Jena (Germany),— Analytik Jena AG, a leading manufacturer of analytical instrumentation technology, life science instruments and optoelectronics, has increased its stake in Ilmenau-based ETG Entwicklungs- und Technologie Gesellschaft mbH to 80.0%, thus becoming the largest shareholder. ETG specializes in the development and assembly of automated sample handling systems for analytical instruments and already generates approximately [...]

Lawrenceville, NJ –– Datacolor®, a global leader in color management solutions, today announces that its Datacolor Technology Suzhou laboratory has been accredited by the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board/ACLASS to provide calibration for the International Organization for Standardization / International Electrotechnical Commission (ISO/IEC) 17025:2005. With this accreditation, the Datacolor Technology Suzhou laboratory is now authorized to [...]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Affymetrix, Inc. (Nasdaq: AFFX) today reported that based on preliminary financial data, the Company expects total revenue of approximately $78 million for the first quarter of 2013, including revenue of approximately $19 million from eBioscience. The Company expects to report cash-on-hand of at least $38 million as of March 31, 2013. [...]

Boston, Massachusetts, USA -- Today at the Bio-IT World conference in Boston, IBM and CLC bio announced a combined turnkey next generation sequencing data analytics solution. The combined platform is a scalable end-to-end solution that integrates a computing cluster build on advanced IBM hardware, CLC Genomics Server software for large-scale genomics sequencing data analysis, and [...]

Boston, Mass. -- Genedata, a leading provider of advanced software solutions for drug discovery and life science research, today announced the release of Genedata Screener® 11, a single-platform screening data analysis system with built-in business logic for standardizing and automating screening workflows. The new Genedata Screener now supports compound combination screens to analyze compound synergy [...]

HOLLISTON, Mass., -- Harvard Bioscience, Inc. (Nasdaq:HBIO), a global developer, manufacturer, and marketer of a broad range of tools to advance life science research and regenerative medicine, today announced that the planned initial public offering by its wholly-owned regenerative medicine device subsidiary, Harvard Apparatus Regenerative Technology, Inc., or HART, has been postponed due to market [...]

GILBERTSVILLE, Pa.-- Rockland Immunochemicals, Inc., a biotechnology company focusing on antibodies and antibody based tools for basic research, assay development, and preclinical studies, today announced the acquisition of the Epi-Plus® antibody product line from 21st Century Biochemicals, Inc. Epi-Plus® antibodies are widely regarded as the most well validated antibodies available for epigenetics research. All Epi-Plus® [...]

SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA - Wyatt Technology is pleased to report the success of the Calypso composition-gradient multi-angle light scattering (CG-MALS) system in a study conducted by the Molecular Interactions Research Group (MIRG) of the Association of Biomolecular Research Facilities (ABRF). The conclusions of the 2012 MIRG study were announced at the ABRF 2013 annual meeting [...]

In today’s laboratories, experimental datasets are growing larger, and critical tasks such as data storage, processing, mining and sharing have become increasingly cumbersome, error prone and expensive. The revolutionary i3D Enterprise Service offered by Shimadzu Scientific Instruments and Integrated Analysis Inc. overcomes these challenges by integrating storage, processing and data mining in an enterprise-level private [...]

Boston, MA: 908 Devices, an innovator in field-portable chemical analysis, today announced it has entered into a strategic partnership with In-Q-Tel (IQT), the independent strategic investment firm that identifies innovative technology solutions to support the missions of the U.S. Intelligence Community. The investment will contribute to 908 Devices’ efforts to build rugged, handheld mass spectrometry [...]