SANTA CLARA, Calif.-- Affymetrix (Nasdaq:AFFX) announces the three recipients who have been awarded its 2014 Affymetrix Tumor Profiling Grant. The goal of this grant program is to support translational cancer research in discovery and analytical validation of biomarkers that may address current unmet clinical needs in cancer diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment. Research projects considered for [...]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced the first in a series of novel synthetic biology solutions for rational mutagenesis. The QuikChange HT Protein Engineering System is a site-directed mutagenesis solution that creates libraries of rationally designed protein variants. The screening of these variants allows scientists to quickly understand protein structure [...]

INDIANAPOLIS -– Indigo Biosystems and Shimadzu have announced a partnership to develop and market mass spectrometry solutions that simplify and accelerate clinical data acquisition and data review for applications in clinical research, forensic toxicology and new drug development. Indigo’s ASCENT software supports the scientist by automatically analyzing and reporting correct data, and flagging only the [...]

Lehigh Valley, Pa. -- Air Products’ (NYSE: APD) Board of Directors announced today that Seifi Ghasemi has been named its new chairman, president and chief executive officer, effective July 1. Mr. Ghasemi is currently a director of the Company, and chairman and chief executive officer of Rockwood Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ROC). Mr. Ghasemi succeeds John E. [...]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -– Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced the first in a series of novel synthetic biology solutions for rational mutagenesis. The QuikChange HT Protein Engineering System is a site-directed mutagenesis solution that creates libraries of rationally designed protein variants. The screening of these variants allows scientists to quickly understand protein structure [...]

Columbus, Ohio -– Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), the world’s authority for chemical information, and PerkinElmer, have officially released their shared research solution, pairing SciFinder®, the choice for chemistry research™, with ChemDraw® software, the drawing tool of choice for chemists. The ChemDraw platform is a digital drawing tool for chemists and biologists to create publication-ready, scientifically [...]

GERMANTOWN, Maryland, and HILDEN, Germany -— QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced that its artus® CMV RGQ MDx Kit for human cytomegalovirus (CMV) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under a full premarket approval (PMA). The test is the only FDA-approved PCR-based assay optimized for low- [...]

MIDDLEFIELD, Conn.-- Zygo Corporation (Nasdaq:ZIGO), a worldwide supplier of optical metrology instruments and high-precision optical instruments, today announced that its stockholders approved its proposed merger with AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) for $19.25 per share in cash at today's special stockholders' meeting. It is anticipated that the transaction will close on June 20, 2014. Approximately 99 percent [...]

COLUMBIA, Md. -— Shimadzu Scientific Instruments has launched the GCMS-TQ8040 with Smart MRM. Featuring Smart Productivity for high-efficiency sample throughput, Smart Operation for quick and easy method development, and Smart Performance for low detection limits and Scan/MRM, the GCMS-TQ8040 provides the most accurate, cost-effective and user-friendly triple quadrupole GC-MS/MS in the marketplace. Smart Productivity: The [...]

Basel, Switzerland -- Genedata, a leading provider of advanced software solutions for drug and life science research, today announced the release of Genedata Screener® 12. This latest version of the industry's single-platform screening solution provides: new capabilities for data analysis of technologies such as Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR), Thermal Shift, Combination and Panel Screens; broadens [...]