RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA – AIRCLEAN® SYSTEMS AC4000-SERIES LAMINAR FLOW
April 10, 2012
AirClean® Systems, a world leader in ductless laboratory enclosures, has upgraded all AC4000- Series horizontal laminar flow clean benches to a new dual-wall design, providing a convenient space for the mounting of service fixtures and electrical outlets. Each updated clean bench, from the four-foot AC4000HLF to eight-foot AC8000HLF, provides the same quality construction, HEPA filtration [...]
Corning to Acquire Majority of BD Discovery Labware
April 10, 2012
CORNING, N.Y.,-- Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) announced today that it has reached a definitive agreement with BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE:BDX) to acquire the majority of its Discovery Labware unit for approximately $730 million in cash. The acquisition is expected to be completed later this year, subject to customary closing conditions, including receipt of [...]
April 10, 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 announced that independent proxy advisory firm Glass, Lewis & Co., LLC (“Glass Lewis”) has recommended that Illumina’s stockholders vote for the election of Illumina’s highly qualified nominees [...]
April 9, 2012
WALTHAM, Mass.- PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and the environment, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with TPM Biotech SDN. BHD. (TPMB), a leading Malaysian laboratory for Halal food testing services, to explore potential applications of PerkinElmer's Porcine Detection Kits and chromatography solutions [...]
April 9, 2012
COLUMBIA, Md --Shimadzu Scientific Instruments announces today the grand opening of the Shimadzu Center for Advanced Analytical Chemistry at The University of Texas at Arlington. Located in the university’s Chemistry & Physics Building, the center contains $6 million of chromatography, mass spectrometry and spectroscopy equipment, which is the largest installation of Shimadzu analytical instrumentation in [...]
NanoString Technologies Names Joseph M. Beechem Senior Vice President of R&D
April 9, 2012
SEATTLE, Wash.,– NanoString Technologies, Inc., a privately held provider of life science tools for translational research and developer of molecular diagnostics, today announced the appointment of Joseph M. Beechem, Ph.D. as Senior Vice President of Research and Development. An industry veteran, Dr. Beechem will be responsible for establishing and executing the company’s technology and product [...]
April 9, 2012
SEATTLE, WA. Sage Bionetworks, Mount Sinai School of Medicine (MSSM), University of Pennsylvania (Penn), the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), and Takeda Pharmaceuticals Company Limited (TAKEDA) have launched a Public-Private Pre-Competitive Consortium to generate and analyze large-scale genomic data from human subjects with neuropsychiatric disease and to make this data and the associated analytical [...]
NSG Precision Cells Releases New Screw Cap Absorbance Cuvette
April 9, 2012
NSG Precision Cells, a leader in the silicon industry, is pleased to announce their new innovative screw cap absorbance cuvette. With over 50 years’ experience and expertise, NSG Precision Cells is recognized as a frontrunner in advanced quartz technology and quality products. NSG’s absorption cuvette is made from the finest Extrasil (ES) Quartz and handmade [...]
Ironridge BioPharma to Invest $500,000 in Pressure BioSciences
April 9, 2012
SOUTH EASTON, Mass.— Pressure BioSciences, Inc.(“PBI” or the “Company”) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Ironridge BioPharma Co. (“Ironridge”) to purchase $500,000.00 in shares of Series E Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Stock”) of the Company. Each share of the 500 shares of Preferred Stock to be sold to Ironridge [...]
Illumina’s Board of Directors Sends Fourth Letter to Stockholders
April 9, 2012
RECOMMENDS STOCKHOLDERS REJECT ROCHE’S OFFER AND VOTE WHITE PROXY CARD 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 is sending a letter from its Board of Directors highlighting supportive reports issued by two of the [...]
