Biocartis will use this IWT-subsidy (from the Flemish government) to develop new diagnostic cancer tests that will facilitate more targeted treatment and improve survival rates for patients. Biocartis is a molecular diagnostics company that develops clinically relevant tests and innovative, easy-to-use platforms to be employed, amongst other indications, in the fight against cancer. With this [...]

BELLSHILL, SCOTLAND, : Following its announcement to expand into the Far East last month, certified specialist oligonucleotide reagent manufacturer Link Technologies Ltd, has agreed another distribution contract in Asia with Japanese company GeneDesign, Inc.. The deal comes just a few weeks after the signing of Zirench Technology for distribution in China. Link Technologies is ISO [...]

AMSBIO, a specialist supplier of high purity reagents for glycobiology and regenerative medicine, has announced the launch of a new, highly purified Chondroitinase ABC. This new enzyme is supplied protease-free, carrier-free and with low-endotoxin levels for use in neuroscience and regenerative medicine research. Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycans (CSPGs) are involved in the inhibition of axon regeneration [...]

Goettingen, February 25, 2013 – Sartorius, a leading international supplier for the pharmaceutical and laboratory industry, has made its premium laboratory balance Cubis even more user-friendly to ensure reliable, error-free results. Sartorius Q-Apps can now be installed on any Cubis balance to guide users quickly and easily in performing any weighing application. Fast and reliable [...]

MILFORD, Mass., -- Waters Corporation today reinforced its commitment to high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) users through new design improvements to the Waters® Alliance® HPLC System. Per customer demand, the updated system will maintain key Alliance performance specifications and control algorithms to ensure that analysts can seamlessly replicate their existing methods. The Alliance HPLC System [...]

Over his 35-year career, Pierre Schwich has held positions ranging from that of industrial operations manager (Corning, Danone, Hewlett-Packard) to that of investment director (3i, Siparex, Next Venture), eventually specializing in the administrative and financial management of listed or privately held companies (Genesys Conferencing, Global Design Technologies in Los Angeles, California). Pierre Schwich is also [...]

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced it is collaborating with Florida International University's department of chemistry and biochemistry and its International Forensics Research Institute to further advance the identification and characterization of so-called designer drugs. This work is currently focused on developing and validating new methods for rapid forensic screening and analysis based on [...]

Both the Radiometer and HemoCue companies are leading in their respective fields of point-of-care, or near-patient testing. The transaction is expected to be completed in March 2013, subject to customary closing conditions. Assuming the acquisition’s completion, Radiometer and HemoCue will continue operations as separate companies and brands. This acquisition will enable both HemoCue and Radiometer [...]

Porvair Sciences announces new versions of its MiniVap and UltraVap blowdown evaporators that use warm air or nitrogen to speed up the evaporation of common HPLC solvents such as dichloromethane, methanol and acetonitrile from sample vials, significantly improving throughput and removing this common laboratory bottleneck. Combining a new 48-well needle head with a dedicated HPLC [...]

Ithaca, NY & Muttenz, Switzerland – Advion, Inc., a leading life sciences Systems and Consumables developer, today announced that an exclusive OEM and distribution partnership agreement has been signed with CAMAG of Basel, Switzerland for its TLC/MS Interface product. Based upon excellent results obtained by joint Advion and CAMAG customers, as well as leading researchers, [...]