RainDance Technologies Names Alfred G. Merriweather Chief Financial Officer
December 2, 2013
BILLERICA, Mass –– RainDance Technologies, Inc., a genomics tools company enabling development of ultra-sensitive and non-invasive methods for early detection of cancer and inherited diseases, today announced that Alfred G. (Alf) Merriweather has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Merriweather brings more than 25 years of executive level experience in private and public company [...]
Human Stem Cell-Derived Neural Progenitors & Neurons
November 29, 2013
AMSBIO has introduced a new range of neural progenitor cells, and cerebral cortical neurons, derived from human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells. Despite the large investment and interest in neuroscience traditional methods of studying the human nervous system and disease pathogenesis and mechanisms required the generation of animal models. However, these methods are time consuming, [...]
Biocartis announces the end of its alliance with bioMérieux
November 28, 2013
Mechelen (Belgium)/Lausanne (Switzerland)-- Biocartis announced that bioMérieux and Biocartis have signed an agreement to end their alliance for the development and commercialization of the integrated molecular biology system, IdyllaTM (previously Apollo), in the field of microbiology molecular diagnostics. bioMérieux will return all rights on the IdyllaTM platform to Biocartis. In November 2010, Biocartis had entered [...]
November 28, 2013
The telescope door of NASA’s Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) equipped with HORIBA Jobin Yvon diffraction gratings was opened on July 17, 2013. The IRIS spectrograph has begun to observe with unprecedented detail the lowest parts of the sun's atmosphere, known as the interface region. “The quality of images and spectra we are receiving from [...]
Arrayit Corporation Announces Life Sciences Instrument Sale to Top Research Center in Ontario
November 27, 2013
SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Arrayit Corporation (OTCBB: ARYC), a life sciences and molecular diagnostics leader, announces today that the company has sold a $166,000 NanoPrint™ LM60PRO Enterprise Level Protein Edition Microarray Printer and accessories to a top research center in Ontario, Canada. The Canadian researchers, featured widely in the national and international media, will utilize Arrayit’s [...]
AXT Appointed Exclusive Distributor for Fischione Instruments
November 27, 2013
Sydney, Australia — AXT Pty Ltd, Australia’s leading supplier of analytical and sample preparation equipment, is proud to announce that it is now the exclusive Australian and New Zealand distributor of E.A. Fischione Instruments, Inc. products. Fischione designs, develops, manufactures, and distributes advanced microscopy and nanotechnology devices to the global scientific community. Its broad range [...]
Bruker Corporation Announces FDA Clearance to Market the MALDI Biotyper CA System
November 26, 2013
BILLERICA, Mass. -- Bruker Corporation (NASDAQ: BRKR) today announced that it has been granted U.S. FDA clearance under Section 510(k) to market its MALDI Biotyper CA System in the United States for the identification of Gram negative bacterial colonies cultured from human specimens. The MALDI Biotyper CA System includes the bench-top microflex™ MALDI-TOF (matrix-assisted laser [...]
Spinsolve Carbon, the world’s first Carbon-13 capable benchtop NMR spectrometer
November 26, 2013
Wellington, New Zealand -- Magritek, a leading provider of compact NMR and MRI instruments, is pleased to announce Spinsolve Carbon. For organic chemists, carbon-13 (13C) NMR forms the backbone of routine molecular analysis. For the first time users can have the power of a 1D and 2D proton-carbon NMR in a benchtop instrument that can [...]
November 26, 2013
Franklin Lakes, NJ – The Board of Directors of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX) has declared a quarterly dividend of 54.5 cents per common share, an increase of 5 cents per share, or about 10 percent, from the previous quarter. The dividend will be payable on December 31, 2013 to holders of record [...]
AB SCIEX Launches CE Marked IVD-MS™ Analyzer for Hospitals and Diagnostic Laboratories in Europe
November 26, 2013
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- Continuing to rapidly expand its presence in the clinical diagnostics field, AB SCIEX, a global leader in analytical technologies, today announced the launch of its AB SCIEX IVD-MS™ Analyzer CE marked for general in vitro diagnostic use in Europe.* The release of this mass spectrometry-based analyzer is in response to growing demand [...]
