August 7, 2013
AUSTIN, Texas, -- Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ: LMNX) today announced a restructuring plan focused on its Assay and Related Products ("ARP") Segment's Newborn Screening Group and its Brisbane, Australia office. The Company anticipates it will reduce its workforce by approximately 5% and close its Brisbane, Australia office. This plan has been put in place to reduce [...]
August 7, 2013
The American Red Cross Los Angeles Region, a volunteer-led humanitarian organization that helps people prevent, prepare for and respond to local emergencies, has elected Fasha Mahjoor to its board of directors. The appointment is a key step in the Red Cross’s continued efforts to reach out to all communities within the L.A. Region as part [...]
Galvanic Applied Sciences Inc. announces close of take-over bid
August 7, 2013
Galvanic Applied Sciences Inc. ("Galvanic") (GAV.V) announces today that it has been informed that 1756349 Alberta Ltd. (the "Offeror") has taken up 11,719,049 common shares of Galvanic deposited under the Offeror's previously announced offer to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Galvanic (the "Offer"). The Offer has now expired and, after [...]
Handheld NIR Spectrometer Enables Onsite Animal Feed Analysis
August 7, 2013
TEWKSBURY, Mass. – Farm feed manufacturers can now perform near-instant feed quality analysis with a new pre-calibrated handheld instrument, designed to help feed manufacturers identify out-of-speci?cation ingredients before introducing them into the production process. The handheld Thermo Scientific microPHAZIR AG analyzer allows manufacturers to perform on-site analysis to test ingredients and finished feeds to optimize [...]
New Eppendorf Reference® 2 pipette
August 7, 2013
Eppendorf has introduced the new Reference® 2 pipette to its range of liquid handling instruments. The Reference® 2 is the successor to the highly successful Reference® pipette, and enhances the range’s already high standards with a new design, reduced weight and operating forces and multi-channel versions. As the premium product in Eppendorf’s pipette portfolio, the [...]
August 7, 2013
Operator error continues to be a concern in quality control testing where reliable measurements are essential. Shimadzu’s new HMV-G Series of Micro Vickers hardness testers provides an operator-friendly, cost-effective solution with automatic length measurement, which is quickly becoming the new standard in the research and development of new materials. Equipped with a CCD camera for [...]
Waters Acquires Nonlinear Dynamics Ltd.
August 7, 2013
Milford, Mass. - Waters Corporation today announced the acquisition of Nonlinear Dynamics Ltd., a world leader in proteomics and metabolomics analysis software based in Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K. Nonlinear Dynamics is best known for its highly-acclaimed Progenesis software which offers researchers unique ways to analyze and visualize the raw proteomic data. Waters and Nonlinear Dynamics [...]
ViroCyt Increases Global Reach
August 7, 2013
DENVER, CO - ViroCyt, LLC, the leader in the field of rapid virus quantification, disclosed today the addition of two new distributors to its growing international network. Biotech Europe will sell and support ViroCyt's Virus Counter in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) as well as the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). CESCO Bioengineering Ltd. will [...]
1756349 Alberta Ltd. announces take-up of shares of Galvanic Applied Sciences Inc.
August 7, 2013
1756349 Alberta Ltd. (the "Offeror") announces that it has been successful in its bid to acquire Galvanic Applied Sciences Inc. ("Galvanic") under its previously announced offer to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Galvanic (the "Offer"). A total of 11,719,049 common shares of Galvanic were validly deposited at the expiry time [...]
DIATHERIX Laboratories Acquires Diagnostic Testing Patent,Prepares for Business Expansion
August 7, 2013
Huntsville, Ala. – DIATHERIX Laboratories, Inc., today announced that it has acquired the patent to Tem-PCR, a diagnostic testing technology that allows for rapid identification of multiple infectious disease organisms. The acquisition from QIAGEN, a leading global provider of molecular sample and assay technologies, follows a multi-year agreement through which DIATHERIX licensed Tem-PCR from QIAGEN. [...]
