EMBL-EBI researchers make DNA storage a reality
January 24, 2013
Researchers at the EMBL-European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) have created a way to store data in the form of DNA – a material that lasts for tens of thousands of years. The new method, published today in the journal Nature, makes it possible to store at least 100 million hours of high-definition video in about a [...]
NuSep divests non-Core ProteoIQ software
January 24, 2013
Sydney, Australia - NuSep (ASX:NSP) wishes to advise the market that it has received an unsolicited offer to acquire the non-core assets of its ProteoIQ software business. The Company has negotiated the sale of this software with the Palo Alto, California based PREMIER Biosoft. PREMIER Biosoft is a leading provider of software solutions for life [...]
Agilent Technologies Introduces User-Friendly Chromatography and Spectroscopy Catalog
January 24, 2013
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced the 2013 Essential Chromatography and Spectroscopy Catalog. The new catalog is divided into five sections to help the reader easily navigate Agilent's growing portfolio, which includes general chromatography, sample preparation, GC and GC/MS, LC and LC/MS, and spectroscopy. This edition of the catalog contains CrossLab products for use [...]
CS744 Series: Carbon/Sulfur Analysis by Combustion
January 24, 2013
St. Joseph, Mich.—LECO has introduced the CS744 Series, a carbon/sulfur analyzer developed for accurate wide-range measurement of carbon and sulfur content of metals, ores, ceramics, and other inorganic materials. The CS744 Series features a variable power combustion furnace and rugged design ideal for meeting the demands of the industrial environment. An improved IR cell design [...]
VWR Funding, Inc. Announces Proposed Offering of Senior Secured Term Loan Due 2017
January 24, 2013
RADNOR, PA, - VWR Funding, Inc. (the "Company"), the parent company of VWR International, LLC, a global distributor of laboratory supplies and services, announced today that it intends to commence an offering of $200 million in aggregate principal amount of senior secured term loans due April 3, 2017 (the "Loan"). The Loan will be senior [...]
AMETEK Announces Record Results
January 24, 2013
BERWYN, Pa., -- AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE: AME) today announced fourth quarter and full year results that established records for orders, sales, operating income, operating margins, net income and diluted earnings per share. AMETEK's fourth quarter 2012 sales of $841.8 million were up 10% over the same period of 2011. Operating income for the fourth quarter [...]
January 24, 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, has today signed a $158 million (€120 million) financing agreement with the European Investment Bank to fund innovative and aspirational research and development (R&D) projects across Europe. The deal underscores the EIB’s [...]
January 24, 2013
Bishops Stortford, UK, -- Dotmatics Limited, a leading provider of informatics solutions to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, today announced that The Moulder Centre for Drug Discovery Research at Temple University have licensed Dotmatics’ suite of solutions to boost their drug discovery research efforts. The Dotmatics platform is an integrated suite of software specifically designed [...]
Implant Sciences Hires New Director of Sales for Russia
January 24, 2013
WILMINGTON, MA -- Implant Sciences Corporation (OTCQB: IMSC), a high technology supplier of systems and sensors for homeland security and defense markets, today announced that it has retained Natalya Hall for the newly created position of Director of Sales for Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). In addition to Russia, Ms. Hall's region [...]
Blue Marble Biomaterials Secures Distribution Agreement with SAFC
January 23, 2013
Missoula, Montana, USA -- Blue Marble Biomaterials, a specialty biochemical manufacturer founded in Seattle, Washington and based in Missoula, Montana, has secured an exclusive distribution contract with Sigma-Aldrich® Corporation’s custom manufacturing and services business unit, SAFC®. As a global manufacturer and distributor of specialty chemicals used in a wide variety of industries including food and [...]

