SDIX and OriGene Technologies Complete Sale of SDIX Life Science Assets to OriGene
July 15, 2013
NEWARK, Del.-- SDIX™ (NASDAQ: SDIX) today announced it has completed the sale of the assets of its Life Science businesses to OriGene Technologies for $16 million. Following this transaction, the Company will be renamed Special Diversified Opportunities Incorporated (SDOI). OriGene Technologies is acquiring the intellectual property, current inventory and commercial contracts, as well as its [...]
Agilent Technologies Triple Quadrupole ICP-MS Selected for R&D 100 Award
July 15, 2013
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that the 8800 Triple Quadrupole ICP-MS has been named an R&D 100 Award winner. These prestigious awards recognize the 100 most technologically significant products introduced into the marketplace over the past year. "The Agilent 8800 Triple Quadrupole ICP-MS is a groundbreaking innovation that redefines the possibilities of ultra-trace [...]
July 15, 2013
Uppsala, Sweden — Gyros AB today announced a partnership with EMD Millipore, the Life Science division of Merck KGaA of Darmstadt, Germany, to develop, manufacture and commercialize immunoassay kits for the Gyrolab™ platform. The new, fully validated ready-to-use kits from EMD Millipore will enable clinical researchers and drug developers to generate valuable research data much [...]
Luminex Submits xTAG CYP2C19 Kit to FDA for Review
July 15, 2013
AUSTIN, Texas, -- Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ: LMNX) today announced it has received U.S. FDA and European clearance for a new version of xTAG CYP2D6 Kit. Additionally the company has submitted xTAG 2C19 Kit to FDA for review. Luminex is advancing its pharmacogenetic initiative for improved patient care. "Test results that inform a physician on how [...]
Life Technologies Makes Automated Cell Imaging Accessible to All Labs
July 15, 2013
CARLSBAD, Calif.,-- Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) today announces the launch of EVOS® FL Auto Imaging System with an on-stage incubator designed to enable time-lapse, high-resolution live cell imaging in a fully automated system that is priced to make high-resolution, fluorescence microscopy simple and accessible for any lab. Priced significantly less than other instruments on [...]
Dairy Testing Lab Wins a New 405™ Touch Microplate Washer!
July 15, 2013
WINOOSKI VT, USA — BioTek congratulates Holly Smith and the Dodge County Dairy Testing Association in Juneau, Wisconsin for winning a new 405™ Touch Microplate Washer with Verify™ Technology! Ms. Smith was randomly selected from all qualified contest entrants. "I entered the contest because we are looking into offering a variety of ELISA-based assays, and [...]
BRUKER and ESG R&D Cooperation Successfully Integrate Chemical Detector into the UMAT
July 15, 2013
LEIPZIG, GERMANY - BRUKER Detection and ESG Elektroniksystem-und Logistik-GmbH have successfully initiated an industrial funded R&D (research & development) program to mount chemical and radiological detection equipment in to the UMAT (Unmanned Mission Avionics Test Helicopter). The build stage of the project is complete and the second stage that includes aerial tests will begin shortly. [...]
DNAnexus Appoints Omar Serang as Chief Cloud Officer
July 15, 2013
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- DNAnexus, Inc., a pioneer in cloud-based DNA data management and analysis solutions, today announced the further expansion of its senior leadership team with the appointment of Omar Serang as the company’s first Chief Cloud Officer. Serang joins DNAnexus from Amazon Web Services and will work closely with the product management and [...]
July 15, 2013
TESCAN, a world leading manufacturer of scanning electron microscopes and focused ion beam workstations will introduce the newest generation FESEM platform MAIA at the upcoming M&M 2013 trade show in Indianapolis, IN USA, August 4 to 8, 2013. The MAIA FESEM delivers best in class high-resolution performance, ease of use by design, and unparalleled throughput [...]
New Norovirus Monoclonal Antibodies
July 15, 2013
Norovirus is the leading cause of food-borne illness in the US and thus the most common cause of gastroenteritis. Symptoms include severe diarrhea and vomiting. Transmission of the virus occurs via contaminated food, surfaces and infected individuals. Outbreaks develop quickly in contained environments such as nursing homes, schools and cruise ships. Noroviruses are single-stranded RNA [...]

