Zellkraftwerk Announces Early Access Program
January 3, 2013
Hannover / Germany, – ZELLKRAFTWERK today announced the start of its early technology access program for ChipcytometryTM, a groundbreaking high-content cytometry technology for cellular biomarker discovery and bioanalysis. ChipcytometryTM allows for sample storage and biomarker preservation for about 12 month and enables iterative re-analysis of the same sample with different marker-sets for several times. In [...]
SeraCare Life Sciences Divests Biorepository Business
January 3, 2013
Milford, Massachusetts, – SeraCare Life Sciences, a portfolio company of Linden Capital Partners serving the in vitro diagnostics and clinical laboratory markets, today announced that it has sold its biorepository, biobanking and laboratory services business to Precision Health Holdings, Inc. This Maryland-based business includes biorepository and biobanking services, AccuCell® products and certain laboratory services. “The [...]
Thorlabs Adds Additional MIR Capabilities to its Portfolio
January 3, 2013
Newton, NJ and Montreal, Canada – Thorlabs announced today the acquisition of IRphotonics’ iGuide™ optical fiber solutions. Located in Montreal, Canada, IRphotonics is a leader in the design and manufacture of infrared, fluoride-based optical fiber with exceptional optical and mechanical properties in the 0.30 to 5.5 micron range. Founded in 2004 by Eric Geoffrion and [...]
FOSS provides four year warranty on analytical instruments with FossCare Premium service agreements
January 2, 2013
FOSS announces a new warranty and service offering to ensure that analytical instrument users enjoy uninterrupted uptime and a maximum return on their analytical investment. A four year warranty is provided as part of the new FossCare Premium Preventive Maintenance Agreement while two years warranty is provided as part of any other FossCare agreement. In [...]
Brighter near infrared light for food analysis
January 2, 2013
FOSS is participating in a research project to look at how a new, much brighter form of infrared light can be used for routine analysis in food and feed production. Infrared analysis is a widely used technology in food and feed production today. The aptly named ‘Light & Food’ project will investigate how the new [...]
Genome Interpretation Company Omicia Appoints Mike Aicher as CEO
January 2, 2013
EMERYVILLE, Calif.-- Omicia, Inc., a privately held company offering integrated solutions for interpreting human genome sequences, today announced the appointment of Mike Aicher as Chief Executive Officer and member of the company’s Board of Directors. “Martin and the outstanding Omicia team have built a truly ground-breaking genome interpretation platform with the highest levels of scientific [...]
Ametek Announces Two Technology Acquisitions
January 2, 2013
Berwyn, PA, – AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE: AME) today announced that it has completed two technology-related acquisitions: Sunpower, Inc., a privately held leader in the development of stirling cycle cryocoolers and externally heated stirling engine technology for medical, scientific, telecommunication and space applications Crystal Engineering, a privately held manufacturer of high-end, portable pressure calibrators and digital [...]
December 28, 2012
SHENZHEN, China and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., -- BGI-Shenzhen ("BGI") and Complete Genomics, Inc. (Nasdaq: GNOM) ("Complete") announced today that they have obtained clearance from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS") regarding BGI's proposed acquisition of Complete pursuant to the previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 15, [...]
December 27, 2012
SUNNYVALE, Calif., -- Cepheid (NASDAQ: CPHD) today announced that it has received clearance from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to market Xpert® CT/NG. Running on Cepheid's GeneXpert® Systems, Xpert CT/NG is a qualitative in vitro molecular diagnostic test for the detection and differentiation of Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG). For the [...]
EMSL Expands Materials Testing Laboratory Capabilities
December 27, 2012
EMSL announced today the addition of Q600 SDT Simultaneous DSC-TGA, high-resolution Discovery TGA, and modulated DSC, all provided by TA Instruments. Thermal analysis includes the methods for measuring a certain parameter during the heating of a sample. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) where the parameter is heat flow into and out of the sample and thermo-gravimetry [...]

