Image-Pro Premier Analysis Software Supports Objective Imaging Surveyor Turboscan .sws Mosaic Files

Media Cybernetics is pleased to announce that Image-Pro Premier image processing and analysis software now supports Surveyor Workspace mosaic format (.sws) image files acquired with Objective Imaging Ltd.’s Surveyor Turboscan acquisition systems. This new mosaic file format support is available in the 9.0.1 release of Image-Pro Premier 64-bit and further extends Image-Pro Premier’s powerful image [...]

BiOptix announces the launch of the BiOptix Innovators Program

Boulder, Colorado/Mountain View, California, — BiOptix today announced the BiOptix Innovators Program, a pioneering instrument trial program that encourages researchers and institutions to become acquainted with the upcoming BiOptix 404pi, the first commercially available SPR instrument to incorporate phase-based common path interferometry technology. BiOptix announced the new program while participating in Russian Innovation Week, held [...]

Ahlstrom completes the acquisition of Munktell

Ahlstrom, a global high-performance materials company, has completed the acquisition of Munktell Filter AB. The company produces filtration materials mainly for life science and laboratory applications. Under the agreement, Ahlstrom acquired 100 percent of the shares in Munktell Filter AB, as well as its holdings in Munktell & Filtrak GmbH, Filtres Fioroni SA and Munktell [...]

QIAGEN and Bayer HealthCare partner to develop companion diagnostics to guide treatment decisions for targeted cancer therapies

Hilden, Germany,- QIAGEN (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt, Prime Standard: QIA) and Bayer HealthCare today announced a collaboration agreement for the development and commercialization of companion diagnostics paired with novel Bayer HealthCare drugs, initially to enhance the treatment of various solid tumors. Companion diagnostics are tests that unlock molecular information from each patient's tumor genome to guide [...]

Fluidigm Sponsors, Exhibits and Presents at Roddenberry International Symposium on Cellular Reprogramming in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO – –This week’s Roddenberry International Symposium on Cellular Reprogramming in San Francisco will be Drs. Shinya Yamanaka and John Gurdon first public appearance together since being named 2012 Nobel Laureates, according to the ISSCR’s (International Society for Stem Cell Research) website. The Roddenberry International Symposium is a collaborative effort between the ISSCR and [...]

Verinata Health Files Patent Infringement Action Against Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc. and Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. —— Verinata Health Inc., a privately-held company dedicated to maternal and fetal health, today announced that it has commenced an action against Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc. (Ariosa) and Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LabCorp) in federal court in the Northern District of California. The action asserts that Ariosa and LabCorp infringe U. S. [...]

Techne Corporation Declares Dividend And Announces An Increase In Its Share Repurchase Program

Minneapolis -- Techne Corporation (NASDAQ:TECH) announced that its Board of Directors has decided to pay a dividend of $0.30 per share for the quarter ended September 30, 2012. The quarterly dividend will be payable November 19, 2012 to all common shareholders of record on November 5, 2012. Future cash dividends will be considered by the [...]

Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2012 Financial Results

MENLO PARK, Calif., -- Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACB) today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2012. During the third quarter of 2012, the Company recognized revenue from SMRT® Cell and reagent consumables, instrument service contracts and grants. Revenue for the third quarter of 2012 totaled $2.8 million compared to [...]

KineMatik embeds Scilligence product technology into its world-class Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN), to bring unprecedented chemical, biological and polymeric intelligence to the solution.

Chicago, IL and Burlington, MA. – Today, KineMatik, creator of the eNovator Suite of R&D software products and the leading provider of Electronic Laboratory Notebooks (ELNs), and Scilligence, the leading provider of next-generation, cross-platform, mobile cheminformatics, and bioinformatics software tools for life science organizations, announced a strategic alliance and reseller agreement. Since 1999 KineMatik has [...]

Wayne Brinster Joins WHEATON® as President

Millville, NJ,– WHEATON, the company that designs and delivers innovative solutions for the laboratory research, diagnostic packaging and specialty pharmaceuticals industries, announced the appointment of Wayne Brinster to the role of president, succeeding Stephen R, Drozdow, who remains as chief executive officer. Mr. Brinster brings to the position a familiar, science-driven focus while sharing Mr. [...]

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