Waters Reports First Quarter 2013 Financial Results
April 23, 2013
MILFORD, Mass. -- Waters Corporation (NYSE/WAT) reported today first quarter 2013 sales of $430 million, an increase of 2% from sales of $420 million in the first quarter of 2012. In the quarter, the effect of foreign currency translation reduced sales growth by 3%. On a GAAP basis, earnings per diluted share (E.P.S.) for the [...]
April 23, 2013
NEW YORK--Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today introduced the Thermo Scientific Aegis5-14 Film, the company’s new advanced single-use film that is ideal for the most demanding cell culture and bioprocessing applications in drug development and biomanufacturing. The company’s first new single-use bioprocessing film since launching its industry-leading Thermo Scientific CX5-14 [...]
April 23, 2013
MaxCyte, Inc., the pioneer in scalable, high performance cell transfection systems, is hosting an educational webinar entitled "Streamlining HTS: Ion Channel, GPCR, and Transporter Assays in Biologically Relevant Cells using Large Scale Transfection" on Wednesday, April 24, 2013, from 11:00 AM -- 12:00 PM EDT. Dr. Jinliang Sui, Senior Director of HTS & Bioinformatics at [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces Innovative Bioprocessing Mixing System
April 23, 2013
NEW YORK -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today introduced the Thermo Scientific HyPerforma Single-Use Mixer (SUM) DS 300 system, an innovative, cost-effective single-use mixer ideal for pilot-scale liquid preparations for vaccine and biologic manufacturing. Combining high performance and process efficiency, the HyPerforma SUM DS 300 system is ideal for [...]
RAE Systems, a Vector Capital Portfolio Company, Enters Into Agreement to Be Acquired by Honeywell
April 23, 2013
San Jose, CA – RAE Systems, Inc. (“RAE Systems” or “RAE”), a Vector Capital portfolio company, has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Honeywell, for $340 million in cash. RAE Systems, Inc. is a global provider of rapidly-deployable connected, intelligent gas and radiation detection systems that enable real-time safety and security threat [...]
Leica Microsystems and Leica Biosystems strengthen market position in Brazil
April 23, 2013
Wetzlar, Germany / Sao Paulo, Brazil. Leica Microsystems and Leica Biosystems have cemented ties with their Brazilian Leica distributor: All shares of Aotec Instrumentos Cientificos Ltda of São Paulo, Brazil, have been acquired. Aotec is a provider of microscopy and histopathology solutions and has been a Leica distributor for more than 25 years. All Aotec [...]
FDA Approves Second Drug in BD Simplist™ Prefilled Injectable Line of Products
April 23, 2013
Franklin Lakes, NJ – BD Rx Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of leading global medical technology company BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE:BDX), announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the second drug to be offered in the recently launched BD Simplist™ line of ready-to-administer prefilled generic injectables. The second BD [...]
Illumina Reports Strong Start to Fiscal Year 2013
April 23, 2013
AN DIEGO -- Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2013. First quarter 2013 results: Revenue of $331 million, a 21% increase compared to $273 million in the first quarter of 2012 GAAP net loss for the quarter of $23 million, or $0.18 per diluted share due to a [...]
Molecular Devices Introduces FLIPR Calcium 6 Assay Kits
April 23, 2013
Sunnyvale, California, – Molecular Devices announced today the launch of FLIPR® Calcium 6 Assay Kits, the latest addition to their extensive range of calcium assay kits to address diversified GPCR and ion channel targets. Featuring a proprietary fluorophore, the dye offers the highest quantum yield of any calcium indicator on the market, delivering the greatest [...]
RainDanceTechnologiesLaunchesNewProgramtoAidProvidersofGeneticTestingServices
April 23, 2013
LEXINGTON, Mass. –– RainDance Technologies, Inc., the Digital Biology™ company, today announced a new Service Partner Program for its growing base of research customers who are developing next-generation sequencing-based genetic testing panels to identify and characterize inherited diseases, cancers and other human health conditions in research projects. Through this new program, customers have expanded access [...]

