Microtrac obtains US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Establishment Registration for Particle Analysis Services

Microtrac, the global pioneer of instrumentation and services for particle characterization, is pleased to announce that their Particle Analysis Laboratory (PAL), located in Largo, Florida is registered with the US Food and Drug Administration under the “FDA Drug Establishment Registration” program. With the PAL having acquired FDA registration, Microtrac will accept pharmaceutical ingredients, including those [...]

Leading EU and UK Pesticide Testing Labs Collaborate with Thermo Fisher Scientific

RUNCORN, UK – In efforts to ensure safe and healthy food, two leading European food testing laboratories are collaborating with Thermo Fisher Scientific at the company’s new Pesticide Analysis Center of Excellence to improve methods for detecting and measuring pesticide residues in food. The European Union Reference Laboratories (EURL) for Residues of Pesticides in Fruits [...]

Transgenomic Appoints Stephen R. Miller as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Patient Testing Business Unit

OMAHA, Neb. -- Transgenomic, Inc. (OTCBB: TBIO), a global biotechnology company advancing personalized medicine in cardiology, oncology, and inherited diseases through diagnostic tests as well as clinical and research services, today announced that Stephen R. Miller has been named Senior Vice President and General Manager, Patient Testing. Mr. Miller brings over 22 years of experience [...]

QIAGEN announces third co-development program for companion diagnostics paired with Lilly’s investigational cancer compounds

Hilden, Germany, and Germantown, Maryland – QIAGEN (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt, Prime Standard: QIA) today announced an agreement with Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) to develop and commercialize a molecular companion diagnostic paired with a novel Lilly oncology compound. This is the third co-development project by QIAGEN and Lilly to create companion diagnostics, which are [...]

Agilent Technologies Introduces Enhanced Electronic Laboratory Notebook

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced the latest version of its electronic laboratory notebook (ELN) software, OpenLAB ELN 4.2. This newly enhanced software enables scientists and laboratory managers to quickly and easily capture, reuse, manage and share scientific results obtained from virtually any analytical software application. "With this new revision, [...]

Copley Scientific showcases new products for smarter inhaled product testing at DDL 24

Nottingham, UK: New products for smarter, more representative inhaled product testing will be on display at the Copley Scientific stand at Drug Delivery to the Lungs 24 (DDL 24, 11-13 December 2013, Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Scotland). The latest additions to the Copley Scientific range help to make inhaled testing more efficient and improve the [...]

IBA Completes the Sale of Cisbio Bioassays

Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium - IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A., EURONEXT), the world's leading provider of proton therapy solutions for the treatment of cancer, today announces the closing of the sale of 100% of its Business Unit Cisbio Bioassays. Today's closing has led to a payment to IBA of EUR 16.3 million. In addition, the contract includes [...]

Agilent Technologies Oligo Design Tool Expanded to Include Custom CGH, ChIP-on-Chip, DNA Methylation Array Capabilities

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced an enhanced version of SureDesign software enabling clinical researchers to design customized CGH (comparative genomic hybridization), ChIP-on-chip (chromatin immunoprecipitation), and DNA methylation microarrays for molecular cytogenomics and other applications. The new version of SureDesign replaces these microarray applications for the eArray platform and provides [...]

New Microtube Shaking Incubator

Edison, New Jersey: Bioresearch equipment provider Labnet International has announced the launch of a NEW addition to Labnet’s popular constant temperature equipment line with the release of the new AccuTherm™ Microtube Shaking Incubator. The AccuTherm™ Shaking Incubator is a temperature-controlled lab vortexer utilizing peltier technology to rapidly heat and cool precious samples. An intuitive control [...]

Cisbio Bioassays, in partnership with Argos Soditic, makes a major step forward in its development

Paris and Codolet, France - The funds managed by Argos Soditic announce the acquisition, together with the management, of Cisbio Bioassays. This cutting-edge biotechnology company is the leader in the field of products and services for human in vitro diagnostics and pharmaceutical research. Through this Management Buy-Out (MBO) operation Cisbio Bioassays becomes independent, with its [...]

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