Advanced Photonix, Inc. Signs Value Added Reseller Agreement with ACT
April 3, 2012
ANN ARBOR, Mich.-- Advanced Photonix, Inc.® (NYSE Amex:API) today announced that it has signed a value-added reseller (VAR) for its T-Gauge® industrial terahertz gauging system with Automation and Control Technology, Inc. (ACT). The T-Gauge® measurement system builds on the company's long history of terahertz products dating back over 10 years with the introduction of the [...]
Illumina’s Board of Directors Sends Third Letter to Stockholders
April 3, 2012
SAN DIEGO -- Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN), a leading developer, manufacturer, and marketer of life science tools and integrated systems for the analysis of genetic variation and function, today sent a third letter to its stockholders highlighting Illumina’s tremendous growth prospects in the next generation sequencing market. The letter urges stockholders to reject Roche’s efforts to [...]
OSAKA UNIVERSITY PURCHASES A NANOINK DPN 5000 SYSTEM
April 3, 2012
CHICAGO – NanoInk’s NanoFabrication Systems Division is pleased to announce that Osaka University’s Photonics Advanced Research Center in Osaka, Japan, has recently purchased and installed a DPN 5000 System – a dedicated, versatile instrument capable of patterning a variety of materials with nanoscale accuracy and precision. Osaka University scientists will harness the power of the [...]
Lonza appoints Richard Ridinger as new CEO
April 3, 2012
Basel, Switzerland, – At a meeting on 2 April 2012, the Board of Directors of Lonza elected Mr. Richard Ridinger as the new CEO of Lonza. Mr. Ridinger will become CEO of Lonza effective 1 May. Rolf Soiron was acting CEO ad interim, since the end of January. Richard Ridinger is 53 years old, a [...]
Knome expands executive management team, positions company for growth
April 3, 2012
CAMBRIDGE, MA – Knome Inc., the human genome interpretation company, today announced that it has continued to strengthen its executive management team, adding Charles Abdalian as Chief Financial Officer, Adam Rosenberg as Senior Vice President and Head of Corporate Development, and Jay Therrien, PhD. as Senior Vice President and Head of Global Sales. “We are [...]
New 2012 Mystaire® Misonix® full-line Laboratory Safety Equipment catalogs are now available
April 2, 2012
CREEDMOOR, NORTH CAROLINA – Mystaire Misonix is pleased to announce the release of the first complete catalog since the acquisition in October 2011. Mystaire Misonix has manufactured ductless laboratory safety products for more than 50 years. The new 2012 catalog includes ductless hoods, workstations and enclosures. This updated catalog contains photos, specs and overviews on [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches Smaller, More Efficient Twin-Screw Extruder
April 2, 2012
ORLANDO – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today launched its new Thermo Scientific Process 11 parallel co-rotating twin-screw extruder for polymer and food industry research applications. The 11 mm extruder is designed to minimize material costs, be easier to use and optimize laboratory space. To achieve this, the benchtop Process [...]
Sigma-Aldrich Acquires Research Organics to Strengthen Portfolio of PharmaGrade Raw Materials
April 2, 2012
ST. LOUIS, -- Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (Nasdaq: SIAL) announced today it has acquired all outstanding shares of Cleveland, Ohio-based, Research Organics, Inc., to expand the Company's buffer production capacity and to increase its portfolio of PharmaGrade raw materials for the biopharmaceutical and diagnostic markets. Research Organics is a leading supplier of high purity biochemicals for use [...]
April 2, 2012
Redwood City, CA – Ingenuity Systems, a leading provider of information and analysis solutions for life science researchers, and Life Technologies Corporation today announced Ingenuity iReport for Real-Time PCR optimized for TaqMan®Gene Expression Assays. The new solution is an interactive report that extends analysis beyond Ct or fold-changes to an accurate and dynamic view of [...]
Affordable, highly safe hotplate stirrer
April 2, 2012
With a strong emphasis on safety the newly designed Asynt hotplate stirrer incorporates two independent control circuits, so that the set temperature values are held constant in the event of one circuit malfunctioning. According to Dr Kerry Elgie, at Asynt, 'The expanded range of safety features makes this hotplate stirrer eminently suitable for unsupervised operation [...]
