Agilent Technologies and Oxford Gene Technology Expand Microarray and Sequencing Partnership
October 17, 2011
SANTA CLARA, Calif., and Oxford, England - Agilent Technologies Inc. and Oxford Gene Technology today announced they have expanded an existing partnership into an exclusive agreement for Agilent to provide OGT with oligonucleotide microarrays and SureSelect target enrichment products for next-generation sequencing. Mike Evans, chief executive of OGT, said: "We are delighted to have been [...]
October 17, 2011
Hach Company, the leader in water quality analytics, announces the new Hydraulic Fracturing Water Analysis Kit. Offering on-site results in an easy-to-use, rugged, portable case, the Hydraulic Fracturing Water Analysis Kit covers key parameters critical to water analysis in oil and gas applications, including source water, fracturing fluid, flowback water, produced water, drilling fluids and [...]
AMETEK Acquires Reichert Technologies
October 17, 2011
BERWYN, Pa. -- AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE: AME) today announced that it has acquired Reichert Technologies, a privately held manufacturer of analytical instruments and diagnostic devices for the eye care market headquartered in Depew, NY. The company was acquired for $150 million from Beecken Petty O'Keefe & Company and has estimated annual sales of $55 million. [...]
October 17, 2011
Frederick, MD –– RURO, Inc., a developer of research productivity and management solutions today announced that it has formed a strategic partnership with Angelantoni Industrie s.p.a. to integrate their Smart Freezer® line of ultra-low temperature robotic freezers with RURO FreezerPro ™ software, jointly producing the ultimate storage solution for research, government and medical laboratories that [...]
October 17, 2011
MADISON, Wis. – Cellular Dynamics International (CDI) today announced that it was named as the overall Gold winner in The Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Awards. The Wall Street Journal 2011 Technology Innovation Awards are determined by a panel of independent judges who evaluated significant innovations that occurred in 2010. Six hundred and five applicants [...]
October 17, 2011
GE Healthcare has added two new imagers to their family of biomolecular imaging systems, the Typhoon FLA 9500 for imaging of multifluorescent-, chemifluorescent-, radioisotope-labeled, and colorimetric samples and the Typhoon FLA 7000 IP for the dedicated study of radioisotope labeled samples. The Typhoon FLA 9500 is a versatile, high throughput, laser scanner ideally suited to [...]
October 17, 2011
SAN DIEGO -- Sequenom, Inc., a life sciences company providing innovative genetic analysis solutions, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Sequenom Center for Molecular Medicine (Sequenom CMM), launched its noninvasive proprietary MaterniT21 laboratory developed test (LDT). The MaterniT21 LDT detects a genetic chromosomal anomaly known as Trisomy 21, the most common cause of Down syndrome. [...]
GE Healthcare Life Sciences executes recombinant Protein L license from Affitech
October 17, 2011
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK and CHALFONT St. GILES, UK –- Affitech A/S and GE Healthcare Life Sciences announced today that GE Healthcare Life Sciences has executed an exclusive license for the worldwide marketing and sales of products containing recombinant Protein L, granted by Affitech in a patent and know-how license agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, [...]
NANOINK RETAINS LAZARD AS STRATEGIC ADVISOR
October 17, 2011
NanoInk,® Inc. announced today that it has initiated a process to evaluate the company's strategic alternatives with the assistance of its financial advisor, Lazard. NanoInk is the leader in next-generation nanolithography and has been developing and commercializing disruptive nanoscale products and applications for the life sciences and technology industries. In life sciences, the company's technology [...]
October 17, 2011
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.-- ITT Corporations water business will showcase its new products and new identity at the 84th annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC), a leading water industry exhibition focused on water quality, to be held in Los Angeles from October 15-19. This event comes just before the spinoff of ITTs water [...]
