December 21, 2012
Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) and Precision System Science, Co., Ltd (PSS) today announced the signing of an exclusive agreement to develop and manufacture a fully automated emulsion PCR instrument for Roche’s portfolio of next-generation sequencing platforms. It is intended to support Roche’s GS Junior and GS FLX+ systems as well as the sequencing [...]
December 21, 2012
TST. LOUIS, -- SAFC Hitech Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (NASDAQ: SIAL), a leading Life Science and High Technology company, has signed an agreement to create a 50/50 joint venture (JV) with Korean-based Soulbrain Co. Ltd. ("Soulbrain"). Soulbrain is a publicly traded (KOSDAQ: 036830) specialty chemical company serving the flat panel display, semiconductor [...]
Dako acquires important IP rights in connectivity from System Dynamics
December 21, 2012
Dako, an Agilent Technologies company, has signed an agreement to acquire the intellectual property rights behind connectivity software from California-based software development company System Dynamics, Inc. (SDI). The SDI development team joins Dako and brings new software development competencies to one of the world’s leaders in cancer diagnostics. “The acquisition of the intellectual property rights [...]
December 21, 2012
Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that Corning, Inc.’s proposed acquisition of Becton, Dickinson and Company’s Discovery Labware Division would have been anticompetitive in the North American markets for tissue culture treated (TCT) multi-well plates, dishes, and flasks used in cell culture applications. Under the [...]
December 21, 2012
WALTHAM, Mass -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, announced today that it has completed a purchase of Boulder, Colo.-based picoSpin, LLC, creators of the world’s first miniature nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer. In 2010, picoSpin introduced the picoSpin-45, the world’s first miniature NMR spectrometer, offering the capabilities of larger spectrometers [...]
BioTime Announces the Appointment of Jeffrey Janus as Vice President
December 20, 2012
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- BioTime, Inc. (NYSE MKT: BTX) today announced the appointment of Jeffrey Janus as its Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Mr. Janus’ primary focus will be to create, market, and sell research products for BioTime and its subsidiaries in the expanding field of regenerative medicine. Mr. Janus has more than 25 years [...]
Panasonics most energy efficient 700 litre -86°C freezer provides maximum sample security
December 20, 2012
Den Haag/Etten-Leur: Energy efficiency is fast becoming a vital feature of modern laboratory equipment, and this is clearly demonstrated in the new Eco VIP KM-DU73Y1E -86°C upright freezer from Panasonic. With a capacity of 728 litres, the freezer is the most energy-efficient of its size, and is ideal for sample storage within hospitals, biomedical research [...]
December 20, 2012
Hackensack University Medical Center is now the first hospital in the nation to receive state approval to report microbiological clinical results using the bioMérieuxVITEK® MS device. “We are excited to be the first medical center in the nation approved to report such important clinical data obtained through the VITEK MS platform,” said Robert C. Garrett, [...]
Implant Sciences Expands Global Aviation Security Presence as It Ships More Quantum Sniffers to Asia
December 20, 2012
Implant Sciences Corporation (OTCQB: IMSC), a high technology supplier of systems and sensors for homeland security and defense markets, today announced it has sold three Quantum Sniffer™ QS-H150 handheld explosives trace detectors to a customer in Asia for deployment in aviation security. "Our made-in-the-USA Quantum Sniffers have a growing reputation throughout Asia for accuracy and [...]
WHEATON® Acquires Chromatography Vial Supply Company, MicroLiter
December 20, 2012
Millville, NJ – WHEATON announced that it has acquired MicroLiter Analytical Supplies, Inc., of Suwanee, GA, a leading supplier of pre-cleaned chromatography sample vials and accessories for use with autosamplers. Founded in 1996 to provide high-quality consumable products to the autosampler market, MicroLiter is recognized for its focus on supplying pre-cleaned, sample containment products processed [...]
