Life Technologies Acquires KDR Biotech Co., LTD., Leading Reagents Distributor

CARLSBAD, Calif., -- Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) today announced the acquisition of KDR Biotech Co., Ltd., (KDR Biotech) a leading reagents distributor based in Seoul, Korea. KDR Biotech has been Life's primary reagent distributor in Korea since 1982. The Korean biotechnology market has high potential—showing solid growth over the past five years and with [...]

Establishment of Local Subsidiary in India

Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation (TOKYO: 8036, Hitachi High-Tech) established Hitachi High-Technologies India Private Limited (Hitachi High-Tech India) in Gurgaon, Haryana, India. With a population of some 1.2 billion people, India is an enormous market that is expected to continue experiencing fast-paced growth going forward, driven by a growing number of middle-income workers in particular. In its [...]

Knome and Silicon Mechanics Form Partnership to Bring the knoSYS™ 100 to Market

Knome Inc. and Silicon Mechanics, Inc. today announced their partnership to bring the knoSYS™100, an end-to-end human genome interpretation system, to market in Q2, 2013. As per the terms of the partnership, Knome will supply the core genomics software for the system, including its knoSOFT™ genome interpretation application and kGAP™ NGS informatics engine. Silicon Mechanics [...]

Smiths Detection Supplies Explosives Detectors to Canadian Airports

Toronto, Canada, - Smiths Detection has started delivery of more than 100 advanced explosives trace detection systems to the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA). Deployment of the IONSCAN 500DTs at a number of Canadian airports is due to be completed later this month. The desktop systems will complement Smiths Detection’s advanced X-ray scanners, already [...]

Porvair Sciences launches chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assay range

Porvair Sciences has announced the addition of the novel Chromatrap chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assay range to its portfolio of products for epigenetics. Developed in conjunction with Department of Life Sciences at University of Swansea, UK - Chromatrap® uses a solid phase porous polymer functionalised with protein A, allowing the chromatin capture to be more efficient [...]

Appointment Of Non-executive Director And Chairman Designate

Halma plc, the leading safety, health and environmental technology group, today announces the appointment of Paul Walker as a non-executive Director and Chairman Designate. He will join the Board with effect from 12 April 2013 and will be appointed Chairman following the proposed retirement of Geoff Unwin, Halma's current Chairman, who has indicated that he [...]

New Laboratory Ramp and Soak Temperature Controllers by Oven Industries Inc.

The laboratory ramp and soak temperature controller is the enhanced 5R6-900 bench top unit from Oven Industries Inc. The controller has many outstanding user-friendly benefits. Contained all in one enclosure, the device can be plugged into the wall as a self-contained temperature control system, which has its own power supply. This distinctive detail makes the [...]

Pacific Biosciences Launches the PacBio(R) RS II Sequencing System

MENLO PARK, Calif., -- Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACB) today announced the launch of the PacBio® RS II — a new Single Molecule, Real-Time (SMRT®) DNA Sequencing System that provides the industry's highest consensus accuracy and longest read lengths, with double the throughput from the previous version of the system. The PacBio RS II [...]

Core Informatics and OpenEye Scientific Software Forge Partnership

Branford, CT and Santa Fe, NM –- Core Informatics, a leading provider of data management solutions to the life sciences, molecular diagnostics, and energy industries, and OpenEye Scientific Software, a leading developer of innovative molecular modeling and cheminformatics solutions for molecular discovery, announce a new partnership and the integration of OpenEye cheminformatics software into Core [...]

Hanna Instruments, Inc. Opening New Sales and Distribution Facility in Switzerland

WOONSOCKET, RI-- Hanna Instruments is pleased to announce it has opened a new sales office and distribution center in Switzerland. Hanna Instruments manufactures and sells over 3000 scientific analytical products ranging from handheld Checkers and Portable Multiparameter units for water quality to laboratory grade Bench Meters and Titrators. The office, centrally located in Sursee, near [...]

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