Magritek gains Cornerstone Shareholder: Major Institutional Investor Rangatira
July 18, 2013
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 [...]
July 18, 2013
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
July 18, 2013
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
July 17, 2013
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 [...]
July 17, 2013
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 [...]
July 17, 2013
SanDiego, CA, – Solulink, Inc., an emerging life science tools company with expertise in biomolecularlinking,today announced the completion of a new round of equity financing. The funds will enable Solulink to accelerate the commercialization ofitsHybriLink ‘any antibody in any color’ labeling technology. TheHybriLink technology satisfiesflow cytometrists’ unmet needs and enables antibody suppliersto addressmarket demand for [...]
Novel 3-Way Clamping Device for Round-Bottomed Flasks & Condensers
July 17, 2013
The DrySyn 3-Position Clamp from Asynt has been designed to enable chemists performing parallel synthesis to secure up to 3 round bottomed flasks or condensers to a standard boss head. Incorporating a novel fast grip / release mechanism the DrySyn 3-position clamp minimises reaction set-up time and enables you to remove your reactions from the [...]
Gen9 Joins Synthetic Genome Project to Build Yeast 2.0
July 17, 2013
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Gen9, Inc., a pioneer in the development of scalable technologies for synthesizing genes, today announced that it has been selected to take part in the Synthetic Yeast Project Sc2.0, organized and hosted by Johns Hopkins University (JHU) School of Medicine. Gen9 will use its proprietary next-generation gene synthesis technology to contribute to [...]
FEI Introduces Two New DualBeams for Materials Science
July 17, 2013
HILLSBORO, Ore., -- FEI (Nasdaq:FEIC) today introduced two new DualBeam systems that feature innovative detection suites that provide high-quality imaging and fast analysis over the broadest range of samples. The new Scios™ DualBeam™ is specifically positioned for fast two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) characterization. The Helios NanoLab™ 660 DualBeam adds capabilities for specialized applications, such [...]
Molecular Devices Launches IonWorks Barracuda Plus System for Automated Electrophysiology
July 17, 2013
Sunnyvale, California,– Molecular Devices®, market leader in the electrophysiology and biophysical research markets for over 30 years, announced today it has released the IonWorks Barracuda® Plus system, with enhancements to produce best in class wide assay windows with stable ionic currents. Wide, stable assay windows enable studies of drug binding for use-dependent compounds and can [...]

