NSG Announces New Quartz Micro Flow Channel
January 21, 2013
Farmingdale, NY -- NSG Precision Cells, a custom manufacturer of quality cuvettes and flow cells for over 50 years is proud to present their newly refined quartz micro flow channel cells. With extremely precise tolerances and immaculate technique, NSG's customers always come back for more. With superlative design and manufacturing of fine quartz products, NSG [...]
Business as usual for Markes International as Schauenburg International acquires a majority share
January 20, 2013
Markes International (Llantrisant, UK) has announced that Schauenburg International Group (Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany) has acquired the majority of its shares. This step was taken to enhance the next stage of the company’s growth and help assure the long-term future of Markes as an independent company. At the same time it strengthens Schauenburg’s position [...]
BGI-Shenzhen Extends Tender Offer for Complete Genomics, Inc
January 19, 2013
Shenzhen, China—BGI-Shenzhen (“BGI”) announced today that it, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Beta Acquisition Corporation, has extended its all cash tender offer (the “Offer”) to purchase all outstanding shares of common stock of Complete Genomics, Inc. (NASDAQ: GNOM) (“Complete”) to 12:00 midnight (New York City time) on Friday, January 25, 2013. The Offer was previously scheduled [...]
Thermo Scientific Introduces Two Size Exclusion HPLC Chromatography Columns
January 18, 2013
Thermo Fisher Scientific is pleased to introduce new Thermo Scientific Acclaim SEC-300 and SEC-1000 size exclusion HPLC columns designed for the high-resolution separation of water soluble polymers and oligomers. The columns are optimized for determining molecular weight distribution and characterization of water soluble polymers used in a wide range of products found in pharmaceuticals, medicines, [...]
January 18, 2013
Block Engineering, the leader in Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) spectroscopy, announced today that it has signed a Collaborative Agreement with Pfizer, Inc. to develop a QCL-based system for real-time, noncontact Cleaning Verification of vessels during pharmaceutical manufacturing. The technology is based on Block's commercially available LaserScan ™ Analyzer, which will be tailored to address the [...]
Statement by Life Technologies’ Board of Directors
January 18, 2013
CARLSBAD, Calif., -- The board of directors of Life Technologies Corporation has retained Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Moelis & Company LLC to assist in its annual strategic review. The board of directors has not decided on any specific course of action. About Life Technologies Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) is a global biotechnology company [...]
Thermo Scientific Syncronis HPLC Columns
January 18, 2013
SUNNYVALE, CA — Thermo Fisher Scientific is pleased to announce that Thermo Scientific™ Syncronis™ HPLC columns are now available with 3 ?m. particle size. This new particle size complements the existing 1.7 and 5 µm particle sizes. “This builds on the heritage of the Syncronis family of LC columns, which offer consistent, reproducible separations with [...]
New platform to measure genetic variations in livestock
January 18, 2013
State-of-the-art testing to measure genetic variations in livestock, and to identify inherited diseases within herds, will soon be available in Australia at The University of Queensland's Animal Genetics Laboratory (AGL). The AGL in UQ's School of Veterinary Science has this week signed a service agreement with the Nebraska-based agri-genomics company, GeneSeek Inc, a Neogen Company, [...]
Integrating analyzers with ease: New developments extend the benefits of Malvern Link II
January 17, 2013
Malvern, UK: Malvern Instruments has added new functionality to its Malvern Link II product, the powerful software package that enables the integration of multiple analyzers within an automated control platform. The latest developments extend the benefits of Malvern Link II to the company’s Mastersizer and Zetasizer analyzer ranges, streamlining their use for applications in process [...]
January 17, 2013
IMGM Laboratories, a genomic service provider based in Martinsried/Munich, has recently upgraded its next generation sequencing-based Metagenomics services. Metagenomics - the study of genomic content in a complex mixture of microorganisms – is a currently very active field. With a fleet of Roche 454 instruments and specialized know-how, IMGM generates high information content data sets [...]
