New President Appointed at Princeton Instruments

Trenton, New Jersey -– Princeton Instruments (PI), a market leader in scientific cameras, spectrographs, and optics, is pleased to announce the promotion of William Asher to President of Princeton Instruments. Mr. Asher previously held the position of Vice President of Product Development and Engineering for the past eight years. Prior to working at Princeton Instruments, [...]

High Throughput 96- & 384-Well DNA Purification

MagSi-DNA cleanFIX from AMSBIO offers a cost effective solution for purifying DNA fragments, removing all unwanted side products and reagents, such as single nucleotides, terminator dyes, primers and primer dimers, enzymes, buffers and salts. In many genomics applications, purification of DNA fragments is required to prevent downstream interference with analysis methods. Purification of PCR reactions [...]

Sigma-Aldrich® and The Scripps Research Institute Partner to Accelerate the Commercialization of Research Reagents

SAINT LOUIS and LA JOLLA, Calif., -- Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (Nasdaq: SIAL) today announced a partnership with The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) to fund research and provide immediate, day-of-publication access to TSRI researchers' discoveries for the synthesis and analysis of potential drugs. The partnership promises to eliminate months from the translation of cutting-edge chemistry into widespread [...]

Pacific Biosciences Appoints John F. Milligan to Board of Directors

MENLO PARK, Calif., -- Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACB), provider of the PacBio® RS II DNA Sequencing System, today announced that John F. Milligan, Ph.D. has joined the Company's Board of Directors. Dr. Milligan currently serves as President and Chief Operating Officer of Gilead Sciences. Dr. Milligan joined Gilead Sciences in 1990 as a [...]

ZEISS is shaping the future of microscopy by acquiring Xradia

Jena/GERMANY, Pleasanton/USA, -- ZEISS, the international leader in the fields of optics and optoelectronics announced today that the acquisition of U.S.-based Xradia, Inc. has been completed. The closing took place on July 12, 2013 after all formal conditions, as set in the Acquisition Agreement, were fulfilled. Xradia, Inc. is now operating under the new name [...]

Magritek gains Cornerstone Shareholder: Major Institutional Investor Rangatira

Wellington, New Zealand: Magritek, world leading providers of benchtop NMR and MRI instruments, today announced that a major New Zealand private equity investor has acquired a 12% stake in the company for a non-disclosed sum. The investor is Rangatira Limited, a diversified investment company with investment funds of around $200 million. The transaction will strengthen [...]

BioTime Subsidiary LifeMap Sciences Announces Publication of Research Report Describing LifeMap Discovery™

ALAMEDA, Calif. -- LifeMap Sciences, Inc., a subsidiary of BioTime, Inc. (NYSE MKT: BTX), announced today that the LifeMap Discovery™ product has been documented in a published paper authored by LifeMap Sciences’ research and development team. LifeMap Discovery™ (available as of November 2012 via https://discovery.lifemapsc.com/) is the first “roadmap” directing scientists through the many hundreds [...]

LECO GCxGC Technology Used in Award-Winning Paper

St. Joseph, Mich.—The American Chemical Society (ACS) recently honored Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute with the prestigious R.A. Glenn Award, which signifies the most innovative and interesting technical paper presented at the Fuel Chemistry Division of the 2013 ACS National Meeting. The award is based on [...]

Meso Scale Discovery Launches New Quickplex™ SQ 120 Multiplex Immunoassay Instrument

Rockville, Maryland -- “We are very excited about the launch of the QuickPlex instrument,” said Jacob Wohlstadter, President and CEO. “The QuickPlex demonstrates our commitment to serving the full spectrum of the life science and clinical research community with unsurpassed immunoassay performance. It is not only affordable, but was developed under design control and validated [...]

Avantor™ Performance Materials Expands Distribution Arrangement with VWR International, LLC for Pharmaceutical Production Chemicals in Europe, Middle East and Africa

Center Valley, PA (USA) –– Avantor™ Performance Materials, a global manufacturer of performance materials and chemicals, today announced it has expanded its arrangement with VWR International, LLC for distribution of its pharmaceutical production chemicals portfolio in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. VWR is a global solutions provider of laboratory supplies, equipment and [...]

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