Hamilton Scientific Acquires Assets of DS&D Laboratory Business
August 8, 2014
De Pere, Wisconsin -- Hamilton Scientific recently announced that it has acquired the assets of the laboratory business of Dancker, Sellew and Douglas (DS&D) based in Somerville, New Jersey. DS&D is a long-standing dealer partner for Hamilton Scientific. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The company will be renamed Laboratory Solutions of the Atlantic [...]
Park Systems Introduces Park XE7-CR Affordable, Research-Grade AFM for Research and Education
August 8, 2014
Santa Clara, CA -- Park Systems, a leading manufacturer of atomic force microscopy (AFM) products announces the debut of the Park XE7-CR, designed for university classrooms, research & scientific studies. Park XE7-CR is fully bundled with classroom teaching material including an AFM primer book (50 copies), a set of video files and training manuals for [...]
ReproCELL Expects Synergy and Business Benefits through the Acquisitions of Reinnervate and BioServe
August 8, 2014
ReproCELL was established as a venture company originating from the University of Tokyo and Kyoto University and has been the pioneer in the iPS cell business, succeeding in the commercialization of the world's first human iPS cell products in 2009 and with the world's most advanced research and technology. Through the acquisitions of Reinnervate Limited [...]
ITW Elects Richard H. Lenny to the Board of Directors
August 8, 2014
GLENVIEW, Ill.-- Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE:ITW) today announced that its board of directors unanimously elected Richard H. Lenny to the board as an independent director, effective August 8, 2014. Mr. Lenny was an operating partner with Friedman, Fleischer & Lowe LLC, a private equity firm, from 2011 to August, 2014. Since 2013, he is [...]
August 8, 2014
Matsudo, Japan - Precision System Science, Co., Ltd. (PSS) has agreed with Roka Bioscience, Inc., (Roka) on an OEM Agreement for developing automated molecular diagnostics system and disposables which are used with the instrument. According to this agreement, PSS will develop and manufacture the fully automated molecular detection system. “We, both PSS and Roka, understand [...]
Diagenode Launches Novel CRISPR/Cas9 Monoclonal Antibody
August 8, 2014
Denville, NJ -- Diagenode, Inc., a leading global provider of complete solutions for epigenetics research, recently launched the industry’s first monoclonal antibody targeting CRISPR/Cas9. The antibody has been extensively validated for a number of applications including western blotting, immunofluorescence to determine protein localization, and immunoprecipitation applications such as chromatin immunoprecipitation. The CRISPR/Cas system has been [...]
Advion Expands Its Compact Mass Spectrometry (CMS) Offering to Include Liquid Chromatography
August 7, 2014
Ithaca, NY – Advion, Inc., a leading systems and consumables developer for the life sciences industry, introduces an affordable high performance liquid chromatography system to complement its line of expression compact mass spectrometers (CMS). Introduced in 2012, the CMS has been met with glowing reviews from the global synthetic organic chemistry market. With hundreds of [...]
August 7, 2014
Manassas, VA -- ATCC, the premier global biological materials resource and standards organization, announced today that it has received ISO 13485:2003 certification for the development, manufacture, and distribution of standards, controls, reagents and in vitro diagnostic test kits. Every day researchers in life science, medical diagnostics, applied sciences, and clinical drug development leverage ATCC’s expansive [...]
Nanometrics CFO to Resign for New Job Opportunity
August 7, 2014
MILPITAS, Calif. -- Nanometrics Incorporated (Nasdaq:NANO), a leading provider of advanced process control metrology and inspection systems, announced today that Ronald W. Kisling, chief financial officer, has advised the company of his resignation, effective August 29, 2014, in order to pursue a new job opportunity. Upon Mr. Kisling's departure, Dr. Timothy J. Stultz, president and [...]
Global Collaboration Creates First Publicly Available Illumina HiSeq X Ten DNA Sequence Dataset
August 7, 2014
SYDNEY & MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. & LA JOLLA, Calif.-- The Garvan Institute of Medical Research, DNAnexus, and AllSeq, today announced that they are sponsoring free access to the world’s first publicly available datasets generated using the Illumina HiSeq X Ten DNA sequencing platform. The goal for this project is to provide researchers with sample data [...]
