Amnis Acquired by EMD Millipore – Expands Growth Potential
August 30, 2011
SEATTLE -- Amnis Corporation, a manufacturer of advanced cell imaging systems, today announced that the company has been acquired by EMD Millipore, the Life Science division of Merck KGaA of Germany. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and closing is expected to take place in the fourth quarter of 2011. The terms of the [...]
August 30, 2011
LONGUEUIL, QUEBEC - The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, today announced that Clemex Technologies Inc. has been granted $106,300 in repayable funding to carry out a commercialization project. "Investing in the knowledge economy is a priority for [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Provides High-quality, Leak-proof Containers
August 30, 2011
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, offers a complete portfolio of Thermo Scientific Nalgene bottles, carboys and containers, suitable for a broad range of applications. Not all containers are created equal and Nalgene® bottles set the standard for quality and superior performance. Each Nalgene bottle comes with a [...]
August 30, 2011
Columbus, OH – METTLER TOLEDO is pleased to introduce a new line of Excellence XA Analytical and Precision Balances. Ideal for use in Academia, METTLER TOLEDO’s new Excellence XA Balance line combines fundamental functionality with high weighing performance to deliver a range of balances that are straightforward and easy to use but still excel in [...]
August 30, 2011
Helicos BioSciences Corporation (OTCQB: HLCS.PK) announced today that it has amended its existing license with Arizona Technology Enterprises (AzTE) to include all activities that fall within the scope of, or constitute the practice of, the licensed patents, and gives Helicos full and unencumbered rights to the associated intellectual property. The license, which gives Helicos rights [...]
August 30, 2011
FarHawk Marketing Services announced today the North American release of IonBench, a new product line of laboratory furniture for mass spectrometry, manufactured by MS Noise of Sens, France. IonBench™ lab furniture products integrate mass spectrometer peripherals, include a built-in vacuum pump enclosure to decrease noise by 75%, and protect turbomolecular pumps by reducing vibration by [...]
August 30, 2011
SAN CARLOS, Calif. & RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- NuGEN Technologies, Inc., a market leader in the development of sample preparation solutions for Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) and Genomic Profiling applications, and Advanced Liquid Logic, the inventors of digital microfluidics technology, today announced an exclusive co-development and supply agreement under which Advanced Liquid Logic will [...]
Reflect Scientific, Inc. Develops Cold Chain Management Guidance for Pharmaceutical Industry
August 30, 2011
OREM, UT - Reflect Scientific, Inc., a provider of diverse products and services for the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and transportation industries, announced that the company has developed extensive cold chain management guidance using the Cryometrix ultra low temperature (ULT) freezers. Cold chain management using the Cryometrix ULT freezers allows pharmaceutical and biotech companies to effectively control [...]
Avantra Biosciences Changes Company Name to Courtagen Life Sciences, Inc.
August 30, 2011
WOBURN, Mass. -- Avantra Biosciences Corporation today announced that effective immediately it is changing its name to Courtagen Life Sciences, Inc. The company will continue to use the Avantra name for their proteomics portfolio, which includes the Avantra Biomarker System. The Avantra Biomarker System offers users rapid, easy-to-use, quantitative multiplex protein assays using catalog or [...]
Alcon Selects Bruker ContourGT 3D Microscope for Intra-Ocular Lens R&D
August 30, 2011
TUCSON, Ariz.--Bruker announced today that Alcon Corporation has selected the Bruker ContourGT®-X8 Optical Surface Profiler to provide non-destructive, non-contact reference metrology for critical dimensioning and 3D characterization of Alcon’s current and next-generation intra-ocular lenses (IOLs). Alcon is the global leader in eye care, offering the widest spectrum of eye care products across surgical, pharmaceutical and [...]
