March 4, 2013
CARLSBAD, Calif., -- Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) announced today that it has signed a collaborative research agreement and related license with Harvard University under which it has acquired exclusive rights to develop a panel of characterization assays designed to rapidly evaluate human pluripotent stem (hPS) cells for their utility in a variety of discovery [...]
TriLink BioTechnologies Awarded SBIR Phase I Grant
March 1, 2013
SAN DIEGO, -- TriLink BioTechnologies, Inc. (TriLink, trilinkbiotech.com) was recently awarded a Phase I SBIR Grant of approximately $130,000 by the National Institutes of Health to develop an approach to RNA sample preparation for Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) using TriLink's expertise in nucleic acid chemistry. This is the sixth Phase I grant TriLink has been [...]
March 1, 2013
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Xylem Inc. (NYSE: XYL), a leading global water technology company focused on addressing the world’s most challenging water issues, announced today that it has acquired MultiTrode Pty Ltd, a privately held Australia-based water and wastewater technology and services company, for approximately $26 million. The actual terms of the transaction were not [...]
March 1, 2013
A new $7.5 million gift from Shimadzu Scientific Instruments to The University of Texas at Arlington will support one of the most significant installments of advanced scientific equipment in the United States, propelling the University to new heights of discovery and innovation. Students work in the Shimadzu Center for Advanced Analytical Chemistry, one of three [...]
MOCON Increases Quarterly Dividend
March 1, 2013
MINNEAPOLIS -- MOCON, Inc. (NASDAQ: MOCO) announced today that on February 28, 2013, its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of eleven cents ($0.11) per share, payable on May 17, 2013, to shareholders of record on May 3, 2013. This is a five percent increase over the previous rate of ten and one-half [...]
Quantachrome’s Newest Analyzers Showcase at Pittcon Exposition
March 1, 2013
Quantachrome Instruments will be showing its latest generation porous materials characterization instruments at Pittcon® 2013, the annual conference and exposition focused on laboratory science, to be held in Philadelphia, March 17 – 21, 2013. Quantachrome is a leading manufacturer of laboratory instruments for the characterization of porous materials and powders which are sold to academia [...]
AMETEK Names Tom Marecic as Senior Vice President and General Manager – Electronic Instruments Group
March 1, 2013
Berwyn, PA, -- AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE: AME) today announced that the Board of Directors has elected Tom Marecic as Senior Vice President and General Manager, Electronic Instruments Group. Mr. Marecic has served as Vice President and General Manager, Process & Analytical Instruments Division since 2006. “I am pleased to announce the promotion of Tom to [...]
Life Technologies & IMEGEN Develop Fast and Accurate Full Solution Horse DNA Test for Meat Products
March 1, 2013
GLASGOW, United Kingdom, -- Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) today announces that it's developed the RapidFinder™ Equine ID Kit in conjunction with the Instituto de Medicina Genomica (IMEGEN) that detects the presence of equine DNA extracted from meat samples. The kit is optimized for its use in all Applied Biosystems Real-Time PCR Instruments. "As global [...]
TAP Biosystems Launches New Plate Heater for Cell-based Applications
February 28, 2013
Cambridge, UK: TAP Biosystems, a leading supplier of innovative cell culture systems and consumables for life science applications, today introduced its new Plate Heater, designed specifically for cell biologists that require accurate and precise temperature control for plates in laminar flow hoods. The new Plate Heater, which can be ordered directly from TAP’s e-commerce site [...]
Redd&Whyte Appoints HighRes Biosolutions as New US Distributor
February 28, 2013
Redd&Whyte has announced it has appointed HighRes Biosolutions, a leading developer of flexible laboratory automation systems, as US distributor for its Preddator low-volume microplate dispensers. The appointment will provide US researchers with rapid access to, and support of, unique technology for achieving consistent results and reducing assay costs, by dispensing low-volumes of difficult reagents into [...]

