Zalicus to Sell cHTS Service Business to Horizon Discovery Group
May 15, 2014
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-- Zalicus Inc. (Nasdaq Capital Market: ZLCS), a biopharmaceutical company that discovers and develops novel treatments for patients suffering from pain, today announced that it has entered into an agreement under which Horizon Discovery Group will acquire its combination High Throughput Screening (cHTS) platform and related assets for $8 million. The cHTS sale is [...]
May 15, 2014
SINGAPORE -- Emerson Process Management today opened a new 2,450-square-meter engineering and services center in Rayong, Thailand, to provide enhanced local support of its growing customer base in Indo-China. “The new facility is a strategic investment to support Emerson’s five-year plan for the region,” commented Sabee Mitra, president of Emerson Process Management Asia Pacific. “The [...]
Eurofins Genomics signs contract to supply oligonucleotides and DNA sequencing to Research Councils
May 15, 2014
Ebersberg, Germany -- Eurofins Genomics, international market leader in genomic services, has signed a two year contract with the UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) formerly RCUK Shared Services Centre Ltd, as one of the preferred suppliers of both oligonucleotides and DNA sequencing on the recently awarded framework contract. The contract builds on the [...]
JOHN D. THOMPSON JOINS TRANSGENOMIC’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS
May 15, 2014
OMAHA, Neb.-- Transgenomic, Inc. (NASDAQ: TBIO), a global biotechnology company advancing personalized medicine in cardiology, oncology, and inherited diseases through advanced diagnostic tests and clinical and research services, today announced the appointment of John D. Thompson to its Board of Directors. His appointment was effective May 14, 2014. “John Thompson brings extensive experience in life [...]
Agilent Technologies Introduces Atomic Absorption Lamp Recycling Program in North America
May 15, 2014
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -– Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced a recycling program that enables customers in the United States and Canada to return used atomic absorption lamps. Under this new program, laboratories are invited to return used hollow cathode lamps for recycling. This recycling service is offered through a collaboration with Veolia Environmental [...]
May 15, 2014
LEXINGTON, Mass.-– N-of-One, Inc., the leader in clinical interpretation for precision medicine in oncology, today announced an agreement with OncoDNA, the first company in Europe to provide personalized medicine in oncology based on the molecular analysis of each patient’s tumor. Under this agreement, N-of-One will provide the clinical interpretation for all of OncoDNA’s next-generation sequencing [...]
Life Science Conference 2014: Analytik Jena Presents Patented Dual Chemistry (DC) Technology
May 15, 2014
Jena, Germany -– Analytik Jena’s two-day “Life Science Conference 2014” was concluded successfully in Jena today. Taking advantage of the occasion, the manufacturer of analytical measuring technology and life science products introduced patented dual chemistry (DC) technology, an entirely new technology platform for the isolation and purification of nucleic acids. “The kits from Analytik Jena [...]
Ultra completes acquisition of Forensic Technology
May 14, 2014
On 28 April 2014 Ultra announced that it had agreed to acquire Forensic Technology WAI Inc (“Forensic Technology”) for an initial cash consideration of CAD $94m, with additional payments of up to $6m being made subject to earnings growth over the next two years. The transaction was subject to US regulatory approval process. Ultra now [...]
Aushon Expands Technology Portfolio for Biomarker Analysis
May 14, 2014
Billerica, Mass. — — Aushon BioSystems, a leading provider of products and services for multiplex quantitative detection of protein biomarkers, today announced that it has continued to build its patent portfolio with the issuance of three new patents. Two of the patents relate to technology innovations utilized in the fabrication of multiplex protein panels commercialized [...]
Joint Effort to Expand Glow Discharge Mass Spectrometry Applications Formed
May 14, 2014
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Thermo Fisher Scientific and Evans Analytical Group team up to apply pulsed GDMS to analysis of non-conductive materials, depth profiling. Scientists analyzing non-conductive, high-purity materials will soon be able to apply powerful high-resolution glow discharge mass spectrometry (GDMS) to this task. This will open the technique, for example, to analysis of [...]
