Cellectis presents breakthrough in fight against cancer at ESGCT congress

Paris, France, - Cellectis (Alternext: ALCLS), the Genome engineering specialist, has announced successfully programming cells from the immune system (T cells) to kill cancer cells. This technological breakthrough was revealed for the first time ever on Saturday, October 27th at the congress of the ESGCT (European Society of gene & Cell Therapy) in Versailles, outside [...]

Due to Severe Weather on the East Coast of the United States, Danaher Corporation Extends Tender Offer for IRIS International, Inc. Until October 31, 2012

Washington, D.C., - Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) ("Danaher") announced today that, due to severe weather on the East Coast of the United States, it has extended the tender offer, through its wholly owned subsidiary Daphne Acquisition Corporation, for all outstanding shares of common stock of IRIS International, Inc. (NASDAQ: IRIS) ("IRIS") to 5:00 p.m., New [...]

Art Robbins Instruments Launches New Assay Prep System for Drug Discovery — Non-Contact Dispenser Sets a New Benchmark for Flexible, Low-Volume Assay Assembly

Art Robbins Instruments (ARI) today announced the launch of their Cobra 148 non-contact dispensers. These affordably-priced liquid handling systems were designed for use in a wide range of drug discovery applications and enable low-volume, non-contact reagent dispensing for assay assembly and plate preparation. Rapid, reliable assembly of assay reagents is critical for biochemical and cell-based [...]

Exosome Diagnostics Selects Promega Corp. for cGMP Clinical Sample Concentrator Kit

NEW YORK — Exosome Diagnostics today announced it has reached an agreement with Promega Corporation to be the exclusive supplier of its Urine Clinical Sample Concentrator Kit. Promega will manufacture the Clinical Sample Concentrator Kit under current good manufacturing practices (cGMP) in their Madison, Wisconsin manufacturing facility. The kit incorporates Exosome's proprietary method for concentration [...]

torchV10 Brings the Next Generation of Molecule Design to the Desktop

Welwyn Garden City, UK –– Cresset, innovative provider of software and services, announces the release of torchV10, a complete desktop molecular design and 3D SAR tool for medicinal chemists. torchV10 uses molecular fields to show the binding patterns of your compounds. This protein’s eye view gives clear insights into the causes of biological activity. Working [...]

PerkinElmer Announces Financial Results for the Third Quarter of 2012

WALTHAM, Mass.-- PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI), a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and the environment, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2012. The Company reported GAAP earnings per share from continuing operations of $0.25, compared to $0.25 in the third quarter of 2011. Revenue [...]

Agilent Technologies’ and PREMIER Biosoft’s Platforms Work Together to Advance Lipidomics Research

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) and PREMIER Biosoft today announced that they will each support the combined use of their respective technologies to help clinical researchers advance lipidomics research. By integrating complementary technologies, researchers can seamlessly generate and process data, then map complex lipidomic networks to learn more about lipid metabolism associated with disease. The [...]

Corning Announces Cash Tender Offer for up to $75 Million Aggregate Principal Amount of its Outstanding Debt Securities and Redemption of Two Series of Outstanding Debt Securities

CORNING, N.Y., – Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) announced today that it has commenced a cash tender offer for up to $75 million aggregate principal amount of specified series of its outstanding debt. The terms and conditions of the tender offer are set forth in an Offer to Purchase dated today. The Company will also redeem $174 [...]

Corning Prices $250 Million of Senior Unsecured Notes

CORNING, N.Y., – Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) announced today that it has priced $250 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes at a coupon of 1.45%. The notes will mature on November 15, 2017. Subject to customary closing conditions, the transaction is expected to close on October 31, 2012. A portion of the net proceeds [...]

Perfect Prescription for Tablet Coating Tests!

Middleboro, MA – Brookfield Engineering Laboratories offers the TA-TCA Tablet Coating Adhesion Fixture for their CT3 Tester. The Tablet Coating Adhesion Fixture is designed to measure how well the coating adheres to the surface of a tablet. The fixture compresses the tablet firmly between the double-sided sticky tape on both probes and attempts to pull [...]

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