J.G. Finneran Introduces Versatility for Sample Vials

By combining a wide mouth with a tapered neck, the Versa Vial™, by J.G. Finneran Associates, simplifies the task of routinely preparing samples for autosamplers. The vase-like neck design of the Versa Vial™ has a 9mm opening, which is the largest target opening area available for any autosampler vial. With this unique design, it is [...]

Rainer Beaujean has been appointed as the new Chief Financial Officer of Gerresheimer AG

Düsseldorf, – Rainer Beaujean will join the Gerresheimer AG Management Board on December 1, 2012 and assume the function of CFO on February 1, 2013. The company’s current Chief Financial Officer, Hans-Jürgen Wiecha, is leaving the company on January 31, 2013 to pursue other career opportunities. The Supervisory Board has appointed Rainer Beaujean to the [...]

BioTime’s Subsidiary LifeMap Sciences, Inc. Announces the Launch of MalaCards – A Database of Human Diseases

ALAMEDA, Calif -- BioTime, Inc. (NYSE MKT: BTX) and LifeMap Sciences, Inc. announce the launch of MalaCards, a new database of human diseases that is based on their leading GeneCards® platform. MalaCards (www.malacards.org/) contains computerized “cards” classifying information relating to a wide array of human diseases. This novel research tool will aid researchers in studying [...]

Bioo Scientific Launches Next Generation Nucleic Acid Delivery Agent

Bioo Scientific, a world leader and innovator in the life science industry, is raising the bar for delivering nucleic acids with the release of NextFect 2012, the “Next Generation Transfection Agent”. NextFect 2012 can be used in both cell culture and in animal systems, thereby streamlining the processes of understanding cellular activity in vitro, and [...]

AREVA enters into exclusive negotiations with Astorg Partners for the sale of Canberra

AREVA and the French private equity manager Astorg Partners entered today into exclusive negotiations to finalize the project for the sale of Canberra, its nuclear measurements subsidiary. This operation is part of the "Action 2016" strategic action plan set out by AREVA in December 2011, which envisages the sale of assets with a view to [...]

BGI-Shenzhen Extends Tender Offer for Complete Genomics, Inc.

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 Wednesday, November 21, 2012. The Offer [...]

Hach Company Launches FDT Certified Multi-Sensor Device Type Manager

Loveland, Colo. –– Hach Company (www.hach.com) has received certification by the FDT Group for its multi-sensor DTM (device type manager), available on and as a free software download for the sc200 Universal Controller with Profibus DP. Covering 43 sensors and analyzers and 20 different parameters, Hach’s multi-sensor DTM represents the world’s broadest portfolio of certified [...]

IDEX Reports Third Quarter Adjusted EPS of 66 Cents, Record Free Cash Flow and an Additional $200 Million Share Repurchase Authorization

LAKE FOREST, Ill-- IDEX Corporation (NYSE: IEX) today announced its financial results for the three-month period ended September 30, 2012. New orders in the quarter totaled $464 million, down 3 percent from the prior year period. Sales in the quarter totaled $480 million, 1 percent higher than the prior year period. For the quarter, on [...]

ASTORG Partners to Enter Exclusive Negotiations with AREVA on Acquisition of CANBERRA

ASTORG Partners and AREVA announced today that they entered into exclusive negotiations to finalize the acquisition of CANBERRA, the radiation measurement unit of AREVA. This transaction is part of AREVA's “Action 2016” strategic action plan set out by AREVA in December 2011. Negotiations are in progress, and consultation procedures with the respective works’ councils are [...]

Advanced Options for Users of Leica Total Digital Pathology

Nussloch, Germany - Today, Leica Biosystems, provider of world-leading Total Digital Pathology solutions, introduces two new product offerings to their portfolio. Digital Pathology use cases are multifaceted and these new solutions provide direct support for two of the fastest growing applications of this emerging technology. A fully integrated scanner with a web-enabled management system offers [...]

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