QIAGEN adds to pipeline of personalized healthcare diagnostics through agreements for promising new biomarkers

Hilden, Germany, and Germantown, Maryland,— QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced three separate agreements that add multiple biomarkers to QIAGEN’s deep development pipeline of diagnostics for Personalized Healthcare applications to guide treatments with various medicines based on a patient’s genomic information. QIAGEN intends to develop new diagnostics to guide treatment decisions [...]

The Schauenburg International Group continues to expand

Mülheim an der Ruhr/Germany,-- the Schauenburg International Group has acquired the majority of the shares of the Markes International Group, headquartered in Llantrisant, United Kingdom. Markes develops and manufactures leading-edge technology for analyzing trace organic chemicals by gas chromatography. The company is world leader in analytical thermal desorption technology, and its ALMSCO division supplies groundbreaking [...]

Raman Spectal Libraries Offered with CRAIC Technologies Raman Microspectrometers

San Dimas, CA – CRAIC Technologies is a leading innovator in the field of optical microanalysis. CRAIC Technologies is proud to introduce the new state-of-the-art in Raman microspectroscopy: the CRAIC Artemis™ Raman microspectrometer. D esigned to be added to many different types of optical microscopes, the CRAIC Artemis™ offers very high sensitivity, high resolution, a [...]

Carl Zeiss Canada appoints Inter Medico as exclusive Canadian distributor for clinical microscopy

TORONTO, - Effective January 10, 2013 Carl Zeiss Canada is pleased to announce a new exclusive agreement with Inter Medico to distribute its clinical microscopy product line across Canada. This new partnership will significantly extend Zeiss's reach into the hospital markets and clinical accounts which focus on patient health care and diagnosis. "Although our growth [...]

Cell Signaling Technology Granted Patent for PCR Methods for Detection of a Subset of Treatable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancers

Danvers, MA –– Cell Signaling Technology, Inc. (CST) of Danvers, MA, announced today the issuance of US Patent No. 8,288,102, relating to PCR-based methods for the detection of EML4-ALK (anaplastic lymphoma kinase) polynucleotides in patient samples. The presence of the fusion kinase EML4- ALK has been reported in a subset of patients with breast, colon, [...]

Cantel Medical’s Mar Cor Purification Subsidiary Acquires Eagle Pure Water Systems, Inc.

LITTLE FALLS, N.J., -- CANTEL MEDICAL CORP. (NYSE: CMN), through its Mar Cor Purification subsidiary, has continued the expansion of its water purification and filtration segment by purchasing the assets of Pennsylvania-based Eagle Pure Water Systems, Inc. Eagle Pure Water provides water treatment services for laboratory, industrial and medical customers in the Philadelphia area. The [...]

QIAGEN exceeds 2012 goal for placements of QIAsymphony breakthrough laboratory automation system

Hilden, Germany, and Germantown, Maryland, — QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) announced today that it exceeded its goal for new placements of the QIAsymphony modular laboratory workflow platform in 2012. The growth of QIAsymphony, which offers full workflow solutions from biological sample to result, reached well more than 750 placements at the [...]

Sequenom Announces Preliminary 2012 Operational Highlights

SAN DIEGO, -- Sequenom, Inc. (NASDAQ: SQNM), a life sciences company providing innovative diagnostic testing and genetic analysis solutions, today announced preliminary highlights of the Company's 2012 performance and accomplishments. Initial 2012 Performance Results (unaudited) Total revenue of approximately $89 million, growth of approximately 59 percent year-over-year for 2012 Diagnostic services revenues of approximately $46 [...]

Microtrac Acquires AnaTec AS of Norway, a Dynamic Image Analysis Company

Montgomeryville, PA –– Microtrac, Inc. a global pioneer of particle characterization technologies, is pleased to announce that it has acquired AnaTec AS of Norway, an innovator in dynamic image analysis instrumentation and software. The acquisition will bolster Microtrac’s already robust portfolio of sophisticated analytical laboratory instruments and enhance Microtrac’s mission to provide total solutions in [...]

SonicsOnline.com Announces New Line of Ultrasonic Cleaners from Branson Ultrasonics®

SonicsOnline.com, a Virginia-based equipment distributor, has announced the availability of two new ultrasonic cleaners from Branson Ultrasonics®. Pricing for all new models will be similar to that of “old technology models” sold by other manufacturers, and all units will be available as of February 2013. The digital models now sold by SonicsOnline.com include the Bransonic® [...]

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