Bio-Rad Acquires QuantaLife and Digital PCR Technology
October 5, 2011
HERCULES, CA - Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. and a multinational manufacturer and distributor of life science research and clinical diagnostics products, announced today that it has purchased QuantaLife, Inc. for $162 million in cash plus potential future milestone payments. QuantaLife has developed an innovative digital PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) system that provides quantification of target molecules [...]
Morpho Takes Ultimate Checkpoint Liquid Explosives Detection Solution to Next Level
October 5, 2011
Amsterdam – October 5, 2011 - Morpho Detection, Inc. (MDI), the explosives and narcotics detection business of Morpho, Safran group’s security unit, today announced it has taken delivery of critical and newly designed X-ray hardware. This equipment will allow its X-ray Diffraction-based XDi checkpoint liquid explosives detection screening system to deliver no-stop carry-on baggage inspection [...]
PAC Introduces the Model 758 Liquid Autosampler for the Antek MultiTek® and 9000 Elemental Analyzers
October 5, 2011
Houston, TX., USA – PAC, a leading global provider of advanced analytical instruments for laboratories and online process applications, announces the introduction of its latest autosampler, the Model 758 Liquid Autosampler, for its Antek MultiTek® and 9000 Elemental Analyzer instruments. With its turret design, Model 758 provides all the essential automated sample analysis capabilities, such [...]
October 5, 2011
THOROLD, ON - Norgen Biotek Corp., an innovative Canadian biotechnology company focusing principally on advancing powerful innovations for nucleic acid and protein preservation and purification from all type of specimens for research and molecular diagnostic applications, today announced successful accreditation to ISO 15189:2007 by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC). This ISO accreditation emphasizes our [...]
Life Technologies Corporation [LIFE] – N100 — CEO to Ring The NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell
October 5, 2011
Life Technologies Corporation [LIFE], a global biotechnology tools company, will visit the NASDAQ MarketSite in New York City's Times Square. In honor of the occasion Mark Stevenson, President & COO will ring the Opening Bell. Where: NASDAQ MarketSite – 4 Times Square – 43rd & Broadway – Broadcast Studio When: Friday, October 7th, 2011 – [...]
Waters Empowers Advantar Laboratories for Sustained Growth
October 5, 2011
MILFORD, Mass. -- Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) announced today that its customer Advantar Laboratories, Inc. (San Diego, CA) has successfully completed its rollout of Waters® Empower(TM) 3 Chromatography Software. The 21CFR Part 11 compliant-ready software will play a key role at Advantar and with its new Method Remediation Services group to meet increased demand by [...]
ITT Board of Directors Approves Spinoffs of Xylem and ITT Exelis
October 5, 2011
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.--ITT Corporation today announced that its board of directors has approved the distribution to its shareholders of all the outstanding shares of Exelis Inc., its Defense and Information Solutions business, which will also be known as ITT Exelis, and Xylem Inc., its Water Technology and Services business, which will result in three distinct, [...]
Generation Scotland and Arrayjet Form Exciting New Collaboration
October 5, 2011
Generation Scotland (GS) and Arrayjet Ltd are pleased to announce a new collaboration. The project builds on the complementary strengths of Generation Scotland and Arrayjet; combining high quality research, human biobank material and health data with cutting edge inkjet microarray technology. The initiative, supported by funding from Scottish Enterprise aims to develop new products and [...]
Luminex Corporation Joins Forces With the National Marrow Donor Program – Be The Match®
October 5, 2011
More Than 100 Employees Become Registered Donors and Luminex Provides Title Sponsorship for 17th Annual Marrow Ambassadors Golf Tournament Download image AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 5, 2011 -- Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ: LMNX) announced today that it has joined forces with the National Marrow Donor Program – Be The Match to raise awareness of the need for [...]
October 5, 2011
LOS ANGELES -- De Novo Software™, a leading provider of flow and image cytometry data analysis solutions, and ChemoMetec, a provider of premiere bioresearch and pharmaceutical image cytometers, announced a co-marketing agreement today. ChemoMetec's instrumentation and software, including the new FlexiCyte™ module, will be able to export data for further analysis by De Novo Software's [...]
