BD Announces Results for 2012 Fourth Fiscal Quarter and Full Year
November 7, 2012
Franklin Lakes, NJ – BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today reported quarterly revenues of $1.967 billion for the fourth fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2012, representing a decrease of 1.1 percent from the prioryear period, or an increase of 4.7 percent on a foreign currency-neutral basis. For [...]
Fluidigm Files Lawsuit Against Nanostring’s Deceptive Marketing
November 7, 2012
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Fluidigm Corporation (NASDAQ:FLDM) today announced it has filed litigation against NanoString Technologies, Inc., a privately-held company in Seattle, Washington, for false advertising, unfair competition, and unlawful trade practice in violation of the Lanham Act and corresponding sections of the California Business & Professional Code. The complaint was filed in federal [...]
Corning’s New Microcarriers Improve Efficiency in Bioprocess Scale-Up
November 7, 2012
CORNING, N.Y.,-- Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) today announced a new line of microcarriers for large-scale vaccine and cell therapy manufacturing. The microcarriers simplify the scale-up of attachment-dependent cells by providing a premeasured, sterile, ready-to-use product for direct transfer into bioreactors. This single-step microcarrier solution replaces several steps traditionally required and allows researchers to minimize lab preparation [...]
Unique Extracellular Matrix Combinatorial Library
November 7, 2012
AMSBIO is a leading supplier of innovative tools for growing cells in a physiologically relevant manner. A unique Extracellular Matrix (ECM) Mimetic Library for engineering surfaces to direct receptor binding specificity, signalling and growing cells in 3D has been launched. Containing nearly 300 biomimetics of Fibronectin, Vitronectin, Laminin and Collagen, for coating plates or creating [...]
NanoSight joins the EU Methods List relating to “Nanomaterials”
November 7, 2012
Salisbury, UK,: NanoSight, providers of unique nanoparticle tracking analysis technology (NTA) welcomes the publication of the European Commission report listing methods currently available for measurement of Nanomaterials, as defined by the EU in 2011. This report, from the Joint Research Centre of the EU, defining the measurement of nanomaterials is entitled: Requirements on measurements for [...]
November 6, 2012
PhD student, Xinyue Chen, works with the JPK NanoWizard AFM system in the group of Dr Ralf Richter in San Sebastian. JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, reports on the use of their Tip Assisted Optics module by Dr Ralf Richter at the CIC biomaGUNE, [...]
November 6, 2012
Reno, Nevada, US and Bonaduz, Switzerland – Hamilton Robotics in collaboration with GE Healthcare Life Sciences introduces the easyPunch STARlet™ workstation, the first fully automated system integrating sample card punching and liquid handling into one easy workflow. The easyPunch STARlet system, manufactured in Hamilton’s Bonaduz, Switzerland facility, seamlessly integrates punching of GE Healthcare Whatman FTATM [...]
Protecting Light Sensitive Samples From Degradation
November 6, 2012
To protect light sensitive samples - Porvair Sciences offers a selection of high quality, black microplates and seals that eliminate sample degradation, even over long storage periods. Manufactured from ultra-pure grade polypropylene, Porvair black microplates are resistant to a wide range of solvents and have near zero leachates ensuring long-term sample integrity. The black plates [...]
Ingenuity Systems and Laboratory Corporation of America Announce Molecular Diagnostic Collaboration
November 6, 2012
Redwood City, CA –– Ingenuity® Systems, a leading provider of biomedical information and analysis solutions, and Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings (LabCorp®) today announced a long term collaboration for LabCorp to license and deploy Ingenuity’s clinical content and applications to rapidly review and annotate clinically relevant sequence variations. The new solution will leverage the comprehensive, [...]
Kuhner Shaker Incubators and Accessories now available from US office in San Carlos, CA.
November 6, 2012
Kuhner Shaker, the leading provider of shaker-incubators to the Life Science and Biotechnology sector, is pleased to announce the opening of their US office in San Carlos, CA. From their new office and warehouse the company now offers a domestic supply of instruments, accessories, parts and service to their customers in North America. The San [...]
