplying research tools and services to organizations engaged in genomics research and the development of personalized medicines, today announced it has agreed to acquire Sage Labs Inc. (Sage) for up to $16M [...]
September 29, 2014
ATLANTA -- At the 60th Annual ASIS International Seminar and Exhibit, the Bruker Detection division introduces RoadRunner™, an innovative, hand-held explosives and narcotics trace detector with outstanding sensitivity, selectivity, analyte coverage and ease of use. This revolutionary new product expands Bruker´s explosives trace detection (ETD) product line by providing a light-weight, hand-held ETD detector that [...]
NEC Corporation to market SomaLogic’s SOMAscan™ assay in Japan
September 29, 2014
SomaLogic, Inc. and NEC Corporation (TYO: 6701) announced today an agreement that gives NEC exclusive marketing rights in Japan for SomaLogic’s SOMAscan™ assay, which is built on SomaLogic’s proprietarySOMAmer® technology. Under the agreement, NEC will offer access to the SOMAscan assay to biopharmaceutical companies, food companies, and academic research centers for their research in Japan. [...]

