SRA Selected to Modernize and Support CDC Laboratory Information Systems
April 3, 2013
FAIRFAX, Va.-- SRA International, Inc., a leading provider of IT solutions and professional services to government organizations, today announced it has been selected by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Office of Infectious Diseases (OID) to provide IT-related support services for its Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS). The CDC Information Management Services [...]
T2 Biosystems Announces Issuance of Patent Covering T2Candida®
April 3, 2013
Lexington, MA, – T2 Biosystems, a company developing direct detection products enabling superior diagnostics, today announced the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent, number US8,409,807 (the ‘807 patent), covering T2Candida®, the Company’s flagship diagnostic test. T2Candida identifies sepsis-causing Candida species directly from whole blood at ~1CFU/mL sensitivity in approximately three hours compared [...]
April 3, 2013
SANTA CLARA, CA: NextBio and Genophen announced today a partnership aimed at furthering the adoption of genomics for disease prevention and wellness. The partnership enables Genophen to interpret full genome sequencing data from individuals through the use of the NextBio Clinical platform and to combine this data with a person's environmental, behavioral and clinical factors [...]
Dako to Offer New Antibody in U.S. to Diagnose Breast Cancer
April 3, 2013
GLOSTRUP, Denmark, – Dako, an Agilent Technologies Company and worldwide provider of cancer diagnostics, recently received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to sell FLEX Monoclonal Rabbit Anti-Human Estrogen Receptor ?, Clone EP1 in the United States. The clone has been available in Europe for some time and has enjoyed widespread acceptance. “We [...]
April 3, 2013
alt(CLEVELAND, OH) – MISCO introduces their new Digital-Dairy™ line of refractometers specifically designed to help dairy farmers and calf ranchers to rear healthy calves. Among the many problems plaguing dairy farmers and calf ranchers are the management of waste milk and calf milk replacer, calf dehydration, and the measurement of colostrum quality to prevent failure [...]
Distinction certifies facilities’ quality management system for medical devices
April 3, 2013
SAN JOSE, Calif.-- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that its facility in San Jose, Calif. and its Franklin, Mass. site have achieved ISO 13485 certification, an internationally recognized standard of quality management for the design and manufacture of medical devices. The sites in Franklin and San Jose are [...]
April 3, 2013
SAN DIEGO, CA – Genalyte, Inc. today announced the launch of its MT-ADATM anti-drug antibody (ADA) immunogenicity assay designed to run on the MaverickTM Detection System. This test combines screening for the presence of ADAs and the characterization of each detected ADA with a full isotype profile. With minimal required sample preparation and its combination [...]
Rockwell Automation Elects J. Phillip Holloman and Lawrence D. Kingsley to Board of Directors
April 3, 2013
MILWAUKEE -- The board of directors of Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK) increased its number of directors to ten today and elected J. Phillip Holloman and Lawrence D. Kingsley as new members. Holloman, 57, has been President and COO of Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ: CTAS) since 2008. He joined the company in 1996 as Vice President [...]
Two Thermo Fisher Scientific Facilities Achieve ISO 13485 Certification
April 3, 2013
SAN JOSE, Calif.- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that its facility in San Jose, Calif. and its Franklin, Mass. site have achieved ISO 13485 certification, an internationally recognized standard of quality management for the design and manufacture of medical devices. The sites in Franklin and San Jose are [...]
AREVA and Astorg Partners have signed an agreement for the sale of Canberra
April 3, 2013
AREVA and the French private equity manager Astorg Partners signed an agreement for the takeover of Canberra, AREVA’s nuclear measurement subsidiary, by Astorg Partners. This agreement follows the announcement of October 22, 2012 that exclusive negotiations had started with Astorg Partners for this transaction. The closing of the transaction, which remains subject in particular to [...]
