Distinction certifies facilities’ quality management system for medical devices
April 3, 2013
SAN JOSE, Calif.-- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that its facility in San Jose, Calif. and its Franklin, Mass. site have achieved ISO 13485 certification, an internationally recognized standard of quality management for the design and manufacture of medical devices. The sites in Franklin and San Jose are [...]
April 3, 2013
SAN DIEGO, CA – Genalyte, Inc. today announced the launch of its MT-ADATM anti-drug antibody (ADA) immunogenicity assay designed to run on the MaverickTM Detection System. This test combines screening for the presence of ADAs and the characterization of each detected ADA with a full isotype profile. With minimal required sample preparation and its combination [...]
Rockwell Automation Elects J. Phillip Holloman and Lawrence D. Kingsley to Board of Directors
April 3, 2013
MILWAUKEE -- The board of directors of Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK) increased its number of directors to ten today and elected J. Phillip Holloman and Lawrence D. Kingsley as new members. Holloman, 57, has been President and COO of Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ: CTAS) since 2008. He joined the company in 1996 as Vice President [...]
Two Thermo Fisher Scientific Facilities Achieve ISO 13485 Certification
April 3, 2013
SAN JOSE, Calif.- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that its facility in San Jose, Calif. and its Franklin, Mass. site have achieved ISO 13485 certification, an internationally recognized standard of quality management for the design and manufacture of medical devices. The sites in Franklin and San Jose are [...]
AREVA and Astorg Partners have signed an agreement for the sale of Canberra
April 3, 2013
AREVA and the French private equity manager Astorg Partners signed an agreement for the takeover of Canberra, AREVA’s nuclear measurement subsidiary, by Astorg Partners. This agreement follows the announcement of October 22, 2012 that exclusive negotiations had started with Astorg Partners for this transaction. The closing of the transaction, which remains subject in particular to [...]
UK National Graphene Institute Selects Bruker’s Dimension FastScan AFM
April 2, 2013
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- Bruker has established a collaborative partnership with the University of Manchester’s new National Graphene Institute (NGI) to leverage the benchmark speed, resolution and performance of the Dimension FastScan® Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) for research into the nanofabrication and nanoscale properties of graphene. Graphene, the world’s thinnest, strongest and most conductive material, [...]
GnuBIO Begins Shipment of Beta Systems
April 2, 2013
Cambridge, Massachusetts – GnuBIO, Inc. (GnuBIO), www.gnubio.com a pioneer in the Desktop DNA sequencing market, announced today that it has achieved a significant milestone in the field of clinical genetics – the shipment of its first beta system, the world’s first fully-integrated DNA sequencing system. The GnuBIO sequencing system is the world’s first DNA sequencer [...]
Arxspan Now Servicing SAFE-BioPharma Community
April 2, 2013
Arxspan, the developer of the web-based ArxLab electronic laboratory notebook (ELN), has joined with SAFE-BioPharma Association to provide services that can facilitate research collaboration within the community of biopharmaceutical companies comprising SAFE-BioPharma’s members. “Browser-based digital ELN signatures significantly reduce the barriers to signature compliance for external research initiatives,” said Peter Rosati, CEO of Arxspan. SAFE-BioPharma [...]
VWR International, LLC Acquires Prolab Laboratuar Teknolojileri Limited in Turkey
April 2, 2013
RADNOR, PA, - VWR International, LLC, a global provider of laboratory supplies, equipment and services announced today that it has acquired Prolab Laboratuar Teknolojileri Limited (Prolab), a distributor of scientific laboratory supplies headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey. VWR enables science globally by providing product and service solutions to laboratories and production facilities to drive advancements in [...]
VICAM’s New Immunoassay Column Detects Seven Mycotoxins in Single Run
April 2, 2013
MILFORD, Mass.,-- Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) today announced that VICAM®, a Waters® Business, introduced the Myco6in1+™ LC/MS/MS immunoaffinity (IA) column, the only IA column on the market to simultaneously screen for seven major mycotoxin families isolating at least 14 chemically-distinct mycotoxins, including aflatoxin, ochratoxin A, fumonisin, deoxynivalenol, zearalenone, T-2, HT-2, and nivalenol. Created by VICAM, [...]
