November 4, 2011
Dunedin, FL - To meet the growing global demand for its OEM engineering services, Ocean Optics (www.OceanOptics.com), the industry leader in miniature photonics has appointed David Creasey, Ph.D., to the newly created position Director of OEM Business. Creasey will lead the company’s dedicated OEM sales and engineering teams in providing expert integration support to original [...]
Nanounity Receives Topcon Aquila SEM Order from University of South Florida
November 4, 2011
Santa Clara, CA - Nanounity announces that the University of South Florida has purchased and successfully accepted the Topcon Aquila Compact SEM. The Aquila is a compact system that seamlessly integrates SEM with optical microscopy, and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). The system bridges the gap between SEM, optical microscopy and microanalysis. The system was selected [...]
November 3, 2011
NEW YORK, Today the New York Genome Center (NYGC) officially launched what will become one of the largest genomic facilities in North America, establishing an unprecedented, large- scale collaborative venture in genomic medicine. Eleven of the country's world-class private and academic medical centers form the foundation of NYGC, with support from the City of New [...]
NOVASEP LAUNCHES ABSOLUTE(R) HIGH CAP
November 3, 2011
KUALA LUMPUR, Novasep, a leading supplier of manufacturing solutions to the life sciences industries, announces today the launch of AbSolute(R) High Cap, a new generation Protein A media, based on modified silica. AbSolute High Cap has been designed to offer the best performance for capturing both monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies from high titer and large [...]
AMETEK Increases Share Repurchase Authorization
November 3, 2011
BERWYN, Pa., AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE: AME) today announced that its Board of Directors has increased the authorized level for repurchases of its common stock by $100 million. This increased authorization will be added to the approximately $5.5 million that remains available from an existing authorization approved by the Board of Directors in January 2010. Today's [...]
NuGEN Launches Library Preparation Solutions for the Ion PGM Sequencer
November 3, 2011
SAN CARLOS, Calif. & SAN FRANCISCO--NuGEN Technologies Inc. and Ion Torrent, a unit of Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:LIFE), today announced the release of three new products developed by NuGEN for the Ion Personal Genome Machine™ (PGM™). Ion PGM customers can now order the NuGEN Encore® NGS Library Systems for Ion Torrent from the Ion Torrent [...]
November 3, 2011
MANASSAS, Va.--ATCC, the recognized leader in biological materials management and processes for cell provisioning, has been awarded funding for 5 years from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD to establish a Physical Sciences-Oncology Centers (PS-OC) Bioresource Core Facility (PBCF). The goal of the PBCF is to create a facility [...]
November 3, 2011
AUSTIN, Texas--Asuragen, Inc. announced today that data from a multi-center study evaluating its microRNA-based test, miRInform™ Pancreas, for the diagnosis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) in fine needle aspirates, was presented as a Poster of Distinction at the American Pancreatic Association (APA) Annual Meeting being held November 2-5, 2011 in Chicago. Currently, gastroenterologists use endoscopic [...]
November 2, 2011
SAN DIEGO and TARRYTOWN, N.Y., Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics (NYSE: SI) and Illumina have entered into a partnership aimed at setting new standards in the use of next-generation sequencing for the rapid, accurate identification of patients' infectious disease states and potential treatment paths. Through this agreement, the companies plan to make existing Siemens molecular HIV tests [...]
Perten Announces Formation of a Dedicated Process Instrumentation Department
November 2, 2011
Perten Instruments, Inc. – responsible for sales and support in the Americas – is pleased to announce the formation of a dedicated Process Instrumentation Department. The Process Instrumentation Group is headed by Ralph Hewitt – Manager-Process Instrumentation. Ralph’s experience includes various roles in plant operations and QC management at large grain processing and food processing [...]
